Third Annual Hawai‘i County Keiki Triathlon, Mayor’s Health Fest October 18, 2014 at Kailua Park

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JNt-4 OF William P. Kenoi Mayor r -� •e *rE OF Hf� Countp of 'abnai ` t DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION 101 Pauahi Street, Suite 6 • Hilo, Hawaii 96720 (808) 961-8311 9 Fax (808) 961-8411 PRESS RELEASE September 4, 2014 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Clayton S. Houma Director Kenneth J. Van Bergen Deputy Director Third Annual Hawaii County Keiki Triathlon, Mayor's Health Fest October 18 at Kailua Park Hawaii County's Department of Parks and Recreation and the Hawaii Isle Police Activities League (HI -PAL) will hold the 3rd Annual Keiki Triathlon as part of the Mayor's Health Fest 2014 on Saturday, October 18, at Kailua Park in Kailua-Kona. Children ages 7 to 14 years old are invited to swim, bike and run in a miniature version of the IRONMAN World Championship that will be held one week earlier. A 100 -yard swim, 3.2 -mile bicycle race and a mile -long run will comprise the triathlon course. The 7- and 8 -year-old children will race half those distances. The entrance fee is $5 per child. Registration will end on Friday, October 3. Registration forms are available at all County swimming pools, gymnasiums and other staffed recreational sites. Forms also may be downloaded from the Department's website- www.hawaiicounty.gov/parks-and-recreation/. Completed forms should be sent to the Recreation Office located within Aunty Sally Kaleohano's Luau Hale at 799 Piilani Street in Hilo, 96720. To ensure the athletes' safety, enrollment will be limited to the first 30 children who sign up in each of the four age -group divisions or a maximum 120 total racers. All participants must supply their own bicycle, helmet, swim goggles and other equipment. Also, this year's course will utilize public roads, which will be closed during the triathlon. Racers must check in by 7:30 a.m. on race day October 18. The youngest children will start the triathlon by entering the Kona Community Aquatics Center pool, located near the entrance to Kailua Park, promptly at 8 a.m. They will be followed by the older age - group divisions. County of Hawaii is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer.