There was quite a large contingent of Baydogs racing in Bala: 6 to be exact. Shawn Patton, Jamie Neilsen, Kirsten and Lloyd Smith, Mark Deslauriers, and Matt Doucette all represented the club at this iconic race. It seems that every year it rains on the Saturday to make a soggy transition, but the Baydogs brought the sun on race day!
Shawn was participating in his first race in a couple of years, and although the rust showed at the Bike turn around (little bit of elbow road rash!), his positivity made up for it! Nice to see you back at it Shawn!
Jamie has been putting in a good fight all year, scrapping in a competitive age group, and holding his own! Jamie finished 3rd in the 50-54 division!
Kirsten fought through some foot pain to put in a great effort, with a very strong swim and bike, although she was disappointed that Lloyd swam faster!
Lloyd put in a strong effort on the swim and bike, but as he said, 'the runners showed up today'. Regardless, another very solid performance by Lloyd!
Mark was putting all his IM Mont Tremblant training to the test and was the top dog on the day with a blistering 1:38:42, and finished 3rd in a VERY competitive 45 - 49 age group!
Matt had hopes of being the top dog, but since Mark took that, he settled for the top of the podium, winning his 35-39 age group by 30sec! Way to go Matt! It was his first ever Age Group win, and his 3rd podium in 2013!!
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