Race Previews

Minnesotans Invade the Sunshine State...

Thursday, 01 November 2012 02:10

At least 35 Minnesotans are registered for this weekend's Ironman Florida. Instead of simply wishing the entire group well, or listing names, we decided to tell you some cool stuff about most (30) of those participants, i.e. the ones who have Facebook pages. We'll deal with half of these folks today, and the rest on Thursday. zoot

AARON AKYEZ

Kona Predictions...

Thursday, 11 October 2012 02:10

Hawaiian Ironman World Championships - Our sport's Super Bowl is Saturday and our butts will be resolutely planted on our swively office chairs like the tendrilly roots of a fig tree, which according to Wiki.Answers.com has the deepest roots of any tree.

And our eyes will be frozen to our iMac's 20-something inch screen like as many Jeff Daniels' tongues on the frosty support poles of a chair lift. (You saw "Dumb and Dumber," right?) The delivery guy from Red's Savoy on White Bear Avenue has already been instructed to...

Town Halls, Famous Water Fountains & Expectant Moms...

Wednesday, 19 September 2012 02:10

Treadman Duathlon VII - The original Treadman Du was staged in the unincorporated community of Douglas, which is just a few miles north of Rochester. Home to almost 50 people, it has a saloon and, we're not making this us, a famous drinking fountain. The folks in Douglas must be a thirsty bunch.

The race stayed in Douglas for three years, then moved further north to the town of Pine Island, which is home to...

As Rare as Steak Tartare....

Wednesday, 12 September 2012 02:10

One Last Tri VII Preview - This is not actually the final outdoor triathlon on Minnesota's 2012 multisport schedule. MSU-Mankato has it's fall tri coming up, and there may or may not be a race in Mayer, too (Royals Tri). It's name--One Last Tri--is designed to entice those who have either already packed up their gear for the season, or are seriously considering doing so, to get out there one more time.

Last year this race attracted a record 600+ entrants, which caused some parking issues. Good news: those issues have been resolved and parking will not be a problem this time around....

Names & Numbers...Updated...

Friday, 07 September 2012 02:10

Square Lake Triathlons - The Square Lake Short Course Tri will celebrate its 13th anniversary on Saturday; the Long Course race, half IMish in length, will turn 12 on Sunday.

Do you know what the various race records are? We do. We nerdily keep track of that kind of stuff and we're happy to share it with you here. Let's start with the Short Course, okay? Remember, this is Triathlon, and all records are to be swallowed with many grains of salt.

SQUARE LAKE SHORT COURSE - .5 - 18 - 5

Overall - Patrick Parish - 1:22:03 - 2010 & Marnie Walth, ND - 1:30:53 - 2007

19U - Nick Vandam - 1:29:39 - 2004 & Hannah Strom - 1:42:33 - 2011 ...