One weekend. Three great races. It's Cranberry Trifest!
The Cranberry Country Triathlon has been renamed Cranberry Trifest to reflect our expansion of the event into a whole weekend of racing including a sprint distance triathlon, a kids duathlon and the "classic" olympic distance triathlon which has been selected as the USAT Northeast Regional Club Championship for the second year in a row. The sprint will be on Saturday, August 29, 2009 and will consist of a 0.5 mile swim, a 12 mile bike, and a 3.1 mile run starting at 9:00AM. The kids duathlon will follow the sprint (distance TBD). The intermediate distance triathlon (0.8 mile swim/24.9 mile bike/6.2 mile run) will be on Sunday, August 30, 2009.
If you are planning to race Cranberry Trifest please consider racing as part of the American Cancer Society's Charity Runner Program. The Society is the official charity of Cranberry Trifest and allows you to make your miles more meaningful by dedicating your efforts to the fight against cancer. Click here for more details on the Charity Runner Program and to register.
Sun Multisport Events, the organizers of the Cranberry, have made a commitment to implement more environmentally responsible practices at this year's event. To that end, we have partnered with Athletes for a Fit Planet and will be introducing a more comprehensive recycling system, the use of eco-friendly port-o-potties and the use of plates and utencils for our post-race BBQ that are made of bio-degradable products. This is just a start... creating more sustainable events is our long term goal.
Cranberry Trifest promises you a safe and scenic races. If you've got kids its a great venue for bringing them... when the rest of the family isn't cheering on Mom or Dad, they can enjoy the playground, toss a ball or frisbee around on the baseball fields, or practice their "ollie" at the skateboard park. Or they can do the kids duathlon (more details coming soon).
