Westchester Tri This Weekend: Details

Here are the details of the Westchester Tri, with events being held Saturday and Sunday this weekend – important to know if you want to watch or just avoid traffic:

WHAT:    JARDEN WESTCHESTER TRIATHLON
WESTCHESTER KIDS TRIATHLON
WESTCHESTER TRIATHLON SUPER SPRINT TRIATHLON (SPONSORED BY EQUINOX)

WHEN:    WESTCHESTER KIDS TRIATHLON
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28
7:00 A.M.  REGISTRATION
8:00 A.M.  START- FIRST WAVE
11:00 A.M. AWARDS CEREMONY

WESTCHESTER SUPER SPRINT TRIATHLON (SPONSORED BY EQUINOX)
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28
9:30   A.M. START
11:00 A.M. AWARDS CEREMONY

JARDEN WESTCHESTER TRIATHLON
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 29
5:00 A.M. -Transition area opens
6:30 A.M. – Transition area closes
6:50 A.M. – National Anthem
7:00 A.M. – Elite wave starts
7:05 A.M. – Amateur waves start, (every wave 3 minutes apart)
8:55 A.M. – First elite athlete expected to cross finish line
9:00 A.M. – Expo Open, Celebration Begins
12:00 A.M -Awards Ceremony and Raffles

WHERE:        ALL RACES:
RYE TOWN PARK, RYE, NEW YORK

WHO:    SPONSORED BY JARDEN CORPORATION
HOSTED BY WESTCHESTER TRIATHLON COMMITTEE

Benefits The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Team in Training; MAC Angels; Challenged Athletes Foundation; Wounded Warrior Project; and The Rye YMCA, The Blazeman Foundation for ALS

The 29th annual Jarden Westchester Triathlon will feature over 1,200 athletes this year competing in a .9 mile swim, 25- mile bike; and 6.2 mile run starting at Rye Town Park at 7:00 a.m. on Sunday, September 29. This year’s tri is a qualifier for the prestigious 2014 Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon in San Francisco.  A Westchester Kids’ Triathlon for 7-14 year olds will also be held on Saturday, September 28 at 8:00 a.m. at Rye Town Park and will include varying swim, bike and run distances by age group as well as the Westchester Super Sprint Triathlon (sponsored by Equinox) for adults and teens ages 15 and up.