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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.

A Race By Any Other Name.....

Monday, 20 June 2011 03:00

It was a race that wasn't a race, to be precise.

By Bonnie Moebeck

All around me were packs of teams- Edina Realty with their own bus, bike transport truck, and nearly their own air to breath; Cargill looking mean and green, ready to kick grain in our faces; the Backdrafters collaborating over some sort of new drafting technique; Target clad in giant red and white circled jerseys. And there we were - 100 Monkeys - shivering in the cold, laughing and having a good old time. Up until ...

Beth Lacanne is a Very Very Nice Person and Other Weekend Stuff...

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...

Sunday, 19 June 2011 03:00

finish 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....