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Friday, 06 September 2013 14:41
By Lisa Lendway
Sometime during my post-race endorphin high, I wrote to MTN to tell them I’d do a race report for the St. Croix Valley Sprint Triathlon. I was feeling really good about my race and about the triathlon world in general. I just wanted to tell everyone about it. So along with a brief race report, I’m going to rant about the positivity of triathlon. Here goes.
First, I should introduce myself. You might recognize my last name, as I’m the older sister of the reigning age-group national champion, Heather Lendway. And, as much as I’d love to be the overly proud older sister and brag about all of her accomplishments, I don’t think that’s what this is supposed to be
Duathlon's Kona
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Thursday, 05 September 2013 09:46
By Ruth Brennan Morrey
Race dates are ingrained in our mind. We know that Chisago Lakes triathlon is the last weekend in July, the Chicago marathon and the Ironman World Championship is the second week in October, and the Boston marathon is always on Patriots Day. If we know those dates, even without our own participation, then we must surely have the organizational skills and adequate handheld calendars to know when our own races are drawing near. If this is so, then why do we need online race “ticker” time bombs on race websites that serve no purpose but create undue anxiety and unnecessary freak-outs? Days suddenly vanish, denial sets in, and we begin to doubt the accuracy of these evil numbers. Why does it always seem that the ticker is one day off too? They should be banished forever. Enough! Anyway…. there are 4 days, 17 hours, and 3 minutes, and 28 seconds until my “A” race of the season: ITU Long Course Duathlon World Championship (Powerman Zofingen), in Zofingen, Switzerland on September 8th. ...
Stuff About Upcoming Stuff...
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Wednesday, 04 September 2013 09:55
One of the humongousest racing weekends is just days away. Locally, there are the Square Lake races, a two-day deal at beautiful Square Lake, and the zany-cool Burrito Union 5 & 10-Hour Tri near Superior, Wisconsin. If these events aren't pulling the fields they used to attract, the reasons--some obvious and some not-so-much--are many. A general "leveling trend" had been building the last 2-3 seasons. Next are theme races, mostly of the running variety, which are enticing many of the recreational athletes that typically account for a significant percentage of our tris and dus....
Dave's Dickensian Tale....
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Tuesday, 03 September 2013 01:10
Dave's Dickensian Tale
By David Kerber
Today was the worst day I have had in my 2 year career of triathlon…and it was also my best day. Today I raced the Duluth Superiorman Half Ironman (my first half ironman), and it was the hardest test of strength, endurance and will power I have experienced in all my 26 years on this earth.
Before I get into the details of race day and the lessons-learned, let me first set you up with the prelude to this race day story. Training: 20 week plan win which I hardly ever deviated and almost always felt fresh and strong (ok, there were maybe a few days I felt tired and sore). Confidence: All-time high!
Friendly Results...
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Monday, 02 September 2013 01:10
Harvest Duathlon III - Have you seen the 2013 results page for last Saturday's Harvest Du? At first glance it appears chaotic, as if the participants were listed by height or weight, instead of place or time. This is because we assumed we would see a listing of finishers from 1st to last.
But you know what happens when we assume.
At second glance, though, we figured out that the results were alphabetical, which is cool because it makes everyone equal and people, especially those who finished in the middle or back of the race, can easily look up their own times and places, or those of people they know. So, we get it. These results are designed to be "friendly," which we totally appreciate....
