The Shoreline Orthodontics Tri-K Triathlon is an annual race event for kids, youth, and adults to have fun, be active, and get involved.
The event is on Sunday, May 26. Races for ages 10 and up start at 7:45 a.m. with actual starts depending on the racer’s age and distance goals. Kids ages 4 to 9 start at 1:30 p.m.
The swim will be at the Comox Valley Sports Centre pool, the bike course is either on local roads or in the Vanier School grounds (depending on ages), and the run will loop out to the Comox Valley Exhibition Grounds trails. There are a variety of race distances that are age- and skill-appropriate. All events can be entered as individual with some age categories offering team entries.
The kids’ event is fun and supportive with participation ribbons presented at the end of the race.
The 12 through adult-aged events are timed and have race ranking medals based on gender and age groupings. Adult events also have options for participating in just a run-bike (duathlon), swim-bike (aquabike), or a swim-run (aquathlon). There is also a “Just TRI-IT” category with introductory distances.
New this year is an adult ‘standard’ triathlon distance of a 1,500-metre swim, 40 km bike, and a 10 km run. The event will also host the Zone 6 (Vancouver Island and Central Cost) qualifier for ages 14 to 16 for the 2024 BC Summer Games.
“This event offers the community a fun event to ‘tri’ themselves,” sa race director, Terry Hooper. “The Tri-K has a long history in the Valley with great support from the participants, community volunteers, and sponsors. We welcome everyone to come out and take part as a racer or volunteer – and encourage spectators to also come to see the action!”
The event registration will close on May 21, but registering before the end of April will guarantee an event t-shirt with your selected sizing. Registration information is at www.trik.ca.
Volunteers are always needed and appreciated for the morning or afternoon event – or both. All the volunteer information and sign-up is at www.trik.ca as well.