Ceevacs duo answers the half-ironman challenge

Two members of the Ceevacs Roadrunners ended summer by completing the Challenge Penticton Half-Ironman Triathlon on Aug. 30.

Ceevacs Danna Hadden and Colleen Vanderheide at the Challenge Penticton finish line last month.

Ceevacs Danna Hadden and Colleen Vanderheide at the Challenge Penticton finish line last month.

Two members of the Ceevacs Roadrunners ended summer by completing the Challenge Penticton Half-Ironman Triathlon on Aug. 30.

The race consisted of a 1.9km swim, 90km bike ride, and finally a 21.1km (half-marathon) run.

Colleen Vanderheide finished second in her age group in her first-ever half-iron and 246th overall out of 438 starters with a time of six hours, 25 minutes and 52 seconds.

Danna Hadden, meanwhile, finished 10th in her age group with a time of 8:23:18, good for 405th place overall.

Cowichan Valley Citizen