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By Darin Wieneke

How cool is David Thompson of the Gear West Bike and Tri Development team? Pretty darn cool. If you have read about him in the past, you already know he received a graduate degree in nuclear engineering from MIT and he has won more than 60 triathlons. Here are some less commonly known things about DKT which further exemplify his coolness: Sharks have a week dedicated to him. He sweats Body Glide. The Jimmy John's delivery guy is afraid to race him....

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A Most Unexpected Turn...

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Less than ideal, but

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Flag Dresses, Big Chairs & Full Slabs...

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Going Off Course - Like Charlie Sheen, Beth Shipston has an addictive personality. Charlie's addicted to lots of stuff that is self-destructive: tobacco, drugs, alcohol and kinky naughty stuff with professional kinky naughty people. Beth, on the other hand, is addicted to self-elevating stuff, like love, Patriotism, fitness, smiling, people, Canada, Minnesota, children, Pink and popcorn. Her only two vices are texting, for which there is no known cure, and ribs, which she was introduced to in Decadent Duluth, not Decent Canada....

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Triathlon's 4th Leg...

transBEST OF MINNESOTA TRIATHLONS: TRANSITION AREAS

By Darin Wieneke

Triathlon transition can be crazy and even cause some to become frantic. Organized chaos is an apt description for the 4th leg of triathlon. In order to reduce the chaotic fervor, race directors can assemble participant-friendly transition areas which would include: (a) providing ample racks for bikes; (b) having clear signage for exiting and entering the transition area; (c) providing wide lanes between bike racks; (d) ensuring fair times by having age divisions racking together and having equal in/out distances for all participants; and (e) providing comfortable and safe viewing areas for...

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PP Brought the Fury...

clermontBy Coach Kris

Two high profile Minnesota athletes traveled to Clermont Florida this past weekend to participate in the draft legal race event at Lake Louisa hosted by Olympian Jarrod Shoemaker. Patrick Parish, 2010 US Sprint National Champion, and Kate Lowrey, 2010 US Youth National Points Champion, chose to take on the early season challenge, each with specific goals and objectives in mind.

Patrick participated in his first draft legal triathlon. His race was an open class, 75 person field of mainly division 1 collegiate swimmers and runners who had been recruited by Olympian Barb Lindquist to try triathlon. The objective was to try the draft legal format and also gun for the...

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