Ultraman Canada 2009 Official Final Results
Congratulations athletes on your personal achievements!
AthleteBenat Zubillaga
Milton Augusto De Sousa
Josef Ajram
Amber Monforte
Scott Beasley
Fernando Godino Crespo
Barbi Brochu
Andi Ramer
Shanna Armstrong
Wolfgang Schmidt
Simon Bourne
Jeff Geoghagan
Giorgio Alessi
Jason Lester
Beth Brewster
Todd Crandell
Jason Sissel
Anuradha Vaidyanathan
John Callos
Paddy McGuire
Gonzalo Sanchez Martin-Moreno
Sarah Nason
Connie Hearty
Harvey Thorleifson

AgeSex
29 M
35 M
31 M
31 F
47 M
33 M
33 F
36 F
34 F
48 M
45 M
39 M
44 M
35 M
39 F
42 M
33 M
29 F
47 M
48 M
27 M
29 F
52 F
52 M

Country

Swim
*
10 km
Spain
3:28:35
Brazil
3:02:15Spain
3:11:16USA
2:52:39USA
3:14:40
Spain
3:30:38
Canada2:42:41 *USA
3:04:29USA
2:47:11
Canada3:50:18
United Kingdom 4:00:49
USA
5:21:54
Italy
4:33:26
USA
4:43:17USA
3:37:04
USA
3:49:55
USA
4:20:07India
4:22:51
USA
4:17:05
Canada3:43:15Spain
4:22:51
United Kingdom 4:32:58
Canada3:53:20USA
5:12:53

DAY 1
Bike
*
144.8 km
4:50:02
4:52:08
4:35:43
4:58:35 *
5:02:46
5:22:47
5:05:40
5:25:59
5:43:44
5:30:54
5:33:07
5:53:09
5:23:29
5:53:13
5:48:02
6:40:16
7:14:24
7:21:08
7:24:03
7:12:25
7:24:25
6:25:04
7:47:34
DNF

DAY 2
TotalBike*
Day 1
273.5 km
8:18:37 9:16:45
7:54:23 9:08:58
7:46:59 8:54:15
7:51:14 9:14:22 *
8:17:26 9:25:28
9:56:41 18:50:06
7:48:21 9:49:31
8:30:28 10:11:07
8:30:55 10:16:56
9:21:12 9:49:36
9:33:56 9:55:39
11:15:03 9:58:06
9:56:55 9:47:59
10:36:30 10:45:41
9:25:06 10:17:1510:30:11 11:12:45
11:34:31 11:32:31
11:43:59 11:42:37
11:41:08 11:47:16
10:55:40 11:12:41
11:47:16 12:12:02
10:58:02 DNF
11:40:54 DNF
DNF
DNF

DAY 3
Total Day Run*
1+2
84.3 km
17:35:22 6:44:06 *17:03:21 7:45:30
16:41:14 8:21:50
17:05:36 8:31:13 *17:42:54 8:12:35
15:19:28 7:49:47
17:37:52 9:38:08
18:41:35 10:02:12
18:47:51 10:20:10
19:10:48 10:00:28
19:29:35 10:07:18
21:13:09 8:28:03
19:44:54 10:20:10
21:22:11 9:26:14
19:42:21 11:46:22
21:42:56 11:09:31
23:07:02 11:56:35
23:26:36 11:47:22
23:28:24 11:49:46
22:08:21 DNF
DNF
11:43:20
DNF
9:36:22
DNF
DNF
DNF
DNF

Overall *Total
512.6 km
24:19:28
24:48:51
25:03:04
25:36:49 *25:55:29
26:39:53
27:16:00
28:43:47
29:08:01
29:11:16
29:36:53
29:41:12
30:05:04
30:48:25
31:28:43
32:52:27
35:03:37
35:13:58
35:18:10
DNF
DNF
DNF
DNF
DNF

OverallFinishPosition
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
1112
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
DNF
DNF
DNF
DNF
DNF

