Media Release

August 21, 2002 --- Riding Mountain Triathlon Results

The 17th annual Riding Mountain Triathlon took place in Clear Lake, Wasagaming, Manitoba, on Saturday August 17th. Unfortunately due to water and weather conditions, the swim portion of the event was cancelled, changing the race into a duathlon (run, bike, run). The race organizers also shortened the cycle distance due to strong winds on the bike course. The result was a challenging Sprint Duathlon (2.5k run, 20k cycle, 5k run) for all 215 competitors who chose to race.

The overall male winner was Patrick Peacock in a time 1:00:36. Patrick is a member of the Tribalistic Team and trains with the Manitoba National Triathlon Centre (MNTC). Second place went to Allan Scott in 1:02:09. Following in third was Dan Morwood from the Westman Triumphs Club in Brandon in 1:02:26.

The overall female winner was Erica Stechesen in 1:10:31. Capturing second place was Sarah Robbins from Saskatchewan in 1:13:37. In third place was Jenny Ayers from the Tribalistic Team in 1:13:42.

The top relay team was the Utopia Clunkers in 1:09:14 comprised of swimmer Craig Mackie, cyclist - Mike Lebredt, and runner Rod Dickie. There were twenty relay teams in this event, the highest relay participation event for the season.

On Sunday, 106 Kids of Steel and Tri-a-tri participants took to the water to complete their triathlon events. This event was day two of the Manitoba - Saskatchewan Regional Youth Championships, which saw the Saskatchewan team of youths win the Markham Cup.

Thanks to Manitoba Public Insurance who came out to the Kids of Steel event on Sunday to promote bicycle safety. The final event in the Kids of Steel series takes place Sunday September 8th at Birds Hill Provincial Park.

For more information on this event, or for a complete set of results, please call Triathlon Manitoba at 925-5636 or check out our website at www.triathlon.mb.ca.

This page was last updated on August 21, 2002