FEATURES
A Cool Deal...
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Thursday, 19 May 2011 09:54
Give a Little. Get a Lot...
Volunteer to help at an OptumHealth Performance Triathlon in 2011 and you will receive a free entry into that race in 2012 (a $75 value). Volunteer opportunities are at the Manitou Triathlon June 12 or be a part of the new TwinCities Triathlon July 24. You'll also receive a...
IM-Moo Charity Slots...
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Wednesday, 18 May 2011 15:00
Triathlete Katherine Schaefer, who looks sort of like Natalie Portman and is one of the coolest people we know and is injured and will not be racing this year but will volunteer a lot, sent us this:
BREAKING NEWS: Team FD has just been granted 12 charity spots in The Ford Ironman Wisconsin | Madison!
Anyone up for 2.4 miles of swimming, 112 miles of biking AND a marathon? We thought so! ...
Selflessness & Great Hair...
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Sunday, 15 May 2011 03:00
(Photo -Selfless, Andy Clark leaps valiantly from a dock to intercept an errant Iraqi scud missile that was intended to decimate a Syrian target, yet somehow ended up in Minnesota. Andy was willing to sacrifice himself for his family and a beach full of strangers. Fortunately, the scud, like most scuds, did not detonate, thus Andy can continue to race and coach and do family stuff.)
Profile-ette - We've been a fan of Northfield's Andy Clark for a long time. A handsome and ripped Minnesota multisport pioneer with great competitive creds, he is also a highly decorated collegiate swim coach.
How decorated, you ask?
Check out his professional bio:
Black Grapes & Bitchy Housewives...
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Friday, 13 May 2011 03:00
Going Off Course - He looked like a sumo wrestler and smelled like ink and a whole lot of yesterday's sweat.
Jessie's Got Game...
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Thursday, 12 May 2011 03:00
Unheralded, but not Undeserving File - Minnesota's many national and world level multisport athletes command a large portion of MTN's cyber ink. Cathy and Patrick and Kevin and Kort and Brian and Jenny et al have been busy setting performance standards and have deservedly reaped the benefits, whether in material form or in terms of recognition.
There are so many other fine multisport athletes in our state who possess what we can call "regional" or "local" class talent. Some of these folks are the national classers of tomorrow. And simply put, these people rarely get the props they deserve. Addressing this, MTN will periodically post features from our "Unheralded, but not Undeserving File"....
