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It was a cool morning, but only one of the triathlon members yelped as they entered the even colder water on Sunday, Sept. 14, at Kenosee Lake.

The event had to be postponed from Sunday, Aug. 24, as rain poured, with a chance being taken on a weekend in September. Though it can be warm, and the sun did radiate heat when not hidden behind a cloud, it was quite chilly out as the triathlon goers took off.

Though last year saw 48 participants, there had been 30 signed up for the August date, but event organizer, Jenna Jensen, owner of Built 4 Life gym in Carlyle explained that only eight participants decided to brave the waters as others registered may have been visitors to the area or were unable to attend.

Cancelling the event did cross her mind, but after some thought Jensen decided to go through with it as volunteers were still willing and the triathlon entrants remained excited for the event.

One team of three made up part of the entry including Jennifer Karlunchuck, Evan Bloomfield, and Kristy Johnson who came away with a time of 1:14:16. This was a strong finish as their time bettered that of last year's winners Jordan Fox, Korby Boutin, and Skyler Gavelin by 25 seconds.

Male finalists included Adam Hicks and David Wakefield. Hicks took first place with a time of 1:10:21, while Wakefield finished with 1:12:19. Last year these times were comparable to that of the third and fourth place finishers.

Female finalists included Stacey Olsen, Tamara Kapell, and Anita Robinson. Olsen finished with a respectable 1:23:48 with Kapell on her heels at 1:24:08, while Robinson took third with 1:31:12.

For Hicks and Robinson it was their first triathlon and they were very pleased to have had the opportunity to attend this one in particular.

"This was the first one we've done and we picked an awesome one," Hicks stated. "The water was cold and it's pretty hilly out here, but it is beautiful."

Robinson agreed adding further praise to the event coordinators and volunteers: "It turned out to be an excellent day. The water was cold but she [Jensen] had warm water to step in after getting out of the lake, it was very thoughtful and well organized; very well mapped out."

This was the general consensus amongst the participants with others complimenting the way it was run and the great volunteers as well.

Overall Jensen was pleased with the event, although numbers could have been better, it ran smoothly and they had a decent September day.

"I think it went pretty good," Jensen explained. "We had a good day and the eight that showed up, really showed up to race."

Jensen had contemplated cancelling the event and is undecided if it will continue being an annual event or not, but even with eight people Jensen said, "It's well worth the work. Seeing how excited they were; it reminds you why you do it."

Though the event will go on, Jensen says it may not be an annual event, but it may begin being held every other year, although smiling, she added there was a good chance she would organize it for next year.