For the second year in a row, Jaclyn Dexter was the first female athlete across the finish line for the standard distance in the Peach Classic Triathlon, despite some difficulties in the final stretch.

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The Nelson native was first out of the bike leg and finished 38 seconds ahead of the second female to earn a repeat gold. For Dexter, the layout of the course played a part in her success.

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Johnson had previously run the Peach Classic in 2010, 2011, and 2013, but had taken a break from the event until this year.

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The sprint distance divisions had even larger gaps between finishes. Carsten Lapointe ended with a four-minute lead on his competitors, while Alesha Miller finished seven minutes ahead of sister Christa. Alesha held the fastest times for the women in each leg for a combined final time of 1:16:42.

About 340 athletes took part in this year害羞草研究所檚 Peach Classic, the 36th annual, including 26 men and 23 women taking part in the Aqua/bike class, which this year is a qualifying race for the world championship, held in Spain in 2019.

Participants in that class do at 1.5 km swim and a 40 km bike. Owen Bain topped that class with a time of 1:30:05, Carmelle Guidi-Swan was the first female to cross the line, with a time of 1:42:34.