Race Coverage
Sunday Headlines...UPDATED...
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Sunday, 12 August 2012 14:34
WINGMAN IV - This morning, Chap Achen lowered his personal best on his hometown course by a corpulent 1:42 and blew away Wingman's men's CR by almost a minute. He covered the 500m - 12.7 - 3 mile route in 56:11.
8 For Brooksie; 2 For Christel...
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Saturday, 11 August 2012 12:28
NORTHWOODS X - Brooks Grossinger won this race for an unprecedented 8th time this morning, doing so in record time (58:05). His 2012 resume also features victories at Brewhouse and Lake Minnetonka.
"Sex in the City" Meets "Tri-ing in the Tulies"....
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Thursday, 09 August 2012 02:10
By Angie Hop
"Twenty something girls are just fabulous until you see one with the man who broke your heart."
A Bichian Milestone....
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Sunday, 05 August 2012 04:10
(Photo - Mild-mannered Brian Bich clad in his workaday teaching uniform. On weekends, though, he dons a different kind of outfit and does superhero stuff.)
Brewhouse XXVI Coverage - A borderline frosty morning with a choppy 63-degree lake morphed into an otherwise great day for racing, unless your name was W. Harvey Skees, who suffered a race-ending leg injury early in the swim. Already bummed that it was too cold to wear his infamous "Banana Hammock," W. Harvey had hoped that he would turn in a HOLT-like effort and rob 2011 Brewhouse Short Course champ Mike Ward of a successful defense.
Alas, it was not to be, and Ward, who after the race donned a cool pair flamboyant red sunglasses, that couldn't have cost more than a dollar or two, cruised to a 2:12 victory over Pennsylvania guy, Jeff Silvernale, who was tall and...
That Inflatable is Huge!
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Saturday, 04 August 2012 15:19
(Photo - Resisting the urge to look up,
Saturday Headliney Stuff...
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Saturday, 04 August 2012 14:35
LAKEFRONT DAYS - Andy Schiesl won the Lakesfront Days Triathlon this morning. It was the fourth consecutive year that he has done so. The women's title went to elite runner / 2004 Minnesota Rookie of the Year nominee, Joyce Bourassa (pronounced "Borsa"). Andy and Joyce are really, really nice people, as are most, if not all, of the event's 280 finishers.
FYI, Andy likes Lady Gaga and has at least one adorable child (photo L). RESULTS
MINNESWASKA TRIATHLON X - Sartell's Jesse Westrup and Wayzata's Megan Erlandson parlayed very fast run splits into overall victories at the 10th edition Minnewaska Triathlon in Glenwood this morning. For Westrup, it was his 2nd straight victory...
