By David F. Rooney
They may have called it Ironman Canada, but for six Revelstoke women last weekend’s tough endurance race at Penticton should have been called Ironwomen.
Ann Marie Gill, Sarah Newton, Mardi Syrnyk, Atsuko Knight, Liz Kozak and Rennie Courtney trained for months to compete against the thousands of men and women registered for the race.
Here’s how’s they did:
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“So what this says,” Newton said in an e-mail to The Current, “is that Ann Marie did the best, coming 671 out of 3,230 starters (men and women). She was 21st in her age group (165 women). I was 1,009 out of 3,230 finishers, and 38th in my age group (144 women).”
Newton suggested that despite all the training individual performances were determined as much by the weather as by individual fitness.
“The weather was everything! We started in calm waters for the 3.8 km swim, and had a terrific tailwind for the first 60 km of the 180 km long bike. Then headwinds and large climbs on the course challenged us all. However, the huge support crew of family and friends kept us motivated and smiling!”
Then there was the wind and rain that “made parts of the descent on the bike section very tricky, along with growing fatigue.”
“The run course was exceptionally beautiful, along Lake Shaka, but still mind numbingly hard —42 km long!”
Cheering spectators and attentative attendants at the aid stations along the way also helped athletes through to the finish.
“Revy fans were the most appreciated with costumes to add to the festivities,” Newton said, adding that Revelstoke’s very own Ironwomen “would like to thank the generous support of Flowt Bikes and Skis, The Modern Bakeshop and Café, and Helios Physiotherapy and Massage.”
Welcome back ladies! You were all superb!
And here are a few photos of our local competitors in action:
