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Wednesday, 01 August 2012 02:10
(Photo - Chris Crocker lowered his own 40-44 course record last Sunday.)
Race Coverage - Sean and Jake turned in impressive efforts at the 2011 Waseca 1/3 IM. North Dakota's amiable Cooley boys placed 3rd and 6th in that race, which was made all the more challenging by vaporous Amazonian heat. Sean's time was 2:51:45; Jake's 2:58:17.
Last Sunday, Sean collected his 3rd career victory on Minnesota soil, winning Waseca VI, which was contested under much more hospitable conditions (60s, cloudy, intermittent mist), with a time nearly nine minutes faster than a year ago (2:42:54). Only last year's Best of the US National Champion Matt Payne (2:37:29 in 2011), Dan Cohen (2:38:25 in 2009) and 2009 US Duathlete of the Year Kevin O'Connor (2:42:37) have negotiated the 1-mile -37 mile - 8.8-mile route in brisker times....
A Hard Place to Leave...
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Tuesday, 31 July 2012 04:00
(Photo - Frightfully good looking ex-Marine, Matt Radneicki turned in the best performance of his young multi career in Walker last Saturday, setting a Peacekeepers Course Record in the process.)
Chase the Police Triathlon - A clear summer sunrise on vast Leech Lake can make you wonder if a more beautiful place is even possible. And it is on the western shore of Walker Bay, a portion of Leech that dwarfs most of Minnesota's signature 10,000+, that he Chase the Police Triathlon begins and ends.
The unique format allows not only cops, but fire fighters and past and present military personnel, to launch in the first wave, thus allowing the non-protectors and servers to chase them down. It's a cool deal....
Return of "The Thing" ...
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Tuesday, 31 July 2012 03:10
(Photo - An un-medicated Diane Hankee goofing off with one of her many children.)
Race Coverage - Like most non-Canadians, Canadians occasionally misplace
Dan's Words...& His Quest For a Tiny Car...
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Monday, 30 July 2012 02:10
(Photo - As it turns out, the guy in the photo is NOT Dan Hedgecock, BUT he has a similar mustache.)
Chisago Lakes Half Iron Recap:
By Dan Hedgecock (danhedgecock.blogspot.com)
Monday, July 23
The race yesterday at Chisago was very long, and I got lucky again this year with mild temperatures and cloud cover for most of the race. Gloria West is the race director, and through Midwest Sports Events puts on a full line of triathlons and running races throughout the year. As a poor person I think I really appreciate Gloria's race because it doesn't cost me an arm and a leg. I was looking into doing the Boulder 70.3 race around this time, but just couldn't stomach the almost $300 entry fee. This weekend I got to race a full half with all the support I could need...
