Media Release

July 12, 2004 --- Morden Triathlon weekend

The next upcoming event on the Triathlon Manitoba calendar is a weekend of triathlons in Morden. This event is Canada's longest running triathlon and features a variety of distances that provide a challenge for all ages and abilities. The 24^th Annual Morden International Triathlon will take place on Saturday, July 17^th, followed by the Kids Of Steel® and Try-A-Tri events on Sunday, July 18^th. 

Saturday Events:

The Half Ironman features a 1.9 km swim, 90km bike, followed by a 21.1 km run. This is a qualifier for Ironman Canada and features a $1200 prize purse for the top two male and top two female winners of the Half Ironman Distance. These competitors will be starting the swim at 7:00 a.m. 

The second distance of the day is the Foilman race, which consists of a 950 m swim, 30km bike, and 7.2km run. This part of the race gets under way at 9:30 a.m. at the Colert Beach in Morden. Also starting at 9:30 a.m. is the Duathlon; an event consisting of a 3.6 km run, 30 km bike and 7.2 km run. 

Sunday Events:

The Kids of Steel® and Try-A-Tri will continue the weekend of events. This is the 4^th race in the 2004 Kids of Steel® Series. Kids Of Steel® is open to children between the ages of 8-15. The Kids Of Steel® distances are as follows:

The Try-a-Tri is a great introductory event for anyone interested in trying out the sport. It features a 300m swim, 15km bike and 3km run and is open to anyone aged 16 and up. 

Sunday's events registration runs from 7:30 to 8:30 with the Kids of Steel® race starting at 9:00 and the Try-a-Tri at 9:45 at Colert Beach. 

For more information on any of these events please contact:

Saturday’s events Deanna or Trish (in Morden) at (204) 822-3573, 
Sunday’s events Eloise Glover at (204) 745-2319
or check out our website at www.triathlon.mb.ca.

This page was last updated on July 12, 2004