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<p>WILKES-Barre &#8212; The third time proved to be the charm for Kenny Quigley.</p><p>After finishing third and fourth on two previous occasions, Quigley won it all on Father&#8217;s Day in the 13th annual Wilkes-Barre Duathlon.</p><p>The 45-year-old from Dunmore finished the 3.1-mile run, 16-mile bike and another 3.1-mile run in 1 hour, 18 minutes and 52 seconds. Philadelphia&#8217;s Tim Scanlan, 43, finished second in 1:20:19, while Shavertown&#8217;s Sean Robbins, 46, finished third in 1:21:50.</p><p>&#8220;I&#8217;m excited about finally winning this race after coming close a couple of times,&#8221;Quigley said. &#8220;It got warm. I started to feel it at the start of the second run.&#8221;</p><p>But by that time, Quigley had the race in the bag.</p><p>&#8220;I could see at the turnaround on the bike that I had about a 30-second lead,&#8221; Quigley said. &#8220;So I gaged my pace accordingly. Then I gave it all I had over the remainder of the race.&#8221;</p><p>&#8220;I couldn&#8217;t catch him,&#8221; Scanlan said. &#8220;He was just too strong.&#8221;</p><p>Robbins said that Quigley put together a great race.</p><p>Quigley said Robbins &#8212; a two time past winner of the race &#8212; is unbelievable, referring to the Robbins&#8217; comeback following hip arthroscopy surgery he had in April of 2014. At the time, the surgeon told Robbins that his running days were likely done.</p><p>&#8220;He was a great surgeon,&#8221; said Robbins. &#8220;He told me, I had to do the rehab. And I did it religiously.&#8221;</p><p>Last year, Robbins competed in the Sprint distance of the Wilkes-Barre Triathlon. He did well. And he&#8217;s competed in a few races locally this year.</p><p>Dallas&#8217; Kelly Adamshick won top female honors finishing in 1:32:30. The 36-year-old Lake-Lehman High School girls soccer coach outran second-place finisher, Anah Bozentka, 18, of Kingston, by 2:10. Last year&#8217;s winner, Ann Zoranski, 45, of Swoyersville, finished third, 15 seconds behind Bozentka.</p><p>&#8220;I went out comfortably over the first run,&#8221; Adamshick said. &#8221; I knew I could really push myself on the bike. I pushed the downhills. Then I gave it all I had the rest of the way. I&#8217;ve been training on Saturdays with STRIVE, a multi-sport group. And I think that helped me a lot here today.&#8221;</p><p>Times Leader assistant news editor, Joe Soprano, who never raced competitively until last year, went on to finish the sprint distance of the Wilkes-Barre Triathlon. Soprano has continued his training and will compete in the Olympic distance this year.</p><p>When asked if he&#8217;s ready for the triathlon, Soprano said, &#8220;I haven&#8217;t done a lot of swimming, I really have to concentrate on that.&#8221;</p><p>Soprano finished the duathlon 10 minutes faster than last year&#8217;s mark.</p><p><strong>13th Annual Wilkes-Barre Duathlon Results</strong></p><p><em>(3.1-mile run, 16-mile bike, 3.1-mile run)</em></p><p><strong>Top 3 male winners</strong></p><p>Kenny Quigley, 45, Dunmore, 1:18:53</p><p>Tim Scanlan, 43, Philadelphia, 1:20:19</p><p>Sean Robbins, 46, Shavertown, 1:21:50</p><p><strong>Male age group winners: 19 &amp; under:</strong> 1. Brad McAllister, Bethlehem, 1:28:33; 2. Lukas Volpetti, Wyoming, 1:37:58; 3. Noah Kulpmont, Mountaion Top, 1:43:26. <strong>20-24:</strong> 1. Tim Samec, Drums, 1:23:03; 2. Krzysztof Bozentka, Kingston, 1:41:54. <strong>25-29:</strong> 1. Tyler Welsh, Lewisburg, 1:24:24; 2. Scott Skammer, Dallas, 1:29:19; 3. Erik Cannon, Dallas, 1:31:46. <strong>30-34:</strong> 1. Glenn Zimmerman, Mountain Top, 1:42:25; 2. Scott Barnes, Dupont, 1:50:50; 3. Jay Williams, Pringle, 2:03:25. <strong>35-39:</strong> 1. Brian Hilburt, Dallas, 1:24:40; 2. Kevin Rocktaschel, Dallas, 1:24:52; 3. Mike Adamchick, Dallas, 1:25:40. <strong>Masters division: 40-44:</strong> 1. Brian Davidson, Mountain Top, 1:24:57; 2. Chaz Ross, Clifford Twp., 1:26:08; 3. Matt Nebzydoski, Montrose, 1:28:20. <strong>45-49:</strong> 1. Bill Deemer, Kingston, 1:25:11; 2. Jeremy Dodds, Skaneateles, NY, 1:28:13; 3. Craig Borders, Carbondale, 1:32:05.<strong> 50-54:</strong> 1. Jerome Washo, Montrose, 1:32:35; 2. Robert Swizdor, Ithaca, NY, 1:33:37; 3. Ed Grivensky, Plains Twp., 1:38:04.<strong> 55-59:</strong> 1. Jeff Baran, Bear Creek Twp., 1:38:31; 2. Joe McHugh, Edwardsville, 1:53:38; 3. Charles Williams, Temple Hills, 2:11:18. <strong>60-64:</strong> 1. David Grilz, Wilkes-Barre, 1:44:11. <strong>65-69:</strong> 1. Dennis Knowlton, Clifford Twp., 1:42:03; 2. Ron Rawls, Mountain Top, 1;56:16.</p><p><strong>Top 3 female finishers</strong></p><p>Kelly Adamshick, 36, Dallas, 1:32:30</p><p>Anah Bozentka, 18, Kingston, 1:34:30</p><p>Ann Zoranski,. 45, Swoyersville, 1:34:55</p><p><strong>Female age group winners: 19 &amp; under:</strong> 1. Emma Washo, Montrose, 1:53:26.