HUDSON – Michael Braun is rolling. The Grim Reaper Fitness athlete was the overall champion at the Tri-Shark Duathlon here Saturday, finishing atop a field of over 200 racers. Braun was the overall winner at the Pioneer Sprint last month, just two weeks before placing 12th in his age group at Ironman Tulsa. With Tri-Shark limited to a duathlon … [Read more...]

TULSA – Grim Reaper Fitness’s Michael Braun completed his first Ironman distance race, placing 12th in his age group Sunday at Ironman Tulsa. The race consisted of a 2.4-mile swim in Keystone Lake, a reservoir in the Arkansas River, a 112-mile bike leg on a hilly course, and a flat, 26-mile run. Braun completed the event in 10 hours, 41 … [Read more...]

PETERSBURG – Michael Braun was the overall winner at the Pioneer Sprint and Erik Rankin was 3rd overall in the Abe’s Mini as Grim Reaper Fitness kicked off its 2021 multisport season at the two TriHarder Promotions events Saturday. On a day where triathletes faced a strong headwind for the entire back half of the cycling leg, Braun comfortably … [Read more...]

GRF’s Lauri Meins completed her 2nd Ironman race and Annie McGee placed 3rd in her age group at the Whiskeydaddle half marathon Sunday. Meins, raced at Ironman Louisville, finishing the event in 13:32:56. The 2.4-mile swim was cancelled due to unsafe levels of algal toxins in the Ohio River, but Meins completed the 112-mile bike leg in 7:45:38 … [Read more...]