Race Previews

Newbies & the Usual Suspects...

Thursday, 15 May 2025 00:10

2025 APPLE MULTISPORT FESTIVAL PREVIEW - Are you thinking about doing the Apple Du or Apple Tri? It's happening on Sunday, and it's not only a great event in itself, it's a perfect opportunity to knock off some rust before the outdoor tri season launches in earnest on June 1 at Buffalo. *

Who is currently enrolled in this year's Apple? 2024 Tri winner AMY WOOLSEY is returning, as are a plethora of usual suspects that typically rock in theier respective AGs, e.g. MARY DEEG, LISA HINES, JEFF GILMER, ALYSSA KNESE (pronounced Ken-ay-zee) just to name a few. If men's tri winner, perennial Minneota Triathlete of the Year PRESTON YOUNGDAHL, doesn't return, SPENCER SYVERTSON will immediately move into the favored position. Syvertson was nominated in three MMH categories last season: Triathlete of the Year, Performance of the Year and Most Improved. He should receive a good push from BRIAN STORHAUG, who like Spencer, is from Alexandria on Sunday...

Apple Du is well known for its competive late registrants, thus we expect to see significant number of folks that currently unregistered, like former Apple winner and five-time podium finisher BROOKS GROSSINGER, three-time Apple champ ANDY ZABEL, Apple winner and Master of the Year in 2024 BECKY YOUNGBERG and three-time Minnesota Grand Master of the Year TIM BROWN.

Sure, MTN spends a lot of time talking about elite athletes, but our heart belongs to the age groupers and the newcomers, and we expect to witness great divisional battles and the emergence of a promising newbie or two next Sunday.  RACE WEBSITE 

* Buffalo Triathlon WEBSITE