Race Coverage

North Country Twofer...Moose Lake & Buzz Ryan...

Saturday, 20 July 2019 23:20

BUZZ RYAN SPRINT - The 7th edition of this Island Lake race saw 110 athletes cross its finish line this morning (Sunday), starting with TODD STRUCKMAN, last year's runner-up.

2018's bronze medalist NATHAN WAECH took the silver this time around, nipping 3rd placer ANDREW BROADMORE by 13 seconds.

In the women's competition, ELAINE NELSON collected her sixth consecutive win here, and 19th W of her ten-year-old tri career.

Newly-minted master TARA MAKINEN made the most of her Buzz debut with a fine 2nd place finish, which came a week after her fast 3rd place effort at Timberman Sprint.

JENA OGSTON took the final women's podium spot, after placing 4th here in 2018 and 2017.

We thinks it's very cool that 61%  of the finishers (67 women, 43 men) were women.

 RESULTS   ....

MOOSE LAKE TRIATHLON - ANDY ZABEL may have secured his 2019 Most Improved nomination with his two victories this weekend. At Moose Lake on Saturday he won by almost six minutes, then this morning at Heart of the Lakes Sprint, he threw down one of the fastest times in race history.

The 3rd and 4th male finishers at Moose Lake were past champions, with RYAN SALINE taking 3rd and COLIN STEMPER finishing in the 4th spot.

Taking 2nd on Saturday was multisport veteran BILL KELLEY.

The women's race was won for the 2nd straight year by transplanted Pittsburger HANNAH PIERSKALLA, whose time was almost three minutes faster than in 2018. 

JULIE KNOCHEMUS, 3rd here last season, took 2nd. She was followed by MARIA HAUER, who was victorious on this course in 2017.  RESULTS

Bertam Blast and Heart of the Lakes coverage is coming soon.