Marlboro Lions Club Spring Sprint Triathlon

Marlboro, Ma. 5/19/96

450 yd swim/9.3 mi bike, 3.2 mi run

It's a New England reality that spring triathlons incorporate a pool swim. The FIRM Marlboro Lions Club Spring Sprint Triathlon put athletes through a 450 yd swim in groups of 10, resulting in draft-free cycling, somewhat lonely running, and anxious faces clustered around finish line results postings scanning time-adjusted standings.

20 year old Lynn Webb started in the 3rd swim wave, but powered her way past all competition en route to the women's victory in 55:30. Webb, a resident of Dorset, England and British naval crewman, joined six shipmates in utilizing a shore leave from their Boston-docked aircraft carrier to sample NE racing. Admitting to a 'rusty' swim through lack of recent training, Webb expressed pragmatic determination towards her seagoing training regimen: "we stoke the stationary bikes pretty hard, and run the deck a lot when the weather's not too dear." Indeed!

Men's winner Kurt Korn also started in a secondary swim wave, displaying amazing cycling and running prowess on the hilly course to claim victory in 50:10. Swim ace Vincent Johnson followed ten seconds later, with Chris Spaight a mere two seconds behind.

Bob Lamothe and Jeanne Tucker placed within the top five overall in claiming Masters victories. Basking in emerging sunshine at the awards cermony, they shared the sentiment of all 140 competitors in giving thanks that spring seems FINALLY here!

Bob Weathersby


Men Overall                   		Women Overall

Kurt Korn  		50:10           Lynn Webb  		55:30
Vincent Johnson 	50:28         	Michelle Gamache 	58:19
Chris Spaight  		50:30          	Cathi Remington 	58:34
Keith Ballard  		51:31          	Jeanne-YV Tucker 	1:01:13
Bob Lamothe  		52:09           Ludmila Cosio-Lima 	1:02:03

Men Masters                		Women Masters

Bob Lamothe  		52:09   	Jeanne-YV Tucker 	1:01:13
Michael Lynch  		54:59   	Katy Reynolds  		1:08:20