Race Previews
The Promise of Awesomeness...
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Thursday, 23 August 2012 02:10
Maple Grove Dare to Tri III - This ambitious three-year-old event is one of those rare races that became an instant classic. It's venue, staging, execution (fantastic volunteers!), abundant amenities and grand VIBE are major league; totally first class. It's therefore unsurprising that 1200+ athletes (from 24 states) have enrolled for Saturday's race; that's a 33% increase over the 2011 numbers....
IMOO Preludes, Fast Girls in Lakeville & Harvest Goddesses...
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Saturday, 18 August 2012 02:10
(Great Nick Morales Photo - This is NOT a pic of Randy Fulton peeing, but it sure looks like it. What does this shot have to do with what's posted below? Nothing, really.)
Micro-Previews - Without preamble, here are MTN's predictions for Sunday's triathlons:
- 14th PIGMAN HALF - DKT will win for the umpteenth (8th) time. We think that, as a motivating prelude to her IM debut in Madison next month, Kortney Haag will not only share the Winner's Circle with David, she'll set a CR and PR in the process. We're pulling for you, Kort!
Also, we expect Suzie Fox, Minnesota's fastest athlete who owns more than five dogs, to blow away her 70.3 PR. She has raced brilliantly in 2012, and a next level effort on Sunday could solidify a Triathlete of the Year ...
Duluth Lovers & Mexican Vacations...
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Friday, 17 August 2012 02:10
(Photo - Beth Shipston having a wonderful Hair Day.)
DULUTH TRIATHLON - Beth Shipston loves Duluth. It was there that the totally pretty, fun-loving single mom from Thunder Bay did her first triathlon--Brewhouse--and was introduced to baby back ribs, to which she has become irretrievably addicted. Her favorite Post-Czar Russia-inspired burrito restaurant is there, too, as is her favorite craft brewer (Fitger's).
She'll be visiting her favorite American town next Saturday. And eight days after that, as well. On Saturday, she'll participate in the inaugural Duluth Triathlon. Two Sundays hence, she'll to the Superior Man as be a part of a relay team.
She didn't want to choose between these first-year half IMs, so she found a way to do both. How cool is that! ...
He's Ready to do This....
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Tuesday, 14 August 2012 02:40
(Photo - Drew Scott with his living legend dad. Drew, Adam Webber and Dan Hedgecock, though not necessarily in that order, are our picks to podium at Nationals on Saturday.)
USAT AG NATIONALS - The current frontrunners for the USAT Athlete of the Year Award (Male), in our fallible opinion, are Drew Scott, 22, Boulder, Colorado, Adam Webber, 31, Denver, Pennsylvania, and Daniel Hedgecock, 25, St. Louis Park, Minnesota (photo below). And yes, we believe that these amazingly talented guys will, in any order, land on the overall podium at Nationals this weekend. Adam, the amiable 6'5" cop, and Hedge have been there before. Scott, son of Hall of Famer Dave Scott has not, BUT he has been kicking arse, amateur and pro alike, all season long. ...
New England is Lovely This Time of Year...
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Tuesday, 14 August 2012 02:30
2012 USAT AG NATIONALS - Nationals is Saturday, and we're peeing ourselves anticipatorily.
Okay, that sentence is clumsy and we totally made up the adverb. Nevertheless, we're sure you caught our drift.
In this post, we will discuss the Minnesota women who will be participating in Burlington this weekend. Even though two-time Nationals podiumer Cathy Yndestad won't be there, we're sending a very strong estrogenic contingent, perhaps our best yet....
A Double Heckuva Great Race...
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Saturday, 11 August 2012 02:10
Green Lake Preview - Three of America's premier 45-49 males triathletes reside in Duluth, Minnesota. Two of them--Brian Bich and Rhett Bonner--have their sights set on AG podiums at Nationals a week from Saturday. Both have won their divisions there in the past, and Bich made history there in 2011, when he placed 12th overall and became the first 45-plusser in the history of the storied event to break the 2-hour mark.
The third guy is Rod Raymond, and he won't be accompanying his hometown mates, or his girlfriend, for that matter, on their trip to Burlington, Vermont....
