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Monday, 31 May 2021 00:10
16th BUFFALO TRIATHLON Preview II - Approximately 600 athletes are currently signed up for next Sunday's Buffalo Triathlon.That's awesome. In 2019 four hundred and sixteen triathletes crossed the finish line, so the increased registrations point to a successful rebound.
We're hoping that by race day, 700-or more athletes will be in attendance. Help make that happen, okay?
Today we are making some predictions about the women's competition in both the Olympic and Sprint races, starting with the longer event.
Podium Predictions, in alpha order:
DIANE HANKEE - Diane has won at least 40 multisport races in her illustrious career, the most recent being the Apple Du two weeks ago. Her best finish at Buffalo was a 7th in 2011. She has not raced on the current course, that has been in place since 2015. She is a much better...
Buffalo Olympic History - From 2015...
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Thursday, 27 May 2021 00:10
Recently we shared the competitive records of the Buffalo Sprint on it's current course. Here now are that great event's Olympic records on it's current course:
16th Edition BUFFALO TRIATHLON (OLYMPIC)
Current Course (2015 - present): 1500 - 23.57 - 10K ...
Highlights Galore at Apple!
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Monday, 24 May 2021 00:10
Photo - Fast Women! (L-R) Overall winner Diane Hankee and AG record setters Julia Weisbecker and Jan Guenther.
SARTELL APPLE DUATHLON - While TED TREISE and DIANE HANKEE were busy leading the way, as expected, we had our eyes on age group performances, and there were plenty of highlights to share.
The day was tough. Warm. Humid, and especially, windy. Not a day for record-setting, yet Treise, a second year pro, outsplit the men's field from timing mat to timing mat. His 1:22:00 gave him four and a half minutes to relax before runner-up / local star / Apple's amateur champion ANDY ZABEL made his PR performance here official.
Diane, who had also won here in 2016, relied on her run splits to secure her 1:26 win over another former Apple champ, ELAINE NELSON, who is probably the fastest female pharmacist in our region...
Sartell's Apple Duathlon Opens Summer Season...
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Saturday, 22 May 2021 00:10
ED. Love on the St, Cloud Times! Just moments after the final finisher crossed the line, Brian Mozey posted his race coverage, along with some awesome photos. MTN's coverage will post on Monday.
By Brian Mozey (sctimes.com)
SARTELL — The Apple Duathlon starts the summer for many racing athletes.
Andy Zabel, a Sartell native, has been competing in the running/cycling event since 2010, but missed last year, along with everyone else, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Zabel isn't the only one excited to have the race back; race director Evin Haukos was looking forward to the 39th annual Apple Duathlon. ...
More CY Stuff...
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Thursday, 20 May 2021 00:10
By Cathy Yndestad (instagram)
After a long racing hiatus, I wasn’t sure if this was still my jam. I’ve found great joy from spontaneous sporty adventures this past year (among other things), and was having some internal conflict whether focused training/racing was still for me.
I had a ‘free’ entry to this event from a 2020 Coeur D’Alene deferral, so figured it would be a perfect opportunity to test my love for racing while gaining valuable course insights for my athletes and friends racing the World Championships here in September.
It was indeed satisfying to get back to structured triathlon training after ski season. Well, despite the ~10day break after testing positive for C19 early March. Needless to say, I’m extremely grateful for my health and never take this for...
