Challenge Penticton

View of Penticton from Munson Mountain

Challenge Penticton (proper spelling ValleyFirst CHALLENGEPENTICTON) is from 2013 to 2017 the name of the oldest Canadian long distance triathlon competition in Penticton BC in Canada, which has been held since 1983 .

organization

The roots of the event go back to August 20, 1983, when Lynn Van Dove Ert, who had previously organized the Penticton Peach Festival Triathlon , wanted to host the Canadian International Ironman Triathlon Championship in Penticton . After Valerie Silk, who as the organizer of Ironman Hawaii had protected the rights to the Ironman trademark , heard about it, the name was changed at short notice to Canadian Ironperson Triathlon Championship . The swim course led the then 23 participants once into Okanagan Lake and back, the bike course circled Skaha Lake twice , then led through the Okanagan Valley to Osoyoos and back to Penticton. Mike Wagstaff, a New Zealander living in Banff , won in 10:41:51 hours and Dianne Lynch was the only woman in the field to finish the race after 15:36:47 hours.

The second edition in 1984 was organized under the name The Canadian International Ultra Triathlon and 74 registrations were received. The last of the 51 finishers to cross the finish line was Detlef Kühnel , organizer of the Franken Triathlon in Roth , which later became Ironman Europe . In 1985 Valerie Silk (organizer of Ironman Hawaii ) was one of the observers of the event, in which 131 athletes have already participated under the title sponsor Miller Lite .

Ironman Canada 1986–2012

From the following year the name of the event was Ironman Canada for 27 years and acted - after Ironman New Zealand in Auckland and Ironman Japan at Lake Biwa - as the third qualifier outside the USA for Ironman Hawaii. CBC Television has since televised coverage of the event. Rick and Dick Hoyt completed their first long distance triathlon in 1986 in Penticton. The number of participants rose continuously from 348 (1986) to 494 (1987), 693 (1988), 812 (1989) and 890 (1990), until 1991 with 1,050 participants for the first time a four-digit number of participants was reached. In 1990 prize money was paid out to the winners for the first time, Paula Newby-Fraser and Erin Baker as well as Ray Browning, Scott Molina and Scott Tinley battled it out for US $ 50,000.

In 1992, Lynn Van Ert gave the organization to the newly founded Ironman Canady Race Society . In 1996, the Canadian Graham Fraser and his company North American Sports (NA Sports) took over the organization, and for the use of the Ironman trademark he paid license fees to its rights holder WTC . By the year 2000 the number of participants rose continuously to around 1,800 participants, after Hawaii the event had become the most traditional under the Ironman brand. The Ironman Japan was discontinued in 1998 due to a typhoon in the previous year, the Ironman New Zealand in 1999 changed both the organizer and the venue. At the 20th anniversary in 2002, the number of two thousand participants was exceeded for the first time.

After the WTC was taken over by a private equity company in 2008, Fraser sold the US part of North American Sports (NA Sports) to the WTC in early 2009 . In May 2012, Fraser also sold Ironman Canada to the WTC, whereby his contract with the city of Penticton provided for a special right of termination in the event of a sale to a third party. After a series of presentations by the WTC and the Challenge Family , the city ​​of Penticton decided not to continue the contract concluded with NA Sports with the WTC. After the cancellation by the city of Penticton, the WTC initiated a new competition in Whistler , around 500 km away , which it advertised under the previous name of the triathlon in Penticton.

Challenge Penticton since 2013

The triathlon in Penticton, on the other hand, continued under the name Challenge Penticton from 2013 . Prize money totaling € 50,000 was available to professional triathletes. In 2014, in addition to the classic long distance of 3.8 km swimming, 180 km on the bike and 42.2 km running, a competition over half the distance was included, the prize money on the long distance was C $ 75,000. After the competitions in 2013 and 2014 had been organized directly by the City of Penticton, the organization transferred the organization to a team led by Kevin Cutjar, a former professional triathlete and winner of the Ultraman 1995, and Michael Brown, organizer of the Great White North triathlon in Stony Plain at Edmonton . At the third event on August 30, 2015, the long-distance competition was advertised as an amateur competition. In contrast, the Challenge Half featured a field with a total of 49 professional triathletes, including u. a. Jeff Symonds , Brent McMahon , Carrie Lester , Trevor Wurtele , Melanie McQuaid , Kate Bevilaqua , Matt Lieto , Bryan Rhodes , Maik Twelsiek , Mackenzie Madison , Sara Gross , in the fight for C $ 30,000 prize money.

In 2016, the situation was aggravated by the postponement of the event date of the Ironman Coeur d'Alene, located not far south-east of Penticton, from its traditional date in June to a week before the Challenge Penticton. The Challenge Penticton, the venue for the Canadian championships in 2016, only extended over one distance in 2016, the classic Nice distance of the Triathlon International de Nice with 3 km swimming, 120 km on the bike and 30 km running. The competition was embedded in a five-day multisports festival, which also includes the Canadian championships in cross-triathlon, duathlon and aquathlon .

