~ Ate ee aT ct 9 MR eet ane a if _ Local black powder en- thusiast Jim Hall got the race under way by firing the starting shot at Furlong Bay on the shore of Lakelse Lake. Images of © the Athletes In the team section of the Skeena Valley Triathlon ming team member as he jogs exhaustedly away from the lake. All competitors had a registration and identification Humber printed on the outside of one leg prior to the start of @ race. Michelle Fisher of This year’s men’s open , a bicyclist waits for the tag fromaswim- Mackenzie took the title went to Leon Fisher women’s open title. Of Mackenzie. keep athletic appetites under control Volunteer cooks from the Terrace Centennial Lions helped with a pancake breakfast. Tony Toriglia from the Terrace Aquatic Centre gave some safety advice to swimmers before : they plunged into the drink at the beginning of the Triathlon. :