Join the FIT to be TRI’d Racing Team

Whether you do it for the uniforms, the training partners, the friendships, the store discount, or all of the above (and more!), there’s good reason to race for the FIT to be TRI’d Racing Team, a club team for competitive runners and triathletes of all abilities.

We will be having a informational meeting Thursday, March 25, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. for those who are interested in becoming a part of the FIT to be TRI’d team. As Race season fast approaches remember what it’s like to participate alongside someone who shares your joy for doing what you do. Wouldn’t it be even better to do it with someone you know and have already been training with?

Team FIT to be TRI’d's members can …

Receive 15% off on regular priced FIT to be TRI’d merchandise

Get an extra 10% off discounted merchandise.

Join a supportive team of triathletes and runners.

Participate in group training opportunities

Get e-mail updates on the latest news and sport technology

Receive entry discounts at selected events in the area.

Get discounts on FIT to be TRI’d seminars, camps, and classes

Join us this racing season by flying the colors of Northfield’s Multisport Souce – FIT to be TRI’d! Team dues are only $15 plus the discounted cost of your uniform. Stop by the store or e-mail Tom Bisel (tbisel@fittobetrid.com) for more information.

Local results from the American Birkenbeiner.

Here are the links to the Northfield results from this past weekends Birkenbeiner.



The 50K Birkie Skate.

The 54K Birkie Classical.

The Kortelopet Skate.

The Kortelopet Classical.



For those of you that know the Fairly local Jim Wellbrock he finished in 1859th place in a time of 3:21.59.9 in the Birkie Skate race.



There were a total of 7322 participants in these four races.



Great job to all of you on your performances. Now you can get on the bike and get ready for next year.

Final Result's From 2010 MIAC Championships

The 2010 Championships are in the books. There were no repeat team champions this year, but both the Carleton and St. Olaf teams had a great weekend of swimming. The Carleton Women finished in 2nd place followed by St. Olaf in 4th. In the Men's meet St. Olaf took the 3rd spot while the Carleton men finished 5th.

The Big highlights of the Meet were St. Olaf's Ian Staehly's double win in Diving as well as being named Diver of the Year. The Diving Coach for St. Olaf/Carleton, Gabe Kortuem, was named Diving coach of the Year.

In the Saturday night finals, St. Olaf's Chase Liaboe took home the win in the 200 Butterfly and teammate Luke Money, finished third. Other top finishes for the St. Olaf team include: Jamie Fredeen 3rd - 1650 Free, Chris Bateman 2nd - 200 Backstroke, Lauren Snyder 3rd - 100 Free, Jacob Reinhart 2nd - 200 Breaststroke. The Men's 400 Free Relay team consisting of Brock Edwards, Luke Murrel, Chris Bateman and Kyle Biesecker finished 2nd.

For the Carleton Teams, Molly Spence was 2nd in the 1650 Free, Kale Zicafoose 2nd - 200 Backstroke, Kate Alexander 2nd - 200 Breaststroke, Eric Brenner 3rd - 3-meter diving.

The Championships complete results can be found here. Congratulations to all the swimmers from FIT to be TRI'd. Good luck to those of you who will be moving on to Nationals.

Day 2 from the 2010 MIAC Swimming Championships

Day 2 of the Championships saw lots of action and some minor changes in the standings. On the Men's side of things, St. Olaf remained in 3rd place as Carleton also maintained their 5th place position. In the Women's action, Carleton stayed in 2nd place while St. Olaf moved up one spot to 4th. You can find day 2 results here.

The days highlights are as follow.
In the Women's meet:

200 Free --
St. Olaf's Lauren Snyder 3rd - 1:55.24
Carleton's Molly Spence 4th - 1:56.14

100 Backstroke --
Carleton's Kale Zicafoose 3rd - 57.86(B qual)
Annie Metcalf 6th - 59.90
St. Olaf's Katie Kubat 7th - 59.92

100 Breaststroke --
Carleton's Kate Alexander won the event in a NCAA B time of 1:06.02.
Carleton's Mia Zutz 7th - 1:09.91, and Kiva Oken 8th - 1:11.39.
St. Olaf's Melissa Ghiglieri 5th - 1:07.94, and Kjersten Grinde 6th - 1:07.99.

100 Butterfly --
St. Olaf's Lydia Feldman 5th - 59.49
Carleton's Kale Zicafoose 6th - 59.87, and Sophie Pilhofer 7th - 59.97.

400 IM
St. Olaf's Jamie Fredeen and Alli Beardsley tied for 2nd with a time of 4:39.03, which was a NCAA B qualifying time.
Megan Laedtke 8th - 4:46.31.

