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The Grandest...
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Wednesday, 27 September 2023 00:10
By Goose
2023 Minnesota Multisport Honors - It's time for more name dropping. Today we are introducing the 55+ women who, according to our research, set the highest standards in their gender's Grand Master of the Year category. It will then be up to Mav to select the three official GMOY nominees.
MARY DEEG, 61, Annandale
2023 Highlights:
- 4th overall woman / 1st AG @ Buzz Ryan Sprint
- 6th overall woman / 1st AG @ Lakes Country
- 12th overall woman / 1st AG @ Buffalo Olympic
JAN GUENTHER, 63, Long Lake
2023 Highlights:
- 6th overall woman / 1st AG @ Timberman Olympic
- 11th / 1st AG @ Maple Grove Olympic
- 12th overall / 1st AG @ Lake Minnetonka...
2023 Junior Girls...
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Sunday, 24 September 2023 00:10
By Goose
Our research suggests that two Junior Girls deserve JOY consideration. Every other teen only raced once, or their efforts weren't quite JOY-nomination quality. Additionally, we suggest that in this case - Junior Girls--only two outstanding performances, not three, are required for inclusion. This is because the Tri West results were very unofficial, and more top junior girls raced there than in any other MInnesota triathlon.
Here are the girls we recommend for JOY nominations:
MACY IYER, 19, Edina (2020 JOY, four-time nominee)
Highlights:
- 3rd overall / 1st Jr. @ Buffalo Sprint - 1:08:44 (2nd fastest Jr. time in course history.)
- 4th overall / 1st Jr. @ Graniteman CLearwater Sprint...
Thinking About the Kids...
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Saturday, 16 September 2023 00:10
By Goose
Mav and I have begun to scutinize the 2023 tri season to determine who set the highest performance standards. More than that, we are interested in patting as many triathletes on the back as possible, whether or not they are unoffical nominees for unofficial honors. Name-dropping is a big deal to us because it's about celebrating the depth of talent in our state and how good we have it here.
Some of the people we will highlight here haven't been prior nominees but sure kicked some tush this year, liked Alexandria residents COREY NYGAARD and KADIE HOKANSON, or first-time tri winner KATIE KADERA from Marine on St. Croix. KEITH TUFTE, 63, of Excelsior had an outstanding year and could land an unoffical Grand Master nomination alongside previous winners JEFFREY WARSHAW (60, Minneapolis) and TIM BROWN (64, St. Paul).
STEPHANIE PETERSON, 46, had a breakout season, as did SEAN PICKLE (18, St. Cloud). Both are newcomers to MMH consideration....
2023 Performance Standard-Setters...
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Sunday, 10 September 2023 00:10
Last year Matt and Damon, two members of the Minnesota Multisport Honors Selection Committee, discussed their respective unofficial MMH picks. Their goal was to applaud those who set the performance standards in 2022. Matt and Damon are stepping aside this year; it's Mav's and Goose's turn to break down some data....
Can Pro Triathletes Get Rich? ...
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Sunday, 13 August 2023 00:10
By Thorsten Radde (triathlete.com)
One way to determine the most successful athletes is to keep track of the prize money they earn. Of course, this is only part of the total money athletes can make, as there are no reliable figures on sponsorship or appearance money. Also the numbers shown are earnings before expenses, and there are a lot of things such as travel, camps, coaching, or physio that have to be paid from this same pot of cash—it’s not pure profit for a pro. And while the numbers look nice and have grown considerably since the Professional Triathletes Organization (PTO) has entered the scene, there is still a lot of headway before we reach “golf levels”—where Rory McIlroy, the top 2022 prize money earner, made more than $44 million. That’s nearly three times the amount of prize money available to all pros, of all genders, at all distances!
