Grace a double winner in triathlon
Wednesday August 20 2008 Local resident John Grace is an Ontario champion in 2008 for two different triathlon distances after winning his age group at a couple of races recently.
The 56-year-old took top spot for the men’s 55-59 division in the sprint distance event at the Niagara Triathlon & Duathlon in Grimsby, which also served as the provincial championships. Grace completed the 700m swim, 25km bike and 7km run course in a time of one hour, 25 minutes and five seconds, good for 46th overall and faster than the eight other competitors in his age group.
He also won the men’s 55-59 division on the Olympic course (1.5km swim, 40km bike, 10km run) at the Owen Sound Triathlon & Duathlon, clocking in at 2:24:13.
Grace has now qualified for the 2009 Gold Coast Triathlon World Championships in Australia next September.

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