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History & Charred Swine...

Friday, 31 August 2012 02:30

(Photo - Melinda Silbernick. She holds two long-standing divisional records at SCVS.)

ST. CROIX VALLEY TRIATHLONS - Twelve years ago, Final Stretch, a longtime producer of running events, staged it's first triathlon in Hudson, Wisconsin. The St. Croix Valley Sprint.

Though the event was an instant success, FS waited until 2008 to produce another multisport event. That year, they acquired the popular Liberty Tri and inaugurated the Falls Duathlon. Today they stage eight multis, more than any other Minnesota event management company. Their contribution to the multisport lifestyle in our region has been humongoid....

And it started back in 2001 at the the St. Croix Valley Sprint, whose format was expanded in 2003 to include an Olympic distance race.

Sharing a bit a history, here are the overall and divisional records of the two SCV events:

* ST. CROIX VALLEY SPRINT (S - 1/3, B - 10, R - 4)

Overall - Jon Balabuck (ONT) - 56:23 (2008) & Becky Youngberg - 1:00:04 (2004)

Junior - Leif Nordgren - 1:01:15 (2008) & Katie Bono - 1:13:02 (2006)

40-44 - Dan Schueller (photo L) - 1:00:37 (2002) & Mary Beth Tuttle - 1:06:36 (2007)

45-49 - Bill Baker - 1:01:53 (2003) & Melinda Silbernick - 1:09:09 (2004)

50-54 - Dave Dow - 1:01:04 (2007) & Melinda Silbernick - 1:10:11 (2005)

55-59 - Jim McDonnell (cool, yet creepy, photo R) - 1:06:34 (2008) & Lisa Wheeler (WI) (photo below L with husband, Rick, who is a total HOOT!) - 1:21:29 (2006)

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