Cade Lucas
Wyndham will get a taste of elite triathlon action this weekend with the inaugural the Wyndham Harbour Triathlon taking place.
Featuring para and vision impaired triathletes, as well experienced and novice able-bodied competitors, the event will be held in and around Wyndham Harbour in Werribee South on Saturday December 16.
After a junior national triathlon event was held at Werribee South Beach early last year, Murray Newham from Aus Triathlon said the time was right to bring senior competition to Wyndham and the western suburbs.
“This is an exciting opportunity for the west where the triathlon participation footprint is low,” Mr Newham said.
Adding extra prestige to the event is that it doubles as the Australian Paratriathlon and Australian Intellectual Impairment Championships.
Both national title races kick off the day at 9am and will be contested over the sprint distance of 750m swim, 20km bike and 5km run.
Community races will then follow, featuring experienced and novice triathletes as well as teams, competing over the super sprint distance.
“We are hoping the community event provides people an opportunity to give triathlon a go over shorter distances and in a safe environment,”
said Mr Newham of the super sprint races, which while shorter, still require a 375m swim, 8km bike and 2.5km run.
Entries for the community event close on Friday December 15, but for those just wanting to spectate, Mr Newham recommended Quay Boulevard in Werribee South as the best vantage to point from which to view the action.
For more information visit: www.triathlon.org.au/vic/wyndhamharbourtriathlon/
