LAKE PLACID — Matt Boobar of Swanton, Vt., rolled to an impressive 7½-minute victory Sunday in the Second-Annual XTERRA Lake Placid Triathlon.
He completed the 1,500-meter swim, 19.72-mile bicylce ride and 6.6-mile run over a rolling course with varying short hills and dirty terrain inside a pine forest in 3 hours, 24:59 minutes.
The total ascent of the run was 920 feet and included a short trot into a swamp.
The prize purse for the 2010 triathlon event was $3,000 to be split among the top 5 finishers in both the men's and the women's divisions.
New this year was a short course option. Participants choosing this route completed one loop for each of the three legs of the race.
Felix Hudson of Ste. Anne, Que. had the fastest time in the short event — one hour, 59:30 minutes.
The long-course event attracted 147 entries with 103 completing the test while 72 of 80 finished the short event.
There are approximately 50 to 60 XTERRA races around the country each year, and 10 to 15 XTERRA international competitions.
Lake Placid XTERRA Triathlon — Long Event
Pl Bib Name Representing Club Total time
1 1 Matt Boobar Stratton, Vt. FC-Overall Male 3:24:59.900
2 199 Team Placid Planet Lake Placid FC-Relay 3:29:38.683
3 127 Mike Wynn Queensbury FC-Overall Male 3:32:19.870
4 10 Kevin Bouchard-Hall Jay FC-Overall Male 3:34:29.537
5 61 Dave Burger Penneville FC-Overall Male 3:38:01.943
6 53 John Timan Hackettstown, NJ FC-Overall Male 3:40:48.286
7 7 Henry Puretz Poughkeepsie FC-M25-29 3:45:39.957
8 19 David Booth Norwalk, Conn. FC-M30-34 3:46:04.138
9 43 Jason Clark Southbury Conn. FC-M35-39 3:53:23.124
10 24 Brian Peck Campton NH FC-M30-34 3:55:43.175
11 156 Colin Delaney Lake Placid FC-M19&Under 3:56:23.649
13 197 Team Blu Vermontville FC-Relay 3:57:38.968
16 20 Jeff Erenstone Lake Placid FC-M30-34 4:00:54.477
21 81 Douglas Hazelden Bloomingdale FC-M50-54 4:10:22.889
22 80 Jim Allott Potsdam FC-M50-54 4:10:24.970
30 56 Eddie Gibbs Ray Brook FC-M40-44 4:22:46.122
32 57 Randy Kelley Plattsburgh FC-M40-44 4:23:32.191
33 89 Bob Maswick Lake Placid FC-M55-59 4:28:21.341
47 196 Girls Gettin Radical Lake Placid FC-Relay 4:44:08.473
66 195 JJS Lake Placid FC-Relay 5:16:28.786
80 16 Joseph Shoemaker Saranac Lake FC-M30-34 5:39:31.569
81 107 Debbie Erenstone Lake Placid FC-F30-34 5:41:21.219
88 76 David Harris Morrisonville FC-M45-49 5:52:41.403
Lake Placid XTERRA Triathlon — Short Event
Pl Bib Name Representing Club Total time
1 259 Felix Hudon Ste Anne, Que. SC-Overall Male 1:59:30.932
2 273 Edward Sparkowski Jimsbury, Conn. SC-Overall Male 2:01:15.899
3 234 Mark Ferrara Manlius SC-Overall Male 2:13:53.366
4 253 Matthew Puza Henniker, NH SC-M25-29 2:19:59.870
5 261 Mike Mason Northfield, Vt. SC-M60-64 2:20:15.536
6 244 Christiane Bouchard Montreal SC-Overall Female 2:27:01.696
7 270 Tay Louis Ottawa SC-M40-44 2:29:11.935
8 243 Dougie Gerhardt Rainbow Lake SC-M40-44 2:33:13.872
9 272 Russell Tim Bennington , Vt. SC-M20-24 2:34:40.051
