Race Previews
The Pride of the Med City....
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Saturday, 16 June 2012 02:30
(Great Matt Fulton - Minnefotamoments.com - Photo. Two of the three pics in this post are Matt's.)
RochesterFest Preview - The 5th edition of the RochesterFest Olympic and Sprint Triathlons is Sunday. It's always been a great event and we've no doubt that this year's races will be groovy, too.
Without further "ado," which feels like it should have two Os, doesn't it?, here are MTN's chronically untrustworthy predictions, starting with the sprint race.
- We predict that two-time RST champ Jesse Nelson will duke it out with 2012 Blaine winner Brandon Ordway for the title. Ordway's come a long way since last season, when he finished 17th here. He beat Jesse by one place at Oakdale and two spots at Falls Du. We think that trend will continue....
Old Blood, New Blood....
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Friday, 15 June 2012 02:30
(Photo - 2011 LMT winners Heidi Keller-Miler and Steve Sander with their really, really, really big trophies.)
Lake Minnetonka Triathlon Preview - This year's LMT, the ninth edition thereof, will feature a great blending of usual suspects and talented new kids. All but three of the race's past champions will be back. Missing will be Steve Sanders, who is recovering after some brutal surgerization, and Becky Youngberg, who has been pregnatized (again!) by her randy husband, Jack, and Sarah Mercer, who plans to be somewhere else doing something else on Saturday. The returnees are Brett Lovaas, with four wins and three other podiums, the event's most successful guy; two-time winners Jan Guenther and Heidi Keller-Miler, who is a Hoot!; and one-timers Tony Schiller, John Shelp and Sarah Foley....
WACONIA CLOSING ON FRIDAY....
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Wednesday, 13 June 2012 12:21
YIKES! The iconic LAKE WACONIA TRIATHLON will close registration this Friday (June 15). Don't pass up this opportunity to be a part of one of the Midwest's premier sprint tris. The race, which is once again Minnesota's Best of the US Championship Qualifier and a member of the prestigious Midwest Multisport Series, will be contested on June 24 and will be celebrating its 23rd anniversary. We hope to see you there. INFO & REGISTRATION
Trinona's Together Do-Do...
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Friday, 08 June 2012 02:30
Race Preview - Dave Schutz totally has his race directing do-do together. His TRINONA, the fourth edition of which is on Sunday, has won the Race of the Year award twice and finished 2nd in the polling on the other occasion. How impressive is that! This kinda stuff couldn't happen with un-together do-do.
Trinona is simply a magnificent event. Magnificently staged, scenic and challenging courses and amenities up the wahzoo. And it has pulled pork sandwiches and chocolate chip cookies as big as your head. And Amanda, Dave's spousal unit, sings the National Anthem, better than anyone.
Boasting record numbers, the race filled long ago. STILL, visit Trinona's awesome website to learn about all the cool and innovative stuff that will take place n Sunday. LINK
Manitou XXIII Stuff...
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Thursday, 07 June 2012 02:30
Race Preview - On Sunday the 23rd Manitou Sprint Triathlon will kick off the second season of the OptumHealth Performance Series. Manitou is also the fourth of nine races comprising the 2012 Midwest Multisport Series. It is expected to draw 400+ participants to its wonderful venue on the scenic north shore of White Bear Lake.
Every race has many races within itself. For example, on Sunday we are anxious to see how the junior girls fare. This race within the race features 2011 Junior of the Year Hannah Strom, plus fellow 2011 nominees Greta and Paige Danielson, 2010 JOY Kate Lowrey and last week's 19U winner at Buffalo Olympic, Mata Agre. The...
Bennett, Scotty & Christina....
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Wednesday, 06 June 2012 02:30
ED. Liberty will be contested at Lake Rebecca in Rockford, not Lake Independence. It's a construction deal.
(Photo - One of these girls is Christina Roberts, who hopes to repeat as Liberty Olympic champion next Saturday. She just might do that. The other girl is probably one of Christina's friends.)
Race Preview - Yesterday we wrote about the epic battle that should unfold between Michelle Andres and Kortney Haag at this weekend's Liberty Half. Today we'll preview the dude's half and the Olympic race.
The usual elite suspects will not be on hand this year. We're talking about past LH champions, Dan Arlandson, Josh Riff, Devon Palmer, Jon Balabuck, you know, the sub-4:15-on-this-tough-course guys. But there is a guy who....
