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Wednesday, 11 March 2026 00:10
By Doobie Kurus
Average Jo Race Report - If anyone remembers, last year I did a report on the Average Jo Tri up in Perham, MN. I went on and on about how "happy" I was. It was my first time doing it, they gave me a safe, challenging, fun simple race, I gave some suggestions to the race director, yada-yada-yada. Well this year I was looking for signs...and I got them!
* First sign: They added a website over the winter! Nice!
* Second sign: They increased registration from 56 last year to over 100 this year. Nicer!
* Next sign: So many people I met on race morning were first time triathletes...and LOVED IT! Even nicer!
* Last sign: I got locked in my hotel room turned escape room and almost missed the race! Not so nice!
Seriously, I used what I thought was a magnetic dead bolt before turning in for bed and getting a great night sleep. In the morning, I woke up and started to head down to breakfast when I couldn't open the door. I tried sliding my room key to break the seal. Nothing! Then I tried my car key. Um...no! I even thought of going out the...
A Big Day for Day...
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Sunday, 08 March 2026 00:10
2025 Women's Trifecta Coverage -Approximately 130ish women participated in last Saturday's Trifesta at Turtle Lake. Park in Shoreview. The event featured Olympic and Sprint races for veterans and a very cool "Virgin" event for newbies.
The first woman who lost her tri-virginity, and doing so in impressive fashion, was WENDY ANN DAY, 46 (photo), who drove the 160+ miles from her home in the Backus area to do the race. Leading throughout, the avid outdoorswoman posted the only sub-1-hour time among her event's thirty-two entrants.
A pair of accomplished triathletes, like Day, led throughout their respective events to claim decisive victories. Seven-time Minnesota Master of the Year nominee ANDREA MYERS' margin in the Sprint race was a hefty 6:36, and MARTHA STELTER's MOV in the Olympic event was 9:33.
Stelter has concentrated mostly on road running over the last several years, but her tri-highlights include a 3rd at Fairmont Olympic in 2021 and a 7th at Hopkins Royal in '19.
Enthusiastic Event Publicist Lisa Hobbie shared these notes with us:
"...an incredible race day at Turtle Lake Park! ...
"I Went Out Hard and Fast"....
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Thursday, 05 March 2026 00:10
By Amy Preusser
Average Jo Race Report - Before the sun was up on Saturday morning, I loaded up the car, my husband and I woke our three kiddos up and we drove to Perham, Minnesota. We had never been to Perham, and it was my first time racing the Kinship Average Jo Triathlon. This was my fourth race of the season, and it was my daughters’ first time coming to watch mom this year! It was so special to have them help me set up my transition and to hear them cheer for me. The Kinship Triathlon was celebrating 20 years of youth mentoring and providing positive role models in the Perham area. This made it even more notable to have my girls along for the race!
The race was set up in Paul Miller Park, and the sun was just breaking through the clouds as the boats launched to ready for the swim. It proved to be a gorgeous morning for racing! The swim came and went quickly; with the men starting about 5 minutes before the women. The lake is shallow and the day was clear - making for easy sighting. I caught up to the tail end of the men’s race right before the first bouy. It was calm on the lake, albeit a bit weedy.---
Corbin Rolled & Erin Rocked...
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Monday, 02 March 2026 00:10
2025 MANITOU SPRINT TRIATHLON COVERAGE - Before we tell you about what happend on the race course, we want to share some great words from Manitou Director Judi Verdugo:
"The Run is Where it all Fell Apart"....
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Saturday, 28 February 2026 00:10
By Craig Schroeder
Fairmont race recap - This is my second year doing this event, it is a nice early year event about 2 hours south of the twin cities and a late enough start time with checkin closing at 8 that you could make a day trip out of it. I like it as they also have a kids triathlon the evening before, this year it got canceled due to forecasted heat however.
The morning of the race you knew it was going to be a hot one walking outside. Getting to the race and getting setup was easy. The staff do a great job of checking everyone in with 4 tables setup to get your bib, swag bag, timing chip and to fill out a little card that they read off of for the finish line. Being a smaller sized event you have plenty of time to talk to fellow athletes and get ready for the day. Transition and check in is located at Gomsrud park in a nice grassy area with plenty of parking...
