Last week two of our Triathletes went out to compete in the Cultus Lake Triathlon. We all drove out early at 5am from Vancouver in the morning to make it there on time for package pickup and bike drop off.
It was pouring rain on the way to Cultus Lake. The lake area was dry in early in the morning but looked like the storm clouds were going to catch up to us.
Our cheer squad consisting of 3 members set up flags for our nutrition sponsor F2C, who were serving recovery drinks at the finish line.

Us putting up some F2C flags
Before this race, no one on our team add ever heard of strippers at a triathlon. Yes, there were strippers, for your wetsuit. Pretty nifty idea. All you had to do was bring your wetsuit just below your waist and sit down on the floor. A wetsuit stripper would yank the suit right off your feet and you were good to go. It’d be pretty cool to see at other races.
Cultus Lake’s naturally flat roads are a relief for those triathletes who have a disdain for hills. The catch is, you’re biking in mixed traffic.
Our athletes were really hauling it to get through the run, being careful about the uneven sand and gravel which could cost you a win.
The end result was a gender category 1st out of 123 athletes in the sprint by Jimena Salinas with a time of 1:18:56, qualifying her for Worlds.

Jimena posing with the other overall placers

This happily concludes the triathlon season for 2018. For more races, we’ll see you in a few months!