Beginners to elite athletes compete at Whitefish Lake Triathlon
WHITNEY ENGLAND | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 3 years, 4 months AGO
15-year-olds Lincoln and Noah Schroeder of Whitefish completed the Whitefish Lake Triathlon on Sunday, Aug. 14 at City Beach. (Whitney England/Whitefish Pilot)
Paul Flannigan of Whitefish transitions from cycling to the running section of the Whitefish Lake Triathlon on Sunday, Aug. 14. (Whitney England/Whitefish Pilot)
M'Liss Heimbigner of Whitefish finishes the bike portion of the Whitefish Lake Triathlon on Sunday, Aug. 14. (Whitney England/Whitefish Pilot)
Jeff Brown of Whitefish runs to a second-place finish at the Whitefish Lake Triathlon on Sunday, Aug. 14. (Whitney England/Whitefish Pilot)
Ryan Seguine of Whitefish rounds the corner to finish in first place at the Whitefish Lake Triathlon on Sunday, Aug. 14. (Whitney England/Whitefish Pilot)
Participants make the transition from bicycling to running at the Whitefish Lake Triathlon on Sunday, Aug. 14. (Whitney England/Whitefish Pilot)
Scarlet Kaplan of Whitefish runs to a third-place overall finish, first in the women's category, at the Whitefish Lake Triathlon on Sunday, Aug. 14. (Whitney England/Whitefish Pilot)
Competitors high-five each other after crossing the finish line of the Whitefish Lake Triathlon on Sunday, Aug. 14 at City Beach. (Whitney England/Whitefish Pilot)
Steven Wade runs in the Whitefish Lake Triathlon on Sunday, Aug. 14. (Whitney England/Whitefish Pilot)
Matthew Weller of Kalispell soars through the finish line at the Whitefish Lake Triathlon on Sunday. (Whitney England/Whitefish Pilot)
Seventy people competed in the Whitefish Lake Triathlon on Sunday.
The local race had hoped to attract both beginners and experienced triathlon athletes to compete side-by-side in a friendly environment. Many people registered for the event and had a fantastic time swimming, biking and running through the course.
Ryan Seguine of Whitefish took first place overall with a time of 1:03:53.37. Whitefish’s Jeff Brown came across the finish line just a few minutes later for second place and Scarlet Kaplan of Whitefish took third overall and first in the women’s category with a time of 1:09:45.87.
For full results visit https://www.whitefishlaketriathlon.com/.
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