Brenda Boivin, left, and Karen LaCasse speak with excitement about participating in the fourth annual Lake George-Somerset Sports & Fitness Sprint Triathlon that began with swimming on the Canaan side of the park Sunday.

Triathlon participants bow their heads and cross their hearts Sunday during a ceremony honoring those who were killed in the World Trade Center tragedy on Sept. 11, 2001.

A runner heads out past cheering spectators at Somerset Sports & Fitness in Skowhegan during the last leg of the Lake George-Somerset Sports & Fitness Sprint Triathlon on Sunday.

Waves of swimmers take off from the Canaan side of Lake George during the triathlon on Sunday.

Lake George-Somerset Sports & Fitness Sprint Triathlon organizer Kelly Coughlin salutes the Marine Corps League color guard as Janet Delile sings the National Anthem during the event in Canaan on Sunday.

Bicyclists pedal in the rain along Route 201 in Skowhegan during the triathlon Sunday.

Swimmer Tim Crawford comes up for air as he leads others to the shore at the Lake George-Somerset Sports & Fitness Sprint Triathlon on Sunday.