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Northfielders Compete in Dare to Tri
More than 1,200 athletes participated in the annual Maple Grove Triathlon at Weaver Lake Park Saturday.
In its third year, the Maple Grove Triathlon brought out more than a 1,000 athletes to  Park in Maple Grove, including three Northfielders.
Among the competition options, triathletes could choose to either run in the Dare to Sprint, which included a .3 mile swim, 14-mile bike ride and 3-mile run, or the longer The Olympic Dare course of .9 miles, 26-mile bike ride and 6.2-mile run.
The top finisher in The Olympic Dare was Kris Spoth (2:03:07) of Ames, IA followed by Patrick Parish of Bloomington and Andrew Turner of Sioux Falls, SD.Â
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Rachel Erickson was the lone Northfielder to compete in The Olympic Dare. She finished 330th.
Two Northfielders competed in the Dare to Sprint: John Schneider (379th) and Anathea Alberda (547th).
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First Name Last Name Overall Place Division Swim T1 Bike T2 Run Time Anathea ALBERDA 547 F3034 12:07 2:27 56:13 1:58 29:46 1:42:31 John SCHNEIDER 379 M4044 10:22 5:38 49:53 1:41 24:31 1:32:05Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.
