Race Previews

Santa, Rudolph, Scooby Do & Viking Speedo Guy...

Tuesday, 30 November 2010 04:00

Reindeer Run Stuff - We planned to post a Reindeer Run press release here, but we couldn't open the file that Mare ("Mare" is Marilyn Franzen, the totally wonderful founder and director of the RR) sent us. We didn't have the correct program or something. It's a technical computer deal. So, we filched the Race Info page from RR's website. Check it out. If you're already registered, then reading this stuff will further enhance the giddy excitement and wet-your-pants anticipation you already feel. If you're not registered, then this info should instill within you a genuine burning NEED to sign-up at your earliest opportunity. It's totally true. This is the event that put the "Fun" in Fun Run.

When & Where

Saturday, December 4, 2010 at Lake Harriet in Southwest Minneapolis (Google Maps Map & Directions). Race day registration, pre-registered race # pick-up, tee shirts with the race start and finish located near the band shell on the...

Cool Holiday Racing Stuff...

Tuesday, 23 November 2010 04:20

turkey fast

A pair of Holiday road racing classics are on the horizon. The 4th annual Fast Before the Feast 10K, 5K & 1/2 Mile Fun Run in White Bear Lake this Thursday--Thanksgiving--is expected to draw more than 1000 runners....

Keeping Her Mojo Going...

Friday, 19 November 2010 04:00

MTN asked Jenny Wilcox to comment on her goals and prep for this weekend's Ironman Arizona. She sent us these words:

By Jenny Wilcox

Finishing the tri season here in MN in September was a great ending, to a new beginning. I knew I had a lot of work ahead of me going into the fall season. Days were shorter and cooler, but thankfully we had a such a nice fall for Ironman training.

Deep down it was hard to keep my mojo going when I knew almost all of my friends were finished with their seasons, sometimes wishing I was done too. However, I kept going and trained hard with several long bricks and a few centuries mixed in. It was a balance of time between training, family and my job which had just went full time and was the busiest month of my life! October was a complete blur, between long days of training,..

A Most Sumptuous Repast...

Thursday, 18 November 2010 04:00

Tri Night Stuff - OptumHealth is generously hosting this year's Tri Night festivities. The totally cool woman in charge of catering for the event is Heidi Svendsen, who was happy to provide MTN with the nummilicious menu for the evening.

Check this out and try not to drool. Sure, you didn't think you could attend this year's Banquet because, say, you're scheduled for surgery that weekend or had planned a trip to Cozumel, but once you know what's being served, we think that..

That 140.6 Thing...

Tuesday, 16 November 2010 04:20

Ironman Arizona Stuff - A myriad of Minnesota multisporters will descend on one of America's coolest college towns, Tempe, pronounced either "Tem-pee" or "Tempy," both work with the locals, next weekend. Tempe is the home of Arizona State University, a.k.a. the Harvard of the Southwest, Mill Avenue and the ghosts of former iconic bars, Bandersnatch and Minder-Binders...