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Riding Through Peanut Butter...
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Saturday, 08 February 2020 23:10
By Maddy Pesch (Facebook)
Dubai 70.3 done! The day came with a few issues. I really enjoyed a beautiful swim in the Arabian Sea. Then unfortunately, my brake rubbed the entire bike ride making me feel like I was cycling through peanut butter 🥜 (Which is one of my favorite foods so I guess there’s always a positive side to things)....
Swimming May Slow Down Aging By Decades...
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Thursday, 06 February 2020 23:10
By Diane Sewell (everythingzoomer.com - Great photo by Todd Quackenbush)
From cradle to grave, swimming might just be the best exercise ever. Here, eight health benefits of taking a lap or two.
Swimming is good for just about everyone. It accommodates all ages, stages, abilities and disabilities.
There’s also evidence it can slow down the aging process....
Rookie Performance of the Year....
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Tuesday, 04 February 2020 23:10
Few would disagree that Paige Schulz's 10:09:12 third-place finish at Ironman Mont-Tremblant was the 2019 Performance of the Year by a Minnesota rookie. Schulz's 3rd at Chisago in 4:42:17 was a terrific effort, too, as was Caryn Herrick's victory at Hopkins Royal, but Paige's IM performance is at or near near the top of the all-time list of best first-year female multisport performances.
We'll let you be the judge of where it ranks. Eight of the last ten Rookies of the Year have been women, and here are what we consider to be their premier freshman efforts:
2018 – Heather Taylor's rookie POY was her victory at CyMan Triathlon in Bondurant, Iowa.
2016 – Hanna Grinaker's jaw-dropping 1:30:00 at Lake Waconia, lowering Susie Fox's 2015 CR by 3:05.
2015 – Dani Vsetecka's amateur win at Pigman Half IM (4:41:34).
(In 2014 Nick Nygaard edged Kelly Trom in the polling for ROY.)...
Female Masters Performance of the Year....
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Sunday, 02 February 2020 23:10
2019 was clearly the “Year of the Female Master” in Minnesota. Two of the Top 3 women in the state last season were over 40; an unprecedented five masters women were named to the Team Minnesota roster.
There were so many stellar performances by quadragenarian women that determining our unofficial Female Masters POY was an especially difficult task.
We were able to narrow the contenders to four performances. Three of those efforts were at the 70.3 distance:
- KORTNEY HAAG, 40, Maple Grove - Kort's victory at Chisago. Her time was a Masters Record – 4:32:52, lowering the prior MR by 4:12, and her margin of victory was 4:36.
Haag has won nine half IMs in her career.
- BECKY YOUNGBERG, 44, Eden Prairie - Becky's Course Record victory at Square Lake 70.3, arguably our region's most challenging half IM. Her time was 4:44:31, which lowered the women's CR/MR by 28 minutes. Her margin of victory was 7:43....
What is Your Ideal Race Weight?...
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Friday, 31 January 2020 23:10
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Dr. Stacy Sims is a leading sports nutritionist and exercise physiologist who has worked with hundreds of professional athletes and age groupers to help improve their training, performance, and health. This week she addresses questions about race weight and snacking before and after workouts.
I’ve heard a lot about hitting “race weight”—how do I know what my race weight is and how should I achieve it?
There are always conversations around race weight: “I’m only eating X amount to get down to race weight” or “I’m doing fasted training to help me get to race weight.” You can even Google “Ideal Race Weight” and you’ll discover online calculators! But what exactly is race weight and is it necessary for the amateur triathlete? ...
