Race Previews
Tinman Turns 40!
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Sunday, 26 April 2026 00:10
2026 MORRIS TINMAN PREVIEW - Minnesota's tri season opener, the Morris Tinman Sprint and Olympic Triathlons, will celebrate its 40th anniversary on Saturday, May 2. We encourage athletes from our region--MN, ND, SD, IA--to use this fun event to knock off some winter rust. It's been a while since Tinman has drawn more than 100 participants but the early sign-up numbers are encouraging. We hope you help make that happen.
This year's Olympic race should be among Tinman's more competitive editions in recent memory. Here are some of the players who should lead the way:
SPENCER SYVERTSON - Spencer, who won this race in 2024 and set a Sprint record here in '23, has been in the running for Minnesota Triathlete of the Year the last two seasons. He won six of the eight tris he entered last year and we are predicting a course record time for Spencer on Saturday.
MICAH WARNING - Micah only raced twice in 2025, but he won both of those triathlons, one of which was his breakout effort at Timberman Olympic.
SAM HAUCK - Sam only raced once last year, and three times the year before, but he won two of those three events....
NICK JASMER - Nick has been improving steadily over the last few seasons and may be ready to bark with the Big Dogs in 2026.
AMY PREUSSER - Nominated for Most Improved in 2025, Amy is our clear choice to repeat as Tinman women's champ. Amy popped a 2:08 last year, the fastest women's time here since Sheena Dauer's 2:05 in 2018. We're predicting that Preusser will match or better Sheena's time on Saturday.
