Parent Info Night Set for FirstHealth Fitness – Pinehurst’s Youth Triathlon
| Date Posted: 4/15/2019
In anticipation of its 12th annual Youth Triathlon, FirstHealth Fitness – Pinehurst will host a Parent Information Night at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, April 24 at the fitness center at 170 Memorial Drive, Pinehurst. The session will give parents all of the needed information for their child’s successful participation in the Youth Triathlon.
“This event, which is in its 12th year, has seen thousands of children participate in the traditional swim, bike and run event,” says Race Director Jodi Heimrich. “It has become a favorite for children ranging in age from 4-years-old to 12-years-old.”
The 2019 Youth Triathlon is scheduled for Saturday, May 11, on the campus of FirstHealth Fitness – Pinehurst.
The triathlon will include an indoor pool swim, closed bike course and greenway trail run with appropriate distances for each age division.
Starting times and activities are as follows:
- 12:15 p.m. – Ages 4-5 will swim 25 yards, bike .78 miles and run 210 yards.
- 1 p.m. – Ages 6-7 will swim 50 yards, bike 2.05 miles and run 404 yards.
- 2 p.m. – Ages 8-9 will swim 75 yards, bike 2.77 miles and run .33 miles.
- 3 p.m. – Ages 10-12 will swim 125 yards, bike 3.71 miles and run .47 miles.
Registration is available online at www.firsthealth.org/fitness. Log in through the “my account” icon. Member and Non-Member (Guest) options available. Cost is $30 per child and $35 per child after May 8. All participants will receive a T-shirt, cinch bag and finisher medal.
Trophies will be awarded to the boys and girls finishing first, second and third in each age category during an award ceremony to be held at FirstHealth Fitness – Pinehurst at
6 p.m. on Monday, May 13.
All triathlon participants must have a parent present for the entire triathlon event, and a participation waiver must be completed at packet pick-up one hour prior to start time on race day. Participants should furnish their own equipment: a swimsuit and towel, bike and helmet, running shoes and T-shirt.
Sponsors for the 2019 FirstHealth of the Carolinas Youth Triathlon are Benjamin Franklin Plumbing; NuView Home Theaters & More; Rick Saunders, DDS; Rainbow Cycles; Rita’s Italian Ice; Southern Pines Ace Hardware; Kirby Construction Group, Premier Real Estate of the Sandhills – Realtor Carrie Kirby and Pinehurst Parks & Recreation.
For more information on the race and to download a registration form, go to www.firsthealth.org/youthtriathlon or contact Jodi Heimrich at (910) 715-1843 or jheimrich@firsthealth.org. Course maps are also available on website.
