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Not Too Many "K"s....
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Monday, 29 August 2011 03:00
TriStar 111 - Shortly after Wanda finished the 2nd annual Maple Grove Olympic Triathlon yesterday, a friend asked her why she didn't do the 111?
"Too many 'K's," she puffed, hands on her knees.
For 112 folks, however, the 111 kilometer challenge, was not excessive. For them, there were not too many Ks.
The inaugural TriStar 111-Minnesota, which was the US debut of a two-year-old international Series, was won by German distance star, Maik Twelsiek, in an outrageous 3:12:45, which was eight seconds faster than Thomas Hellreigel's previous Series record, set in Estonia in June. Twelsiek is a former Ironman Lake...
Sunday Results & Stuff...UPDATED..
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Sunday, 28 August 2011 12:58
LAKES COUNTRY TRIATHLON - The final race of the 2011 Tri Minnesota Series was highlighted by another win--his 2nd in a week and 4th of his career--for Duluth's Josh Blankenheim, who ran down rising star Marcus Stromberg of Buffalo, and the 7th victory of the season for Michelle Andres, who is the fastest mother-of-five in East Gull Lake. Michelle's time was a course record 1:21:47, which lowered Becky Youngberg's previous CR set in 2008 by 2:27. *
Blankenheim (photo L), who is a totally decent fellow who loves his dog very much, turned in a brisk 1:15:03. Only Steve Sander (1:14:21 in 2009) has covered this route (.5 - 17.3 - 3.9) in a faster time. RESULTS
MINNEAPOLIS DU - This morning run-bike-run was won by 47-year-old Michael Danielson and Meghan Mason. Fifteen hundred-ish folks finished the event, which bills itself as the "World's Largest Duathlon," which it might be if you don't count...
Newsy Notesy Stuff...Updated...
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Sunday, 28 August 2011 03:00
(Photo - Hedge and Boots being totally thin and into each other.)
SERIOUS NAME DROPPING. (Updated)
Who are winningest athletes on the Minnesota tri/du scene this season? Our research reveals that ten boys and girls have won at least three races apiece, and another 11 have recorded at least two victories. We've listed the Top 10 and highlighted what we believe to be their biggest wins of the season thus far.
1. Dan Hedgecock - 9 wins / 12 starts - Biggest - Life Time-Minneapolis
2. Becky Youngberg - 6 wins / 10 starts - Biggest - Lake Waconia
3. Michelle Andres - 7 Wins / 12 starts - Biggest - Gear West Duathlon
4. Claire Bootsma - 6 wins / 11 starts - Biggest - Maple Grove Olympic...
5. David Thompson - 5 wins / 16 starts
Maple Grove / TriStar Stuff...
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Saturday, 27 August 2011 15:17
(Archive Photos - TriStar 111 male amateur champion Matt Payne. Maple Grove Olympic female winner Claire Bootsma)
Stuff from today's Maple Grove Triathlon - Lots more to come....
1st annual TriStar 111 - Minnesota - Pro Men -
Kingswood Off Road Tri Stuff...
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Friday, 26 August 2011 03:00
By Sean Pease
Race Coverage - It was a beautiful and crisp Saturday morning. Light rain clouds shimmered in the distance out and beyond the horizon. Sun glowing behind the clouds. As I exited the hotel that morning I knew, despite anything else, it would be an ideal day to race.
Kingswood Off-Road Triathlon is one of the state's only true off road triathlons. I was stoked that this was my first try at such a thing, and more importantly, my first triathlon of the season (being a race director assistant keeps me from racing as much as I'd like). I loaded up the car and headed west toward Minnetrista...where ironically my wife grew up, and a city which holds a little slice of heaven on Little Long Lake, Kingswood Camp....
