Triathletes finish in top 5 at world champs

Two hometown triathletes twice stopped the clock for top-10 age group finishes at the Multisport World Championships festival in Penticton over the past week, including top five finishes for both in their triathlon event.

In Sunday's long distance triathlon – a gruelling 3 km swim, 120 km bike and 30 km run – the pair landed top five finishes in their age groups. Hillie Van'T Klooster squeaked out a fourth-place finish (75th overall for women), while Leoni Kelly crossed the line in fifth (46th overall women).

In the duathlon, held the previous Monday (Aug. 21), which comprised a 10 km run, a 40 km bike ride and then a 5 km run, Van'T Klooster finished fourth in F50-54, while Kelly snagged eighth in F45-49, ranking the pair 37th and 43rd of 220 women respectively.

The duo now have their sights set on April's Boston Marathon, which they both qualified for, based on race results from the Boundary Bay Marathon in B.C. earlier this season.

Full results are available at https://penticton2017.com/results.