Beals and Heinken win at Toronto Island

Rogerhospedales August 24, 2014

Cody Beals of Fergus and Lauren Heinken of Mississauga came out on top at the Toronto Island Triathlon.

Coming off a heavy training block as he prepares for Ironman 70.3 Muskoka and the Niagara Falls Barrelman, Beals opened with a 5:43 in the frigid waters off of Hanlan’s Point (the swim was shortened from 750m due to the 13 degree water temperature), then rocked the field with a race leading 27:41 bike, and closed with a 16:42 run to take the overall win in 51:32, over Chatham’s Alexander VanderLinden (52:50), and Toronto’s Mikael Staer Nathan (53:00).

Heinken also used a dominant ride to claim her victory. She swam 6:41, biked 33:49, and ran 20:08 to finish in 1:02:40. Toronto’s Samantha Edwards came in next for second (1:05:24), and Phaedra Kennedy was third across the finish line (1:05:45).

2014 Toronto Island Triathlon Top 5 Women & Men

Toronto Island Triathlon (375m swim, 20 km bike, 4.8 km run) – Top 5 Men

1. Cody Beals (Fergus, ON) 51:32

2. Alexander VanderLinden (Chatham) 52:50

3. Mikael Staer Nathan (Toronto) 53:00

4. Andrew Taylor (Milton) 53:12

5, Aaron DeJong (Waterdown) 55:19

Toronto Island Triathlon (375m swim, 20 km bike, 4.8 km run) – Top 5 Women

1. Lauren Heinken (Mississauga, ON) 1:02:40

2. Samantha Edwards (Toronto) 1:05:24

3. Phaedra Kennedy (Toronto) 1:05:45

4. Bridget Bethell (Unionville) 1:07:37

5. Johanna Kyte (Toronto) 1:08:42

The Sprint Duathlon featured some athletes expected to be major players at the Ontario International Distance Duathlon Championship at Lakeside on September 13.

Hamilton’s Jesse Bauer took the overall victory with an opening 17:54 run, 32:52 bike, and 10:17 run, while Brampton’s Jade Carrington captured the women’s title without much difficulty. She ran 20:31, biked 35:03, and ran 12:44 to win by a 3 minute margin.

Toronto Island Duathlon (4.8km run, 20 km bike, 2.8 km run) – Top 5 Men

1. Jesse Bauer (Hamilton, ON) 1:02:28

2. Garvin Moses (Mississauga) 1:03:20

3. Phillip McCatty (Jamaica) 1:03:51

4. Darren Cooney (Toronto, ON) 1:04:37

5. Christopher Marentette (Komoka) 1:04:38

Toronto Island Duathlon (4.8km run, 20 km bike, 2.8 km run) – Top 5 Women

1. Jade Carrington (Brampton, ON) 1:10:33

2. Christine Loch (Toronto) 1:13:34

3. Kim Davidge (Burlington) 1:13:50

4. Garima Takyar (Toronto) 1:14:45

5. Laura Lipcsei (Toronto) 1:15:49