Karen Smith didn’t enter the recent Bermuda Triangle Half-Marathon Challenge with any expectations of claiming an overall victory.She was still nursing a sickness bug when she took the starting line in the Front Street Mile and in her own words was merely hoping for three solid performances.But by the end of the Triangle Challenge she had emerged victorious to become only the second local female after Ashley Estwanik to claim the women’s title.Her time of two hours, twenty-one minutes and 49 seconds might not have been as quick as Estwanik’s finish of 2:33.44 last year, but it was faster than previous overseas winners Denise Byrones (2:42.50) in ‘08 and Heather Lafreniere (2:33.44) in ‘09.“I didn’t have any expectations because you never know which overseas runners will be coming over and what the competition will be like,” said Smith. “I just figured that if I ran strong in all three I’d be happy with wherever I ended up finishing. I didn’t have a specific goal to win.“I’d taken the winter to do some running with the goal of competing in the Triangle Challenge. I got sick before the Front Street Mile so I took it a little more conservatively so I would be okay for the Saturday and Sunday.”Winning has become something of a habit for triathlete Smith.Last year she claimed victory in the 40-44 category at Ironman races in St. Croix and Lake Placid as well as in the SheRox Series on South Shore.She also delivered the performance of a lifetime by finishing third in her age group at the Hawaii Ironman the world’s toughest triathlon and is now braced for a busy race schedule this season and plans to defend her title in St. Croix in May.This weekend she will be among 25 local triathletes who will be taking tips from three of Canada’s top triathletes who are holding a six-day training camp on the Island.Mike Neill, Jen MacLean and Jasper Blake have been brought to Bermuda by organiser Dave Morrison to coach the group which also includes Smith’s training partner Karen Bordage.Smith said it would be interesting to get a different perspective from the trio who have travelled from Victoria, British Columbia.“I’m sure there will be plenty of things I can learn from them and maybe incorporate into my own training plan,” Smith said.