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2 Saipan couples join Honolulu Triathlon
The husband-and-wife pairs of Joshua and Mamiko Berger and Bruce and Yurie Lorange completed last weekend’s Honolulu Triathlon.
Joshua was the fastest among the four Saipan participants, finishing the 1.5-kilometer swim leg, 40K bike race, and 10K run in 2:50:50, a personal best time for the 61-year-old triathlete. He clocked in at 32:23 in the swim leg held in the waters of the Pacific Ocean at Ala Moana Beach Park, 1:14:54 in the bike portion from Magic Island to Ala Moana Beach Park, and 57:39 in the run part that took place inside the waterfront park to place eighth out of the 24 participants in his age group (60 to 64)
“I had to build an enormous lead on the bike so Mamiko would not try to run me down,” Joshua said in an email to Saipan Tribune.
From left, couples Mamiko and Joshua Berger and Bruce and Yurie Lorange pose for a photo after completing the Honolulu Triathlon last Sunday.
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Mamiko started the race with a time of 34:27 in the swim leg and fell behind Joshua in the bike leg with her 1:26:06 before pushing for a faster time of 49:54 in the run portion of the event. Her combined time of 2:58:22 landed her on the No. 12 spot out of the 23 entries in the 45 to 49 age group.
The Loranges completed the race in over three hours with Yurie registering 3:06:48 to beat husband Bruce, who submitted 3:10:58. Yurie had split times of 33:30 (swim), 1:20:05 (bike), and 1:06:35 (run), while Bruce logged 38:22 and 1:22:36 in the first two legs before defeating his wife in the run leg with a time of 1:03:19. Bruce finished at No. 120 out of the 141 placers inthe 35 to 39 age group, while Yurie was ranked No. 24 (out of 31) in the female division of the same age bracket.
Meanwhile, former Saipan resident John Jenkins also competed in the Honolulu Triathlon and made it to the finish line at the 3:38:30 mark. He entered the 40 to 44 age group that had 142 finishers and posted split times of 41:13, 1:20:00, and 1:24:28.
