Spencer Wood, center, had the support of his family at Tuesday's Reef and Run Series at East Beach. Spencer, 12, finished third in the 1k swim and his uncle, Neil, right, placed sixth in the 1-mile swim. Rooting them on from the beach were grandma, Annie; dad, Ian; mom, Sandra, and grandpa,Guy. (Randy Weiss photo)
Spencer Wood led a trio of 12 year olds as top 10 finishers in the 1-kilometer ocean swim at Tuesday’s Reef and Run Series at East Beach.
Wood came in third place behind local triathletes Johannes Walcher (16:20) and J. Ritterbeck (18:07) in a time of 18:13. Pre-teen Adam Fuller finished fourth in 18:33 and Ashley Cocklin came in sixth — and was the first female finisher — in 19:42.
Wood’s uncle, Neil, also earned a top-10 finish in the 1-mile swim, placing sixth in 24:08. The winner was Cameron Whiting of Renton, Wash., in 20:36. Local teen Walker Bell, 14, came in second place in 20:55.
Michael Remorenko won the 5k run in 22:43.
In the swim-run duathlon, Walcher (39:41) and Ritterback (40:36) went 1-2, with Mikael Sneward (47:55) taking third. Angie Roberts was the top woman in 55:49.
