​Registration Open for PossAbilities & Quest Kid’s Triathlon

From Loma Linda University: Calling all athletes! The 15th annual PossAbilities & Quest Kid’s Triathlon is happening Sunday, April 23 at Loma Linda University Drayson Center, located at 25040 Stewart Street.

PossAbilities director Pedro Payne, PhD, said the triathlon is known for bringing together families, friends and community members to have fun and stay healthy at the same time.

“What makes this triathlon unique is that you see challenged and able-bodied athletes as well as US veterans compete on the same field,” Payne said.

Registration opens at 5:30 a.m., and the adult triathlon and 5k start at 7 a.m.

The adult triathlon is composed of three segments, beginning with a 5k (3.1 mile) run/walk/roll, then an 11-mile bike ride, and finish with the 150-yard swim. Download the Adult Triathlon Course Map for details.

For athletes who aren’t feeling up to the full triathlon, they can participate in just the 5k run/walk/roll.

Bernie from the Inland Empire 66er’s will host a warmup for the kid’s race at 9 a.m.

The kid’s portion of this year’s event has been named in honor of PossAbilities’s title sponsor Quest Diagnostics.

The Kid’s Triathlon is composed of an obstacle course that boasts a quarter mile run/walk/roll, a quarter mile bike ride and a 25-yard swim in the Drayson Center pool.

Finisher medals will be given to all participants.

To register, or for more information on the triathlon, click here or call 909-558-6634.

PossAbilities, powered by Quest Diagnostics, is a free, non-profit, community outreach program operated by Loma Linda University Health. The goal of PossAbilities is to provide those with permanent physical disabilities support and resources to stay active and healthy in life.

Click here to see this event on the Patch Calendar.

Image via Loma Linda University: PossAbilites members Andre Barbieri, left, and Zimri Solis, along with hundreds of other participants, run, walk and roll through the streets of Loma Linda during the PossAbilities Triathlon in 2015.