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A beautiful calm ocean greeted participants as they arrived for the third annual Powerade Potcakeman Triathlon at Jaws beach on Saturday September 5th. With a record number of participants The Potcakeman firmly established itself as the biggest triathlon in the Bahamas.<\/p>\n
Featuring chip timing sponsored by Purina, the first person over the finish line was Olympic hopeful O\u2019Neill Williams representing team \u2018Rusty Nuts in a course record of 1:00:24. Simon Lowe and Julie Salas became the new male and female champions in times of 1:11:15 and 1:16:20 respectively.<\/p>\n
The adults competed in a 750m swim, 21km bike and 5k run. Following this there were two kids races with different distances for children ages 5 up to 14. \u201cWe try to make the Potcakeman fun for all levels of triathletes.\u00a0 \u00a0 said race director Lori Roach. \u201cWe had more than 20 people completing their first ever triathlon which is a huge achievement and we want to encourage as many people as possible to get into the sport, especially the younger generation.\u2019.<\/p>\n
The forth discipline \u2018party\u2019 swung into action as finishers got to enjoy a refreshing Sands Light beer and kids got to munch on a Dunkin Donut. The Rotary Club East Nassau were on hand with their van and donated either a burger or hot dog to all participants in support of the cause. \u201cGolden Knight\u201d 400m athlete Ramon Miller presented the awards to the winners. A raffle draw concluded proceedings with the top prize of a Jamis cruiser bike donated by Cycles Unlimited.
\n“Saturday’s Powerade Potcakeman Triathlon was great show of local athletic ability, across all age groups, and is certainly the type of event we would like our brand to be aligned with as we grow momentum across the country\u201d said Cara Douglas – Marketing Manager Caribbean Bottling Company \u201cAdditionally the BAARK! spay\/neuter program does a tremendous serve to our country keeping our dogs\/cats nationwide healthy and the population under control. We are proud and happy to support such a great event and cause.”<\/p>\n
Additional event sponsors also included Albany, Think Simple, Subway, Solomons Fresh Markets, PappaSurf, Club One, Golden Wings Charter, Damianos Sothebys realty, Higgs & Johnson, Senor Frogs, Asa H Pritchard and Scotiabank. Thanks to their generosity 100% of athletes entry fees go towards Baark (Bahamas Alliance for Animal Rights and Kindness) bringing the total raised from the event to over $25,000. \u201cWe are overwhelmed by this amount raised which has exceeded our expectations\u201d added race director Sarah Kennedy \u201cThe money will go towards Baarks spay\/neuter and education programs all over the Bahamas. It\u2019s a wonderful feeling when everyone\u2019s hard work pays off, our volunteers deserve a special mention who were integral to the event\u2019s success.\u201d<\/p>\n
More information be found out www.baarkbahamas.org<\/a><\/p>\n