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By Beth Fredrickson
IRON RIVER, MI (August 9, 2005) - Brian Carlson, a member of United
Evangelical Covenant Church in Ishpeming, Michigan, beat out four
previous winners and set a new record to capture first place at Covenant
Point Bible Camp's benefit triathlon.
Carlson's time of 2:10:56 bested the second-place finishing time of
2:19:33, held by last year's champion and his wife, Rima, who is the
event's first-ever (and still only) female winner. This year marked the
seventh annual competition at the camp.
Eight individual competitors and seven teams participated in a half-mile
swim, 25-mile bike race and 10K run. Participants in the triathlon and a
concurrent 10K fitness walk raised $10,000 for the camp's ministries to
special needs campers. Covenant Point has been systematically improving
building entrances, restrooms and the camp's grounds to accommodate
handicapped campers and guests. Funds raised also provide for "shadow"
aides who assist special needs campers during camp programs.
Carlson's winning time bested the previous record of 2:12:34, set by
Erik Christenson in 1999, at the first triathlon. The individual third
placer finisher in this year's event was Chris Sanderson of Boulder
Junction, Wisconsin, with a time of 2:15:21.
The first-place team of Colby Mecher, Nick Bruckner and Ben Bruckner,
all current or former Covenant Point staff, and all from Chicago,
finished with a time of 2:10:58. The second-place team of John Hjelm
(Libertyville, Illinois), John Fredrickson (Milwaukee) and Don
Hodgkinson (Chicago) finished with a time of 2:14:52.
Nick Bruckner, Hodgkinson and Rich Lofgren, who finished seventh in the
individual competition, are all previous individual winners. Next year's
event will be held on August 6. For more information on the event or the
camp and its ministries, call camp staff at 906-265-2117.
Editor's note: pictured in the accompanying photo (from left) are
Brian Carlson, Rima Carlson, Nick Bruckner, Rich Lofgren, and Don
Hodgkinson. Beth Fredrickson is editor of the Central Conference
newsletter.
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