Race Coverage
Even More Peopley Stuff...
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Tuesday, 21 June 2011 02:30
(Photo - The Hall Wedding, in which husband, Mederic, performs the classic theatrical "bend-her-backward-kiss" with his bride, Joanna, who is one of the topics of this post.)
NEWSINESS & NOTESINESS - Joanna Hall is in a unique position. Since her recent relocation to Iowa City, she had raced at Pigman Sprint, which was (and has been for seven years) Iowa's qualifying event for the Best of the US Championship, which will be staged in Gulf Shores, Alabama next September.
Beth Lacanne is a Very Very Nice Person and Other Weekend Stuff...
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Sunday, 19 June 2011 14:54
Newsy Notesy Stuff - MTN congratulates St. Paul pro, David Thompson, and Circle Pines amateur, Patrick Parish on their podium performances this morning at the Washington DC Triathlon, a 5150 Series member event. DKT's 3rd here is arguably his best effort of the year thus far.
We'll have to ask him.
Incidently, the men's winner was Aussie, Paul Matthews.
Parish's 2nd place overall amateur effort (1:57:39) behind 2009 US Athlete of the Year, Brian Duffy of Pennsylvania, may be his best performance thus far in 2011....
Chris' First Flying Dismount...
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Sunday, 19 June 2011 03:00
Occasional MTN contributor, Chris Hawes, who is voluntarily bald, which is very cool, did the 2nd annual Eau Claire Triathlon last weekend. He liked it. Here's his race report, which was jacked, with permission, from his BLOG:
By Chris Hawes
Race Coverage - There were a lot of racing options this past weekend, Liberty (Oly and Half), Trinona (Sprint and Oly), and the OptumHealth Manitou Sprint Triathlon. Last year I did Manitou, this year I decided to go back to my "home town" (I went to high school and undergrad) to do thier 2nd annual sprint triathlon.
As usual, I showed up early, I think I was fourth in transition. The between bike spacing was good, the between rack spacing was tight. The transition area was long and a bit narrow. The bike in and out were at the same end, the in from the swim and the run out were the same end. Initially, I was unsure of the space in transition, but it actually worked out well enough....
Heidi Is Crazy Fast...
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Saturday, 18 June 2011 12:16
(Photo - 2011 Trinona Olympic and Lake Minnetonka winner, Heidi Keller-Miler with a cute kid. Heidi also won the LMT in 2006.)
Lake Minnetonka XIII- Chaska Uber Master, Heidi Keller-Miler, 46,
Racing For Lips....
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Saturday, 18 June 2011 03:00
Wednesday, June 15, 2011 (filched from thompsontri.blogspot.com)
Top Ten Reasons to do Trinona Next Year
I think Trinona is my new favorite race, displacing Escape from Alcatraz.
10. Adhesize bike numbers: No tape or pins required. White numbers on black background was unique too.
9. They have race T-Shirts that my wife will actually let me wear outside the house.
8. Winona is only a 2 hour 20 min scenic drive from the Twin Cities...
Wile E. vs. Beep Beep...
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Wednesday, 15 June 2011 03:00
By Alex Hooke
For the second year in a row, I kicked off my multisport season with Trinona. Coming into the race I was less confident of my fitness level with a few less miles in my legs and a few more numbers on the bathroom scale than last year at this time. With a stacked field including DKT, Matt Payne, Sam Janicki, Nathan White, and Patrick Davis (all proven speedsters), my plan was to take the swim out hard, try to hang with the other racers, and not be too hard on myself if the pace was too rich for my blood.
Pre-Race: I arrived to a highly organized race site. My pre-race routine went smoothly thanks to nice weather, plenty of space, knowledgeable volunteers, and plentiful port-o-potties (with hand washing stations!). It was fun to catch up with some of the racers I hadn't seen since last season....