<strong> 20-24:</strong> 1. Taylor Bowman, Wyoming, 1:42:42; 2. Rachel Lacek, Manheim, 1:48:32; 3. Molly Brown, na, 2:14:14. <strong>25-29</strong>: None. <strong>30-34:</strong> 1. Erin Jones, Binghamton, NY, 1:52:35; 2. Malorie McLaughlin, Dallas, 2:08:42. <strong>35-39:</strong> 1. Victoria Blazick, Trucksville, 1:45:50; 2. Virginia Trevethan, Shavertown, 1:46:35; 3. Lynda Christopher, Trucksville, 2:04:07. <strong>Masters division: 40-44:</strong> 1. Mary Stabinsky, Plains Twp., 1:49:38; 2. Stephanie Siekierka, Scranton, 1:52:59; 3. Jen Roberts, Courtdale, 1:59:58. <strong>45-49:</strong> 1. Donna May, na, 1:51:02; 2. Kris Hanlon, Roaring Brook Twp., 1:52:23; 3. Pat Gallagher, Scranton, 2:06:54. <strong>50-54:</strong> None. <strong>55-59:</strong> 1. Denise Thomas, Kingston, 2:20:28. <strong>60-64:</strong> None<strong> 65-69:</strong> 1. Debbie Alunni, Jessup, 2:02:32.</p><p><strong>Relay Teams: Male:</strong> Team Kisenwether, 1:22:21;<strong> Female:</strong> Team Harostock, 1:46:08, <strong>Coed:</strong> Team Swinski, 1:32:00.</p><p><strong>Field:</strong> 135. <strong>Official starter:</strong> Rob Gould (race director). Timing and results: secondwindtiming.com. Announcer: Suzanne Youngblood.</p><p><strong>Schedule</strong></p><p><strong>Monday, July 4:</strong> Wilkes-Barre YMCA 3 Mile Run/Walk &#8220;Bernie&#8217;s Memorial&#8221; starting on River St. At 8:30 a.m., finishing on Public Square. Info: YMCA, 570-208-9622.</p><p><strong>Wednesday, July 27: </strong>Susquehanna River Runners Club&#8217;s Fastest Man/Woman series, Race No. 1. Elite Spine and Sport 1 Miler on the track at Misericordia University at 7p.m. Info: Chris Wadas, 570-592-2820.</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">Runners take off at the start of the Wilkes-Barre Duathlon on Sunday in downtown Wilkes-Barre. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/web1_du1_faaCMYK.jpg</photo0><caption0>Runners take off at the start of the Wilkes-Barre Duathlon on Sunday in downtown Wilkes-Barre. </caption0><photoCredit0>Fred Adams | For Times Leader </photoCredit0></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/web1_du11_faaCMYK.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Kelly Adamshick, of Dallas, was the first overall female finisher in 1:32:30. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo1>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/web1_du11_faaCMYK.jpg</photo1><caption1>Kelly Adamshick, of Dallas, was the first overall female finisher in 1:32:30. </caption1><photoCredit1>Fred Adams | For Times Leader </photoCredit1></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/web1_du2_faaCMYK.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Tyler Welsh finishes the first 5K run and heads to the bike transition. The Lewisburg resident finished in 1:24:24. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo2>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/web1_du2_faaCMYK.jpg</photo2><caption2>Tyler Welsh finishes the first 5K run and heads to the bike transition. The Lewisburg resident finished in 1:24:24. </caption2><photoCredit2>Fred Adams | For Times Leader </photoCredit2></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/web1_du5_faaCMYK.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Participants start the bike portion of the Wilkes-Barre Duathlon down South Main St. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo3>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/web1_du5_faaCMYK.jpg</photo3><caption3>Participants start the bike portion of the Wilkes-Barre Duathlon down South Main St. </caption3><photoCredit3>Fred Adams | For Times Leader </photoCredit3></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/web1_du9_faaCMYK.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Dallas&#8217; Kelly Adamshick rides to the transition station. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo4>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/web1_du9_faaCMYK.jpg</photo4><caption4>Dallas&#8217; Kelly Adamshick rides to the transition station. </caption4><photoCredit4>Fred Adams | For Times Leader </photoCredit4></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/web1_du8_faa.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Kenny Quigley, of Dunmore, won the Wilkes-Barre Duathlon on Sunday with a time of 1:18.52. It Quigley&#8217;s first win in the Wilkes-Barre event. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo5>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/web1_du8_faa.jpg</photo5><caption5>Kenny Quigley, of Dunmore, won the Wilkes-Barre Duathlon on Sunday with a time of 1:18.52. It Quigley&#8217;s first win in the Wilkes-Barre event. </caption5><photoCredit5>Fred Adams | For Times Leader </photoCredit5></div></div>
<div class="metaInfo"><subheadMeta>After coming close, Dunmore man wins Wilkes-Barre Duathlon</subheadMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Robert Miner</p><p>For Times Leader</p></bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta><p>Reach Times Leader sports at 570-829-7143 or on Twitter @tlsports.</p></shirttailMeta></div>

Kenny Quigley wins Wilkes-Barre Duathlon