The 9th annual Crofton Dam Race was held on July 25 with 351 registrations by race day, making it the second-best year for the race in its 9th year of competition.
The Dam Race, with it’s core and host of volunteers, assisted 179 individual triathlon athletes, 36 teams, 37 half marathoners, and 21 solo bikers.
Lead Organizer Heidi Marsh explained how important those volunteers were during the race. The hospitality of Crofton was very clear during the race. From the fire department, to the Park Service workers, to the local volunteers, everyone chipped in an made the event great, even with the challenge of the high temperatures, which topped out at 102 degrees on most tracking sites, but was a share hotter on the asphalt finish line.
Organizers, volunteers, and riders managed the heat with a race start of 7 a.m., and the race was done by noon to avoid most of the scorching heat.
Most results and photos of medal winners will appear in next week’s Crofton Journal for sake of space and timing this week, but major awards were:
The winner of the individual men’s triathlon was Tim Lavington with a time of 01:21:22.5.
The winner of the individual women’s triathlon was Jenna Steffen with a time of 1:28:50.3
The winner of the team triathlon was Team “If We Lose It’s Hannah’s Fault” with a time of 01:25:15.6.
The winner of the women’s half marathon was Jenna Lucas with a time of 1:50:36.9; and the men’s half marathon was Brian Santiago was 01:23:03.1.
The winner of the men’s bike race was Greg Dohrman 00:37:29.0; and the women’s leader was Jolene Steffen with a time of 53:07.5.
Full results of all placers will appear in next week’s Journal coverage.