One of the cool things about being a race announcer is that it’s almost like hosting a party. People are usually pretty happy when they cross the finish line, so there’s a really positive vibe, and you get to reconnect with a lot of familiar faces you’ve been seeing on start lines for years.
You also get to meet a lot of cool new people. Last year at the Wasa Lake Triathlon, I was impressed by the young guy who won the super sprint by about five minutes.
This year, that same athlete moved up to the sprint distance—a 750-metre swim, 20-kilometre bike and 5-kilometre run—and had a terrific debut, finishing just about 10 seconds behind Canadian triathlon legend Sam Lazar.
Bentley Togo is one of Western Canada’s rising stars in short-course triathlon, and he’s already making a name for himself in Southern Alberta.
I wanted to find out a little more about the athlete behind those fast times, how he got into the sport and where he hopes to go with it. Here’s my conversation with Bentley Togo.
