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Results of the 2009 Pineapple-a-thon - 400 m. Swim, 10k Bike,  5k Run
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admin on 07 June, 2009 
 
(Gregory Town, Eleuthera, The Bahamas) - The heat and humidity did not stop
Floridian Ken Bots from defending his Pineapple-a-thon title at the 2009
Pineapple Fest. The triathlon started promptly at 11 a.m. as skies cleared and
the waters of the Gregory Town cove calmed down almost as if anticipating the
400-meter swim leg of the race.
Teenager Jordan Bots led the way out of the water, as his team raced off to a
sizeable lead. Dan Barnes, an individual entrant, was close behind and held his
lead all the way through the 10-kilometer bike course. Nassauvian Gustavius
Smith and eventual champion Ken Bots left the transition area together for the
5k run, but Bots would leave Smith behind and run down Barnes.
The 2009 race was the fastest field since the reinception of the
Pineapple-a-thon four years ago.
Emily Bagwell, a popular figure at Bahamas Methodist Habitat in James Cistern,
won the women's division in her first time as a competitor.
The team division was hotly contested this year, but the teenage group of Jordan
Bots, Matt Barnes and Mitchell Feasel held off two female challengers – Laura
Bartenfelder and Joanne Martins – of Harbour Island.
Full results
Men: 1. Ken Bots, Port Orange, FL 58 minutes, 2 seconds; 2. Gustavius Smith,
Nassau 1:00.13; 3. Dan Barnes, Port Orange, FL 1:00.29; 4. Patrick Sherwin,
Gregory Town 1:06.09; 5. The Abraham McIntyre, James  Cistern 1:09.18
Women: 1. Emily Bagwell, James Cistern 1:23.03
Team: 1. Matt Barnes, Mitchell Feasel, Jordan Bots, Port Orange, FL 1:03.25; 2.
Laura Bartenfelder, Joanne Martins, Harbour Island 1:06.52; 3. Ralph McCardy,
Gregory Town, Scott Devenny, Ocean City, MD 1:22.33
By: Tom G of Bahamasadventures.com