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Saturday, 04 April 2015 01:10

RUTH BRENNAN MORREY - Ironman 70.3 Brasilia - Latin American Pro Championship is up next (April 5). Today (April 3.) I pitifully negotiated my way into a private athletic club to use their pool. It took a 30 minute interactive "Portuguese to English" and "English to Portuguese" computer translator with club security to make it happen, but I pulled out the 'professional athlete' card, and their strict policy was forgiven. They did require a short 'medical exam' to ensure that I was healthy enough to swim. True story. I passed.
Praying for a great race and praying that the back-up Easter Bunny has a sound game plan for Sunday. Detail fail on my part, but I think he can handle it. I will surely miss the fam on the best holiday of the year! (from Facebook)

Here's what Witsup.com had to say about Ruth:

Ruth Brennan Morrey will be looking to get her season back on track after a stalled start at Ironman 70.3 Monterrey a few weeks ago, where she unfortunately didn’t finish due to stomach issues. With a breakout year in 2014 , this mother of three, who also has a PhD, has been making even greater strides in her already fast run, which has the possibility to stir up the field in the later stages of the race. Morrey’s focus for this year is on qualifying for Kona, having only raced her full distance at the back of 2014, finishing second at Ironman Chattanooga with a 3.02 marathon split. FULL STORY

 DANI VSETECKA (photo Above) - The MTN Guys predict that Dani will receive a nomination for Rookie of the Year in 2015. A medical research coordinator at Mayo in Rochester, and former HS cheerleader, Vsetecka raced twice in 2014, one race shy of ROY eligibility. If she races three or more times in 2015, which she tells us she will, she will be eligible for nominee consideration. In 2014, she won  the Waseca Sprint Triathlon and placed 2nd at Treadman Du....

DAN ARLANDSON - We asked Dan to share his 2015 multisport schedule with MTN readers. Here's what he sent us: