The 44th running of the Los Alamos Triathlon was Saturday and is one of the oldest, continuously running sprint triathlons in the nation that has a unique format of Bike-Swim-Run. This year 122 entrants participated in the landmark event. The winners of the Junior Class: Male – Jonah Pratt, Female – Libby Nolan. Winners for the Elite Class: Male – Robert Browning, Female – Liz Miller. Winners for the Individual Class: Male – Quinn Abfalterer, Female – Whitney Spivey. In the Athena Class: Esther Brunette. For the Clydesdale Class, August Keksis and the Team winners: the team of, Starkenberg/Selby/Urbatsch. The Junior Class participants were the first to start the race and were lined up anxious to start.Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
The race ‘pits’ were a hub of activity filled with bikes, riders and equipment. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
Mike Slattery is all suited up and takes a quick warm-up lap. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
Caemlyn Tripp warms up prior to the start of the race. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
And the race is finally underway as Adam Martinez, front, and James Romero take an early lead. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
Jonah Pratt was the first to enter the ‘pits’ after completing the ride portion of the race. He would park his bike and make a dash to the pool for the swim portion of the race. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
Madalyn Baily wiggles into her swim cap before heading to the pool. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
The pool was very full as swimmers completed the swim portion of the race. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
Diane Starkenberg swims for her team which won the Team Class. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
Robert Browning was the first to cross the finish line in a time of 53:32. He competed in the Elite Class. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
Liz Miller won the woman’s Elite Class in a time of 54:23. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
Quinn Abfalterer won first in the Individual Class with a time of 1:06:31. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
