Alexander Vanderlinden and Angela Quick win in Woodstock
Erik Box and Jennifer Faraone take the Duathlon.
MultiSport Canada kicked off their 12th season with its opening race in Woodstock, Ontario.
In the Sprint Triathlon (750 m swim, 20 km bike, and 5 km run), Chatham’s Alexander Vanderlinden used the top 5 km run of the day (17:24) to come from behind to take the overall win in 1:01:09. St. George’s Angela Quick got out in front early with the fastest swim (9:59) and led the rest of the way to grab the women’s victory in 1:11:34. Vanderlinden looks to bring his run talent to the World Duathlon Championship Under 23 draft legal event in Ottawa (Saturday August 10), while Quick will make the transition to 70.3 distance this year to race as a professional.
Woodstock Sprint Triathlon
Top 5 Men
1 1:01:09.9 Alexander VANDERLINDEN Chatham
2 1:01:29.8 Ben SAYLES Brantford
3 1:01:38.3 Keith MARCHANT Burlington
4 1:01:56.2 Mike GREENBERG Toronto
5 1:02:47.5 Jackson LAUNDRY Guelph
Top 5 Women
1 1:11:34.8 Angela QUICK St. George
2 1:12:57.7 Amanda SWITZER London
3 1:15:24.9 Lauren HEINKEN Mississauga
4 1:15:38.9 Saskia HOLDITCH Fonthill
5 1:17:00.8 Ruth-Anne VANDERWATER Milton
In the Sprint Duathlon (5 km run, 20 km bike, 2.5 km run), Milton’s Erik Box dominated the bike leg (30:44) to secure the victory with a finishing time of 1:01:02, while Toronto’s Jennifer Faraone’s opening 5 km run of 19:21 gave her a 90 second lead which she built on for the rest of the race to win by over five minutes in 1:10:02. Both athletes are in fine early season form as they prepare for the World Duathlon Championships.
Sprint Duathlon
Top 5 Men
1 1:01:59.2 Erik BOX Milton
2 1:03:50.5 Scott FINCH Kintore
3 1:04:44.9 Jesse BAUER Hamilton
4 1:06:58.6 Harold WALKER St Thomas
5 1:07:08.4 Jim MCLELLAN Ajax
Top 5 Women
1 1:10:02.8 Jennifer FARAONE Toronto
2 1:15:17.2 Joyce SPRUYT London
3 1:17:38.7 Laura HAGERMAN Milton
4 1:18:14.8 Melissa NOBBS Waterloo
5 1:19:17.6 Heather CASSIDY Tillsonburg
Next up for the Series is the Binbrook Triathlon and Duathlon on June 8.
