Race Coverage
CRs For Fox & Klonne...
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Tuesday, 28 April 2015 06:10
Photo - Katie Lenglet, who is not afraid of horses, placed 2nd last Saturday at Falls Du VII.
FALLS DUATHLON – Two-hundred-plus athletes participated last Saturday at the 7th annual Falls Duathlon, the first run-bike-run on Minnesota’s multisport calendar, and a great place to knock off some of the winter rust, especially if you’re planning to race at the USAT National Duathlon Championships in St.Paul on June 6.
As expected, Devon Palmer and Suzie Fox led the way for their respective genders. For Palmer, it was his 2nd victory here. He also won in 2013, the year he set the men’s CR – 1:00:44.
Though weather conditions may have kept the men’s course best in place for another year, Suzie Fox managed to slice two-seconds off of Diane Hankee’s year-old women’s mark. An awesome effort, one that landed her in 6th place overall, but not a surprising one. With Dani Fischer out of the “amateur picture”—she got her pro license last fall—Suzie is arguably the fastest short and standard distance female duathlete in the U.S.
The victory was the 23rd of Suzie's stellar career....
As in 2014, Brian Sames finished in the 2nd spot for the men. Third was earned by rising junior star, Nick Klonne, 18, of Rockford. Nick’s 1:08:03 lopped eight minutes off Kurt Degillo’s 2013 JCR. Impressive effort. The MMA Committee will be closely following Klonne’s racing this season.
Second and third places for the women were claimed by Katherine Lenglet and 2014 Master of the Year nominee, Tracy Serreyn. Katherine attended St. Kate’s, likes horses a lot and has seen the Eiffel Tower up close. Tracy is a HOOT! Her maiden name is “Pejka,” which is Polish. Our guess is that she’s eaten more Pierogis than you have.
The next R-B-R on the spring calendar is Cinco Du Mayo at Square Lake next Saturday. The MTN Guys will be there. We hope you will be, too.
