Race Coverage
Shining in the Southwest...
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Tuesday, 25 October 2011 02:40
Austin 70.3 - Kortney Haag is one of our region's premier 70.3 racers. Her first effort at that distance was in July of 2009 at Chisago. Though the course was approximately 8 minutes short (for elites), she placed 3rd in a time of 4:25:54, the equivalent of a 4:33. Her next half was Pigman '09, which she won in 4:49:37, a remarkable effort considering the Tsunamiesque winds and intermittent rain.
Pregnancy intervened in 2010. Her next half was Pigman last August, where she broke the previous course record yet finished 2nd, 37 ticks behind the talented Jennifer Sloan of Tulsa, Oklahoma. FYI, Sloan went on to post a 9:56:40 at Kona a few weeks back.
Kort's most recent 70.3 effort was last Sunday in Austin, Texas. There she strung together some sweet splits (S-30:01, B-2:30::37, R-1:34:40) en route to a 4:40:00, which landed her in 6th place overall (2nd amateur). She was only 10:45 behind pro winner Jessica Meyers....
MSU Tri Stuff....
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Wednesday, 19 October 2011 03:00
By Chris Crocker
Race Coverage - The 2nd Annual Mankato State University Fall Indoor/Outdoor Tri is in the books! Todd Landgraff (photo below R) absolutely dominated the men
Empty Tank, Fully Satisfied....
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Friday, 14 October 2011 03:00
Ed. The day after Minnesota Grand Master of the Year nominee Ben Ewers finished 2nd in the 65-69M category at the Hawaiian Ironman World Championships, he wrote this note to his son and daughter.
By Ben Ewers
Only slept 4 hrs last night, mind and body still working. I survived this race better than any others, which I attribute to sound training (especially the heat training) and a good plan that recognized my shortcomings. My longest run going into the race was 11 miles, as my Achilles was a limiting factor. Today it feels no worse...
Medals For Taylor & Ewers...
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Sunday, 09 October 2011 00:00
(Vintage Timberman Photo - Greg Taylor after an all-out effort. An all-out effort at Kona yesterday earned Taylor another gold medal.)
Hawaiian Ironman XXXIII - Lotsa cool stuff happened at yesterday's World Champs, ...
Rockin' in Rockwall...
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Tuesday, 04 October 2011 03:20
(Photo - PP & CY celebrating their big wins in Big D suburbs.)
Toyota US Open - Minnesotans have rocked on the national scene this season, arguably more than ever before. It started with Patrick Parish's 3rd at the Clermont Draft Legal Challenge in Florida. Then sophomore sensation Dan Hedgecock placed 4th at St. Anthony's (FL), after which he CRed at Life Time-Minneapolis Elite, and did so by the largest margin in the 10-year history of the event. He went on to podium at Nationals and place 4th against the deepest men's field of the year at Hy-Vee 5150 Championships....
