All participants started with a 300 metre swim at the Flagstaff Regional Aquatic Centre
Killam, Sedgewick, and Flagstaff County co-hosted the county’s first Triathlon on Saturday, May 31.
Participant numbers exceeded expectations when 40 individuals and teams were signed up to go, with more than 60 total participants.
Read the full story in the June 3, 2014 Edition of The Community Press.
Here are the photos we were unable to fit into this week’s paper.
Participants had a wave and smile for the camera during the bike portion of Saturday’s Tri-it TriathlonIan Strachan makes the transition from the 10K bike portion to the 3.5K run.Flagstaff County Peace Officer Jim Wells coordinated traffic on Highway 13 to allow participants a safe left hand turn onto Township Road 442Triathlon participants biked from Killam to Sedgewick on Highway 13Flagstaff County Peace Office Jim Wells directs Westbound traffic on Highway 13Participants from all over Flagstaff gave the ‘Try-it’ Triathlon a try!Brothers Anders and Jorgen Klein teamed up for the event.Heather Snethun was in the last heat to start on Saturday, and got a surprise as she crossed the finish line.Flagstaff Rec. Coordinator Jim Fedyk and County Reeve Gerald Kuefler spoke during a brief closing ceremony.Heather Snethun greeted by family as she crosses the finish.Every participant received a medal for crossing the finish line.Kids games, a barbeque, and live entertainment provided by Dave Montgomery were featured at the Sedgewick Lake Park finish lineDerek Lewis was the first to cross the finish line Saturday, and received a bouquet, shown here with Sedgewick CAO Amanda DavisJorgen Klein is pumped to start his run
