Race Coverage

Sunday Results & Stuff...UPDATED..

Sunday, 28 August 2011 12:58

LAKES COUNTRY TRIATHLON - The final race of the 2011 Tri Minnesota Series was highlighted by another win--his 2nd in a week and 4th of his career--for Duluth's Josh Blankenheim, who ran down rising star Marcus Stromberg of Buffalo, and the 7th victory of the season for Michelle Andres, who is the fastest mother-of-five in East Gull Lake. Michelle's time was a course record 1:21:47, which lowered Becky Youngberg's previous CR set in 2008 by 2:27. *

Blankenheim (photo L), who is a totally decent fellow who loves his dog very much, turned in a brisk 1:15:03. Only Steve Sander (1:14:21 in 2009) has covered this route (.5 - 17.3 - 3.9) in a faster time. RESULTS

MINNEAPOLIS DU - This morning run-bike-run was won by 47-year-old Michael Danielson and Meghan Mason. Fifteen hundred-ish folks finished the event, which bills itself as the "World's Largest Duathlon," which it might be if you don't count...

the larger races in Europe. RESULTS steven

HARVEST DUATHLON - This inaugural Alexandria-based run-bike-run had 88 finishers and was won by hometowners Steven Gromatka and Angie Hop. Twas Ang's 3rd W of the season.

Gromatka is a collegiate Nordic skier whose favorite band is Broken Bells. In the photo (R), Steven is the guy in the middle. RESULTS

CHICAGO TRIATHLON - David Thompson placed 8th in this morning's pro race and Thad Ingersoll finished a satisfying 5th in the Elite Amateur competition. RESULTS

MY FIRST TRI - Yesterday's MY First Tri at Perch Lake east of Stillwater on, obviously, the Wisconsin side of the swollen St. Croix, was the 2nd such event of the season. Produced by Tri Fitness Events, the event was capped at 125 entrants, though somehow 129 folks managed to finish. Top Newbs were Dustin Hayes and May Bend (Cool Name!). RESULTS

* Apologies to Laura Hoffman and Lakes Country winner Michelle Andres for originally posting that Hoffman, who placed 2nd, as she also did at Waseca, had won. Apparently it's time to schedule an appointment with the optometrist.