Sue Edney finished 3rd in the 50-59 Age Group in her 2nd Half Ironman at the Penticton Challenge Half Ironman in British Columbia, Canada, clocking an overall time of 5:52:44.
Edney had the 7th fastest Swim in her Age Group covering the 1.9K Fresh Water Lake distance clocking 37:23, she then recorded the 2nd fastest Bike time of in 2:58:36 covering the 90K and then she closed out with the 3rd fastest Run time of 2:10:20.
The run at midday was hot and Edney’s Achilles, which had been bothering her for 2 weeks before the race, flared up with 5K to go so she had to limp home.
Edney’s Age Group was won by a very experienced leading Canadian Diana Thaxter in 5:38:59.
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