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Sunday June 24 2007 Wow, what a day for Dig It athletes. Trey finished his third Ironman in Idaho, Andrea raced her first half IM at the High Cliffs Triathlon, Nate and Mike raced in the amateur version of Stillwater Criterium of the Nature Valley Grand Prix and Emmerson raced at the Lake Waconia Triathlon. It was an awesome day, way to go guys. Ironman Coeur d'Alene This was Trey's goal race for the first half of the year and his training had been going well. Race day brought its challenges, including catching a cold the day before and a rough and choppy swim, but Trey held strong and finished his third Ironman, way to go Trey!
Trey rides strong in the early miles of the bike at IM Coeur d'Alene.
Trey completes his sprint to the line at the Ironman. Trey you're an Ironman, again!
Andrea makes her half Ironman debut at the High Cliffs Triathlon and does an awesome job. Above she works the bike and still has time for a wave for the camera. It was a great day of bike riding on Sunday June 24 at the Stillwater Criterium, at least for those of us who weren't racing. Wow, that is a hard course. The announcers kept describing it as the hardest crit course in North America and from the likes of the main hill I would have to agree.
Nate powers up the hill during the early laps on his way to a 10th place finish.
The steepness of the hill is more apparent here as Mike works it in one of the middle laps. After just a few laps the field got strung out and after dropping his chain, Mike had a tough go to catch back up.
Nate recounts some of the fun, and pain, of the race. Congrats to Nate for finishing 10th after one of his fellow racers cut him off and sent him onto the dirt on the first lap. After loosing at least 45 seconds, Nate powered his way to a solid finish. Weekend of June 16 and 17 Dave does a great job at the Summer Solstice Duathlon in Texas with another solid age group performance. In a show of a well balanced athlete Dave finished 2nd in his age group with the second best time for each of the two runs and the best ride of his age group. Way to go Dave! Horribly Hilly Hundreds Aaron and Coach Jason ride and finish the Horribly Hilly Hundreds 200K and some ride. Original course is 200 kilometers but due to road construction, the route was altered and with this change the final distance was right at 130 miles, or 208K. And if the name didn't give it away, there were a few hills along with way as well. Aarron did a great ride finisshing strong and helping his friends along the way. For a full recap of Jason's ride, click here.
Aaron gets ready to head back out after grabbing some calories and refreshment at one of the aid stations.
Here at a later rest stop, Aaron and the guys from Hudson are still happy though the ride is starting to take a toll. Dig It Triathlon and Multisport is now a sponsor of the Minnesota Cycling Federation's Rider of the Year Award. For more information about this competition, click here. To see more news from Dig It Triathlon and Multisports click below
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August 31 At Ironman Louisville, Noelle does a great job on a hot and windy day in Kentucky. Noelle backed up a good swim and bike with solid run. Crossing the finish line with a smile on her face, Noelle showed how to get it done. Nice job, Noelle.
August 10 At the ITU Long Course Duathlon World Championships in Geel, Belgium, pro Justin Hurd, who Jason consults with on training, put in a great performance to finish 5th overall. In a perfect job of pacing, Justin ran, biked and ran with the best in the world. Way to go Justin!
Coach Jason was in action at the Town Hall Team Time Trial with 3 others from his bike racing club. The Birchwood Aged team might not have won, but we had fun.
August 2 At the Full Vineman in California, Dig It athlete Scott completes his Ironman dream with a solid debut race on a hot day. Awesome performance Scott! July 12 The Graham Beasley Duathlon was a huge success for Bryan with a 2nd place in his age group and a 10th place overall. Great job Bryan!
July 6 At the Lake Steven's 70.3, Jill continued her great long course progress with a PR. Way to go Jill! Dig It was a sponsor of the Duluth Duathlon. Coach Jason was there along with Todd enjoying a steamy day of running, biking and running again on the shores of Lake Superior. Here Team Dig It poses for a picture at the official Dig It Triathlon water station.
June 26 Coach Jason is headed to ITU Duathlon Worlds in Rimini, Italy in September after qualifying at the Apple Duathlon in May. June 14 A great day at the Liberty Triathlon today as Noelle, Jill, Scott and Josh show their on track for long course success later this summer. Way to go guys!
Here Coach Jason and Jill hang out after the race.
April 27 At the US National Duathlon Champs, Francois culminated his spring campaign with a 3rd place in the 35-39 age group. On a rainy and tough day in Richmond, Francois was solid across the board, yeah baby!
The 35-39 podium, with Francois on the right.
April 19-21 These few days were no doubt one of the best weekends ever for Dig It athletes. At Ironman China, new pro Justin Hurd who Coach Jason has been consulting with, raced through really tough conditions to finish 5th overall and earn a Pro slot to Ironman Hawaii. RuthAnn won her age group at a half marathon, Trey was 2nd in his age group at the Louisiana Triathlon at New Roads and Faith finished her first Boston Marathon.
April 5 Coach Jason joins the USA Triathlon National Duathlon Committee. January 19-20 Coach Jason enjoyed a weekend in northern New Jersey at the PhysFarm workshop on Exercise Physiology and Biomechanics.
January 1 Coach Jason joins the PhysFarm coaching consortium. This group is dedicated to applying cutting edge exercise physiology and training software to use for all athletes. The newest software developed by PhysFarm, RaceDay, proves itself as a great tool for multisport athletes.
December 12 Coach Jason now a USA Cycling Level 2 coach. Clinic in November was great and Jason learned some cool stuff and is ready to bring it to use with you. November 25 Check out the newest edition of Midwest Events magazine for Coach Jason's article, "Spending for Speed."
October 6 Coach Jason wins the inaugural Kickin' Leaves Duathlon in Grand Rapids, Minnesota. The new race had a small field but a great course. Hope everyone can make it there next year.
Jason poses with bike and trophy at home after the race.
2007 Dig It News A full account of Dig It news from 2007 and early 2008 can be accessed on our latest news page, with archived links at the bottom.
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