It was Hammertime at
the HSBC Lakeside KOS and Give-It-A-Tri and Sprint Triathlons June 7-8,
2008. Twenty-one members of The Hamilton Hammerheads Triathlon Team were
represented over 5 age groups in 3 triathlons.
It began with an
overall top 3 sweep in the 8-9 year old race consisting of a 75m swim, 5k bike
and 1k run. Finley Adams came 1st out of 13 girls and placed an
incredible 3rd overall, behind two of her Hammerhead teammates. This
was Fin’s first lake swim and second ever triathlon. Her first was May 25th
at the Caledon KOS where she also won 1st place in girls and 5th
overall. Way to go Fin!
Out of 22 boys 8-9
years old, Sam Kahn finished in 20:15 clinching 1st place overall
and taking 1st in both the swim and bike. In his first triathlon Josh
Schenker won 2nd overall, less than a minute behind Sam. Drew
Nesbitt rounded out the team wins with a strong 5th place finish and
7th overall, coming 3rd in the bike. Go Hammer!
Another Kahn, older
brother Joshua, won 2nd place overall in the boys 10-11 year category,
swimming 100m, biking 7.5k and finishing with a second place 2k run.
In the 12-13 year
category, both girls and boys delivered astounding wins in the 200m swim, 12.5k
bike and 2.5k run. Heather Summers led the girls taking 1st place out
of 19 girls and 2nd out of 48 athletes overall. Her splits included
2nd in the bike and 3rd in the run. Not to be outdone, Morgan
Ryder took 2nd in girls and 3rd overall while Aleksa Despinic won 3rd
place and 4th overall. 4th place went to Yinze Xu who was 12th
overall and hot on her heels was Nathalie Stacey who took a strong 7th in
girls and 20th overall.
For the boys, eldest brother Zachary Kahn won
2nd out of 29 and came 5th overall while Gallacher Patterson was a
close 3rd place and 6th overall. Daniel Nesbitt placed 12th
– an incredible accomplishment considering he took a nasty fall at the
beginning of the bike. He was injured but wanted to continue and finished
strong coming 17th out of 48 competitors.
In the 400m swim,
15k bike and 4k run, Rui Xu won 2nd overall out of 27 in 14-15 year
olds. With a time of 50:50, Rui was less than 1 minute off the leader and came 1st
in both the swim and run. Julia Stacey led the girls with a 4th
place finish and placing 11th overall. Rina Charalampis came 6th
closely followed by another first timer, Catherine Howell in 7th place
and Mariah Mammoletti in 10th place.
Hammerheads Natasha
Despinic and Trevor Clark participated in the Give-It-A-Tri Triathlon swimming
300m, biking 10k and running 2k. Natasha won 1st place in girls
under 19 and 11th place overall out of a field of 95. She was 2nd
in the swim and finished with a spectacular time of 43:57. Likewise, Trevor
finished 1st in boys under 19 with a time of 46:18 and coming in 23rd
overall. Incredible!
Lastly, in the Sprint Triathlon, 16-year old Spencer
Blackwood did the Hammerheads proud in his longest distance race to date,
completing a 500m swim, 18k bike and 4k run. Spencer placed an outstanding 4th
in the men’s 19 and under and 12th out of 207 overall, finishing with a time of
56:28.
Congratulations to all
of our athletes on their accomplishments! For more information on
training with The Hamilton Hammerheads Triathlon Team, e-mail: hamiltonhammerheadsac@gmail.com
OFSAA Track and Field Championships
Hammerheads qualify at the 2008 OFSAA Track & Field Championships June 5-7 at Mohawk Park, Hamilton. In the Women’s Midget 1500m run, Chelsea MacKinnon had the fastest preliminary time of 4:47.65. This time qualified Chelsea for the final where she finished strong in 4th place with a time of 4:48.54. In the Women’s Midget 800m run, Chelsea qualified at 2:22.34 and finished in 2:21.42 in the final, taking 5th place. Austen and Taylor Forbes also qualified for OFSAA finals in Men’s Midget 1500m and 3000m runs. In the 1500m run both Austen and Taylor came 5th in their heat and finished 9th and 11th respectively in the final. Taylor also competed in the grueling 3000m race with a time of 10:44.35. OFSSA is a competition for students from schools all over the province and the Hammerheads are proud to count our athletes among the best in Ontario – congratulations Chelsea, Austen and Taylor!
For more information
on training with The Hamilton Hammerheads Triathlon Team, e-mail: hamiltonhammerheadsac@gmail.com