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July 27th, 2005, 09:47 AM
WOMPATUCK STATE PARK TO HOST REGIONAL DUATHLON CHAMPIONSHIP
The Jeni Fund Off-Road Duathlon has been selected as the 2005 USA Triathlon Northeast Off-Road Duathlon Regional Championship. The Jeni Fund Off-Road Duathlon is a multi-sport event consisting of a 2-mile trail run , 8-mile mountain bike , 2-mile trail run. The race date is Sunday October 2 and will take place in Wompatuck State Park in Hingham, MA. The race is open to men, women, and teams of 2 or 3. Race Director Chris Hebert remarked: "We're very gratified and honored to have been chosen as a regional championship in only our third year of running this race. This event is run completely by volunteers. It's an honor to be chosen to host this championship. It's a real credit to the quality of the venue, the competitors, the sponsors and the volunteers that we've been blessed with at this event."
Top overall individual finishers and top age-group finishers will qualify for The USA Triathlon National Off-Road Duathlon Championship in Torrey Pines, CA on October 22. Hebert stresses that even though this is a championship event that will draw elite athletes that it's still an event for athletes of all experience levels. "As long as an athlete has some experience riding single track mountain bike trails then they should be able to complete this event. If you've never been on a mountain bike before or have only ridden on pavement and dirt roads, then you may want to get some experience before trying this event. We will be running some clinics in Wompatuck in the weeks before the event for people who would like to ride the bike course in advance and get some riding tips."
The Jeni Fund is a non-profit charity whose mission is to cure, treat, and prevent lung cancer in women. The Jeni Fund Duathlon is a fundraiser for women's lung cancer research at the Lowe Center for Thoracic Oncology of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute of Boston. In three years since it's inception, the Jeni Fund has contributed over $150,000 to Dana-Farber. To learn more about The Jeni Fund and The Jeni-Fund Off-Road Duathlon go to www.jenifund.org or contact Chris Hebert at 781-718-4982.
The Jeni Fund Off-Road Duathlon has been selected as the 2005 USA Triathlon Northeast Off-Road Duathlon Regional Championship. The Jeni Fund Off-Road Duathlon is a multi-sport event consisting of a 2-mile trail run , 8-mile mountain bike , 2-mile trail run. The race date is Sunday October 2 and will take place in Wompatuck State Park in Hingham, MA. The race is open to men, women, and teams of 2 or 3. Race Director Chris Hebert remarked: "We're very gratified and honored to have been chosen as a regional championship in only our third year of running this race. This event is run completely by volunteers. It's an honor to be chosen to host this championship. It's a real credit to the quality of the venue, the competitors, the sponsors and the volunteers that we've been blessed with at this event."
Top overall individual finishers and top age-group finishers will qualify for The USA Triathlon National Off-Road Duathlon Championship in Torrey Pines, CA on October 22. Hebert stresses that even though this is a championship event that will draw elite athletes that it's still an event for athletes of all experience levels. "As long as an athlete has some experience riding single track mountain bike trails then they should be able to complete this event. If you've never been on a mountain bike before or have only ridden on pavement and dirt roads, then you may want to get some experience before trying this event. We will be running some clinics in Wompatuck in the weeks before the event for people who would like to ride the bike course in advance and get some riding tips."
The Jeni Fund is a non-profit charity whose mission is to cure, treat, and prevent lung cancer in women. The Jeni Fund Duathlon is a fundraiser for women's lung cancer research at the Lowe Center for Thoracic Oncology of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute of Boston. In three years since it's inception, the Jeni Fund has contributed over $150,000 to Dana-Farber. To learn more about The Jeni Fund and The Jeni-Fund Off-Road Duathlon go to www.jenifund.org or contact Chris Hebert at 781-718-4982.