TeamCanada
3:47:25
4:29:07 *8:16:32 8:16:32 *17:05:35 10:41:03
27:46:38
1
Peach City Runners
Ellis Andrews (M/64), (Swim/Run)
Brian Schroederr(M/54), (Bike)
Team South Delta Tri Hards
Canada3:52:03
7:35:37
11:27:40 11:57:09
23:24:49 9:42:43 *
33:07:32
2
Gary Mitchell(M/42), (Swim/Bike)
Gord Mathews(M/46), (Bike)
Alison McManus(F/41), (Run)Team
Canada3:45:50
7:02:50
10:48:40 10:52:52
21:41:32 11:42:22
33:23:54
Dog Tired
Vincent Denis(M/42), (Swim/Bike)
Jennifer Huffman-Swift(F/40), (Run)*= New RecordO = Over Cut OffUltraman Canada Day 1 Race Report
The first day of Ultraman Canada started off with near ideal conditions for the 10km swim in Skaha Lake. With no wind and flat waters it was no surprise that a course record was set. What may have been a surprise was that four women finished before the previous record time and that thAfter leaving the beautiful conditions of Skaha Lake in their wake, the athletes set out on a 144.8km bike following most of the Ironman Canada course before finishing at Christie Beach in Okanagan Falls. The conditions on the bike were not quite as kind to the riders with heat playing a ma
In the relay division, Team Dog Tired’s Vincent Denis posted the fastest swim of the day with a 3:47:25. However, Team Peach City Runner’s cyclist Brian Schroeder had the fastest bike split of the day with a 4:29:07 for a 8:16:32 to move them into first in the relay division followed by TeamAll but one of the 27 athletes that started the day were able to finish in the 12 hour time limit. Harvey Thorleifson of Minneapolis, MN withdrew from the race during the bike portion due to issues with the heat.
Tomorrow’s 273.5km bike ride from Penticton to Princeton promises to further challenge the athletes with heat, traffic and wind. Many will need to dig deeper into their inner resources than ever before in order to reach the finish line at Princeton Arena by the 6pm cutoff.
Ultraman Canada Day 2 Race Report
The Day 2 273.4km bike course of the Ultraman Canada race had heat in many forms. The weather was hot, smoky and windy. The competition was blazing!

Brian Schroeder of Team Peach City Runners burnt up the course with the fastest time of the day at 8:49:03 to keep the team firmly in the lead of the relay division. Overall individual leader Josef Ajram had a blistering time of 8:54:15 for a total time of 16:41:14 to remain in first over Milton
In the hotly contested women’s race, Amber Montforte of Reno, NV set a new women’s record for this portion of the bike course with a time of 9:14:22 to move her into first place over Barbi Brochu from Ontairo, Canada who rode a 9:49:31. Montforte goes into tomorrow’s 84.4km run wi
The race continues tomorrow with the athletes traversing the Princeton to Summerland Hwy. They will finish the Ultraman Canada event at Memorial Park in Summerland with the first finishers expected around 1pm.
Ultraman Canada Day 3 Race Report and Final Results
After 2 days of scorching conditions, the weather decided to play nice and provide the runners with near perfect conditions for the 84.4km run, the final stage of the three day event.
With the largest field ever in Ultraman Canada toeing the start line, there was great competition in all divisions. Benat Zubillaga of Spain was a man on a mission. Zubillaga blazed through the course in 6:44:06 to break the previous record of 6:55:44 held by Darin Bentley. His amazing run m
In the extremely competitive women’s division, Amber Monforte of Reno, NV held onto the first place position by posting a record crushing time of 8:31:13 to give her a total time of 25:36:49 to set a new women’s overall course record by 3 ½ hours. The record was previously held by Tracy
The relay division was dominated by Team Peach City Runners. Ellis Andrews of Penticton, BC ran a 10:41:03 to give the team a total time of 27:46:38. Ellis was partnered with Brian Schroeder, also of Penticton, who rode the fastest bike times of the weekend. Alison McManus ran Team SS
Overall , there were 19 official individual finishers, the most ever in Ultraman Canada history. Anuradha Vaidyanathan of India was the first ever Ultraman Canada finisher from India.
The event finished at Memorial Park with athletes, crew and staff enjoying a finish line picnic, fellowship, and talk of next year’s event. For more information about Ultraman Canada, visit www.ultramancanada.com or contact Steve Brown at Peach City Runners 250-490-3334.