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Rain, Tornado Warnings, Missed Turns & Awesome Volunteers...
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Thursday, 29 January 2026 00:10
By Tevin Neegaard
70.3 Gulf Coast Race Report - My 2025 season opener was one to remember. This race gave us it all weather wise torrential rain showers, gusty winds, and tornado warnings that would later call the race for a majority of participants due to safety reasons.
Swim: Cancelled
Bike: The rain entered the chat as soon as we took our bikes off the rack. It was my first time really hammering in these conditions. Only mistake and wouldn’t have really changed anything other than position off the bike potentially… I missed a turn badly and had to stop altogether just to turn around with wet pavement on the shoulder...
Minnesota's 2025 Tri Season is Underway!
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Monday, 26 January 2026 00:10
39th Tinman Triathlon - 2016 MInnesota Junior of the Year MITCHELL CLAYTON won the Buzz Ryan Sprint in 2017, his 6th career tri victory. His next W was seven years later (2024) at Tri Clear Lake, where he set an amateur course record. There's many good reasons for his dry spell. College, work, grad school and marriage. But he bounced back strong last year and it appears that 2025 will be an even more successful year for him, one that may even land him a spot on Team MInnesota. Why? He crushed the competition at the Morris Tinman Intermediate distance triathlon yesterday. His 1:43:03 not only gave him a 17-minute margin of victory, it was the event's fastest time in more than a decade. A pair of Team MN athletes won th last two editions of this race in times that were and 1:43 and 2:08 slower than Mitchell's. Granted, good weather undoubtedly played a role, as conditions at Tinman are typically cold, windy and often wet. Still, in the amended words of poet/philosopher Neil Young, Mitch "rocked like a hurricane." ...
"Dad Strength May be a Real Thing!"
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Friday, 23 January 2026 00:10
By Spencer Syvertson
Apple Tri Race Report - Sartell's Apple Triathlon kicked off my 2025 season and my new chapter as a triathlete dad. I utilized the race to work on process goals and hitting certain marks throughout the race. I had two goals for myself. First, validate my bike improvements that I’ve seen in training. Secondly, run the 5k under 18 minutes which would be a personal best in a tri.
This was by far the coldest triathlon of my 50+ finishes. After a comfortable pool swim, we entered the outdoor transition at 40 degrees. My plan was to dry off on the run to T1 with a towel and then ride with sleeves, gloves, and shoe covers...
Sartell & Chattanooga...
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Tuesday, 20 January 2026 00:10
Apple Multisport Festival - The 42nd edition of this event, it's second at it's new venue at Sartell High School, took place on Sunday under very cold and windy conditions. Here's how SHAUN JAMISON described his AMF experience on Facebook:
I got 2nd of 3 guys in the 50-59 age group at the Apple Multi Sport festival triathlon. It was 40 degrees F on the bike/run course not counting windchill. It was nicely warm and humid in the pool area for the swim. My toes went numb on the bike course from the cold so I was pleased to find I didn’t unknowingly break them putting on my running shoes.
It was the first time I had to do a porta potty break at a sprint race. It guess I need to stop my input earlier than usual. Old guy problems. I forgot my gels for the bike race, but it all worked out because I had stopped at the Clearwater exit to pick up a gigantic Carmel roll. Thus, I was in the green for carbs....
Good 'Ol Fun at the Lake...
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Saturday, 17 January 2026 00:10
By Doobie Kurus
On Saturday, May 31, over 200 people had some good 'ol fun in the lake participating in the 6th Annual SWIM-Off to Summer. It's amazing what beautiful weather does for the overall vibe of an event! The air temps were almost 70 with low humidity and no wind, as the first wave went off. The bulk of the registrants (almost 2/3) signed up for the 1.2 mile (half IM) distance, about 1/4 for the .9 (Olympic) distance, and about 1/10 for the .3 (sprint) distance. Although we did have a few last minute changes on distances, people seemed pretty happy with what they chose...which was to have fun!..
