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Minnesota All Americans....
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Thursday, 14 January 2016 00:10
Photo - A pair of talented sisters, Sophie (L) and All American Melanie Rabino (R) being hugged by a good looking guy.
Noodling around the updated USA Triathlon website recently, we found the 2015 athlete rankings. We were curious to see how many Minnesota athletes earned All American honors in their AGs. The rankings are based on performances in USAT sanctioned events only--most Minnesota races are NOT USAT insured--and are dependent upon race directors to submit results in a timely fashion.
Let's start with Triathlon:
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BOB POWERS - 1st - 90+
TONY SCHILLER - 2nd - 55-59
MATTHEW PAYNE - 6th - 35-39
KEVIN O'CONNOR - 9th - 40-44 ...
Podium Debut...
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Wednesday, 13 January 2016 00:10
Last Sunday, which will live in infamy for Vikings fans, MTN received an email from Wade Cruser alerting us to the fact that Ryan Wippler (photo) had done HITS-Naples Full on Saturday. Like Cruser, Wippler was among those discussed in the Most Improved category last season.
Here's the scoop: Ryan placed 3rd overall in his full IM debut in Naples, Florida on January 9. His time was 10:36. Congrats Ryan from the guys at MTN. RESULTS
FYI - Wippler and Cruser were among Minnesota's most improved multisport athletes because they had breakout seasons. Here are their 2015 highlights:
DR. RYAN WIPPLER, 37, Rogers
- 1st @ Lakes to Pines
- 1st @ Paul Bunyan Long Course
- 1st @ Minnewaska...
Firefighters & Cool Tats...
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Tuesday, 12 January 2016 00:10
The 2016 indoor tri season has begun. On January 3, Life Time Fitness staged 1-hour pool-trainer-treadmil events at thirteen of their metro locations. These are super fun, very social experiences and we recommend them highly.
As in seasons past, we will post capsule coverage of these races. Today we present stuff about two of those January 3 events.
CHANHASSEN - Thirty people finished and Jake Hausauer and Erin Lahti led the way for their respective genders. A SCSU grad, Jake did some impressive outdoor racing last season. Highlights include a 3rd place finishes at Buffalo Sprint and Graniteman Big Lake, and a 6th at Life Time - Minneapolis Sprint. Jake, 24, is tall and an awsome swimmer. We think he was recently married, but we're not sure....
"Ben Mattered!!!"
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Monday, 11 January 2016 00:10
By Bob Collins (glogs.mprnews.org)
I don’t know if you can see the video (Link below) of what happened around Keller Park last night, Facebook settings being what they are and all, but it was a pretty astounding statement that a man who took his own life last fall mattered, and his loss is a loss for us all.
"Okay, here we go!"
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Sunday, 10 January 2016 00:10
ED. Recently we stumbled upon this cool 2013 interview of Duluth triathlete and awesome person Jessica Rossing. It's reposted here with permission of the author and subject.
By Dina Clabaugh (dinaclabaugh.wordpress.com)
Duluthian Jessica Rossing is en route to San Diego this weekend for her second triathlon this year. A couple weeks ago she rocked it in Miami at the Nautica South Beach Triathlon; ranking first in her age category and eleventh overall for women. Go Rossing! That is awesome and Duluth is proud.
Jessica runs the Evolve Duluth studio I mention so often. I am addicted to her spin classes and especially love hitting the two-hour class on Sunday mornings....
