The last time Terenzo Bozzone and Samantha McGlone have contributed to the Wildflower Triathlons, two broken men and women: the long course materials.
After a one-year absence, foreigners are back for professionals in long course race Saturday morning, kicking off the weekend festival on Lake San Antonio at 8 a. Mr.
A mountain bike (Saturday at 9:45 am) and Olympic (Sunday at 9 am) triathlons are also planned for this weekend.
After a record of cases in 2006, the long race course, which includes 1.2 km swim, 56 km cycling and 13.1 miles run, was won by a pair of first time winners, a year ago .
Bjorn Anderson, 28, of Sweden won the men race in 4 hours, 7 minutes, 53 seconds, holding off veteran Christopher Legh (4:08:21), which are established runner-up honors for the second consecutive year . Both Anderson and Legh, who won in 2000, are scheduled to participate again this weekend.
Becky Lavelle of Los Gatos won the women’s event in 4:35:19, followed by Mirinda Carfrae (4:38:14). Neither women finishing a year ago are classified as participants this year.
Last year, its notes and off the record performances turned in by Bozzone and Mc Glone-in 2006.
Bozzone, a 23-year-old from Auckland, New Zealand, Simon Lessing broke the mark set in 2005 by nearly six minutes in 3:53:43.
McGlone, Canada, won his second straight title Wildflower in a record 4:31:08, breaking Donna Peters 1992 record of 4:33:54.
Other former winners as the participants are three times champion Chris McCormack (Australia) and Katja Schumacher (Germany).
There are three associations of the list of participants from the region, including Shell Beach, Stephen Hackett and San Luis Obispo by Kristin Hilger and Chris Stehula.
Race conditions should be ideal Saturday morning with partly cloudy skies in 60 years should.