RESTON TRIATHLON HISTORY

1997
Date: September 7, 1997
Weather: Very cool to very warm
Number of Registered Participants: 437
Number of Finishers: 429
Winners:
Male: Eric Sorensen
Female: Ashley Cordell
Committee: Abbie Edwards, Tom Yorty, and Bunny Bonnes, Race Directors

Interesting Information about the Triathlon:

Congressman Tom Davis served as the official starter.

Some swimmers were numb from the cold lake.

Some bikers stated that the bike course gets crowded with three loops.

The overall Triathlon ended when 66-year-old Marge Stahl crossed the finish line shortly before the four-hour mark.

Lin-Mark Sports generated the official results.

Triathlon Contributions: Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, South Lakes High School Track Team.

Sponsors: Reston Hospital Center, Runners World and Breathe Right Nasal Strip, Town Center Orthopedic Association, Papa John's Pizza, Great Harvest Bread Co., Fleet Feet of McLean.