Media Release

July 11, 2006 --- Ironman athletes to descend on Morden!

The next upcoming event on the Triathlon Manitoba calendar is a weekend of triathlons in Morden, Manitoba. This event is Canada's longest running triathlon and features a variety of distances that provide a challenge for all ages and abilities. The 26^th Annual Morden Triathlon will take place on Saturday, July 15^th, followed by the Kids Of Steel® and Try-A-Tri events on Sunday, July 16^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.  In addition, this race also acts as a qualifier for the 2007 Canadian Long Distance Triathlon team heading to Lorient, France for the Long Distance World Championships.  These competitors will be starting the swim at 7:00 a.m.  This event is the only long distance race in Manitoba.

The second distance of the day is the Foilman race, which consists of a 950 m swim, 30km bike, and 10.5km run.  This race gets under way at 9:30 a.m. at the Colert Beach in Morden.  Winnipeg IronCops is organizing Saturday’s events.  IronCops raises money for the Canadian Cancer Society, and proceeds raised at the event will contribute to the cause.

Sunday Events:

The Kids of Steel® and Try-A-Tri will continue the weekend of events. This is the 4^th race in the 2006 Kids of Steel® Series. Kids Of Steel® is open to children between the ages of 6&15. The Kids Of Steel® distances are as follows:

6-7 years --50 m swim, 1.5km cycle, 500m run

8-11 years -- 100m swim, 5km cycle, 1km run

12&13 short -- 200m swim, 10km cycle, 2km run

12&13 long and 14&15 short -- 300m swim, 15km cycle, 3k run

14&15 long --500m swim, 15km cycle, 4km run

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 events registration runs from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. with the Kids of Steel® race starting at 9:00 a.m. and the Try-a-Tri at 9:50 a.m. at Colert Beach.  Sunday’s events are being organized by the 3^rd Wave Tri Club of Morden.

For additional information regarding the Morden Triathlon Weekend, you can contact the race director Craig Wilcox at 204-333-5285 or email him at morden_tri@yahoo.ca.

For more information on any of these events please contact Triathlon Manitoba at 925-5636 or check out our website at www.triathlon.mb.ca.

This page was last updated on July 11, 2006