Media Release

July 28, 2004 --- Essex Road Multi-Sport Day

On Saturday, July 31, 2004 the Essex Road Multi-Sport Day will be held on Essex road - just north of Kenora, ON. This unique sport day, hosted by the Kenora Borealis Multi-Sport Club, offers seven sporting events to choose from, with an event for everyone in the family.

Morning Events:

• Kids Of Steel®

Open to children between the ages of 8 to 15. The Kids Of Steel® distances are as follows:           

• 17 km “Go Like a Goat” Road Running race

• Mountain Bike Race - 1 lap of Essex Road for “Sport” & 2 laps for “Experts”

• Try-a-Tri - a race for first time triathletes – 300 m swim, 10 km swim, 3 km run

Afternoon Events:

• Essex Road Mountain Bike Triathlon

750 m swim, 17 km cycle, 5 km run 

• Duathlon

2.5 km run, 17 km cycle, 5 km run 

• Aquathon

750 m swim, 17 km cycle, 750 m swim                       

The event will take place on Edie and Bruce Fisher’s farm on Essex Road. Among many achievements, Edie is an eight-time medallist at the ITU Triathlon World Championships, a ten-time Triathlon Manitoba Female Triathlete of the Year, and holds the Ironman Canada record for the Womens 45 to 49 age group (10:46:48 in 2002). 

For more information please contact:

Edie or Bruce Fisher - (807) 548-8142, sharks@voyageur.ca or edie_fisher@hotmail.com or the Triathlon Manitoba office at 925-5636, www.triathlon.mb.ca

This page was last updated on July 28, 2004