Gloucester's Janda Ricci-Munn started off his 2009 triathlon season with a banging taking first place in the Cohasset Sprint Triathlon this past Sunday.
Ricci-Munn, 34, came away with a winning time of 59:01, 90 seconds faster than second place finisher Jacob Shoemaker of Sudbury.
The Gloucester native and professional triathlete had the 12th best time in the first leg, a quarter-mile swim, he made up ground in with the second best time in the 12-mile biking leg and eventually took the lead during the 3.2 mile run.
Ricci-Munn was in second after the biking leg, 1:15 seconds behind the leader, but was able to catch up in the last leg.
Ricci-Munn now takes an early lead in points in the Commonwealth Triathlon Series, which features three races, last Sunday's Cohasset Sprint Triathlon, The Marlborough Triathlon on July 26, and the Gloucester Triathlon which takes place on August 9.
Ricci-Munn will be competing in all three races. He is the co-founder of the first annual Gloucester Triathlon.
