Dye repeats as triathlon winner
Cameron Dye, of Boulder, Colo., wins the Philadelphia Triathlon for the second year in a row.
THE NAME of the event changed but the guy crossing the finish line looked familiar.
Cameron Dye won the Johnson & Johnson Trirock Philadelphia Triathlon yesterday with a time of 1:49:02. It was his second consecutive win in the event, previously called the Philadelphia Triathlon.
Dye, of Boulder, Colo., was among 1,200 athletes who hit the streets and dived in the Schuylkill River for the event, which involves a 1,500-meter swim, 24.8-mile bike ride and 6.2-mile run.
Andy Potts finished 35 seconds behind Dye. Matty Reed came in third, 3 minutes and 51 seconds behind Dye.
Max Fennell, who is looking to become the first African-American professional triathlete, came in 51st overall, 46th among male competitors. It took him 2:09:56 to complete the event.
The next step for Fennell to become a professional is to take a pro time trial.
In the women's competition, Angela Naeth, of Canada, took home the top time. She crossed the finish line in 2:01:41. She finished ahead of Jenna Parker, of Los Angeles, by 41 seconds. Sara McLarty was third, exactly 2 minutes behind Parker.
-Andrew Albert