Sure this event caters to newbies, but there'll be some fast girls there, too.Here are nine girls who will bring impressive credentials to Baker Park on Sunday:
Karen Bebchuk, 43, Plymouth - 2009 Highlights - 3rd @ Heart of the Lakes Short Course; 4th @ Liberty Olympic
* Cindy Blackstock, 36, Plymouth - 2009 Highlights - 1st @ Green Lake Olympic (Race Record); 8th @ Buffalo Sprint; 21st @ Heart of the Lakes
* Suzie Finger, 26, St. Louis Park - 2009 Highlights - 1st @ Chaska Triathlon; 2nd @ Du the Dam & Waseca 1/3 IM; 3rd @ Winter Be Gone Duathlon - A first-year multisportswoman, Suzie should garner a 2009 Rookie of the Year nomination.
* Amy Klosterman, 47, White Bear Lake - 2009 Highlights - 1st @ Waseca Sprint; 3rd @ RochesterFest Sprint; 4th @ Heart of the Lakes Short Course; 5th @ Timberman Short Course
* Lydia Novotny, 26 Hopkins - Lydia was a 2008 Rookie of the Year nominee - 2009 Highlights - 1st @ Lake Waconia Citizens; 3rd @ Timberman; 10th @ Gear West Du; 12th @ Chisago Lakes Half (4:50:40); 13th @ Turtleman
* Greta Simpson, 28, Minneapolis - 15th here in 2008 - 2009 Highlights - 1st @ New Bri Tri; 7th @ Chisago Lakes Sprint; 9th @ Life Time Fitness Citizens
* Laurel Sundberg, 30, Minnetonka - 2009 Highlights - 1st @ Paul Bunyan Olympic; 3rd @ Buffalo Olympic & Green Lake Olympic; 4th @ Graniteman; 8th @ Lake Minnetonka
* Laura Swartz, 43, St. Louis Park - Defending YWCA Women's Tri champ - 2009 Highlights - 2nd @ Buffalo Sprint; 3rd @ Lake Minnetonka
* Grete Wilt, 17, Minneapolis - 7th here in 2008 - Grete is enrolled in SCS Multisports Elite MJET Program.
Who will win?
Lydia Novotny. She should lower the course record (1:18:57) by 5-6 minutes.
