Minnesota's Triathlon Series!
The events in this new triathlon series of Minnesota-only races, brings hundreds of new triathletes to the sport each year. All of the events in the series will meet the standards athletes expect in a quality race. This includes an adequate number of helpful volunteers, a well-marked course, three accurate split results provided by Pickle Events, timely and accurate final results, overall and age group awards, free refreshments for participants, and much more.
In
2007, Erik's Bike Shop
provided prizes and incentives for Tri Minnesota Series participants including
$500 of merchandise at each series race and a prize package for those that
finish five series races or more. Click here to checkout
more about this exciting program. Details for the 2008 are yet to be announced.
2007 Results
The results are posted for the final 2007 Tri Minnesota Series. The overall Male Championship Jeremy Sartain from St. Paul, who is having an outstanding triathlon season, not just in the Tri MN Series. In the Women's Division, Lynette Bacon of North Mankato won 4 events to claim the Championship. Click here for complete 2007 results.
Congratulations to Craig Peterson of Minneapolis, MN and Raquel Corpus from Eagan, MN who were this year's winners of the free entries into all Tri MN Series Races in 2008! Craig and Raquel qualified as age group winners of the 2007 Series and won the free entires at drawing conducted at the Tri MN Series Race Director's meeting.
Thank you to all of you that participated in the 2007 series.
Thank you also to the series sponsors;
Erik's Bike Shop and Midwest Events
Schedule of Races
The tentative 2008 schedule is listed below. To see when registration opens for each event you will have to go to each race's website or contact the race director for each event. Schedule is subject to change. Contact each race to confirm dates and for complete information.
2008 Race Calendar
| Race | Date | City | More Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chain of Lakes Triathlon | May 3 | Alexandria | Website |
| *Land Between the Lakes Triathlon | May 18 | Albert Lea | Website |
| Buffalo Triathlon (Olympic) | June 1 | Buffalo | Website |
| Liberty Triathlon (Long course) | June 14 | Maple Plain | Website |
| Lake Minnetonka Triathlon | June 21 | Excelsior | Website |
| North Mankato Triathlon | June 22 | Mankato | Website |
| Graniteman Triathlon | July 13 | St. Cloud | Website |
| Northwoods Triathlon | August 9 | Nevis | Website |
| *Young Life Triathlon (Olympic) | August 16 | Detroit Lakes | Website |
| Lakes Country Triathlon | August 24 | Baxter | Website |
| * 2008 Tri Minnesota Series bonus races |
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At the end of the season, the overall male and female points leaders, as well as each age division leader, will receive additional prizes. Learn more about the awards and the series scoring system on the FAQ page.
Series Sponsors
We would like to thank the following sponsors for helping make the Tri Minnesota Series possible.
Read more about our sponsors on the Sponsors page.
This site and all contents © 2008 Pickle Events, LLC. Pages developed by Jake Krohn.