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Tuesday 24 OcTOber 2017

2017 Challenge Aruba Endurance Festival Sprints to Success

PALM BEACH –After an ex- ries and a 5KM Fun Walk
tremely successful first edi- and Run to allow for maxi-
tion in 2016, Aruba hosted mum participation and en-
the 2017 Challenge Aruba joyment.
Endurance Festival this past
weekend which by all ac- Besides all of the sporting
counts was a total success. events there was also a
It was a weekend full of lively Music and Food Fes-
good spirited competition tival held each day at the
and entertainment, head- Hyatt Regency Parking lot,
lined by Half Triathlons and featuring several local art-
Sprint Triathlons, as well as ists and an interactive Sport
several other race catego- Expo with multiple pop

up stores like FX Sports, Tri the Fitv\Ville crossfit com- by a 90 km cycle and final-
Bike Aruba, Lab Familiar, petition. ly a 21 km run. The time to
Paralympic Committee, The Challenge Aruba Half beat for the Challenge Half
Brasilsul, Arumil, Challenge Triathlon Course consisted Triathlon (Pro) was 03:57:36,
Aruba and more, as well as of a 1.9km swim, followed set by Cody Beals of Can-
ada. The overall individual
winner for the Challenge
Half Triathlon (Am) was
Romar Arendsz of Aruba,
with a time of 04:30:24. The
Challenge Aruba Sprint Tri-
athlon Course consisted of
a 750 m swim, followed by
a 22.5 km cycle and finally
a 7 km run. The overall indi-
vidual winner of the Chal-
lenge Aruba Sprint Triathlon
was Michael Weyant of the
United States, with a time of
01:22:14.
The Kids Splash and Dash
competition consisted of
a 100m Swim & 1k Run for
kids >10 Years, and a 200m
Swim & 2k Run for kids <11
Years.
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