World Championships long distance triathlon, cross triathlon, duathlon and aquathlon 2017

In 2017, the Challenge Penticton hosted the long-distance triathlon world championships as well as the cross-triathlon , duathlon and aquathlon world championships as part of a multisport festival around the event .

Change of organizer 2018

For 2018, the organizational head Michael Brown announced a change of the organizer in September 2017. The race was held from August 17 to 19, 2018 as the Super League Triathlon Penticton . In this three-day competition, the races on the third day had to be canceled after the second day due to poor air conditions after forest fires.

Trivia

The anecdotes surrounding the event include the story of a Swiss triathlete who broke his collarbone in a collision with a mountain goat on the bike course, a black bear who watched all participants on the bike as a fascinated spectator on a rock, and a participant who In 1988 - when one of the last to get out of the water - did not notice a junction and continued driving south, only noticed his mistake at the American border and turned back. In 2003 the event was almost canceled due to forest fires in the region.

Route (long distance)

View of the small town of Osoyoos

• Swimming : The competition starts on the southern shore of Lake Okanagan in Penticton with the 3.86 km swimming distance on a straight round trip.
• Cycling : This is followed by the 180.2 km long bike route (one lap) south, along the eastern bank of Lake Skala through the Okanagan Valley to the village of Osoyoos and from there to the northwest over the Richter Pass, past the city of Keremeos, over the Pass back to Penticton at Yellow Lake.
• Running : The last one is the 42.195 km long marathon route. It leads on its demanding, hilly path along Lake Skaha south to the small town of Okanagan Falls. There is the turning point and it goes back the same way to the finish in Penticton. The start and finish are at the same point directly on Lake Okanagan.

Winners list

Challenge Penticton since 2013

Challenge Penticton Full

Men

Women

Date / year First place Second place third place 27 Aug 2017 1 2 Lionel Sanders Joshua Amberger Joe Gambles 28 Aug 2016 1 Jeff Symonds -3- Drew Scott Jordan Bryden 30 Aug 2015 3 David Matheson Richard Campbell Will O'Connor 24 Aug 2014 3 Jeff Symonds -2- Christopher Bagg Simon Cochrane 25 Aug 2013 3 Jeff Symonds Scott DeFilippis Jamie Whyte   Canadian Championship Long Distance     World Championship long distance

year First place Second place third place 2017 1 2 Sarah Crowley Bright Frederiksen Heather Wurtele 2016 1 Jen Annett Elizabeth Lyles Fawn Whiting 2015 1 Yvonne Timewell Andrea Taylor Daniel Redelinghuys 2014 3 Carrie Lester -2- Mackenzie Madison Jen Annett 2013 3 Carrie Lester Karen Thibodeau Jen Annett

¹ Distances: 3 km swimming / 120 km cycling / 30 km running - multisports festival with cross-triathlon, duathlon and aquathlon

² ITU Long Distance World Championships

³ Distances: 3.8 km swimming / 180 km cycling / 42.2 km running

The course record keeping Thomas Hellriegel since 1996 with 8:09:53 h and Mary Beth Ellis h with 9:03:13 since 2011th The fastest times since the name change were achieved in 2014 by Canadian Jeff Symonds with 8:26:58 h and Australian Carrie Lester with 9:27:24 h for women .

Challenge Penticton Half a
1 mile swim, 90 mile bike ride, and 13.1 mile run

Men	Women
Date / year First place Second place third place 23rd July 2017 Leon Griffin Nathan Killam Shawn Wilyman Aug 30, 2015 Brent McMahon Trevor Wurtele Davide Giardini Aug 24, 2014 Alistair Eeckman Manson Jeffrey David Matheson	year First place Second place third place 2017 Claire Robinson Lindsay Glassford Victoria Gilbert 2015 Jennifer Spieldenner Carrie Lester Lesley Smith 2014 Katie Frauts Cailla Patterson Christine Cogger

The Canadian Brent McMahon has held the course record since 2015 with 3:50:38 hours.

Ironman Canada 1986–2012

Men

Women

Date / year First place Second place third place 26 Aug 2012 Matthew Russell Olly Piggin Christian Brader 28 Aug 2011 Jordan Rapp -2- Torsten Abel Bert Jammaer 29 Aug 2010 Viktor Semtsev Christian Brader Stephan Vuckovic Aug 30, 2009 Jordan Rapp Mike Aigroz Courtney Ogden Aug 24, 2008 Bryan Rhodes Bernhard Hiebl Jasper Blake Aug 26, 2007 Kieran Doe Jonathan Caron Chris Brown Aug 27, 2006 Jasper Blake Courtney Ogden Gordo Byrn Aug 28, 2005 Chris Lieto Stephan Vuckovic Nigel Gray Aug 29, 2004 Tom Evans Gordo Byrn Olaf Sabatschus Aug 24, 2003 Raynard Tissink Tom Evans Gordo Byrn Aug 25, 2002 Garrett MacFayden Jasper Blake Stefan Holzner Aug 26, 2001 Peter Reid -2- Olivier Bernhard Matthias Klumpp Aug 27, 2000 Peter Reid Stefan Holzner Shingo Tani Aug 29, 1999 Chuckie Veylupek Shingo Tani Bryan Rhodes Aug 30, 1998 Cristián Bustos Chuckie Veylupek Joachim Weinbrenner Aug 24, 1997 Noel Harrington Mark Bates Steffen Hartig Aug 25, 1996 Thomas Hellriegel Peter Reid Ken Glah Aug 27, 1995 Michael McCormack -2- Steffen Hartig Teemu Vesala Aug 28, 1994 Teemu Vesala Aug 29, 1993 Ken Glah Lothar leather Paul White   1992 Scott Tinley   1991 Michael McCormack   1990 Ray Browning -3-   1989 Ray Browning -2-   1988 Ray Browning   1987 Dave Kirk -2-   1986 Dave Kirk

