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2025 August Triathletes of the Month...
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Friday, 12 September 2025 00:10
By Bonnie
The 2025 Minnesota triathlon season is winding down and Clyde and I are starting the process of studying athlete resumes to determine who best deserves post-season honors, i.e. Triathlete of the Year, Master of the Year, Grand Master of the Year Junior of the Year, Most Improved and Performance of the Year.
Today, we are revealing our August Triathletes of the Month.
JUNIOR OF THE MONTH
ADELINE ALTHAUS-KOTILA, 16, Minneapolis (photo) ....
2025 July Athletes of the Month...
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Friday, 08 August 2025 00:10
By Bonnie
With only six in-state triathlons on the 2025 Minnesota racing calendar in July, Clyde and I couldn't insist that athletes race two or more times during the month to be eligible for AOM recognition. Instead, we are posting our selections for Performances of the Month in four categories: Overall, Juniors, Masters and Grand Masters.
OVERALL PERFORMANCE OF THE MONTH:
SPENCER SYVERTSON (photo) - W at Buzz Ryan Sprint
(HM - Nathan Kim's 4th place finish at Ironman Muskoka 70.3)
PAIGE SCHULZ - 2nd overall / 4:35:08 - PR at Ironman Boise 70.3
(HM- Heather Lendway's W @ Timberman Olympic)
(HM: Tiffany Kari-Cizmas' CR at Buzz Ryan)
JUNIOR PERFORMANCE OF THE MONTH:
CORBIN DEICHMAN Age Group Record at Buzz Ryan
ADELINE ALTHAUS-KOTILA (photo)- Overall Women's Win at Lake Rebecca Sprint...
Cami, Tevin & Nathan are 2025 June Athletes of the Month!
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Friday, 11 July 2025 00:10
By Clyde
After a six-month offseason, the Minnesota Multisport Honors (MMH) Committee is back! This year, instead of Simon and Garfunkel, the Committee will be comprised of Bonnie and me, Clyde. We’re SUPER excited to start discussing, arguing, and fangirling over the results of Minnesota’s top age group triathletes. So, to kick things off for 2025, here are the Committee’s June Athletes of the Month with some additional commentary for your reading pleasure.
Female Athlete of the Month: Cami Eckhoff
Cami started her 2025 campaign with a win at the Buffalo Sprint tri in early June. Her time was bonkers – a 1:04:16 – rivaling some of the best women to have ever raced in Minnesota. Just a week later she popped a PB time of 4:46:03 at the Des Moines 70.3, which was good enough for 2nd place overall....
David, Apple & Lifeguards...UPDATED!
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Tuesday, 13 May 2025 00:10
DAVID KOPPEL - In July of 2023, David Koppel, 2021 Minnesota Triathlete of the Year, suffered a tri career-threatening bike accident. His recovery and ultimate return to the sport he loves as a participant (he is also a coach) has been long and arduous. But he's back now. Not all the way back, but it appears he may return to full strength before the 2025 season is over. His first race since the accident happened last weekend at the rainy Gulf Coast 70.3 in Panama City, Florida, where he placed 17th overall / 3rd 35-39. Congrats, David!
APPLE MULTISPORT FESTIVAL - Apple, America's oldest and arguably most prestigious non-championship duathlon, will celebrate its 43rd anniversary next Sunday at it's great new venue at Sartell High School. For the...
Apples, Buffaloes & Race Reportage...
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Wednesday, 07 May 2025 00:10
In 2014, 83 adult multis (triathlon & duathlon) were staged in Minnesota. Thirty-three adult multis are currently scheduled for the 2025 season. Unsurprisingly, struggling races are unsustainable. Unfortunately, many of our most iconic races, starting with Liberty and Lake Waconia, have also come and gone. Saying goodbye to events like the Minneapolis Triathlon, Superiorman, Heart of the Lakes and most recently, Lake Minnetonka, is painful. We hope that race directors, existing and aspiring, will fill the holes in the calendar, and July and August are littered with openings, with new events. Who knows, maybe some of those new races will become iconic.
MTN congratulates the organizers of the MORRIS TINMAN on the success of last weekend's races. We hope their larger-than-usual turnout portends increased enrollments for the other races on the 2025 schedule. Next up is the APPLE MULTISPORT FESTIVAL in Sartell on May 18. The Apple is our state's oldest multi, ...
