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Monday, 30 September 2013 05:10
(Photo - Perennial TOY nominee, Cathy Yndestad.)
MInnesota Multisport Awards - Here are the official nominees for 2013 Female Triathlete of the Year:
SUZIE FOX (30, Chaska - photo below L)
Winner of three prior MMAs (Rookie of the Year, Duathlete of the Year, Most Improved), this is Suzie's 2nd TOY nomination. Fox won four tris this season and podiumed in three others....
On Bended Knee......
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Monday, 30 September 2013 03:10
By Dan Hedgecock (danhedgecock.blogspot.com)
Big news, Claire and I are engaged! Since I haven't had any race news since Chicago I thought it'd be fun to put up a few pictures of our trip out to Colorado. We left last week and stopped for a night in Badlands National Park. Kevin has recently fallen in love with Custer State Park and tried to convince us to stop there, but we just used the stop to break up the 14 hour drive. We had a little time to climb around some of the formations. From the Badlands into Colorado we had to cross the South Platte River which has been flooding because of the heavy rains in the front range. After a quick stop in Denver we...
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Sunday, 29 September 2013 11:10
MInnesota Multisport Awards - In 2005, Julie Hull was not among the original nominees for Most Improved Female. Her name was added later after the MMA Selectors had a second opportunity to study her resume. Guess what? Julie won the MI trophy that year.
The same could happen this year, too. Four nominees for female MI were announced on MTN last Thursday. Since then, the Selectors have discovered that they were working with an incomplete bio for Bridget McCoy. The results that were reviewed did not include her runaway victory at Hy-Vee Olympic "People's" Triathlon and her bronze medal effort at Rev 3 Wisconsin Dells. When these efforts were ....
Run-Bike-Runners...
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Saturday, 28 September 2013 00:10
Minnesota Multisport Awards - Nominees in the Duathlete of the Year category need at least three outstanding R-B-R performances during the season. Here are the official 2013 nominees:
SUZIE FOX (30, Chaska)
1st @ Gear West Duathlon
1st @ Apple Duathlon Worlds Qualifier
1st @ Fall Classic Du (Course Record)
The Next Level...
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Friday, 27 September 2013 00:10
Minnesota Multisport Awards - Here are the official nominees for Male-Most Improved:
Thaddeus Ingersoll (43, St. Paul - photo L)
Thad had a great season in 2011 and an abbreviated season in 2012. In 2013, he had a breakout year, his most successful ever. His highlights included amateur wins at Life Time Tri-Chicago and Chisago Sprint. He also finished 2nd overall at Rev 3-Wisconsin Dells Olympic, 3rd at Croixathlon and 5th at RochesterFest Olympic....
