By Iminza Keboge
Published March 3, 2018
The schedule of events for the Kenya National Triathlon and Duathlon Series has been announced.
The first event is the Nomad Beach Triathlon set for April 7 – 8, 2018. Hosted at the Sands at Nomads Hotel in Diani, the event is open to children and adults who have set their mind on conquering an open water swim, mix terrain cycle and beach run with categories broken down as follows:-
Team Tri Fit (TTF), the organisers of the series, say they have prepared triathlon contests for children under nine years (40 m swim, 2km bike, 1km run); Under 11 years (80 m swim, 4km bike, 2km run); Under 13 years (160 m swim, 8km bike, 3km run); and Under 16 years (300 m swim,10km bike, 4km run) on April 7 and sprint triathlon for adults as individuals or as teams who are expected to cover a distance of 750m swim, 20km bike, 5km run on April 8.
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TTF says anyone interested in participating in the Nomad Beach Triathlon should email all entries to triathlon@thesandskenya.com by April 1, 2018.
The next event shall be the second edition of the TTF Ruiru Triathlon and Duathlon Challenge at 3S Gardens on April 29 from 8:00 AM. TTF says the event is open to both amateurs and professionals from ages 11 years upwards.
With an open water swim, Off Road cycle and trail run, triathlon adults participating as individuals or as teams are required to cover 750m Swim, 20KM Bike and 6KM Run while children (11 – 16 years) shall cover 300m Swim, 10Km Bike and 3KM Run.
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Duathlon adult sprint participants shall cover 6KM swim, 20KM Bike and 6KM Run while their 11 – 16 year-old counterparts shall cover 3KM swim, 10KM Bike, 3KM Run.
Registration is done online and there is a registration fee for children, individual adults and teams for both children and adults.
TTF, that says it has attractive prizes for the winners in the various categories of its national triathlon and duathlon series, invites any one interested in its calendar or endurance sports training programme to get in touch via info@teamtrifit.co.ke or teamtrifitke@gmail.com.