year First place Second place third place 2012 Kendra Lee Gillian Clayton Karen Thibodeau 2011 Mary Beth Ellis Kim Loeffler Meredith Kessler 2010 Meredith Kessler Heather Wurtele Mackenzie Madison 2009 Tereza Macel Belinda Granger Janelle Morrison 2008 Belinda Granger -2- Alison Fitch Heather Wurtele 2007 Lisa Bentley -3- Sara Gross Heather Fuhr 2006 Belinda Granger Lisa Bentley Lori-Lynn Leach 2005 Karen Holloway Paolina Allan Christine Fletcher 2004 Lisa Bentley -2- Joanna Pointer Gillian Bakker 2003 Lisa Bentley Gillian Bakker Andrea Fisher 2002 Lori Bowden -5- Lisa Bentley Mary Uhl 2001 Gillian Bakker Wenke Kujala Esther Wolsey 2000 Lori Bowden -4- Laura Drake Lori-Lynn Leach 1999 Lori Bowden -3- Lori-Lynn Leach Lee Dipietro 1998 Lori Bowden -2- Jacquie Lewis Fiona McKee 1997 Lori Bowden Melissa Spooner Jan Wanklyn 1996 Paula Newby-Fraser Jan Wanklyn Holly Nybo 1995 Holly Nybo Lynne McAllister Claudia Kretschman 1994 Lydia Sommerfeld Lynne McAllister 1993 Paula Johnson -2- 1992 JulieAnne White -2- 1991 Erin Baker -2- Julie Anne White Jan Wanklyn 1990 Erin Baker 1989 Julie Anne White 1988 Paula Johnson 1987 Julia Deck Julie Anne White 1986 Tracey Bell Kelly

Canadian Ultra Distance Triathlon

Men	Women
year First place Second place third place 1985 Tom Price 1984 John Winterdyk Aug 20, 1983 Mike Wagstaff	year First place Second place third place 1985 Sharon Best 1984 Mary Jane Henning 1983 Dyane Lynch

Web links

• ( Page no longer available , search in web archives: Challenge Penticton ) (Official website)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} History of the Ironman Canada Triathlon ( Memento from May 2, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
2. ^ Mark Steckel: Fraser and The Early Years . In: xtri.com . Archived from the original on January 7, 2016. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
3. ↑ Dan Empfield: WTC sold to private equity firm . In: slowtwitch.com . September 8, 2008.
4. ↑ Dan Empfield: WTC purchases US Ironman . In: slowtwitch.com . January 6, 2009.
5. ↑ Dan Empfield: WTC Not conceding Penticton . In: slowtwitch.com . 23rd August 2012.
6. ↑ Steve Waldner: Sunday's Ironman will be Penticton's last ( English ) In: Penticton Western News . 23rd August 2012.
7. ^ Timothy Carlson: Challenge Penticton announced . In: slowtwitch.com . 23rd August 2012.
8. ^ Challenge Penticton to replace Ironman Canada . In: triathlon.competitor.com . 23rd August 2012.
9. ↑ Emanuel Sequeira: Strong pro field set to battle . In: Penticton Western News . August 27, 2015. Archived from the original on September 22, 2015. Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
10. ^ Changes coming to Challenge Penticton in 2016 . In: Penticton Western News . August 26, 2015.
11. ↑ Challenge Penticton organizer looking for new brand (September 18, 2017)
12. ↑ [Super League Triathlon coming to Canada] (August 9, 2018)
13. ↑ Penticton Super League Triathlon suspended due to smoky skies (August 18, 2018)
14. ↑ Shawn Skene: Subaru Ironman Canada - 25th Anniversary ( Memento from August 29, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) WTC. August 21, 2007.
15. ↑ Challenge Penticton 2015 ( Memento of the original from May 18, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
16. ↑ The mythical full distance Penticton course ( Memento of the original from May 18, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
17. ^ Emanuel Sequeira: Penticton's Dave Matheson is Challenge Penticton age group champ . In: Penticton Western News . August 31, 2015.
18. ^ ^{A b} Emanuel Sequeira: Victoria's Brent McMahon claims Challenge Penticton half distance . In: Penticton Western News . August 31, 2015.