Several athletes from the region turned in stellar performances at the 12^th Annual Great Floridian Triathlon on October 12^th in Clermont, Fla. The race served as the USA Triathlon national championship for the iron-distance, featuring a 2.4-mile swim, 112-mile bike, and a 26.2-mile run.  Two of the top 10 men’s finishers were from the Mid-Atlantic region as were 3 of the top 10 women.  Regional members also captured numerous age group awards. 
 
Peter Kotland (Spartanburg, S.C.) and Sara Weaver (Naples, Fla.) won the men’s and women’s races.  Kotland rolled off a 3:05:29 marathon to finish in a time of 9:23:20, winning by 11 minutes over Adam Carlson (Atlanta, Ga.).  Weaver’s finishing time of 10:40:07 bested second place woman, Kim Donaldson (St. Petersburg, Fla.) by over 20 minutes.
 
The top male finisher from the Mid-Atlantic region was Chris Gebhardt (Fort Lee, N.J.), who finished 5^th overall in 9:49:01.  Erik DeRoche (Charlotte, N.C.) finished in 9^th place in 9:55:58.  The top female finisher from the region was Lisa Warren (Sykesville, Pa.), whose 11:39:02 was good enough for 5^th place overall.  Kathleen Malone (Columbus, N.C.) finished close behind in 6^th place in 11:39:54 and Jacqueline Miller (Pineville, N.C.) finished in 7^th place in 11:45:30.
 
The following regional members won age group awards:
 
M18-24
Ryan Jones (1^st, Paoli, Pa.)
Patrick Hagarty (2^nd, Silver Springs, Md.)
 
M25-29
Galen Holland (2^nd, Asheville, N.C.)
 
M45-49
Greg Stewart (2^nd, Eldred, Pa.)
 
M55-59
Thomas Waldrop (1^st, Midlothian, Va.)
Jay Tobin (2^nd, Fallston, Md.)
 
M60-64
Bruce Kuniholm (2^nd, Durham, N.C.)
 
MILITARY
Joe Gelineau (1^st, Fayetteville, N.C.)
Michael Cohen (2^nd, Spring Lake, N.C.)
Tim Maxwell (3^rd, Quantico, Va.)
 
CLYDESDALE 18-39
Kyle Yost (1^st, Washington, D.C.)
 
ATHENA 18-39
Laura Gagel (2^nd, Sherrillsford, N.C.)
Andrea Wicks (3^rd, Broad Run, Va.)
 
ATHENA 40-69
Debra Witowski (3^rd, Beaver, Pa.)