North Liberty announces its first ever youth triathlon
July 11, 2012 – The North Liberty Aquatic Center presents the first North Liberty Youth Triathlon, Just Tri, to be held on Saturday, August 4. Hosted in conjunction with Tri-Fit Agape, LLC, the event features various distances for ages six to fourteen. The race starts and ends at the Community Center, 520 West Cherry Street. Sign in begins at 8:00 a.m. on August 4, with the race beginning at 9:00 a.m. A brief awards ceremony will follow the race.
Registration ends July 26 and includes a free event T-shirt along with a goodie bag. Registration is $25 for residents of North Liberty and $30 for non-residents. Registration must be complete in person at the North Liberty Community Center.
Ages six to eight will swim 25 meters, bike one mile, run a quarter mile. Ages nine to eleven will swim 50 meters, bike 1 ½ miles, run one mile. Finally, ages twelve to fourteen will swim 100 meters, bike four miles, run two miles.
All participants who finish will receive a medal. Additionally, trophies will be awarded for the top three male and female contenders in each age group.
Special thanks to the City of North Liberty, Seatasea, Pioneer Coop, Hy-Vee, We Run, North Liberty Optimist Club, Rage Grafix, and Sugar Bottom Bikes.
Please contact Katie at the North Liberty Aquatic Center at (319) 626-5707 for more information. For a PDF version of this press release, including route map, visit http://bit.ly/MiTcnW.