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"Don't Be Lame"....
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Wednesday, 13 April 2016 00:10
FALLS DUATHLON PREVIEW - The 8th edition of this totally cool Final Stretch event will kick off Minnesota's 2016 outdoor duathlon season in bucolic Cannon Falls on April 30. Timing geek Andrew, recently married and sporting a gnarly handlebar 'stache, sent us a list of entrants yesterday and we were impressed. With 250ish folks already signed up and another 50-or-so anticipated, the race could have a record turnout.
Though we expect several elite athletes, e.g. Devon Palmer, Bennett Isabella, Chad Millner, Joe Johnson, Suzie Fox, Diane Hankee, Jenn Scudiero etc., to sign up in the coming weeks, a few decorated folks have already registered....
Did She Cheat?
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Tuesday, 12 April 2016 00:10
By Sarah Lyall (nytimes.com - 4/8/16 - photo collage by FinisherPix.)
SQUAMISH, British Columbia — The race was tough and the conditions dreadful — 2.4 miles of swimming, 112 miles of cycling and 26.2 miles of running, mostly in freezing rain — but Susanne Davis crossed the Ironman Canada finish line last July certain that she had won her category, women aged 40-44.
Davis, who comes from Carlsbad, Calif., and is one of the top triathletes in her age group in the world, had been first out of the water and first off her bike — she was sure of it....
Dani V Wins Texas 70.3!
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Sunday, 10 April 2016 06:10
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V" FOR VSETECKA - 2015 Minnesota Rookie of the Year DANI VSETECKA (pronounced "sheh-tesk-kah") proved yesterday that she may be even specialer than most had assumed. So special, in fact, that like fellow Rochesterarian Ruth Brennan Morrey, and St. Paul's Heather Lendway, her amateur career may be a brief one. Don't be surprised if she is the next Minnesotan to procure a pro license
Here's what Dani did yesterday at Texas 70.3 in Galveston: She took the women's amateur title in a time of 4:34:46. Not bad for only the fifth race of her career. It was also her 3rd half IM victory in as many starts and a PR for the distance by 6:38. Dani has won four of the five multis she's entered thus far.
Next, her margin of victory at Texas was thick--8:16!--over decorated amateur Kelly O'Mara of San Raphael, California. If that name sounds familiar, it's probably because she placed 2nd behind East Gull Lake's Michelle Andres at Ironman Wisconsin last fall....
Paying Forward...
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Sunday, 10 April 2016 00:10
ED. We got an email for CycleHealth a few days ago. You may have gotten it, too. Even if you did, read it again. It's good stuff.
By Tony Schiller
May I be Frank with you?
Frank Wethern was a jogger before jogging was cool. As he set out for a Saturday morning jog in April of 1973, a voice in his head told him to stop at...
Age-Group Prize Money?
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Saturday, 09 April 2016 00:10
The trend reflects the changing role of age-groupers in triathlon.
By Susan Lacke (triathlon.competitor.com)
In recent years, prize purses for professional triathletes have been significantly reduced—the HyVee triathlon, once a 1.1 million dollar event, is no more; the Life Time Tri series cut the majority of its professional prize purse; Ironman has redistributed its prize money and eliminated pro races at several events.
But that doesn’t mean prize purses have disappeared altogether. Instead, more and more races are offering cash winnings to amateur age-group athletes in hopes of attracting a large competitive field. Entrants in 2016 Toughman events, for...
