Race Previews
Rock the Big Easy...
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Saturday, 30 October 2010 04:50
Press Release - Join the American Cancer Society DetermiNation program for the Rock N Roll Mardi Gras Marathon and Half-Marathon on February 13! Benefits can include race registrations, training, hotel, travel and backstage pass VIP runner experience on race day.
Come with us to Rock the Big Easy and run cancer out of town! Finishing a race is..
Lake Minnetonka--the tri, not the body of water--is Almost Full..
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Friday, 22 October 2010 15:41
(Photo - The top two women at LMT '09. Sarah Mercer is the "pretty in pink" one. The other, the one with the 
bodacious guns and windblown hair, is Jan Guenther. Sarah and Jan were doing "trophy curls.")
Oh poop!
Once again the Lake Minnetonka Triathlon will not be advertising on MTN.
Why?
'Cuz once again it's filling so goshdarn fast on its own that an ad would be a waste of money.
And how fast is it filling, you ask?...
Kona Countdown: Guac on His Navel...
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Thursday, 07 October 2010 05:00
By Darin Wieneke
If you have not had the opportunity to meet jMatt Keil, you really should take the time to introduce yourself and converse with him at a future triathlon. There is a saying that we become part of what we are around. If that saying is true, you will leave the conversation with jMatt a more positive, upbeat person. With that said, meet jMatt:
Hi. My name is jMatt Keil (Jon Matthew). I reside in Minneapolis and make my living as a cheerleader for a small production and post production company in the world of advertising. My role is the VP of Business Development for three companies: Runner Runner, Modern Music and Fischer Edit + FX. We help create, shoot and artistically assemble the footage for national TV commercials, web content, music videos, etc.. It's entertaining to "sell" to people (ad agencies) who sell things for a living. Rarely a dull moment...
KONA COUNTDOWN: Secret-Free...
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Wednesday, 06 October 2010 05:00
By Darin S. Wieneke
Who will be the fastest Minnesotan at the Ironman World Championships this weekend? There are a number of great triathletes (i.e. Dan Arlandson) that could vie for this distinction, but I am going to make a bold prediction that Alex Hooke (photo L) will be that person. Alex, a biomechanical engineer at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, is super fast and appears to have put in the training to have an outstanding day at Kona. He will also have a great support crew with him, including his wife and about every other Hooke (see below) in Minnesota.
Q & A with Alex Hooke
MTN: Where did you qualify for the Ironman World Championships in Kona?
Alex: I qualified at last year's IM Wisconsin....
KONA COUNTDOWN: Fast Foodie...
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Tuesday, 05 October 2010 05:30
By Darin Wieneke
Welcome to the most exciting and anticipated week of the year for triathlon! It is Ironman World Championship week! On Saturday, 1,800 of the best triathletes from around the world will swim in the bay of Kailua-Kona, bike across the Hawaiian lava desert to Hawi and back, and then run along the coast; ultimately finishing along the famous Ali
As Zippy the Gibbon (MTN
