Media Release

August 20, 2000 --- Riding Mountain Triathlon results

Triathlon Manitoba is pleased to announce the success of the Riding Mountain Triathlon, which took place on Saturday August 19, 2000 at Clear Lake, Wasagaming, Riding Mountain National Park.  There were 188 participants in the race on Saturday, and 69 Kids of Steel on Sunday.

On Saturday, the race featured a Sprint Distance of a 750M swim, 20K cycle, and 4.7K run as well as an Olympic Distance of a 1500M swim, 40K cycle, and 10K run.

The overall Male winner in the Sprint Distance was Kevin Sutton (of Saskatchewan) with a time of 1:04:48, and the overall female winner was Kim Gusdal with a time of 1:15:22.  The overall Male winner in the Olympic Distance was Patrick Peacock with a time of 2:06:42, and the overall female winner was Sarah Robbins (of Saskatchewan) with a time of 2:27:46.

The overall Male winner in the Kids of Steel Junior Distance was Kyle Crowston with a time of 17:36 and the overall Female winner was Alina MacMillan with a time of 19:52. The overall Male winner in the Kids of Steel Senior Distance was Brent Miller with a time of 32:15 and the overall Female winner was Jacqueline Coles with a time of 36:48.

The Riding Mountain Triathlon was Junior/Youth Regionals for Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and NW Ontario.   Each team's point total was determined by their four best individual point earnings.  Saskatchewan had 4 athletes competing, while Manitoba had 14 athletes.  Manitoba won the Markham Cup again this year with 180 points to Saskatchewan's 86.

For more information on this or any other Triathlon events, please call Triathlon Manitoba at 925-5636 or check out our website at www.triathlon.mb.ca. 

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