Over 200 participants ranging in age from 9 to 70 years old a took part in the Goodman Properties/Warrington Cares Sprint Triathlon.
The event began and ended at the Mary Barness Community Pool. The race consisted of a 300-meter swim, a 10-mile bike ride and a 5K run through the streets of Warrington. This year’s event raised over $16,000 for Warrington Cares, the employee charity for Warrington Township.
In addition to the triathlon, athletes had a choice to participate in:
Aquavelo – a two-part race consisting of a300-meter swim and a 10-mile bike ride.
Duathlon – a two-part race consisting of a 10-mile bike ride and a 2-mile run.
The official timekeeper was DQ Events.
Medals were awarded to the top three finishers for men and women. The winners were:
Women’s Aquvelo – first place, Lauren Kahn; second place, Wendy Pippin Fesmire; third place, Maria Sawczuk;
Women’s Duathlon: first place, Jill Cardamone; second place, Jill Sterbakov; third place, Lia Chak;
Women’s Triathlon: first place, Mary Zamparini, second place, Ashley Kelly, third place, IIana Zeises;
Men’s Aquavelo: first plac, Steven Levine; second place, Dominick Naso; third place, Michael Mittleman
Men’s Duathlon: first place, Joe Ricci, second place, Joe Hegge; third place, Quoc Ngo’
Men’s Triathlon: first place, James Smith, second place, Christopher Trucksess; third place, David Reichmann;
The Goodman Properties /Warrington Cares Sprint Triathlon is set up for both experienced and beginner triathletes. One good feature of the triathlon is aqua portion in the pool. Many have remarked that the pool makes it less difficult for them to take part in the race .A mother who participated in the triathlon with her 8-year-old son, remarked in an email to Andrew Oles, Warrington Township Parks and Recreation Director, “People were cheering for my son as he swam the 300 meters.” The parent went on to say, “As my son moved on to the bike portion of the triathlon, other bikers were shouting words of encouragement to him.”
The Goodman Properties/Warrington Cares Sprint Triathlon is the major fundraiser for Warrington Cares, raising over $100,000 over the past five races. Proceeds from this year’s event will provide: scholarships to local high school students; funds for local food banks/pantries; support for local families in need; and assistance to other small, local non-profit organizations that help the community.
Goodman Properties, a real estate development and management firm, is the event’s Title sponsor.
North Wales Water Authority (NWWA) is the event’s Gold level sponsor. Silver level sponsors are Philadelphia Animal Hospital, Premier Technology, Clemons Richter & Reiss, PC and Debbie Goetz Media Connections.Bronze level sponsors are CKS Engineers, Harris and Harris, Edward Jones and Concord Public Finance and Aerial Digital Agency.
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