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by Rachel S. O’Hara | Staff Photographer
Above: The third wave of competitors begin the Longboat Key International Triathlon and Duathlon. Melissa Muller lives in Lakewood Ranch.
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Mode More than 400 people took part in the third annual Longboat Key International Triathlon and Duathlon Sunday, Oct. 28, at the Longboat Key Club and Resort. The firstplace finisher was Chris Pyhel, 41, of Tierra Verde, with a time of 1:27:25. The first-place women’s finisher and seventh-place finisher overall was Rachel Chambers, 40, of Sarasota, with a time of 1:36:08. For information about the event and to see the results, visit longboatkeytri.com.
Photos by Rachel S. O’Hara
Anne Wright finished with a time of 2:00:17.
Kyle and Ruth Powers, ages 5 and 2, stay warm while cheering on their mom, Jill Powers.
Nancy B. Fitzpatrick, of Ocala, finishes the triathlon with a time of 2:01:44.
Above: Joyce Welch, Carol Peschel, Madelyn Spoll, Bob Becker, Jackie Salvino and Jane Boehme Left: Snooki and Cash Register with their son, Kevin, who traveled from North Dakota to compete in the triathlon.