Race Previews
The Mayo on the Quatro...
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Friday, 26 April 2013 01:10
Race Preview -The 6th annual Cinco Du Mayo Long Course Du (5K - 20M - 5K) and its companion event, the 4th annual CDM Short Course Du (2M-10M-2M), will be staged at Square Lake on May 4. Its enrollment ceiling is 350 and has filled the last two years. There are spots available and we encourage you to act quickly.
Cinco Du Mayo is a great event in a great place produced by great folks with great amenities (Tacos!). If you haven't already knocked off your winter rust, we suggest that you do this groovy event. We recommend it even if you are rustless.
Based on the limited results in our possession, here is some historical stuff about the Cinco Du Mayo Dus: ...
Good Stuff...
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Thursday, 25 April 2013 01:10
Tri 4 Grace - Elite River Falls triathlete and totally cool guy, Jim Felling, sent us some info on a tri in his town. The event is tomorrow and we hope that the "spur-of-the-moment" guys and gals out there choose to give this event a chance.
LINK to Website - More Stuff on Page 2.
Falls Du VI....
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Monday, 22 April 2013 03:10
ATTENTION: In today's MTN e-Blast we erroneously claimed that the Take the Hill Triathlon was slated for April 28. It will actually occur on May 4. We deserved to be punished.
Race Preview - The 5th annual Falls Duathlon will happen on Saturday, April 27 and the MTN Guys wholehearted encourage those who haven't registered yet to do so at their earliest opportunity. It's a great event with great amenities and an excellent opportunity to knock some rust off before the multisport season is up-an-running in earnest....
Moon Shooting...
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Monday, 04 March 2013 01:10
Clermont Draft Legal Challenge - Yesterday we posted a Q & A with Claire Bootsma, who will kick off her 2013 multi season at the Clermont (FL) Draft Legal Challenge next Saturday. Her Geniment, Dan Hedgecock will also be racing in "The Land of 15,000 Sinkholes" this weekend. We had some questions for him. Here are his pithy answers:
MTN - Do you feel fit and ready for the DL challenge?
Hedge - I'm looking forward to the DL challenge. I'm very fit right now and look forward to seeing if I can keep up with a bunch of younger guys for an hour.
MTN - How's your health? Injury free? Is anything in you life getting in the way of doing your best on March 9?
Hedge - Last April I started to really focus on resolving any imbalances and tight areas I had. I don't think I've ever been this injury free in my career. It feels fantastic....
Claire's Rust Buster...
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Monday, 04 March 2013 00:10
(Very Cool Photo - Sometimes great athletes get dressed up and drink alcoholic beverages. Claire is looking real satiny and Dan and Devon are posing oddly. Devon especially.)
Clermont Draft Legal Challenge - For a pair of Minnesota elites, the 2013 tri season starts next weekend in Clermont, Florida. Two-time Minnesota Triathlete of the Year and runner-up for 2012 US Athlete of the Year, Dan Hedgecock is returning and hopes to significantly improve upon the 5th place finish he posted last year. Accompanying him will be 2011 Minnesota female TOY, Claire Bootsma, whose full first name is "Clarissa." Who knew?
Facing approximately 40 other girls in what's called the U25 Elite Development division, Claire, who will be making her "drafting" debut, will be coming into the race as a podium hopeful. Among those she'll face is defending champ Rachel Mann, a teenage soon-to-be-pro from Illinois. A terrific swimmer, she has yet to prove that she can ride with the faster women in non-drafting events. In a DL race, though, she will likely come of the bike with the leaders. Still, do not pick her to beat Claire next weekend....
