Roger And Helly’s Fun Track Triathlon

Roger Davis and Helly Visser, Club’s two very distinguished Master Athletes – they share dozens of National and World age category records between them, organized and held the first Fun Track Triathlon in 2007. The series consist of three distances: 2000, 1000, and 600 meters, run with a short break between them. The three races’ results are then combined, to rank runners per their total time. The event, though low key, has since been a success with our Roadrunners, admittedly not used to running on track much. Called these days as Roger and Helly’s Fun Track Tri, the short and spirited track series “race” normally coincides with the September Club Night Run, followed by the prompt tallying up the results and celebration in a neighborhood pub.

Results

2022 Results and Photo – A historical moment, really – the 15-year old male record set by Jan Pedder in 2007 (10:59), was broken this year, by Joel Newman (10:55). Congratulations, Joel! Jennifer Betts won the women’s category with the cumulative total of 16:53 – well done! Eleven runners participated in the 16th episode of the series.

2021 Results and Photo – This year’s Track Triathlon event was attended by 16 racers and a few biped+quadruped spectators. Shayna Brower won the women’s division with a scintillating pace and a combined time of 13:03. Donovan Thorkelson won the overall event with 12:24 combined time and Jackson Frantz was breathing down his neck with just a 2 seconds lag (12:26).

2020 Results and Photo – The 14th Annual Fun Track Tri was well attended by 15 racers and a number of spectators. Nola Rustad won the women’s division in very fast 13:25, and Erwin Zeekant took the overall win with the combined time of 12:27. Racing conditions would have been perfect if not for some smoke in the air, from West Coast forest fires. Due to COVID-19 guidelines, we resorted to self-seeding and self-timing, and sent the racers off a few seconds apart – which worked great.

2019 Results  – This year event saw a new Women’s record (12:38), set by Maria Zambrano! Jackson Frantz won the series overall, with time 12:14, and was the third person to perform the two-pete, two wins in a row.

2018 Results – Jackson Frantz improved on his previous year time, and won the event in 12:10. Liane Babes took the ladies’ crown in 15:59.

2017 Results  – David Guss was unstoppable with the overall winning time 11:44. Anne Marie Landry came in as the 1st woman in 14:43.

2016 Results – Liz Kitching came in 3rd overall and 1st woman in 13:14, thus setting a new women’s record! Donovan Thorkelson defended his title in 12:33.

2015 Results – Donovan Thorkelson won the event in 12:13. Kaitlyn Anearn was the first woman in 14:26.

2014 Results – David Vallee took the win in 13:41. Lesley Delmar was just two seconds behind, and the first woman, in 13:43. Two years in a row for Lesley!

2013 Results – Alan Lam was the winner in 13:39. Lesley Delmar finished 2nd O/A, and 1st woman, in exactly 14:00.

2012 Results – Greg Rumpel finished first in 13:46. Krista Park was the first woman in 15:14.

2011 Results – Joad Clement won the series in 12:49. Bernadette Benson took the women’s crown in 14:22.

2010 Results – Shannon Henry was the first woman in 13:16 – new record! Trevor Baine won the event in 11:16, battling off other three runners who finished in under 12:00!

2009 Results – David Guss was too fast and consistent, and repeated in 11:20. Carla MacEachern was the women’s category winner in 16:31.

2008 Results – David Guss was the overall champion in 12:01. Donna Dixon was 3rd O/A and 1st woman in 13:48.

2007 Results – Jan Pedder finished just under 11:00 (10:59), and this men’s record has been standing since. Shannon James finished the first woman in 13:26.