Kids Get Healthy and Fit at the 5th Annual Mandell JCC Kids Triathlon Challenge, Sunday, June 3, 2012

Swimming, biking and running may be the usual summer activities for most children, but the Mandell JCC turns child’s play into a fun and healthy event during the 5^th Annual Mandell JCC Kids Triathlon Challenge on Sunday, June 3, 2012 at 1:00 pm at the Mandell JCC, Zachs Campus, 335 Bloomfield Avenue, West Hartford, CT.

Children will compete in three different age groups: 6-8 year-olds, who will swim 25 yards, bike one mile, and run a quarter mile; 9-10 year-olds, who will swim 50 yards, bike two miles, and run a half mile; and the 11-13 year-old age group who will swim 100 yards, bike three miles, and run one mile. Each participant will receive a T-shirt and medal. No previous triathlon experience required.

The triathlon is $18 per child for Mandell JCC members, and $25 per child for community participants. To register, contact the Mandell JCC’s Member Services Center, 860-236-4571. For more information, contact Bonnie Hittleman-Lewis, Recreation and Wellness Director, 860-231-6361, blewis@mandelljcc.org. For updates, visit www.mandelljcc.org or follow the Mandell JCC on Facebook and Twitter.

The Mandell Jewish Community Center is open to everyone and supported by funds raised by the Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford, a recipient of funding from the Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Hartford, a beneficiary agency of the United Way and a member of the JCC Association of North America.