Triathletes go the distance times three in Bear Triathlon

Kevin Tresolini, Delaware News Journal
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The Bear Triathlon on May 15 at Lums Pond State Park invited approximately 450 brave entrants to swim six-tenths of a mile, bike for 10 miles and run for three at the sprint distance or swim nine-tenths of a mile, cycle for 23 and run for six at the Olympic measure. Sprint winners were 17-year-old Ben Brown of Morrisville, Pennsylvania, in 1:05:13 and women's champ Kerry Hicks, 50, of Garnet Valley, Pennsylvania. Going the extra miles to win at the Olympic distance were Matthew Qiao, 32, of Jersey City, New Jersey, in 1:59:49, and female champ and second overall Ella Wolf, also 17, from Columbia, Pennsylvania, in 2:00:55.

Cyclists get under way in the Bear Triathlon on May 15 at Lums Pond State Park.
Cyclists get under way in the Bear Triathlon on May 15 at Lums Pond State Park.
A competitor pours water on himself to cool off during the Bear Triathlon on May 15 at Lums Pond State Park.
A competitor pours water on himself to cool off during the Bear Triathlon on May 15 at Lums Pond State Park.
Runners compete in the Bear Triathlon on May 15 at Lums Pond State Park.
Runners compete in the Bear Triathlon on May 15 at Lums Pond State Park.
A cyclist eyes her route in the Bear Triathlon on May 15 at Lums Pond State Park.
A cyclist eyes her route in the Bear Triathlon on May 15 at Lums Pond State Park.
A crowd of swimmers begins competition in the Bear Triathlon on May 15 at Lums Pond State Park.
A crowd of swimmers begins competition in the Bear Triathlon on May 15 at Lums Pond State Park.
Competitors emerge from the swimming leg of the Bear Triathlon on May 15 at Lums Pond State Park.
Competitors emerge from the swimming leg of the Bear Triathlon on May 15 at Lums Pond State Park.
A runner tackles the trails barefoot in the Bear Triathlon on May 15 at Lums Pond State Park.
A runner tackles the trails barefoot in the Bear Triathlon on May 15 at Lums Pond State Park.

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