Anthem hosts annual triathlon

STAFF REPORT~ 9/15/2011

More than 245 athletes turned on in Anthem this weekend to participate in the Anthem Sprint Triathlon, which started and ended at the Anthem Community Center. The event includes a 5Km run, a 20 Km bike course and a 400 meter swim. In the women’s division Lindsey Ryder, a 19-year-old Arizona State University student, won in a time of 1 hour, 7 minutes and 11.3 seconds to best 48-year-old Michaela Skelly-Lankford who finished 1:09 off the pace at 1:08.20.8. Taking third was 24-year-old Christina Yemm who finished with a time of 1:13:15.7. On the men’s side the event was won by Ryan Petry, also an ASU student. Petry, 20, finished in a time of 55:43.9. Brian Folts, 25, was the runner-up at 56:03.2 with 32-year-old Juan Rodela taking third at 1:01:32.3. The top finisher from Anthem was Jeffrey Marquis, who finished in a time of 1:08.15.4. Cave Creek’s Steve Rink rounded out the top ten by turning in a time of 1:05.33.5. For complete race results, including age division winners go to http://4peaksracing.com.