Friday, September 19, 2003

Triathlon sees large turnout

Organizers of the first Tri-PTC Sprint Triathlon called the event “a huge success,” as nearly 300 athletes took part and more than 150 volunteers participated.

The group gathered at Drake Field in Peachtree City early last Saturday to swim a half-mile, bike 12 miles and run 3.8 miles around the city. Results have been posted at www.tri-ptc.com.

Chris Tanner, 40, won the overall title with a time of 1:12:53. Rounding out the top five were Ken Axford, Jeff Peterson, Bob Dalton and Paul Blaum.

The top female finisher was Barbara Chandler, 40, at 1:22:22. She was followd by Michelle Binkley and Kirsten Pretzer.

Top male masters (40-over) finishers were Bob Dalton, Jon Durrance and Michael Lemieux. Top female masters finishers were Becky Peterson, Ann Blaum and Valerie Reynolds.

Male age group winners included Kristopher Pretzer (15-19), John Howard (20-24), Ashley Folkes (25-29), Chris Wilson (30-34), Mike McCollum (35-39), Michael Lemieux (40-44), Jim Hardee (45-49), Chip Carson (50-54), Rod Coggin (55-59), J.D. Holmes (60-64) and Ben Gross (70-74).

Katelyn Goodheart came in first among female under-14 competitors at 1:35:58. Other female age group winners included Elizabeth Boswell (20-24), Stephanie Rosiak (25-29), Leanne Roberts (30-34), Heidi Martin (35-39), Debra Troutman (40-44), Amanda Ott (45-49), Karen Vance (50-54), Winifred Prall (55-59) and Michelle Mathison (60-64).

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