Athletes counting down days on 2015 Cyswog’n’fun Nelson Triathlon
By The Nelson Daily Sports
It’s days until the horn blows for the 2015 Nelson Cyswog’n’fun triathlon.
Saturday, at the Lakeside Park beach, the 2015 Nelson Cyswog’n’ Fun club takes to the water for a test run of the triathlon distance.
The unofficial club have been training for up to two months, swimming, running and riding distances to prepare for the big day of the Nelson Cyswog’n’Fun Triathlon — set for Sunday, August 2 at 8 a.m.
Many of the club members tacklet the short course of 500 metre swim, 22 kilometer ride and five km run run.
However, some take on the main Olympic Course race of a 1.5 kilometre swim a 39 km cycle and 10 km run while others hook up for the team event.
Short course is 500 metre swim, 22 km ride and five km run run.
In 2014, Dallas Cain of Rossland was once again back in the winner’s circle ran away with the men’s long course top prize while Sarah MacArthur of Calgary won the women’s race for the second consecutive year with Janis Neufeld of Nakusp second and Nelson’s Jaclyn Dexter third.
For complete information go to the Nelson Cyswogn Fun website.
Online registration is available on the website.
