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CY Takes The Next Step...

cathyMONDAY, JULY 12, 2010..........Reprinted from Cathy Yndestad's cool BLOG

The PRO card application has been submitted...

Well I pulled the trigger

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Elysian & Graniteman Stuff...

todd* Brett Lovaas, whose name is sometimes lewdly mispronounced, picked up his first win of the season at the umteenth Elysian Triathlon on Saturday. Last year's ET champ Todd Landgraff, whose name is rarely mispronounced and is enjoying a breakout season in 2010, finished 2nd only 10 seconds behind Mr. Lah-vass' (phonetic pronunciation with accent). Jackie Pribyl, whose last name is slightly vowel-starved (an ethnic deal), was the women's champion. Almost 300 athletes participated in this year's event. RESULTS

* Facebook Photo: L-R - A girl, Todd Landgraff and a tree.

* The nubile Nikki Bergh--she's getting married to her high school sweetheart in December--is a lovely person, a fine athlete, a paragon of pedagogy and totally cute...

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Hangin' With Matty...

mattmrreed

The defending men's champion at the Life Time Fitness Triathlon is arguably the best male triathlete in the world..

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Dinner With Crowie!

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Joins us at the Historic St. Paul Hotel on July 10 for dinner, conversation and a Q&A session with the three-time World Champion triathlete, Craig Alexander.

Lighting Up the Room....Then Leaving...

BNThere's a great scene (among a plethora of great scenes!) in the 1987 movie classic "Broadcast News" wherein Tom Grunick (William Hurt) accuses Jane Craig (Holly Hunter) of "Lighting up a room...then leaving." Craig had just burst into his office amid a wonderful barrage of profanity and accusation aimed at Grunick, only to discover that Grunick's terminally straight-laced father was present. The acerbic words--"Light up a room...then leave"--were deadpanishly delivered as Hunter's mortified character slunk round-shouldered from the room.

Hurt and Hunter received well-deserved Best Actor Oscar nominations for their portrayals...

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Weekend Posts...

lake* Saturday AM - Bonnie Gets Lost...Again...

* Saturday PM - Croixathlon Highlights & Results...

* Sunday AM - Stuff About Protein...

* Sunday PM - Lake Waconia (photo) & North Mankato Highlights & Results...

(We also hope to post results links for Du the Dam, My First Tri & Average Jo, too.)

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