Triathlon Club to host ninth annual Chippewa Challenge Indoor Triathalon
The Triathlon Club at Central Michigan University will host its ninth annual CMU Chippewa Challenge Indoor Triathlon at 7:30 a.m. Feb. 24 in the CMU Student Activities Center.
The challenge is meant as an opportunity to ward off the dreariness of winter and to work towards fitness goals.
"Whether you are a veteran triathlete or this is your first race, the race is a great opportunity to beat the winter blues and work towards your fitness goals," the event's page said.
The races will have three legs with five-minute transition periods in between. The first leg will be a swim in an indoor pool, in which contestants will have 20 minutes to swim as many laps as they can, followed by racers biking as far as possible on a stationary bike within 25 minutes. Participants will finish by running as many laps as they can in a 20-minute time frame.
This year's triathlon will debut a new team relay heat. In this race, teams will consist of three contestants, and each contestant will only take on one leg of the race. The race will take place during wave nine, which starts at 10:50 a.m.
To participate in the triathlon, contestants will have to register online for one of the nine waves, with a maximum of 10 racers per wave. The first eight waves will be for individual racers and the ninth and final wave will be for team racers.
The first wave starts at 7:30 a.m. and the last wave starts at 10:50 a.m. Check in begins at 7:00 a.m. and the waves will start 25 minute sapart. Each wave will have a registration fee.
Individual racers will pay $40 and teams pay $75. All the proceeds will go towards the Triathlon Club's travel fees to compete in Temple, AZ.
"Not only will you be able to challenge your own limits and have a lifetime of bragging rights, but you will also be helping the Triathlon Club at CMU raise money to keep the sport of triathlon in the middle of the mitten," the website said.
For more information, visit the event's webpage, or contact the CMU Triathlon Club at cmutriclub@gmail.com.
