Nixa Youth Triathlon

Local families begin training for Nixa Youth triathlon
By: Ryan Bowling, staff writer ryanb@cpimo.com
06/23/2008
Updated 06/19/2008 12:20:01 PM CDT
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Posted Mon., June 23, 2008
In preparation for Nixa's annual Youth Triathlon, event organizers are offering several training sessions over the next month.

The sessions began at 7 p.m. June 16 at the Nixa Community Center with "How should I be training?" Bring your bike, helmet and running shoes-these sessions are hands-on learning, event coordinator David Liss said.

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"If you can bike a little, swim a little and run a little, you can do this," Liss said. "It's really to promote family fitness."

New to this year's race, as well as to the training sessions, is a parents' division.

"This was the result of an overwhelming request from the parents in the post-race survey," Liss said. "The premise is to encourage families to train together and to give parents who are not familiar with the sport an opportunity to try a short distance to get a taste of triathlon and let their kids cheer them on. They are racing the same distance as the older kids. No other youth triathlon does that and we really wanted to."

Training sessions are free and open to anyone interested in Nixa's annual Youth Triathlon, though adults participating must also have a child participating.

Registration for the July 19 triathlon will be available at the training sessions, as well as online at www.ccoptimist.org/triathlon.

Registration costs $20 per athlete before July 4 and $25 per athlete after.

Registration includes a T-shirt and admission to the post-race pizza party.

The junior age division (7-10) will swim 100 yards, bike five kilometers and run one kilometer.

The senior age division (11-15 and adults) will swim 200 yards, bike 10 kilometers and run two kilometers.

For more information on the practice sessions or the July 19 Nixa Youth Triathlon, call (417) 861-6019 or e-mail nixatriathlon@yahoo.com.

All the practice sessions will be held at the Nixa Community Center, located at 701 N. Taylor Way.

Weekly practice sessions: June 23-7 p.m.: "Transition 101-Bike to Run" (45 minutes) Bring your bike, helmet and running shoes-be ready to work out.

June 28-8 a.m.: "Swim basics and Transition 201" (1 hour) Bring your goggles, a towel, bike, helmet and running shoes. If you do not have a pool pass, there will be a $1.50 charge for lap swim time

June 30-7 p.m.: "Perfecting my Transition" (45 minutes) Bring your bike, helmet and running shoes and be ready to work out.

July 7-7 p.m.: "Getting Faster!" (45 minutes)

Bring your bike, helmet, running shoes and a towel.

July 14-7 p.m.: "Preparing for Race Day" (1 hour)

Race Day is just five days away! Bring your goggles, a towel, bike, helmet and running shoes for the final workout and review the course.