published 3 months, 16 days ago, submitted by
brad
3 months, 16 days ago
Athletes representing 6 countries and 7 provinces are set to race in the Subaru Shawnigan Lake International Triathlon this weekend just outside of Victoria, Canada. The race will start with the blast of a Howitzer cannon for the Half Ironman distance race (1.9k swim, 90k bike, and 21k run) with a shorter sprint race starting soon after. This event will serve as the Subaru West Coast Triathlon Series Men’s Championship and has attract professional triathletes Jasper Blake (2006 Ironman Canada Champion), Ukrainian Andriy Yastrebov (2007 Subaru Vancouver Half Iron Champion), Canadian Chris Brown (3rd at 2007 Ironman Canada), and American Jordon Rapp (3rd at 2008 Ironman Arizona).