YMCA to Host Mini and Kids Triathlon on August 15

The C.W. Avery Family YMCA will host its annual Mini and Kids Triathlon at 8 a.m. on Saturday, August 15, at its Plainfield location, 15120 Wallin Drive. Open to YMCA members and area residents, ages 6 and up, this exciting event promises to be a morning of fun for the entire family.

Festivities will get underway at 8 a.m. with the adult race (ages 12 and up), which will include a 200-yard swim, a 10-mile bike ride and a two-mile run. The kids race will kick off at 8:15 a.m., with two divisions: Ages 6-7 and Ages 8-11. Participants, ages 6-7, will complete a 25-yard swim, a one-mile bike ride and a half-mile run. Participants, ages 8-11, will complete a 75-yard swim, a two-mile bike ride and a one-mile run.

The swimming portions of both races will be held inside the C.W. Avery Family YMCA in the lap pool, and the running portions will be completed outside along the YMCA grounds and around Ira Jones Middle School. The biking portion of the adult race will be held on stationary bikes, which will be moved outdoors for the event. All kids race participants will ride their bicycles outside on the Y grounds. All kids race participants should bring their own bicycles and helmets.

Registration is currently underway online and at the Y. Registration fees are $25 for YMCA Full Members, $30 for YMCA Program/AWAY Members and $35 for community members. All participants who register before July 26 will receive a commemorative t-shirt.

For more information or to register, please contact the C.W. Avery Family YMCA at (815) 267-8600.