The average person spends there Saturday morning maybe cooking it’s chocolate chip pancakes and reading newspapers on the back porch. Or perhaps taking the pup for a leisurely stroll around the neighborhood. Or sleeping in and then laying poolside with a stack of magazines and a cooler full of watermelon but 300 people took to the small community of Richard’s Landing, on beautiful St. Joseph Island where they took to swim in Richard’s Landing in the clean, warm water of Lake Huron’s North Channel than cycled through the rolling farmlands of St. Joseph Island on smooth, fast roads and finished with a run that travels through the heart of Richard’s Landing and out on to quiet cottage roads, finishing up near transition at the heart of the event.

The 2012 St Joseph's Island event consisted of Olympic/International distance triathlon and duathlon, Sprint distance tri/du, Try-a-Tri, and 5 Kids of Steel age categories, as well as relay categories for all adult races. 

Mike Nawalaniec of Sudbury, ON took home the overall title in the 2012 St Joseph's Island Triathlon on Saturday August 18, 2012 in the Olympic International Triathlon Distance. Nawalaniec won the 1500m swim, 40 km bike  and 10 km run in 2:21:29 in the St. Joseph’s International Triathlon. 

Jodie Stewart of Sault Ste. Marie took home the women’s title in a time of 2:36:20 and fourth overall in the Olympic International Triathlon Distance.  

Mark Wetzl of Sault Ste Marie won the Men’s division in the 2012 St Joseph's Island Triathlon on Saturday August 18, 2012 in the International Distance Duathlon with a time of 2:29:33 with distances of run 10 km, bike 40 km, run 5 km. 

Sault Ste Marie native Scott McCron finished the 5km Run, 20 km bike and 2.5 km run Sprint Duathlon in a time of 1:05:13.  Stephanie Eusebi of Sault Ste Marie won the womens sprint distance with a time of 1:18:27. 

Former pro triathlete from Elliot Lake Mike Stirling competed in the 750m, 20 km bike and 5 km run sprint distance triathlon and finished first overall with a time of 1:05:45.  Mike’s father finished third overall in the sprint distance 6 minutes behind his son and first the 60+ division.  Marissa Lobert of Sault Ste Marie brought home the women’s sprint triathlon distance title with a time of 1:13:42. 

The 2012 event also offers a try-a-tri that is great for those who have never done a triathlon. You don't need to be an ironman to do this race. The distances are 400m swim, 10 Km bike and finish with a 2.5 Km run. 

Results for all categories and as well as 5 Kids of Steel distances are available at Chiptime Results.