142 - CAPE GAZETTE, Friday, June 24 - June 27, 2005
Locals tackle sprint triathlon, Father's Day 5K
A group of 21 athletes repre-
sented downstate Delaware last
Sunday at the annual Marathon
Sports Sprint Triathlon, directed
by Wayne Kursh, and held in
Middletown. The event is one of
the popular triathlons in the area
and is an excellent "first-timer"
event to choose.
The race Was held at St.
Andrew's School and consisted of
a .25 mile swim, a bike of 16
miles, and a 3 mile run. Two hun-
dred and 99 athletes started the
race, with 297 finishers.
Wilmington runner and
Rehoboth lifeguard, 28-year-old
Troy B0ckius, finished fifth over-
all in a time of i:08:31, while
Rehoboth Beach Patrol Captain
Kent Buckson put together a fine
race to win his age group and
place ninth in 1:10:10. Pat Beebe
of Lewes was 10th in 1:10:17 and
second in his age group, while 43-
year-old Dan Miller of Rehoboth
was 40th in 1:18:20.
Tina Nigh-Johnson grabbed the
first downstate local award with a
46th place finish in 1:19:18 to win
her age group, while Ron Phillips
was 72nd in 1:23:19. Young
Brett Morris was 86th to win his
age group with a time of 1:24:32,
while Margaret Colvin was 98th
in 1:26:14. Forty-five-year-old
Elizabeth Roe of Lewes was 131st
in a time of 1:30:52 to grab sec-
ond place in her age group, while
Strider age group champion
Nathalie Klabe finished 156th in a
time of 1:34:23 and Justine
Berdini of Lewes was 157th in a
time of 1:34:37.
Fifteen-year-ol d Danny Berg of
Lewes competed in his first
RUNNING
Tim Bamforth
Lewes athlete Patricia Carulli
finished 181st in 1:37:16, while
Rachel Hughes of Rehoboth fin-
ished 192nd in 1:38:44. Steve
Nieblas of Lewes was 193rd in
1:38:52, while Heidi Wagner.of
Lewes finished 195th in 1:39:16.
Amy Linzey of Ocean View fin-
ished 219th in 1:44:00, while
Caleb Boggs Jr. of Lewes was
251st in 1:51:10. Caz Salvador of
Lewes was 258th in 1:53:40,
while Len Leshem of Lewes fin-
ished 262nd in 1:56:34 to finish
second in his age group.
Congratulations also to Karen
Phillips of Lewes finished 264th
in 1:56:48.
The triathlon and the different
transitions from swimming, bik-
ing, to running is not an easy task
to handle and all participants
should be proud of their accom-
plishments.
FATHERS DAY 5K - The
annual running of the Father's
Day 5k,:took place last Sunday.
triathlon as he teamed up with morning inRehoboth Beach from
neighbor Rory Rogan of Lewes Wilmington Avenue and the
boards with 234 runners taking
part in the event.
The family ties were strong
with several father-son-and-
daughter combinations taking part
as well as a few three generation
threesomes taking part. There
for the event. Berg put together
an outstanding day by finishing
172nd in a time of 1:36:41 for sec-
ond in his age group. Rogan was
close behind finishing 174th in
1:36:42 to place third in his age
group.
Dan Cook photos
Rehoboth Beach Mayor Sam Cooper, far right, was the honorary starter for the annual Fa-
ther's Day 5K held in the resort city June 19.
was also a threesome cruising in
at 28 minutes singing the Gilligan
Island song, but no one would
claim them as a relative.
Mike Sewell captured the over-
all title in 17:21, while Cindy
Conant is enjoying a fine summer
with the female title in 19.
I had the honor of having
Rehoboth Beach Mayor Sam
Cooper start the race and then run-
ning alongside my seven-year-old
son Jake. At the two mile water
stop, directed and produced by
Prudential Gallo Realtors Director
of Operations Andrew Ratner and
his assistant Ben Bamforth, I
began to feel the three hours of
pre-race set-up tapping me on the
back.
At the 2.5 mile point, Jake
looked over and said "Dad, can I
go now?"
• Above, mng the day a family affair, Allan Redden was joined for the Father's Day 5K by
his son, Mark, and daughter, Beth. At right, former Cape High track star Tony Saez teamed up
with his son, Tony Jr., for the annual event held in Rehoboth Beach.
I said, "Get out of here you lit-
tle bugger," as Jake sprinted for
the finish in 26:03.
Eight year old Tony Saez Jr. fol-
lowed across the line as I strug-
gled with my former teammate
Tony Saez St. 30 seconds back.
Tony and I both ran on the same
2-mile relay team that went 8:08
at the Penn Relays. Tony turned
to me in the chute and said "This
is a shame; we both are former
sub-two minute half milers and
our boys just smoked us!'
UPCOMING RACES -
Sunday - June 26, Bill Degnan
5K; 8 a.m. at Cape Henlopen
High School; Thursday - June 30,
Georgetown Library 5K; 7 p.m.
at the North Bedford Street Park,
Georgetown; Saturday- July 2,
Beach Paper Firecracker 5K, 8
a.m. at Grove Park, Rehoboth
Beach; Sunday - July 3, Dave
Renolds Swim/Run Biathlon- 8
a.m. at the Rehoboth Beach Patrol
