Race Previews
Falls Du VI....
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Monday, 22 April 2013 03:10
ATTENTION: In today's MTN e-Blast we erroneously claimed that the Take the Hill Triathlon was slated for April 28. It will actually occur on May 4. We deserved to be punished.
Race Preview - The 5th annual Falls Duathlon will happen on Saturday, April 27 and the MTN Guys wholehearted encourage those who haven't registered yet to do so at their earliest opportunity. It's a great event with great amenities and an excellent opportunity to knock some rust off before the multisport season is up-an-running in earnest....
Moon Shooting...
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Monday, 04 March 2013 01:10
Clermont Draft Legal Challenge - Yesterday we posted a Q & A with Claire Bootsma, who will kick off her 2013 multi season at the Clermont (FL) Draft Legal Challenge next Saturday. Her Geniment, Dan Hedgecock will also be racing in "The Land of 15,000 Sinkholes" this weekend. We had some questions for him. Here are his pithy answers:
MTN - Do you feel fit and ready for the DL challenge?
Hedge - I'm looking forward to the DL challenge. I'm very fit right now and look forward to seeing if I can keep up with a bunch of younger guys for an hour.
MTN - How's your health? Injury free? Is anything in you life getting in the way of doing your best on March 9?
Hedge - Last April I started to really focus on resolving any imbalances and tight areas I had. I don't think I've ever been this injury free in my career. It feels fantastic....
Claire's Rust Buster...
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Monday, 04 March 2013 00:10
(Very Cool Photo - Sometimes great athletes get dressed up and drink alcoholic beverages. Claire is looking real satiny and Dan and Devon are posing oddly. Devon especially.)
Clermont Draft Legal Challenge - For a pair of Minnesota elites, the 2013 tri season starts next weekend in Clermont, Florida. Two-time Minnesota Triathlete of the Year and runner-up for 2012 US Athlete of the Year, Dan Hedgecock is returning and hopes to significantly improve upon the 5th place finish he posted last year. Accompanying him will be 2011 Minnesota female TOY, Claire Bootsma, whose full first name is "Clarissa." Who knew?
Facing approximately 40 other girls in what's called the U25 Elite Development division, Claire, who will be making her "drafting" debut, will be coming into the race as a podium hopeful. Among those she'll face is defending champ Rachel Mann, a teenage soon-to-be-pro from Illinois. A terrific swimmer, she has yet to prove that she can ride with the faster women in non-drafting events. In a DL race, though, she will likely come of the bike with the leaders. Still, do not pick her to beat Claire next weekend....
Oakdale Du Filling Fast...And Some Other Cool Stuff....
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Wednesday, 27 February 2013 00:10
Who is the most avuncular race director in Minnesota?
It's Randy Fulton, of course. In fact, we call him Uncle Randy. He calls us something, too.
In a recent email, Randy told us that registration for the Oakdale Duathlon on May 11 is rockin'. Approximately 400 run-bike-runners have already signed up. A dozen of those folks are entered in the "Elite" category, including 2012 champ / women's CR-holder Suzie Fox, and at least a dozen others who have elite creds but are enrolled in the AGs. This year's race will not only be larger than in year's past, it should be even more competitive,too....
Seriously! You Gotta Do this....
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Monday, 18 February 2013 00:10
ICEMAN TRIATHLON IV - There are lots of great reasons to do the Iceman Winter Triathlon next Saturday. Here are but a few:
* It's in Grand Forks, North Dakota, which is only 5-5 1/2 hours from The Cities (closer from other places!). Grand Forks is a really cool college town and the motels there are generally inexpensive.
* The event consists of classic XC skiing (skis can be rented for $5), mountain biking (bring your Fattie!) and running, after which you take a sled--or a saucer, or one of those plastic things that look like a miniature rowboat--to the top of a hill and slide down to the finish line. Cool beans, huh! ...
