{"id":1603,"date":"2018-08-02T10:26:00","date_gmt":"2018-08-02T17:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spijue.wpengine.com\/news\/aukeman-celebrates-10th-anniversary\/"},"modified":"2018-08-02T10:26:00","modified_gmt":"2018-08-02T17:26:00","slug":"aukeman-celebrates-10th-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.juneauempire.com\/news\/aukeman-celebrates-10th-anniversary\/","title":{"rendered":"Aukeman celebrates 10th anniversary"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Aukeman Triathlon will be celebrating its 10th year anniversary on Saturday.<\/p>\n

The triathlon, which started by John Bursell and Tracy Rivera, consists of a 750-meter swim, 19-kilometer bike and 5-kilometer run around Auke Lake.<\/p>\n

The race attracted 70 participants last year. Jordan Callahan won the women’s race<\/a> for the second straight year while Bursell claimed the top spot in the men’s race, finishing in 1 hour, 4 minutes, 30 seconds. Bursell and second-place finisher Justin Dorn were the only racers to eclipse the 70-minute mark.<\/p>\n

Bursell has competed in the last three Aukemans — winning in both 2015 and 2017 — after passing the race director torch to Liz Smith. In 2016 Bursell shaved off almost a minute from his time from the year before but a strong outing by Outsider Mick Bakker (1:03:39) bumped him to second place. Bursell, 54, said he’s not expecting to improve his time, citing not having enough training time on his bike.<\/p>\n

Bursell, whose son Zach has also won the event multiple times, has been happy with the growth of the event over the last decade.<\/p>\n

“The goal was really just to provide a triathlon that most people could participate in and that’s why it’s a shorter triathlon,” he said. “So it’s a reasonable distance for beginners but it’s also still a fun, enjoyable experience for experienced triathletes. Every year I see new people getting into the triathlon which is great.”<\/p>\n

The race begins at 7:30 a.m. at the Auke Lake boat ramp.<\/p>\n

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\u2022 Contact sports reporter Nolin Ainsworth at 523-2272 or nainsworth@juneauempire.com. Follow Empire Sports on Twitter at @akempiresports.<\/b><\/p>\n

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