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Fast Women at Falls....

Friday, 29 April 2016 00:10

FALLS DUATHLON STUFF - The women's field at tomorrow's Falls Du has gotten a lot stronger in the last few days. Recent registrants include RUTH BRENNAN MORREY and JENN SCUDIERO.

How good are those women? Check out their credentials:

RUTH BRENNAN MORREY, 40, Rochester (Photo)

A pro since 2013, Ruther is a two-time US Elite Duathlete of the Year. Her career, which began in earnest in 2012, features 31 starts, with 15 victories and eight other podiums.

Though her career is young, she certainly deserves to be ranked among our country's best female duathletes ever.

Currently, Falls does not have a women's pro course record, but it will after tomorrow. The amateur CR is Suzie Fox's 1:11:39, set in 2015. We would ...

be surprised if, weather permitting (current forecasts calls for clouds, mild temps and intermittent stiff breezes), RBM didn't break 1:10 on the 2-14-3 course.

JENN SCUDIERO, 33, Eagan

Though it's possible that Jenn procured a pro license,* we will assume that she is still an amateur. A former Falls winner (2013) and two-time runner-up (2012, 2010), Jenn has won 12 duathlons in her career. She was named US Amateur Duathlete of the Year in 2013, the year she won Nationals, and DOY Honorable Mention last season . She finished 2015 with a bronze medal effort at the Du World Championships in Adelaide, Australia. She was the first American woman to cross the finish line.

Jenn's PR at Falls in 1:12, but we suspect that she'll take a serious run at Fox's amateur CR tomorrow.

The 2016 Falls Duathlon already has more than 300 entrants. You can still register online until 10 PM tonight. Walk-up registration on race morning will be available. RACE WEBSITE

* Via email, Jenn has confirmed that she will nt get her pro card until after the 2016 World Du Champs.