More than 200 of athletes gathered in 琉璃神社 on the morning of May 7 for the Cherry Blossom Triathlon.
Kimberly Brunet of 琉璃神社 said this was her first triathlon since 2015.
鈥淚t鈥檚 a great local event and I鈥檓 happy to support it.鈥�
It was her first time running, swimming, and cycling in the Cherry Blossom race hosted at the H2O Centre.
鈥淭here was lots of people out cheering and supporting the athletes,鈥� said Brunet.
While being cheered to the finish line Brunet was joined by her son for the final few metres.
鈥淚鈥檓 happy to be able to include him and set a good example for his life of leading an active lifestyle.鈥�
Brunet finished the race with a time of 1:43:16 and placed 13 out of 20 in her division.
The top female of the event was Karla Sevens, finishing with a time of 1:14:46.
The top male racer was Carson McComb coming in with a time of 1:03:29.
Results of the race can be found at startlinetiming.com.
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