Irvine and Newport Beach natives take home the titles for the longest running 34th Anniversary triathlon at a recent Newport Beach, Calif. event. 800 athletes took part in the Newport Beach Triathlon held at the Newport Back Bay.
The swim portion was a half-mile loop in the Back Bay. The bike route consisted of 15 miles around Back Bay Drive, and then a 5K in an out and back loop around Newport Dunes Waterfront Resort. Evan Kraus, 25-year-old native from Irvine, CA won the event in 1:07:48. He was first place through the swim, 2nd on the bike and 6th on the run. Kraus won by 25 seconds over the second place finisher, Karl Schultz. Overall first place finisher for the females was Keri Olson, a 37-year-old native from Newport Beach, CA. She came in with a blazing 1:19:09, just 1:46 before the 2nd place female, Lara Ray, from Camarillo. Keri was 92nd overall in the swim, 36th for the biking portion, and 11th place overall in the run.
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