The heat and humidity of Sept. 15 tooktheir toll on the competitorsin the Long Beach Island Triathlon, resulting in slightly slower times than in previous years. Nonetheless, a man who is no stranger to the Island’s elements reigned victorious. Chris Hemmerle, a Conshohocken, Pa., resident who often visits Ship Bottom during the year, completed the course – a quarter-mile swim, 10-mile bike and 3-mile run – in Long Beach Township and ended up crossing the finish line inside Bayview Park with a…