Korn finished the 70.3-mile race that combines a 1.2-mile swim, 56-mile bike ride and a 13.1-mile half marathon in a combined time of 3 hours, 56 minutes and 47.4 seconds. Heykoop completed the course in 4:02:51.7.

“It was a hot day,” Korn said. “Beautiful weather to run, beautiful weather to swim. All of the volunteers were great, I just had fun.”

Korn, who plans to run the Ironman in Lake Placid, said the hills were the toughest part of the course.

“All of the hills … They come at you,” Korn said. “They’re long and shallow or just steep. It takes some of the grit out of you, but you just have to fight back.”

Julianne Heykoop, of Glenwood, New Jersey, nears the finish line of the Tupper Lake Tinman on Saturday at the Tupper Lake Municipal Park. (Enterprise photo — Parker O’Brien)

For Heykoop, the hardest part of the race was the running portion.

“I was hot. In that path inside the woods, it seemed really long because I was alone — because I was in front,” Heykoop said. “But that was probably the hardest. The bike was great. I flew on my bike and the swim — I’m a swimmer — so I came out of the water fourth or third.”

Heykoop’s victory was not only her first-ever triathlon title, but it was the first time she has ever done a triathlon.

She said that she plans on running more in the future.

On the men’s side of the Tinman triathlon, Will Morris, of Wallingford, Connecticut, finished in second place in 4:00:02.6, while Jonathan Cyganik, of Fayetteville, finished third in 4:02:26.3.

Tupper Lake Tinman sprint distance competitors swim during Saturday’s race. (Enterprise photo — Parker O’Brien)

On the women’s side, Maureen Mahoney, of Ontario, Canada took second in 4:14:30.8, while Rochester’s Blair Bartosiewicz was third in 4:24:11.6.

The Tinman triathlon wasn’t the only race in Tupper Lake on Saturday. The event had four other races competing at the same time. The races included a sprint, Olympic and team relay triathlons, as well as, the aquabike race.

The team relay is the exact same length as the Tinman, while the Olympic race is a 0.94-mile swim, 24-mile bike and 6.2-mile run and the sprint race is a 0.6-mile swim, 12.4-mile bike and 3.1-mile run. The aquabike race involves a 1.2-mile swim followed by a 56-mile bike ride.

The sprint triathlon saw 14-year-old Simon Roy, of Quebec, Canada, take home the top overall spot in 1:15:03.9.

“It’s my first triathlon of the year and I did not expect to win this,” Roy said.

Chris Kaplanis, of Ridgewood, New Jersey, celebrates before reaching the finish line of the Tupper Lake Tinman on Saturday. Kaplanis was the winner of the Olympic distance triathlon. (Enterprise photo — Parker O’Brien)

Despite walking away with the overall sprint title, the youngster didn’t take the lead until the running portion of the race.

“After the swim, I was in the front pack, and the guy who was actually in first place after the bike passed me,” Roy said. “Then I passed him during the run.”

Roy was followed by Carl Regenauer, of Saratoga Springs, in second place in 1:16:28.6 and Penfield’s Matthew Kellman in third at 1:18:42.1.

After being injured for the past two years, Sarah Schaefer Ruppert, of East Amherst, finished first overall in the women’s division and fourth overall in the sprint distance triathlon in her first race back.

“It was warm. It was hilly. Someone told me rolling hills and I was like, ‘I don’t know if I call this rolling,'” Ruppert said. “But I felt good going out on the run. It’s uphill and on the way back down its, ‘oh okay cool, we’re going downhill now.'”

Sarah Schaefer Ruppert, of East Amherst, competes in the sprint distance triathlon of the Tupper Lake Tinman on Saturday. (Enterprise photo — Parker O’Brien)

Ruppert, who completed the race at 1:22:02.6, said she was super excited to win the sprint triathlon and plans to run in more races during the summer.

Two minutes after Ruppert finished, Claudette Mainville, of Carthage, crossed the finish line at a time of 1:24:43.1. Mainville was followed by Abigail Thomas, of Niskayuna, in third place in 1:27:15.9.

After 11 years, Chris Kaplanis, of Ridgewood, New Jersey, returned to Tupper Lake Tinman and his result was a first-place victory in the Olympic distance triathlon.

“I’m back. It’s just so much fun because it’s a grassroots race and everyone from the area is here,” Kaplanis said. “It’s just such a small-town feel, but it’s a really awesome race.”

Kaplanis, who has competed in many different 70.3-mile triathlons, finished the Tupper Lake course in 2:11:40.9.

“We had a really nice day, obviously it’s warming up but it’s not all the way hot yet, so I’m happy I’m not doing the full Tinman,” Kaplanis said. “But otherwise, it was great. Smooth roads and just a really fun group of athletes and race organizers.”

Rushville’s David Bradshaw took second place overall in the Olympic-distance triathlon in a time of while he competed in the Olympic distance triathlon. Fayetteville’s Christopher Lamothe took third place in the men’s race and tied for fourth place overall in 2:19:58.5.

Rochester’s Jennie Hansen was the top female triathlete in the Olympic distance race. Hansen finished in fourth place overall in 2:19:48.4.

“I had surgery like eight months ago, so I haven’t run much yet,” Hansen said. “The back half of that run until I hit the downhill I was starting to feel it a little bit.”

Hansen said all things considered she was happy with her result.

Karen Curtis, of Bethel, Maine, was the second female to cross the finish line. Curtis took second place in the women’s race and tied for fourth place overall in 2:19:58.5. Elizabeth Izzo, of Lake Placid, finished in third in the women’s race and seventh overall in 2:25:18.9.

Four women claimed the four of the top five sports in the aquabike race. Jeryl Simpson, of Mechanicville, was the overall winner of the race that combines swimming and biking. She finished the race in 2:29:55.6.

Tupper Lake’s Amy Farrell (2:35:56.6) finished second overall, while Rachel Rienhart (2:45:42.7), of Alexandria, Virginia, finished fourth overall and third place on the women’s side.

On the men’s side Pittsford’s Simon Woods (3:00:58.7) was first, while Richard Ptakowski (3:05:57.9), of Arlington, Virginia took second and Tupper Lake’s Robert Tebo (3:12:12.0) placed third.

Eleven teams were able to complete the team relay triathlon, with the Ladies of Team315 (3:46:58.5) placing first, followed by Lisbon Lesbians (4:04:03.8) in second and NOBS (4:27:03.8) in third.

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Local results

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TINMAN

(1.2-mile swim, 56-mile bike, 13.1-mile run)

Lake Placid

Michael Ballard, 4:33:34.9,

Ben Miller, 4:41:58.6,

Hannah Grall, 5:12:10.2

Holly Daly, 5:59:09.4,

Jacquelyn Bentley, 6:02:17.4,

Patrick Eves, 6:41:32.9,

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Saranac Lake

Christian Verzosa, 5:13:34.9

Christine Lennon, 7:00:53.8

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Tupper Lake

Samantha Davies, 4:26:24.3

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OLYMPIC

(.93-mile swim, 24.8-mile bike, 6.2-mile run)

Lake Placid

Elizabeth Izzo, 2:25:18.9

Matthew DeAngelis, 3:20:21.4

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SPRINT

(.5-mile swim, 12.6-mile bike, 3.1-mile run)

Lake Placid

Brenda Smith, 1:54:38.0

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Long Lake

Meghan Lyons, 1:57:52.6

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Tupper Lake

Leonard Clement, 2:06:34.6

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AQUABIKE

Tupper Lake

Amy Farrell, 2:35:56.6

Robert Tebo, 3:12:12.0