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Thursday, 10 December 2015 00:10
ED. Between 2006 and 2008, Michael Williams was our state's premier male junior triathlete. He won the Junior of the Year each of those years. A wonderful guy, he's a world class doctor now and has a really cool wife and German shepherd (photo below).
By Dr. Michael Williams (premiersportsandspine.com)
What is an athlete? Have you ever found yourself asking such a question? What makes me different? Or do you sometimes find yourself answering such a question about yourself differently? ...
Stuff that Heather Already Knows...
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Wednesday, 09 December 2015 00:10
Swim Etiquette
By Deanna Pomfret (usatriathlon.org)
Cool Photo by Rich Cruse
The triathlon swim is usually the leg people talk and worry about the most. I’ve heard things like “I just need to get through the swim,” “I’m fine once the swim is over” and “I’d do a triathlon except I’m afraid of the swim.” The fact that fear for the swim can stop someone from trying this excellent sport makes me as a swim coach pause and think why and what can I do to make it less intimidating? ...
Avoiding Tri Disasters...
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Tuesday, 08 December 2015 00:10
By Paul N. Bloom and David K. Williams (usatriathlon.org)
Having competed in hundreds of triathlons over the years, my colleague, Dave Williams, and I have experienced and observed an amazing array of race-day ‘disasters.’ Indeed, I had such discouraging mishaps in my first three triathlons that I came close to quitting the sport.
In my first sprint triathlon with a 750-meter swim in a pond, I swam in the wrong direction and crashed head on into the fast swimmers who were finishing the swim leg. Hurt and embarrassed, I dropped out of the race. Not to be deterred, I came back to the same race the next year and...
Big Time "Horse Guy"...
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Sunday, 06 December 2015 06:10
ED. Here is a really cool article about Minnesota's believed ninety-genarian triathlete Bob Powers. In case you didn't know, he is a big time horse guy.
As a founding member of the Minnesota Hunter and Jumper Association, horses have always been an integral part of Bob Power's Life. His parents, Robert and Norah, immigrated from Ireland with Bob's brother, Tom, arriving at Ellis Island in 1923, the year before Bob was born. Bob's father was a renowned thoroughbred horse trainer in Ireland and came to America in search of a better life, eventually settling in Hopkins, Minnesota....
Upper Midwestern Awesomeness...
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Sunday, 06 December 2015 00:10
In recent years, athletes from the Upper Midwest, i.e. Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois and Michigan, have received more than their share of USAT AOY awards and HMs. It doesn't look like that will change any time soon. Here are some of the Upper Midwestern triathletes who should receive award consideration for their 2015 resumes:
DANIEL STUBLESKI, 39, Washington, MI – Dan was named AOY in 2013 and 2014 and should be in the running for that award again. For the last four years, he has been the best long distance amateur triathlete in America. Will he win the AOY again? We don't think so. We suspect that USAT will want to, as they say, spread the wealth. They will likely choose a short course star, either a guy from Virginia, or a guy who currently resides in Washington state. Either one of those guys would be an great choice. (We promised USAT that we wouldn't predict the winners by name.) ...
