Imagine a lake as still as glass, a rough quad path, and an undulating running trail in Prince Albert National Park. This was the site of the 2008 Boreal Off-Road Triathlon where six members of the Melfort Triathlon Club conquered the demanding course.
The endurance race consisted of a lake swim, mountain bike and trail run that was held at McPhee Lake on July 20th.
Bill Glanville challenged the full endurance race consisting of a 1500m swim, 24 km mountain bike, and 10 km run. Bill finished 14th overall in a time of 2 hours 43 minutes and 40 seconds. Bill has competed in this off-road triathlon before and loves the challenges which this venue provides.
The five other members of the Melfort Club raced the sprint distance consisting of a 750m swim, 12 km mountain bike and 5 km run.
Harvey Weber finished 6th overall in 1:21.26,
Lyle Bittman was 10th in 1:26:26,
Barb Marleau was 14th in 1:32.35,
Victoria Argent was 18th in 1:38.06 and
Jon Scott was 25th in 2:24.14.
Each of the athletes were pretty daunted by the challenges of the off-road course; especially the bike and the run. The off-road triathlon race offers different demands in comparison to the regular triathlons. However, each one of the Melfort Triathletes overcame the demands and conquered the course.
Harvey Weber
Melfort Triathlon Club
