Race Previews
History & Roasted Swine Flesh...
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Wednesday, 31 August 2011 03:00
Race Preview - The 9th edition of the St. Croix Valley Olympic Triathlon and the 1st annual SCV Kid's Tri will take place on Saturday at Lakefront Park in Hudson, Wisconsin. Have you registered yet? OLYMPIC INFO / KID'S TRI
The SCVO has an auspicious history, both from the competitive and gastronomic standpoints. Great racing and sublime eating. The roast pig is totally nummy.
Check out the list of past champions and AG record holders...
Daring to Tri...
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Wednesday, 24 August 2011 04:00
Maple Grove Dare to Tri / TriStar 111 Preview - We think the name "Maik" is pronounced "Mike." Not sure, though. Maple Grove Tri co-founder/director, Lindsey Kurhajetz (pronounced "Kurr-High-etts"), who was featured in and on Triathlete Magazine's Swimsuit Issue (She was on the cover of the July issue!), thinks that the correct pronunciation is "Make." She's not sure, either.
We suspect that neither one of us is right. It's a German name and those folks talk differently than we do.
We want to pronounce the name correctly because the owner of that moniker, Maik Twelsiek, totally deserves the respect. He's one of the premier long distance triathletes in the Welt (German for "World") today and will be part of the pro field in Saturday's TriStar 111-Minnesota, an exciting European-style bike-heavy companion event to...
MosquitoMan Cancelled...
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Saturday, 20 August 2011 03:30
Press Release - Due to a couple unforeseen planning complications this year, Mosquitoman Duathlon is cancelled for 2011. Although we announce this with some disappointment, we believe that it is the correct decision to make. We continually strive to produce events that are top notch and professional in every aspect. With difficulties surrounding the bike and run courses, we simply could not put together a course that satisfied our standards of race excellence. For those of you that have already registered for the race, you will be issued a refund no later than 08/22/11. You should see the correct amount returned to your card within the next few
Lucky 13...
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Friday, 19 August 2011 03:00
* Pigman XIII Preview - This iconic half launched in 1998 amid hot, humid and windy conditions; climatological circumstances that have been in place more often than not for the subsequent dozen executions of this event. Let's hope that Sunday's weather is different; let's hope that it resembles the perfect racing conditions that our region's athletes enjoyed last Sunday.
The inaugural Big Pig was won by former Minnesotans Jared Berg and Christie Orris, both of whom have long ago relocated to Colorado...
Europe in Minnesota....
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Wednesday, 17 August 2011 02:30
by Alex Hooke
Have YOU signed up for the TriStar111 Race yet? You should, and here's why. (If you are signed up, here's what you can expect).
Its European
Minnesota was recently named the most "hipster" state in country. I think it
Sunday Preves....
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Sunday, 14 August 2011 03:00
(Photos - Green Lake faves, Marcus Stomberg and Jen Neuman.)
Race Previewette - It's hard to believe that the GREEN LAKE TRIATHLON is eight years old today. Whoa! It still feels new; has that new race smell, kinda like a car that's just arrived at the showroom, only sweatier.
Staged in a beautiful, bucolic setting on one of Minnesota's gorgeousest lakes and featuring a transition area whose lanes are wide enough to smoothly accommodate those big yellow dump trucks that haul dirt in and out of mines. You know, the kind with tires that are taller than Shaq. The event also features incredibly nummy post-race food. The event totally stands on its own, but if that's not enough for you, do it for the food. And the transition area....
