In her first season in the category, 19-year-old Joanna Brown of Carp won a bronze medal at the world under-23 women’s triathlon championships on Oct. 20 in Auckland, New Zealand.
Brown finished in the third position comfortably and was able to slow for a moment and grab a Canadian flag as she ran down the final stretch of blue carpet (left), although she said on her blog that she regretted not surging with the two leaders right out of the transition from bike to run.
“I have no idea how the run would have gone had I latched on right away, but I think that not running with them cost me in the end,” wrote the 2010 world junior championships bronze medalist. “Placing third again at the World Championships was a great feeling, but I think that I have won enough bronzes for a little while. Time for some more colours.”
A week later, Brown helped her University of Guelph Gryphons cross-country running team win gold at the Ontario championships.
Matt Vierula and Samantha Klus finished 38th and 37th respectively in the men’s U23 and junior women’s races.