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Nothing Like It...
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Tuesday, 10 September 2013 19:10
By Ruth Brennan Morrey
Long Course Duathlon World champs race summary:
Started out nice and easy on the first 10k run. Exactly where I wanted to be at mid pack. By the 3rd and last 50k lap on the bike, I made my way to 2nd place with a good lead on 3rd, and within reach of first place female. Then, after a long descent, I crashed on a 90-degree turn from to avoid slamming a car that was not stopped by the volunteers. Bike and RBM hit the pavement and my bike had a mechanical issue. The back wheel wasn't turning. When I took the wheel out, the tire went POP! Flat tire took more time to change than expected but was fortunate that it resolved. After I got back on the road, I was in 9th place coming off the bike. The 30k run was BRUTAL. Basically no flats, just up and down steep climbs and downhills the whole way. Painful on the quads! Anyway, finally caught the 3rd place female with 100 meters to go in the race in the finishing arena (which was exhilarating!), so some how, some way I managed a podium 3rd place finish. Suffering and perseverance were huge today. Never experienced anything like it.
Dan vs. Dan
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Tuesday, 10 September 2013 08:41
SQUARE LAKE LONG COURSE - Maple Grove’s elusive Erin Farrens has raced at Square Lake on two occasions, in 2007 and last Sunday. In ’07 she finished 2nd behind course record-setter Marlo Crosby. On Sunday, she won, her victory marking a successful return to racing after more than two years on the sidelines where she did a lot of other stuff, much of which involved acts of parenting.
Those of us who remember Erin are happy to report that she looks the same at she did in 2006, when she was a more active member of our state’s tri scene.
Going Long
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Monday, 09 September 2013 03:53
POWERMAN ZOFINGEN - The awesomest performance of the weekend by a Minnesotan was turned in by Rochester’s first-year pro Ruth Brennan Morrey, who podiumed at the World Long Distance Duathlon Championships in Zofingen, Switzerand on Sunday. Considered the most difficult run-bike-run on the planet, Ruther entered T2 in 9th place, slightly more than 20 minutes behind leader and eventual winner Eve Nystrom of Sweden. Nystom was also victorious here in 2012.
Gorilla Pants & Hot Dogs
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Sunday, 08 September 2013 09:22
SQUARE LAKE XIV - Dennis Dane and Heather Lendway repeated as champions at yesterday’s Square Lake Short Course Triathlon. The perennially smiling Dane matched strides with his handsome, Croc-wearing four-year-old son, Ryan, on the final straightway and finished in a time―1:23:33--that was 54 seconds faster than last year. In the 14-year history of the race, only Patrick Parish (1:22:03 in 2010) and Neil Miller (1:22:19 in 2007) have gone faster.
Beth's Affordable Housing
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Saturday, 07 September 2013 09:27
The MSU Spring Tri was contested on September 1. Twenty-nine athletes started the event and 25 finished. What we find to be most cool about the results is that we don’t know ANYONE on the list, except runner-up Matt Busch, who we don’t know personally but are aware of because he won the very first tri he did, which was the MSU Spring Tri, we think. We also know that Matt is a good guy because Chris Crocker, who we trust implicitly, told us that he is. Matt turned in the day’s fastest bike and run splits.
