Lots of running, cycling, and triathloning took place on the weekend of June 15! On the Saturday, the weather was fantastic, and it showed in some great results throughout Ontario by many of our members!
At the Centurion 25km, John Welsh rode in the lead group for the entire race, turned the final corner and began his sprint up the final hill! Looking like he was easily going to take the win, he began to celebrate until he felt the presence of another rider. John gritted his teeth, hammered the pedals, and out sprinted the other rider to take the overall victory at the Centurion 25km at Horseshoe Valley! Well done John!
At the inaugural egames Amateur Formula One Triathlon, Mark Deslaurier represented the club well. Beginning with a chilly 400m at Heritage Park, Mark swam well and put himself in a good position for the bike/run, bike/run. Racing through the downtown core was awesome to watch as Mark and many other athletes raced on Lakeshore and Dunlop St. Mark represented the club well, finishing 6th overall and 4th in his age group!!!
On the Soggy Sunday, members rode the Centurion 50km & 100km, the Barrie Half Marathon was run, and the Guelph Olympic Distance Triathlon was raced.
At the Centurion 50km, John Welsh followed up his 25km victory with a 3rd overall, and a 1st place age group! What a cycling super star! Great weekend John! Kirsten & Lloyd Smith also competed in the 50km race, both finishing in a great time, with Kirsten taking 2nd in her age group! Well done guys (and girl!)
At the Centurion 100km, Joanne Merkley fearlessly raced up and down the slippery slopes of Horseshoe Valley, as there were torrential downpours all morning! Joanne rode strong though, and finished a very respectable 6th in her age group! Awesome job!
At the Guelph Olympic, Jamie Nielsen and Peter MacDonald made the trek SW to compete in the first Olympic tri of the season. The rain wasn't solely falling in the Barrie area. Both Jamie and Peter had to navigate through the soggy parking lot, and water-filled transition area. They both raced very well, with Jamie finishing 6th in his age group, and Peter did very respectable in his first Olympic Distance Triathlon!
At the Barrie Half Marathon, it was a very wet start to the race. 10 members competed, with Dr. Frank Astri the sole competitor in the 5km race, finishing 19th overall, and 2nd in his age group!
In the half marathon competition, Allan Johnson and Brenda East were the top placers in the club, finishing 2nd and 3rd in their age group, respectively. Matt Doucette led the club in overall time, with a 1:34:14, and everyone else finished with a very respectable finishing time, considering the last 7km were run on the muddy rail trail, making traction and speed difficult. Awesome showing by Mark Deslaurier, Ross Fenton, Brent Kogan, Paul Franks, Chris Allport, and Matt Clarke. It was a tough day with some difficult elements, but everyone raced with Baydog Strength!!
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