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ST. PETERSBURG TIMES (USA)
Apr 18, 2004
Orlando man wins De Soto triathlon
by Jessica Fish
Marc Bonnet-Eymard knows he is ready for the April 25 showdown at the St. Anthony's Triathlon after winning the male elite division of the 18th Escape From Fort De Soto Triathlon for the second year in a row.
He finished in 53 minutes, 34 seconds.
Last year, Bonnet-Eymard, 32, of Orlando, was the second-fastest male amateur at St. Anthony's in 1:55:52 after winning the Escape From Fort De Soto.
This year's Escape From Fort De Soto included 850 athletes, many wearing wet suits that were allowed because of the recent dip in water temperatures.
Athletes swam about .31 kilometers, biked about 18 kilometers and ran about 5 kilometers. St. Anthony's will be a 1.5-kilometer swim, 40-kilometer bike and 10K run.
Rob Skaggs, 37, of Tampa was second in 54:50. Clermont's Graham Fraser, 42, was the top male master in 58:21.
Christina Noordstar, 27, of Tampa won the female elite division in 1:04:32 followed by St. Petersburg's Jennifer Steel, 44, in 1:05:01.
"I'm trying to peak for the Florida Half Ironman at Disney in late May," Noordstar said. "I've been way too busy opening up a new restaurant, and you never know how you will do in the first race of the year. This shows my training is good, especially on the bike, with all the wind we had at Fort De Soto.
"The female masters champion was Linda Musante, 49, of Tampa in 1:05:03.
Jackie Yost, 76, of Treasure Island was the oldest woman in the field and finished in 1:44:58. Yost also will be the oldest woman to compete in St. Anthony's.
David Kyle said his goal was just to finish the Escape From Fort De Soto.
A native of Alabama, Kyle, 31, moved to Port Charlotte after being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis.
"My ultimate goal is to qualify for worlds," Kyle said. "When I was diagnosed with MS, I gained 30 pounds and stayed on the couch, totally exhausted all the time. When you have MS, you just have to force yourself to get up and do things. The doctors think it's great.
"My new sport of triathlons is keeping me alive."
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