First Annual Kids Duathlon
Written by Jill // June 9, 2010 // Kid's Activities // 4 Comments // 1,070 views
Friday, July 9th – races begin at 5:00 pm
- Registration will take place at the Rodale Park Pavilion
- All Participants MUST wear helmets and bring their own bikes
- Need a Helmet? Let us know in advance and we will try to get one for you
- No Dogs Permitted
- All children will receive a Participation Medal
- Top 3 winners, male/female in 12-14 age category will receive Certificates and Prizes
- Registration is limited to first 100 in each age category – register soon!
Kids Duathlon Website
Kids Duathlon Registration Form
Event Schedule
4:00 pm – Registration/Packet Pick up
4:35 pm – 6-8 year olds place bikes in transition area
4:45 pm – Warm up for 6-8 year olds
5:00 pm – Race begins – 6-8 year olds
5:05 pm – 9-11 year olds place bikes in transition area
5:15 pm – Warm up for 9-11 year olds
5:30 pm – 9-11 year olds race begins
5:45 pm – 12-14 year olds lace bikes in transition
6:00 pm – Warm up for 12-14 year olds
6:10 pm – 12-14 year olds race begins -TIMED
6:40 pm – Awards Ceremony (top 3 girls/boys in 12-14 age range)
7:00 pm – Pro and Jr. National Races begin at the Velodrome! Go relax, grab some dinner or refreshments at the Breakaway Cafe across the street and enjoy the races!
All proceeds benefit The Caring Place
The Caring Place is a youth development center that reaches out to at risk inner city youths. Programs are focused on building self-esteem, confidence, increasing education potential and providing a positive & motivational supportive environment. Programming includes after-school activities and tutoring, mentoring, a science lab, college tour program, sign language, garden program, field trips, entrepreneur program and summer youth programs. The Caring Place also collects food for families in need, runs a mobile dental unit staffed with a dentist, hygienist and dental assistant, offers medical care, and much more. Check out their website at www.thecaringplace.org.
Recently, a large amount of funding was lost due a problem in filing for a substantial grant. This caused the center to close its doors which leaves many children at risk for becoming entangled in the unfortunate problems of drugs, gangs and violence. Mary Ellen Griffin, founder of The Caring Center, is dedicated to reopening her center very soon. She is moving forward with her plans to open a commercial kitchen which will provide a stable source of revenue for The Caring Place. It will also create opportunities to teach good nutrition and food preparation to children as well as healthy cooking classes and budget-wise meal planning for local families. The Kids Duathlon on July 9th is a fundraising event for The Caring Place, all proceeds of which go directly to TCP and the families it strives to serve.
Other ways you can help:
Bicycle and helmet donations
Sponsor a child
Become a race sponsor
Food or drinks donations
Raffle prize donations
Become a race volunteer
If you can help, please contact Gail Micca at micca@ptd.net
4 Comments on "First Annual Kids Duathlon"
I also wanted to update you about the distances for each segment for the three different age groups.
6-8 years: ½ mi run / 1 mi bike
9-11 years: ½ mi run / 2 mi bike
12-14 years, 1 mi run / 4 mi bike
Jill, Thanks for putting this out there. I wouldn’t have know about it otherwise. Will def try to get Lydia interested in it and will make a door prize donation for a massage.
L
All kids will receive a race shirt and participation medal. If you register by June 28th, your shirt will be guaranteed for race day. After that, we will do our best to have it race day and mail out shirts and medals to those who register late or race day ($5 postage fee) or they will be avaiable for pickup at The Caring Place (no extra charge).
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