TRIPLE THREATS
Carp’s Joanna Brown was crowned queen of Canadian triathlon Sunday after a two-day championship in Ottawa. Manitoba’s Tyler Mislawchuk was the men’s winner.
Manitoba’s Tyler Mislawchuk and Carp’s Joanna Brown were crowned the King and Queen of Canadian triathlon on Sunday in Ottawa at the two-day CAMTRI Sprint Triathlon Premium American Cup, also serving as the Canadian Championships.
Mislawchuk exercised his race tactics to perfection en route to securing his first elite Canadian Championship title after diving into Ottawa’s Dow’s Lake with the 30 fastest men, who qualified for the championship final through Saturday’s super-sprint distance race.
The 22-year-old Olympian dug deep through the intense heat and high winds to clock a winning time of 55:15.7 on the sprint distance course that twisted its way alongside many of Ottawa’s historic landmarks.
“I came here to try to win. Anytime you race a triathlon it is going to be hard, but it wasn’t easy today.
“I had to push all the way on the course,” said Mislawchuk, whose lone national title came in 2012 when he was Canada’s top junior.
Alexis Lepage, who posted the fastest qualifying time, was the second best Canadian with his fourth-place overall time of 55:48.3.
Healthy, fit and confident coming into the race after celebrating the first two World Cup medals of her career earlier this spring, Brown continued her blistering start to the 2017 season by adding her first elite Canadian Championship title following a hardfought clash with Olympic veteran Paula Findlay. Brown posted a golden time of 59:46.8.
“I’m so tired. It feels so good to win. Paula was so strong today,” said Brown. “I really don’t have words to describe how this season has been going.
“I just want to keep the consistency going and get more podiums.
“It means so much to win here in Ottawa in my home town.”