Cloudy skies and a morning breeze may not attract a lot of visitors for a leisurely swim.
But Sunday’s conditions at West Lake suited 30-year-old triathlete Sarah Tennant just fine as she was the first female to complete the Olympic course in the Prince George Triathlon.
Tennant’s time of two hours, 24 minutes and 51 seconds (2:24:51) was roughly a dozen minutes faster than fellow Prince George resident Jacqui Benson, who’s used to making headlines during the winter months as a cross-country skier.
“I quite like this weather, it was overcast, because I easily get sunburned,” Tennant said shortly after jogging past the finish line of a course that began with a 1.5-kilometre swim before turning into a 40 km cycling route. “I’m sporting one right now, so I kind of like it when it’s overcast and I don’t mind the cooler weather so I found it was nice and it wasn’t too windy out there so the bike wasn’t too bad.”