3 Meter Diving --
Carleton's Sydney Weydemeyer 3rd - 372.55
Erin Heydinger 6th - 339.40

800 Free Relay --
St. Olaf 3rd -7:52.15(B qual)
Carleton 4th - 7:54.96

200 Medley Relay --
Carleton 3rd - 1:49.03(B qual)
St. Olaf 5th - 1:50.81

For the Men's highlights:

200 Free --
St. Olaf's Brock Edwards 3rd -1:42.53(B)

100 Backstroke --
Carleton's Andrew Mering 2nd - 51.97(B)
St. Olaf's Luke Murrell 4th -52.43
Kyle Biesecker 7th - 52.96

100 Breaststroke --
St. Olaf's Jacob Reinhart 4th - 1:00.05
Carleton's Djem Kissiov 7th - 1:00.66

100 Butterfly --
St. Olaf's Luke Money 2nd - 51.33
Carleton's Brian Kilgour 4th -52.14
Mamoru Kanazawa 5th - 52.27

400 IM --
St. Olaf's Chris Bateman won the event in an NCAA A qualifying time of 3:56.92. Also finishing in the top 8 for St. Olaf was Eric Carlson 7th - 4:20.85.
Carleton's Andrew Hardt 5th - 4:17.89.

800 Free Relay --
St. Olaf won the event in an NCAA B qualifying time of 6:52.31. Member of the winning relay were Chris Bateman, Brock Edwards, Chase Liaboe, Kyle Biesecker.
Carleton was 5th in a time of 7:12.12.

200 Medley Relay --
St. Olaf 2nd - 1:33.96(B)
Carleton 5th - 1:36.70

Congratulations to all the swimmers. Here is the link again to find all the results from Day 2 of the 2010 MIAC Swimming Championships.

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Day 1 Results from the 2010 MIAC Swimming Championships

Here are the results for Day 1 of the 2010 MIAC Championships. On the Men's side St. Olaf is currently in the 3rd position while Carleton is in 5th place. The Carleton Women are currently 2nd and the St. Olaf Women are in 5th place.

The Big Highlights of Day were: St. Olaf Junior Chris Bateman winning the 200IM with a NCAA qualifying time of 1:50.71. St. Olaf Diver Ian Staehley won the 1-meter diving event with a score of 417.85, he was followed by Carleton's Eric Brenner in 2nd place with a total of 404.2.

Other Highlights of the meets:
For the Women:
50 Free --
Carleton's Sophie Pilhofer 4th - 24.15(NCAA B Qualifying)
St.Olaf's Lauren Snyder 5th - 24.24(NCAA B)
500 Free --
St. Olaf's Jamie Fredeen 2nd - 5:08.11(NCAA B)
Carleton's Molly Spence 3rd - 5:08.14(NCAA B)
and Maggie Alexander 6th - 5:12.35.
200IM --
Carleton's Kate Alexander 2nd - 2:09.86(NCAA B)
St. Olaf's Allie Beardsley 3rd - 2:10.03(NCAA B)
200 Free Relay --
Carleton 3rd - 1:37.22(NCAA B)
St. Olaf 5th - 1:38.15(NCAA B)
400 Medley Relay --
Carleton 2nd - 3:54.4(NCAA B)
St. Olaf 4th - 4:00.88

In the Men's Meet:
50 Free --
Carleton's Erik Klontz 4th - 21.41
St. Olaf's Brock Edwards 6th - 21.70 and
Luke Murrell 8th - 21.78
500 Free --
St. Olaf's Chase Liaboe 5th - 4:43.41, Kyle Biesecker 7th - 4:49.40,
Eric Carlson 8th - 4:50.93
200 IM --
St. Olaf's Jacob Reinhart 6th - 1:57.10
200 Free Relay --
Carleton out touched St. Olaf for 2nd Place
with a time of 1:25.23 to St. Olaf's time of 1:25.25.
400 Medley Relay --
St. Olaf finished 3rd with a NCAA B time of 3:27.26 and
Carleton finished 4th in a time of 3:31.29.

2010 MIAC Swimming Championships.

The 2010 MIAC swimming championships are about ready to kick-off. The meet, scheduled to begin tomorrow Feb. 18, runs through Saturday Feb. 20. The Carleton Women's team looks to defend its title while the Men look to improve on last years 4th place finish. As for St.Olaf, the Men look to stay on top as they defend their 2009 title and the Women look to improve on their 4th place finish a last year's championship. Both teams have finished their tapers and are looking to go fast this weekend.

The Meet will be held at the U of M's aquatic center. Preliminary heats begin each day at 10:30 a.m. and Finals will be held at 6:30 p.m. You can find more information at the 2009-2010 MIAC Swimming & Diving Championships. If you are up in the area or are looking to take the kids on a day trip stop in and check out the action.