Media Release

August 21, 2006 --- Successful Weekend in Riding Mountain

Warm weather and a tough course greeted over 229 participants at the 21^st Annual Riding Mountain Triathlon.  Favored among athletes for its tough course conditions, the race was a success, and featured both a Triathlon and a Duathlon with Olympic and Sprint distances.  The overall winners were Erica Stechesen and Patrick Peacock. 

In the Female Olympic distance (1500m swim, 40k hilly bike, 10k hilly run), Erica Stechesen finished 1^st with an overall time of 2:24:07.  Finishing in 2^nd was Maureen Van Schepdael with a time of 2:30:25.  Rounding off the podium in 3^rd place was Cherrie Fournier in a time of 2:32:58. 

In the Male Olympic distance, Tribalistic Head Coach Patrick Peacock finished 1^st overall with a time of 2:08:00.  In 2^nd place was Allan Scott with a time of 2:09:23.  Coming up in 3^rd place was Tribalistic’s Jared Spier with a time of 2:10:41. 

In the Female Sprint distance (750m swim, 20k hilly bike, 5k hilly run) Rachel Tessier of Triple Threat finished 1^st with a time of 1:19:57.  Kate Okany, also of Triple Threat finished 2^nd with a time of 1:21:19.  Rounding off the Female Sprint category was Stevie Moore finishing in 3^rd with a time of 1:22:49. 

In the Male Sprint category, Shaun Humphries finished 1^st with a time of 1:12:14.  Placing 2^nd was Tribalistic’s Francois Legoupil with a time of 1:13:40.  In 3^rd place was Rod Sveistrup with a time of 1:14:26. 

In the Olympic Duathlon category (5k hilly run, 40k hilly bike, 10k hilly run) the overall Female winner was Christel Leclair with a time of 2:46:00.  In 2^nd place was Holly Pizzey with a time of 2:47:58.  Placing 3^rd was Suzanne Gauthier in a time of 2:54:06. 

In the Male Olympic Duathlon category, Robert Hydomako finished 1^st with a time of 2:31:12.  Finishing 2nd was John Kelleher in a time of 2:41:12.  Rounding of the podium was John Weisflock with a time of 2:51:54. 

In the Sprint Duathlon category (2.5k hilly run, 20k hilly bike, and 5k hilly run) the overall Female winner was Brogan Kiss with a time of 1:24:01.  Finishing in 2^nd place was Anita Miller with a time of 1:29:45.  Placing 3^rd was Wendy Friesen with a time of 1:32:14. 

In the Male Sprint Duathlon, Hans Epp was the overall winner finishing with a time of 1:10:17.  Placing 2^nd with a time of 1:14:00 was Joel Martin.  Not too far behind in 3^rd place was Larry Klassen with a time of 1:14:16. 

For more information on any of these events, 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, 2006