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Local athlete shines in Squamish Triathlon

Zoe Dawson beats out all male and female competitors in the hardest division
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The star of this year’s Squamish Triathlon was local Zoe Dawson, who took both the women’s and overall titles in the championship division over the weekend.

Dawson finished the race first overall — beating out all men and women — with a time of two hours, 42 minutes and 21 seconds.

This included a swim time of 27 minutes and 17 seconds; a bike ride that lasted one hour, 19 minutes and 29 seconds; and a 53-minute, 25-second run.

Joost Van Ulden was second overall in the championship division. He had a time of two hours, 44 minutes and 38 seconds.

This included a swim time of 27 minutes and 49 seconds; a bike time of one hour, 18 minutes and 25 seconds; and a run that lasted 55 minutes and 31 seconds.

Third overall in the championship division was Dale Tiessen, who crossed the finish line at 2:45:57.

Among the men in the championship division, first, second and third went respectively to Joost Van Ulden, Dale Tiessen and Marko Toijanen.

Among the women, it was Zoe Dawson, Brandi Heisterman and Emanuela Bandol.

The championship division represents the hardest challenge in the Squamish Triathlon.

Competitors in this class take on extra distance and difficulty.

However, there were also a number of highlights in the sport division.

The overall winners in this class were Ryan Czerlau at 1:28:48; Rafeeq Kagee at 1:36:47; and Tiera Wilson at 1:36:55.

The sport division is generally the more popular category, as it’s designed for the more average athlete in mind.

In the men’s sport division, the top three winners in descending order were Ryan Czerlau, Rafeeq Kagee and Mauritz Lundt.

In the women’s sport division, it was Tiera Wilson, Maureen Nadeau and Crystal Steers who took gold, silver and bronze.

The relay winners were as follows: JesseIsOurManager took first in the Rel-M division; The Fast – The Crazy and the Furious took first in the Rel-X division; and the Squamish Wonders took first in the Rel-F Division.

Astute observers looking at the results will also find “adjusted” categories. That’s because the Squamish Triathlon this year is also a qualifier event for the 2019 ITU World Championships taking place in Spain. As a result, the postings in the adjusted section feature the participants’ ages as if the Squamish event was run in 2019. The top finisher in each age group based on the adjusted results qualifies for a spot at the world championships to represent Canada. Those finishers, however, must also be Canadian resident and members of Triathlon BC as well.

 

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