Race Coverage

Diane's Back!

Tuesday, 05 August 2025 00:10

38th BREWHOUSE TRIATHLON - Lots of storylines! Here's four of them:

- ELAINE NELSON's triumphant return to tri racing.

- JOSH BLANKENHEIM's Long Course record.

- SHYANNE MCGREGOR's 2nd consecutive outright win in the Sprint competition.

- BREWHOUSE's super-awesome volunteers. 

Elaine - During her absence from the triathlon scene in 2023 and 2024, we worried that Elaine, inauguably Duluth's all-time most successful female triathlete, had retired. We couldn't be happier that our fears were unjustified. Last Sunday she raced at Brewhouse Olympic and did what she had done eight times before, i.e. won by a convincing margin. The W was the 28th of Diane's tri career dating back to her Rookie of the Year campaign in 2010.

Josh B - Duluth's premier male triathlete since the retirement of the great BRIAN BICH, Blank not only won the BHO for the 3rd time, he lowered SPENCER SYVERTSON's 2024 course record, a mark that looked like it might...stand for a long time, by 38-seconds. Josh is now the first man to break 1:50 (1:49:39) on BH's .75 - 24 - 5 course. The 2024 Master of the Year, Josh is the current frontrunner for that honor this season. He needs one more elite level performance to lock that in, and we are confident that his return to Northwoods next week will make that happen....

Shyanne - She proved at Timberman Sprint last month that despite her fondness for long races (70.3, IM), she also has a need for speed. She rocked the fastest women's time ever at T-Man, and while she didn't lower the 1:02 clocking she threw down here last year, her 1:03 was once again fast enought to outrace the men.

Check out James McComb's cool story in the Duluth News Tribune: https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/sports/awesome-volunteers-the-heart-of-brewhouse-triathlon

Flat water, mild weather and Brewhouse's signature fun vibe greeted the 406 athletes who participated last weekend at this annual classic.  RESULTS