Saturday August 22nd 2009 lured over 700 athletes to the beautiful Emerald Coast to swim a half mile in the Gulf of Mexico, cycle 20 miles along Scenic Highway 30A, a run 4 miles through Sandestin’s beach and Bayside community. Proceeds from the event benefited the Sacred Heart Hospital of the Emerald Coast.
Last year the 22nd annual Sandestin Triathlon had to be canceled due to weather, but this year the event was held with out any inclement weather as races enjoyed the amazing weather of the Emerald Coast. This years overall male winner was Panama City Beach Local David Shearon with a winning time of 1:26:58. Other notable locals that had great performances were Cole Blair of Santa Rosa Beach as Male Masters Champion and Wendy Ewing of Destin as Female Masters Champion. One of our younger athletes was part of a relay team and she managed to post a swim leg faster than over 90% of the athletes.
All in all it was a great race and everyone enjoyed the event and festivities at the Sandestin Triathlon. Click here for the full results.
