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"I trained yesterday outdoors and maybe overdid it a little bit. I'm just trying to acclimatise Links of London quickly as possible so I've got to get outdoors as much as I can." Robson was feeling poorly and was seen briefly by the doctor after losing the first set despite serving for it. "In my singles it wasn't because of the heat it was because I've been a bit ill for the last few days," said the yearold who spent December holidays in Mauritius to get acclimated to conditions. "I'm pretty fine with the heat it's just a bit sweaty in there. While Andy was playing singles I had a bit of a nap, so then I was fine." The two were neck and neck after the first ski loop, but Lamoreaux, with quick cinch laces on his running shoes, got a head start on the second leg. Riding conditions were excellent as late as Saturday evening, said Bill Fleming, links of london sale of Chain Reaction Cycles, one of the race cosponsors along with Skinny Raven and Up and Running Event Management. Jan. They ran like ducks through slush, leaped over a downed tree, and skied on scary glare ice. But when they finished Alaska's first attempt at a winter triathlon, most of the racers said they had a blast. Trail conditions were a challenge and turned Sunday's TriFlake race into a competition with skiing and running, but no biking. Organizers checked out the windwhipped cycling course early on race morning, decided ice and open water made it too dangerous, and dropped the bike segment. So what was planned as the Alaska TriFlake Winter Triathlon didn't have enough winter and wasn't a triathlon. No matter. Dozens of tough Alaska athletes turned out for the race on Hillside trails and all valentine's Day rings a few powered through for a kilometer ski leg, a K run, then another K ski. That's more than nine miles in all. "It totally worked," race director Lisa Keller said afterwards. "We were glad everybody was so flexible with the change in plans." The temperature at one point registered in the low s warmer than the norm for the a.m. start of the Gold Nugget Triathlon in May, organizers said. Many were eager to do it again, especially with a bike leg. The men's winner was yearold Will Ross, a former high school skier who says cycling is now his thing. "It was so icy on the skis!" Ross said after crossing the finish line in minutes, seconds. Just seconds behind him was secondplace finisher Jason Lamoreaux, who said he felt the effort of the race in his shoulders from double poling on the ice and slush. The two were neck and neck after the first ski loop, but Lamoreaux, with quick cinch laces on his running shoes, got a head start on the second leg. "I just couldn't tie my shoes," Ross said. Still, he picked some good ones Links of London Fairy Godmother Charm track spikes that he bought second hand years ago and passed the cleatless Lamoreaux on the running course. The two train together for summer triathlons, so it was all fun. Women's race winner Heather Best, of Fairbanks, was the only competitor from outside the Anchorage area.