by Dennis Dalman
news@thenewsleaders.com
A Minneapolis man, Ted Treise, was the top overall winner of the long course at the 38th annual Sartell Apple Duathlon, which took place on the morning of May 22 in the city.
The 27-year-old Treise, a professional triathlete, placed fifth overall in the Apple three years ago. He previously won the Ironman race in Augusta, Ga. and Waco, Texas. Last year, he was named Minnesota Triathlete of the Year. He uses yoga as part of his training regimen.
The top female in the long course was Diane Hankee of Lake Elmo with a time of 1:40:26, followed by Elaine Nelson of Duluth (1:41:52) and Julia Weisbecker of St. Paul (1:43:02). Hankee was also the winner in the Sartell Apple Duathlon women’s category in 2016. Nelson won it in 2015.
There were two courses for the duathlete competition. The long course was a 5k run, a 33k bicycling race and another 5k run to the finish line at Riverview Intermediate School. The short course consisted of a 5k run, a 15.5k bicycle race and a 1k run to the finish.
Top winner Treise, who completed the long course, had a time of 1:22:00. The second-place overall winner of that race was Andrew Zabel, a Sartell man, with a time of 1:26:30. Zabell’s 16-year-old son, Hudson, placed third among males in the short course. His time was 55:31. In third place of the long course was Brooks Grossinger (1:29:20) of Mayer.
The sixth-place winner was another Sartell resident, Ben Nemeth, who finished at 1:33:36.
All told, 87 duathletes took part in the long course – 56 males and 31 females. There were 70 finishers in the short course – 36 females and 34 males.
Thirty Sartell residents participated in the event – 18 in the long course and 12 in the short course.
One Sartell boy, 13-year-old Tommy Runkle, took second place among males overall in the short course, with a time of 53:34. Andy Clark of Northfield placed first (48:42), and Hudson Zabel, as noted above, took third.
The top three finishers in the women’s short course were Pamela Wagner of Maplewood (59:52), Amy Dettmer of Bovey (1:00:34) and Suzy Johnson of Duluth (1:01:00).
Also among the Sartell participants were Daryl and Pam Stevens, husband and wife, who coordinated the Apple Duathlon for many years. This year’s coordinator was Evin Haukos.
