Todd Wiley (Doylestown, Pa.) and Cecily Tynan (Philadelphia,
Pa.) took top honors at the 12th Annual Lighter Than Air Duathlon held August
25th in Lakehurst, N.J. The race, a 3
mile run, 20 mile bike, and 2 mile run held at the Lakehurst Naval Air Station,
was the 2002 USAT Mid-Atlantic region duathlon championship. The field included 300 competitors from ten
states.
Wiley won the men's race in a time of 1 hour, 12 minutes, 1
second. Josh Beck (Carlisle, Pa.), this year's National Age Group
champion, was the first age group finisher, finishing in second place overall
in a time of 1:13:15. Brock Butler (Manasquan, N.J.) rounded out the top
three.
Tynan won the women’s race in a time of 1:24:55. Earlier this year, she finished 2nd overall
at the National Age Group Championship. Melissa Maurer (Doylestown, Pa.)
was second in 1:27:03 and Kristin Villopoto (Durham, N.C.) finished
third.
Complete results for the race can be found at
http://www.lin-mark.com/results/search.asp?race_id=99.