Small turnout, but lots of triathlon fun

CORNWALL — It might have been the weather. Not that Saturday morning, Sept. 10, wasn’t as gorgeous as a late summer  day can be. But for a three-sport competition, most people like to plan ahead. And there wasn’t much in the way of good weather for outdoor sports in the past couple weeks.

So turnout was pretty low for the second annual Cornwall Harvest Sprint Triathlon. Last year, about 40 men, women and children participated. This year, the turnout was closer to 20. Most were adults between the ages of 35 and 60, unlike last year when several families came out and shared the rigors of the half-mile swim in Cream Hill Lake (which was about 67 degrees at 8 a.m. when the race began), the 13-mile bicycle ride to and from the private Cream Hill Lake Association beach and club, and the 3-mile run.

Many familiar faces from the Northwest Corner triathlon and foot race world seemed to be absent. Someone noted that a major triathlon was going on elsewhere Saturday, and might have taken some competitors away from the low-key Cornwall Sprint, which is not a sanctioned event.

It is, however, a fundraiser for the Cornwall Child Center (and is likely to return next year), with colorful, oversized bandanas for all participants and buckets of colorful, homegrown tomatoes as prizes.

The top finishers this year:

Men

1. Roger Kimball, age 36, time 115.32

2. Luke Soule, age 36, time 121.07

3. Tom Wilkas, age 50, time 123.43

Women

1. Nora Hulton, age 47, time 137.42

2. Julie Beglin, age 42, time 146.29

3. Jamie Levitt, age 44, time 151.15

Teams

1. Team Picorpo, ages 57, 56 and 27, time 127.29

2. Team Francis and Terri, ages: 47 and 48, time 141.59

3. Team Coffee, ages 51 and 15, time 152.14

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