I arrived early, armed with a saw in one hand and a Garmin in the other. The saw was to enable me to clear the vegetation on the run course; the Gamin was Plan B in case it was too overgrown and I needed to set another course using GPS to determine the distance accurately. As it turned out, neither was needed. I was delighted that the course had been very thoroughly cleared before I arrived–so well done and thanks to (I assume) the Parks Department.
Congratulations to Tucker Murphy, who won the opening race. Matt Thompson in second pushed him hard until losing a little ground on the run. One of the new faces, Chris Hands, grabbed third place.
The leading lady was a “young veteran”: Laura Hope has been coming to the Super Sprints virtually since she was crawling. Well done, Laura. Liz Stewart–modelling a new, hot pink tri-suit–was second, with Rebecca Harrison in third.
A big thank you to Tammy Ingham, who helped with sign-up; Janet Harrison, our guardian angel at the bike turn; Caleb and Otis Ingham, who took care of the swim buoy; and to everyone who pitched in to help.
Position/Time/Name
1 23:59 Tucker Murphy
2 24:44 Matt Thompson
3 26:08 Chris Hands
4 27:43 James Dodgson
5 29:04 Otis Ingham
6 29:25 Randolph Smith
7 29:43 Caleb Ingham
8 31:14 Laura Hope
9 31:33 Liz Stewart
10 32:21 Rebecca Harrison
11 32:49 Keith Robinson
12 32:57 Megan Hands
13 32:57 Zoe Hasselkus
14 33:27 Rosa Peichoto
15 34:08 Dave Hope
16 34:59 Nancy Stevens
17 35:59 Rosalind Wingate
18 29:46 Joanna Heaney
19 37:11 Rowdy Crockwell-Laurent
20 41:39 Latanya Smith
100m swim/5.6km bike/1km run
1 24:14 Jasmine Hasselkus
2 24:42 Roxy Crockwell-Laurent
3 32:42 Ava Maiato
Other distances
32:57 Joanne Harvey 100m swim/3 laps bike/1 lap run
33:41 Jane Hope No swim/3 laps bike/2 laps run