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Saturday, 21 September 2013 00:10
By Devon Palmer
Posted on September 16, 2013 by palmertri
I am now back to regular training after a few light weeks. The week after Louisville I felt a little better each day but was generally un-ambitious. Could probably have swum and spun a little more but wasn’t motivated to. First run was the Sunday after and it was awful. First ride the next day, Monday, and felt fine. Second run was then Tuesday and that was fine. The week in Wisconsin working with...
Special People...
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Friday, 20 September 2013 00:10
(Photo L - R - Two of this year's MOY nominees, Sarah Mercer and Julia Weisbecker.)
FEMALE MASTER OF THE YEAR – In 14 years only three women have won this award, Jan Guenther doing so ten times, Heidi Keller Miler thrice and Jeanne Fleck once. Is this the year that someone new takes home the prize? We’ll see.
The MMA Selectors unanimously agreed that the female MOY was one of the hardest categories to figure out. Narrowing the field to four official nominees wasn’t easy....
Noteworthy Newbs...
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Thursday, 19 September 2013 00:10
Minnesota Multisport Awards – 2013 was an awesome year for rookies. In fact, it was reminiscent of 2008 when the nominees included Kortney Haag (ROY), Patrick Parish and Lydia Novotny, and 2010, arguably the deepest Rookie field ever, when Jenny Shaughnessy won the award ahead of fellow nominees Sam Janicki, Claire Bootsma and Dan Hedgecock.
Here are the official nominees for 2013 Rookie of the Year and their competitive highlights:
OLIVIA BAGNALL, 22, Lakeville (photo below L)
1st @ Chaska (Course Record)
1st @ Maple Grove Sprint (Course Record)
2nd @ Maple Grove Olympic
4th @ Chisago Sprint....
"Did I Mention It Was Raining?"
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Wednesday, 18 September 2013 00:10
By Rhiannon O'Connor
Ironman Wales was held for the third time this year in the Welsh town of Tenby, Pembrokeshire. This is an area that my family and I spent many summer vacations when I was growing up. We stayed in the area and played on many of the beaches that the bike route passed.
My father's family is from the town of Narberth, which we passed twice on the bike route, and is also at the top of one of the major hill climbs. When I decided to do an Ironman this was the one that called out to me. Little did I know....
Monumentally Unsucky...
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Tuesday, 17 September 2013 02:10
(Photo - This cool MinnefotaMoments photo of Ross honking a Sports Loogie has nothing to do with this story.)
Fall Classic Duathlon VII – The weather for last May’s Oakdale Du was nightmarish. It was cold and sleety and windy. Twas a monumentally sucky day.
Fast forward to last Saturday for the 7th annual Fall Classic Duathlon at Lake Elmo Park, the same venue used for Oakdale. Conditions were wonderfully autumnal: Hayride Weather, i.e. sunny with a smattering of cirrus clouds, light breezes and temps in the low 60s. The day was monumentally unsucky ....
