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I Was Hooked!
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Sunday, 05 July 2020 23:10
By Christel Kippenhan (seecktri.wordpress.com)
Without any triathlon race reports for this year, I thought I write about some other triathlon related stuff, sort of.
It’s Wednesday afternoon, time for my regular 3000 yds swim workout along the shoreline of Lake Movil Bay. I was on the third repetition of my 5 x 200 yd set (~ 2300 yds into my workout, and about 1/4 mile from my place) when I got a bit too close to a patch of reeds. I brushed with...
The Race Must Go On!
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Wednesday, 01 July 2020 23:10
By Steve Gunther
CHANHASSEN – The morning of Saturday, June 20th could not have been more perfect for a triathlon. The air temperature was 63 degrees and the water temperature just a few degrees higher than that. Absolutely no wind, perfect glassy water and not a cloud in the sky. It was glorious…except for one small thing: Two months earlier the Lake Minnetonka Triathlon originally set for that Saturday had been cancelled due to CoVid-19 concerns....
"I Had No Idea What I Was Doing"...
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Sunday, 28 June 2020 23:10
By Ted Treise
Race: Iowa’s Best Dam Triathlon
Year: Fall 2012
Age: 18
Bike: Trek 1.1 W/ bucket pedals
About 50 yards into the swim my lungs no longer worked, and I couldn’t breathe as I treaded water watching the pack swim away. The collegiate men’s wave has successfully swam over me after I was insistent about getting a front row spot for the run into the water and the woman’s wave was about to do the same. During the pre-race meeting, we were told to take our caps off in the event of needing to be rescued during the swim. ‘Is now the time to pack it in?’ I thought....
Katy, Brian & Jessie...
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Friday, 26 June 2020 23:10
Here's some more National Triathlon Week stuff, starting with Katy's most memorable triathlon moment:
Self-Supported Adventure...
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Wednesday, 24 June 2020 23:10
Awesome photos by Philip Skulte / Visual Captive
By Christina Roberts
Outpace 70.3 Race Report - We were supposed to be racing Ironman 70.3 Des Moines last weekend. But instead of sulking about our lost opportunity, Coach Anthony (of Outpace Coaching) graciously offered to host a team Outpace 70.3 triathlon at Lake Ann in Chanhassen.
Anthony, who on that day played the role of coach, race director, aid station manager, and swim buoy, brought his athletes together for a mock race to give us an opportunity to either test our fitness, try to hit race pace goals, or just get out for a solid training day. It was a choose your own adventure course which was set up as loops for the bike and run so that athletes could choose a distance that aligned with their desired workout for the day. ...
