Athletes from all walks of life and ages converged on Egg Harbor this weekend for the Door County Triathlon series. 

Over 1,500 participants and 110 teams took part in the Half Iron, Sprint, and Kid triathlon events. Participants as young as six years, and some pushing 80 years old, took on the challenge of stacking swimming, cycling, and running events on one of the warmest summer weekends for Door County. In Sunday’s Half Iron event (1.2m swim, 56m bike, 13.1m run), Patrick Brady of Waunakee won the men’s race with a time of 4:02 while Nicole Heininger of Madison captured the women’s title with a time of 4:34.

In Saturday’s Sprint event (750m swim, 20k bike, 5K run), Brian Andryk of Verona won the men’s race with a time of 1:06. At the same time, Riley McMahon was at the top of the podium for the women with a time of 1:15. There were also relay divisions for the sprint and half iron distances.

In the Mark Ernst Memorial Kids Triathlon, Camden Eppley (age 6), Margaret Greisen (age 7), Hudson Kruse (age 8), Gerhardt Gurgel (age 9), Mercy Hansen (age 10), Quintin Biese (age 11), Sawyer Hansen (age 12), and Raina Pergande (age 13) won their respective groups in the age-appropriate distances.

In other events this weekend, Zach Olson (12:09, 2 miles) and Logan Jadin (23:19, 4 miles) won their respective races at the Belgian Days Run, while Collin LeGrave won the Crown and Sash Dash at the Kewaunee County Fair.

Photo by Kelly Leaver