Marco Island Triathlon

On September 29, endurance junkies readied themselves for the Marco Island Triathlon. The first leg included a quarter mile swim which was followed by a bike trek of 15 miles, finishing up with a three mile run. Hundreds of volunteers were spread around the island to help keep the racers on course and well hydrated. The first to the finish line, was the Diego Corredor from Fort Myers. His time was 1 hour, 7 minutes and 31 seconds.

The race began and finished at the Marco Island Marriott. Overall awards went to the top five male and female finishers; top three in each age group and top three in each team division.

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Marco Island Finishers were:

Male

1 PAUL STRONG 51 – 1:10:13

2 TAD FABIAN 44 – 1:10:47

3 CHARLES LAMB 69 – 1:29:30

4 JOEL ROHLETTER 58 – 1:32:43

5 JOSE MARROQUIN 42 – 1:35:27

Female

1 PATRICIA POLING 45 – 1:27:24

2 JUDIE MCCLIGGOTT 58 – 1:43:15

3 NICOLE CHOLKA 28 – 2:01:08