Monday, February 25, 2013

W-B Triathlon
Date: 8/23/2010 Album ID: 1061960
Photos by Bill Tarutis
Noah Mihal, 9, of Exeter, left, cheers on his dad Nayt with his grandmother Marlene Mihal of Hershey at the start of the 29th annual Wilkes-Barre Triathlon at Harveys Lake Sunday morning.  BILL TARUTIS/FOR THE TIMES LEADER
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The fifth wave of swimmers enters Harveys Lake in the Wilkes-Barre Triathlon on Sunday morning.  BILL TARUTIS/FOR THE TIMES LEADER
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Rick Vanderlin of Williamsport is the first to emerge from Harveys Lake in the Wilkes-Barre Triathlon on Sunday morning.  BILL TARUTIS/FOR THE TIMES LEADER
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Eventual third-place female finisher Monica Obisitos of Wilkes-Barre carries her bicycle over the mud puddles in the Harveys Lake transition area to start the second leg of the Wilkes-Barre Triathlon on Sunday morning.  BILL TARUTIS/FOR THE TIMES LEADER
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Adam Sopko of Buck Hill Falls endures the pouring rain during the second leg of the Wilkes-Barre Triathlon on Sunday morning.   BILL TARUTIS/FOR THE TIMES LEADER
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Wilkes-Barre Triathlon winner Doug Clark of Morristown, N.J., left, with fourth-place finisher Sean Robbins of Shavertown in Lehman Township Sunday morning.  BILL TARUTIS/FOR THE TIMES LEADER
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Wilkes-Barre Triathlon top female finisher Kelly Ciravolo, of Shavertown, crosses the finish line in 2:20:20 in Lehman Township Sunday morning.  BILL TARUTIS/FOR THE TIMES LEADER
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The third group of swimmers enter Harveys Lake in the 29th annual Wilkes-Barre Triathlon on Sunday morning.  BILL TARUTIS/FOR THE DALLAS POST
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Wayne Devine of Harveys Lake leaves the swim-bike transition area to start his second leg of the Wilkes-Barre Triathlon on Sunday morning.  BILL TARUTIS/FOR THE DALLAS POST
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Katie Levandoski of Dallas slogs through the mud to start the bicycle leg of the Wilkes-Barre Triathlon.  BILL TARUTIS/FOR THE DALLAS POST
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Jerry Levandoski of Dallas gets a hug after finishing the Wilkes-Barre Triathlon in Lehman Township Sunday morning.  BILL TARUTIS/FOR THE DALLAS POST
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Charles Eckman of Dallas takes a drink after finishing the Wilkes-Barre Triathlon on Sunday morning.  BILL TARUTIS/FOR THE DALLAS POST
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Fans gather at the finish line despite driving rain to cheer on the triathletes Lehman Township Sunday morning.   BILL TARUTIS/FOR THE DALLAS POST
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Joe Kraus of Kingston grabs his bicycle to start the second leg of the Wilkes-Barre Triathlon at Harveys Lake Sunday morning.  BILL TARUTIS/FOR THE TIMES LEADER
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Mark Farrell of Exeter finishes strong despite heavy rains in the Wilkes-Barre Triathlon Sunday morning.  BILL TARUTIS/FOR THE TIMES LEADER
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Jerry Levandoski of Dallas smiles after he finishes the Wilkes-Barre Triathlon.  BILL TARUTIS/FOR THE TIMES LEADER
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Patricia Heppelmann of Chester Springs, Chester County, retrieves her bicycle after finishing the Wilkes-Barre Triathlon Sunday morning in Lehman Township.   BILL TARUTIS/FOR THE TIMES LEADER
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Mouhamed Seck of Indianapolis, Ind., left, finishes less than a second ahead of Ian MacFawn of Lavale, Md., in the Wilkes-Barre Triathlon.   BILL TARUTIS/FOR THE TIMES LEADER
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