Sunday, July 12, 2009
Scenes from the Lakeview Sprint Triathlon/Duathlon
It was another gorgeous day in north central Ohio and perfect weather for the annual Lorain Sprint Tri/Duo. Here are a few scenes from today’s race at beautiful Lakeview Park and Beach in Lorain. First place overall men’s: Mark Durno with a time of 1:05:16, women’s Joanne Collins with a time of 1:14:56. Click here for complete final results. 
Swim
Men’s swim start
Women’s swim start
Bike
Run
Brooks Butler, 2nd place overall finisher approaches the finish line.
Joanne Collins, women’s overall winner
Kimberly Vick and Jessica Steuk tackle the final hill and close in on the finish. 
And a great massage to round out the day! Congratulations to all the dedicated athletes who made it out and completed an outstanding feat before most people are out of bed on a Sunday morning!
Labels: 2009, biking, Lakeview Park, Lorain, Lorain Triathlon, multi-sport, run, swim, triathlon
Monday, August 25, 2008
Lorain International Triathlon 2008 Pics and Recap
Yesterday was the annual Lorain International Triathlon at beautiful Lakeview Park. Although it was a very hot day, the skies were just cloudy enough to keep participants cool in the early morning hours. 
Women take off for swim leg of sprint distance triathlon.
Sprint distance swimmers exit the water at Lakeview Park.
International distance men and women head into Lake Erie for their 1.5k swim.
Patty Banks, womens overall sprint distance winner charges to the finish line for the final leg of the triathlon.
First three international swimmers out of the water. From left: Dave Garrett (finished 1st place overall international distance), Josh Brown (finished 3rd place overall international distance), Denise Vanek (finished 2nd place women's international distance)
Jodi Thomson, women's overall international 1st place winner finishes her bike and heads into the transition area to begin the run portion of the triathlon.
Click
here for complete results of the 2008 Lorain International/Sprint Triathlon.
Click here for more photos of yesterday's exciting race. Labels: 2008, biking, cycling, events, Lake Erie, Lakeview Park, Lorain, Lorain Triathlon, multi-sport, ohio, run, swim, triathlon, visitors
Friday, August 22, 2008
Annual Lorain Sprint/International Triathlon this Sunday
Lakeview Park Photo by Rona Proudfoot
Triathletes will again get great views of Lake Erie this Sunday, August 24, 2008, only this time the race will be in Lorain, Ohio. Racers will begin at Lorain’s beautiful Lakeview Park with a swim in Lake Erie followed by bike and run through parts of Lorain and along Lake Erie. Racing begins at 8am. Click here for more information including registration information. For more information on area lodging, check out the Lorain County Visitors Bureau website here.Labels: 2008, cycling, Lake Erie, Lakeview Park, Lorain, Lorain County Metro Parks, Lorain Triathlon, multi-sport, run, swim, triathlon
Sunday, July 6, 2008
Lorain Summer Sprint Triathlon/Duathlon
It was a beautiful morning for a triathlon at Lakeview Park in Lorain. Here are a few scenes from this morning’s race. Click here for more photos. Click here for complete race results.
Lifeguards oversee the swim portion of the race.
First place overall, James Lamastra with a smokin’ time of 58:26
Dave Garrett [left] runs to a 2nd place overall and [right] accepts his trophy. Dave’s time: 1:04:08
First place, women’s, Liz Ferro with a time of 1:10:37
A winning team: Will Stevans and Sebastian Vittardi
Labels: Lake Erie, Lakeview Park, Lorain, Lorain County Metro Parks, Lorain Triathlon, triathlon
Monday, August 27, 2007
Lorain Triathlon
NCN Racing's Lorain Triathlon at Lakeview Park in Lorain started out stormy but quickly turned into another beautiful day on Lake Erie in Lorain. By the time sprint and international runners started, the sun was shining brightly again for a photo finish. Participants came from all over Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York and Indiana. Scenes from the Lorain Triathlon, Sunday, August 26.
Adam Kuncel, overall International winner crosses finish line results
Sprint swimmers start while storm looms
(Pam Horvath photo)
Jim Janasko catches his breath (in the pouring rain) after being the first
international swimmer out of the water at Lakeview Park. And-he's on the LCVB team!
Do we smell a "ringer?" Nah--he's our insurance agent!
photo by Pam Horvath.
LCVB sprint team runner, Zach Collins just after crossing the finish line.
Zach finished the run in around 19 minutes! Good job Zach!
We get by with a little help from our friends!
LCVB team members Rona Proudfoot, Mark Kernohan, Jim Janasko,Jim Galloway and Zach Collins (Barb Bickel not pictured). See more of the Lorain Triathlon and Rona's great photos here. Not only can she run, but she's quickly gaining well-deserved notice for her awesome photos, especially of Lorain. Both LCVB teams won first in their team classes!
Labels: events, Lakeview Park, Lorain Triathlon, multi-sport, triathlon
Kimberly Vick and Jessica Steuk tackle the final hill and close in on the finish. 
