Race Previews
Fun, Empowerment, Inspiration...
August 07, 2012
(Cool Photo of Claire - We recommend that Boots and Laura Swartz have a "Smile Off" after Sunday's YWCA Women's Tri.)
Race Preview - The YWCA Women's Triathlon, a glorious demonstration of the Y's slogan: "The Power to Soar," will celebrate it's 5th birthday next Sunday at Lake Nokomis. More than 1000 women will participate.
Though newbies and recreational athletes are the event's Biggest, Brightest Stars, we have not seen an entire list of participants. If we had, we would, in keeping with the tri's focus, have selected some of those folks to write about here. We would have raided their FB pages and given you a peek into their lives, ...
A Great Place to Start....
August 04, 2012
Re-energize your triathlon season with a Mini-Tri at Lake Nokomis
By Emily Waitz for Team LUNA Chix Minneapolis
August is here and it seems like our short triathlon season is already so close to being over in Minnesota. But there are many great races remaining on the calendar and we know many people are still gearing up, some for their first ever triathlon.
Are you getting ready for your first triathlon? Or are you a veteran, interested in practicing transitions? The LUNA Chix Minneapolis Triathlon team is hosting a fun and casual...
A Storied Feat...
August 03, 2012
Pointe to La Pointe Swim Race..
BY Sean Kaneski
RACE PREVIEW - You stand on the beach in Bayfield, WI near the pier where the ferry shuttles people and cars daily the 2.1 miles to LaPointe on Madeline Island. In a triathlons, there is a triangle or rectangle marked out with orange bouys to define the course and give athletes some perspective on the actual distance of the race. In this race, it is just the opposite as the course stretches...
Gruesome Pictures in the Attic...
August 02, 2012
THIS JUST IN! - MTN has just learned that David Thompson won the Giant Eagle 5150 Triathlon in Columbus, Ohio on Sunday, beating runner-up Kaleb VanOrt by 1:04 over the Olympicesque distances.
(Image - A made-up character named Dorian Gray from a movie and a classic novel by a famous Irish guy.)
Race Preview - One of the plethora of great things about the Brewhouse Triathlon, which will launch into it's 2nd quarter-century of racing next Sunday, is that Rod Raymond will be there.
But then again, he has to be, seeing that he is the founder/co-race-director/Head Cheese, and all....
Bigger Numbers, Faster Times...
August 01, 2012
* GRANITEMAN - BIG LAKE II PREVIEW - The last of three G-Man tris, and 3rd of four events comprising the Graniteman Endurance Series, will take place this Saturday at Big Lake. It will be ...
The Scent of Impending Victory...
July 28, 2012
(Photo - Sean Cooley. Will he win at Waseca on Sunday?)
Waseca IV Preview - Some athlete's claim that victory has a "scent,"and that they can detect it prior to an event they are destined to win.
According to a guy who calls himself a Quantum Smellocologist, Victory Aroma is not only delectable by those who will be overall champions. It is also perceptible to those who will win their AGs, or "win" a PR, or win a personal battle with a particular adversary, or whatever defines winning for them.
Cool.
Of course, some skeptics decry the veracity of the VST (Victory Scent Theory), claiming that such a phenomenon simply does not exist. Others believe that impending victory has a feel, not a scent, and that said feeling is delectable in either...
Dancing For Dollars..
July 20, 2012
(Photo - Polska dancing looks fun, doesn't it? Gotta love the outfits.)
Chisago Sprint VII Preview - Many traditional Swedish dances belong to the Polska family. Who knew, huh? We obtained this information from the Internets, as G.W. once referred to The Web, thus it must be true.
Now, we don't know if a Family named "Polska," e.g. Fred and Ethel Polska from Uppsala, invented these dances, or if these dances are related to the Polish kind that happen at drunken weddings that last three days.
In either case, Gloria West, founder/director of the Chisago Lakes Triathlons, has decided to have a Polka, or Polska, contest for this year's sprint course participants. There's prize money for the best dancers, though how ...
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