Media Release

July 12, 2007 --- Morden Triathlon

The next event on the Triathlon Manitoba Calendar is this weekend's Morden Triathlon, which is one of Canada’s longest running Triathlons.  The 27^th annual Morden Triathlon will take place Saturday, July 14^th, with the Morden Kids of Steel race following on Sunday, July 15^th. 

Saturday Events:

The first race of the day is the Cornman.  The Half Ironman features a 1.9 km swim, 90km bike, followed by a 21.1 km run.  These competitors will be starting the swim at 7:00 a.m. 

The second distance of the day is the Appleman race, which is 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. 

Sunday 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 9:50.  Kids Of Steel is open to children between the ages of 6-15. The Kids Of Steel distances are as follows:           

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

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

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

12-15                          300m swim, 15km cycle, 3km run

14-15  long                 500M swim, 15km cycle, 4km run                  

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

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

This page was last updated on July 16, 2007