Tri-Smore time!

Justin Seward
Times Reporter

 

Upon the increased participation, the Tri-Smore triathlon is introducing a new component to the event this year.
New this year will be the Mega Smore which will add distance to the track for those that want more of a challenge in their races.
“It’s the Olympic Distance, which is a 1.5 km swim, a 40 km bike and a 10 km run,” said Nicola Johnson, event organizer.
The reason they added the Mega Smore is because of it being the fifth year of the event and they wanted to add a fifth distance.
She added that the difference would be the length in the pool, where some athletes will do it in 28 minutes while others will take 45 minutes.
She said that there are some loose ends to tie up before the event gets underway.
“We could use a few more volunteers, we’re short about four,” said Johnson.
The field will be around 400 participants and will have a lot of provincial flavour to it.
“We’ve got them from Banff, Edmonton, Pigeon Lake, Medicine Hat, Fort MacLeod, Lethbridge, Brooks, lots of little places in between, and lots from Calgary and Strathmore,” said Johnson.
She wanted to give shout out to one of the participants who will be racing this year.
“We have a 79-year-old lady doing it this year from town,” she said.
“She called me up, she was so cute, because she wanted to register but she had to register over the phone because she had no computer. She turns 80 the week afterwards and this is what she wanted to do for her 80th birthday.”
The deadlines have passed for registration but if a racer were to show up on June 19 between 6 p.m and 8 p.m. at the Strathmore Civic Centre then Johnson will find a spot for the participant.
The fee for kids is $20 and an adult is $60.
The event will commence at 8 a.m. on June 20 and will conclude by 1 p.m.
If you want to volunteer you can contact Johnson at (403) 480-1218 or follow the link on www.tri-smore.com.