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Oldies But Goodies - The Undefeated...

Sunday, 01 September 2024 00:10

Six Minnesota triathletes age 50-and-over with at least three starts to date are undefeated this season. Most are stting AG records aalmsot every outing. Who are they?And what have they accomplished.

TIM BROWN, 65, Emily – Five starts. Five AG wins. Four AG records.
LUKE HARNED, 71, St.Paul - Five starts. Five AG wins. At least three AG records.
CHECK HENGEL, 60, Wayzata (photo) – Six starts. Six AG wins. At least three AG records
ROD RAYMOND, 59, Duluth – Three starts. Three AG wins. Three Top 7 overall finishes.

JAN GUENTHER, 65, Long Lake – Four starts. Four AG wins. Three AG records.
CHERYL ZITUR, 59, Corcoran – Four starts. Four AG wins. Three overall women's titles....

Winners Circle...

Thursday, 22 August 2024 00:10

The 2024 tri season in Minnesota is winding down, and we thought it would be fun to look back to see who the most successful athletes are. We are not including successful Age Group athletes here. That will be featured in a later post.

So, who are the athletes that have won the most races this year. We've made a list and we doubt that many will be surprised by it. Know that all wins are not created equal.

Here are the winningest Men and Women who have won at least two races this season. thus far ( through the weekend of August 17-18):

PRESTON YOUNGDAHL, 32 (photo), Plymouth - 5

ELENA JASPER, 27, Deephaven – 4
BECKY YOUNGBERG, 49, Shakopee - 4

NOAH BILLINGS, 18, Rochester – 3
COREY NYGAARD, 29, Alexandria - 3
SPENCER SYVERTSON, 28, Alexandria - 3
SEAN PICKLE, 19, St. Cloud- 3
KADIE HOKANSON, 43, Alexandria - 3...

On The Radar...

Saturday, 17 August 2024 00:10

As we reach the two-thirds mark of the 2024 Minnesota tri season we are impressed with the emergence of athletes that were not on our radar a year ago. In alpha order, here are a few who have captured our attention this season:

KAITSY BAKER, 24, Plymouth

A rookie, Kaitsy has cracked the Top 5 in both of the tris--Clearwater Sprint & Northwoods--she's entered this season. She's already riding at a 20 mph clip and running sub-7. She will only get faster with each race.

NICK JASMER, 32, Menagha

Nick showed “promise” in 2023, but we weren't ready to embrace him fully because his effort at Timberman Olympic was not competitive. This year is much different. His results are very good and will only get better with time. We like his trajectory. Here is his 2024 scorcard to date:

1st @ Average Jo
2nd @ Hoot Lake (Behind Corey Nygaard)
3rd @ Northwoods (Behind Blankenheim and Grossinger)
4th @ Alexandria (Sprencer Syvertson, Corey Nygaard & Easton Syvertson...

3rd Annual Chisago Olympic & Sprint - Preview...With Updates...

Thursday, 25 July 2024 00:10

Photo - We couldn't resist posting this photo of Stephanie Peterson hangin' with Paul Bunyan. Who knew Paul was into corndogs?

CHISAGO LAKES OLYMPIC & SPRINT PREVIEW - Below are MTN's podium picks for next Sunday's Olympic and Sprint races:

Olympic Men:

TIM BONTRAGER - Tim is our clear choice to win this event next Sunday. Hs podium performances at Trinona, Door Country , Pleasant Prairie and Maple Grove were fast, and the guys that outraced him, all national class athletes, did so by small margins. We think Tim will rewrite the men's course record.

TEVIN NEEGARD - Off the radar last year, he's one of the faves this season to win the Most Improved Triathlete honor.

NOAH BILLINGS - Noah should finish no lower than 3rd, and could land in 2nd. He is the reigning Junior National chmpion and has already won three races this year....

PETER WIKMAN - In three Olympic starts in 2023, Peter recorded a win and two seconds. A podium on Sunday is very possible.