TUPPER LAKE - Charlie Cowan of Lake Placid paced all locals Saturday in the 30th running of the Tupper Lake Tinman Triathlon.
Cowan finished the race in 4 hours, 56 minutes and 50.8 seconds to place 31st in the event that included a 1.2-mile swim, a 56-mile bike ride to Cranberry Lake and back, and a 13.1-mile run through Tupper Lake
This year 271 men and 116 women competed in the full Tinman. There were 48 men and 40 women in the Tinman Sprint, which is a .6-mile swim, a 18.6-mile bike and 6.2-mile run.
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Elena Beideck of Saranac Lake finishes off the sprint distance at Saturday's Tupper Lake Tinman Triathlon.
(Enterprise photo — Mike Lynch)
After Cowan, Colin Delaney of Lake Placid was the next fastest local, finishing in 5:03:17.1.
Joe Merrihew of Saranac Lake was the next best regional athlete, coming across the finish line at 5:32:21.6. He finished 112th.
In the sprint, Amy Farrell of Tupper Lake had the top time in the women's race in 1:55:45.5. She was the third overall sprint finisher.
Lake Placid resident Richard Erenstone also had a strong showing with a time of 2:23:42.5, good for 27th.
Robert Morganson of Lake Placid finished 35th in 2:30:23.7.
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Saturday's Tri-Lakes finishers
Full Tinman
| 31. Charlie Cowan (Lake Placid) | 4:56:50.8 |
| 41. Colin Delaney (Lake Placid) | 5:03:17.1 |
| 112. Joe Merrihew (Saranac Lake) | 5:32:21.6 |
| 118. Robert Tebo (Tupper Lake) | 5:33:35.0 |
| 176. Colleen Porter (Lake Placid) | 5:54:09.0 |
| 184. Loring Porter (Lake Placid) | 5:56:10.1 |
| 189. Taylor McKenna (Lake Placid) | 5:58:08.7 |
| 226. Evan Klein (Saranac Lake) | 6:09:43.0 |
| 298. Keith Kogut (Tupper Lake) | 6:37:07.0 |
| 302. Lawrence Baker (Tupper Lake) | 6:38:25.4 |
| 354. Bill Izzo (Lake Placid) | 7:16:00.7 |
| 382. Bob Lepak (Saranac Lake) | 8:09:52.1 |
| Sprint | |
| 3. Amy Farrell (Tupper Lake) | 1:55:45.5 |
| 27. Richard Erenstone (Lake Placid) | 2:23:42.5 |
| 35. Robert Morganson (Lake Placid) | 2:30:23.7 |
| 49. Elena Beideck (Saranac Lake) | 2:40:07.8 |
| 50. Karen Delaney (Lake Placid) | 2:40:28.9 |
| 52. Michael Nichols (Saranac Lake) | 2:42:44.6 |
| 63. Bob Scheefer (Saranac Lake) | 2:53:30.5 |
| 64. Nancie Battaglia (Lake Placid) | 2:53:49.4 |
| 71. Karl Zaunbrecher (Saranac Lake) | 2:57:42.7 |