In what for many was the last tune-up before this weekend’s Santa Barbara Triathlon, Camarillo’s Jim Avrea and Norbert Hoehne and local Jim Shalhoub were the event winners at Wednesday’s Nite Moves at Leadbetter Beach.
Avrea beat out Hoehne by 31 seconds in the swim-run aquathon. Avrea did the 1-k swim and 5-k run in 37 minutes, 12 seconds. Hoehne crossed the finish line in 37:43.
Santa Barbara’s Karen Schultz was the top woman (9th overall) in 41:52.
Hoehne won the swim in 13:50. Ed Smith of Goleta came in second in 13:59 and Zach Parris was third in 14:04. Schultz led the women in 15:33.
Shalhoub ran 16:25 to edge out Carpinteria’s Ricky Ho by three seconds. Todd Booth was third in 16:31. Christine Bjelland was the first woman in 19:19.
