More than 200 triathletes competed in this year’s Appalachian Power Smith Mountain Lake Triathlon on May 6.
Participants braved the choppy, cold waters at the Smith Mountain Lake State Park in Huddleston for a 750 meter swim before embarking on a 20K bike to Parkway Marina and back. The race finished with a 5K run around the park that ended at the beach. Parker Spencer of Forest placed first in this year’s triathlon with a time of 1:06. Anna Battiata of Roanoke was the first place female finisher with a time of 1:15:54.