The Bruce Peninsula Multisport Race has raised over 75 hundred dollars in proceeds for outdoor sport projects on the Bruce.
It also drew hundreds of people to Bluewater Park on the weekend, and hundreds more to their computers.
Co-Race Director Leigh Grigg says the weather was close to perfect, the participants were thrilled with the course, and the only casualty was a broken bike chain.
Grigg is encouraging everyone who took part in the Multisport race, especially the volunteers, to share their stories at admin@griggsport.com
About 50 per cent of the participants were from Grey-Bruce, and 10 per centfrom the Wiarton area.
One such athlete was Martina (Rose) Nadjiwan, who trained for the event all summer long, including at the Bruce Peninsula Multisport Races – Kids Triathlon Clinic on July 1st.
Rose ended up winning the 11 to 13 yearr old girls division, and made a point to high-five the other athletes as they crossed behind her.
In the Northern Confections Kids Race, volunteers Andrew Wark and Aren Clemmer stood out in their leadership skills, being involved in the race planning from March onwards.
They were part of the ECO-shores class that put it together, and then came out on a summer Saturday to help hands-on.
Grigg says there was a lot of online buzz generated by the event.
The live site page at www.griggsport.com/bruce drew close to a thousand hits over the weekend with video and photo content from the race, uploaded live as the race progressed.
Organizers are already hard at work identifying ways to make next year’s event an even greater success
