News Staff Admin posted on October 04, 2011 15:13
SPORTS FESTIVAL RETURNS TO KO OLINA
OCTOBER 15 & 16
KO OLINA (October 3, 2011) – Grab your gear and get ready for the 2011 International Sports Fest at Ko Olina Resort, Saturday, October 15 and Sunday, October 16. Events include:
The Sprint Triathlon: This swim (660m), bike (20k), run (5k) event has a swim-run-swim-run-bike format; a new bike course will take athletes through and around the town of Kapolei before finishing at Lagoon 4
The Sprint Duathlon: Race begins at Lagoon 1 with 2.5 run along the lagoons, followed by 27k bike and ending with 5k run to a finish at Lagoon 4
The Junior Triathlon: Athletes (ages 16-19) begin at Lagoon 1 and alternate swimming and running until Lagoon 4, bike around the resort and finish with a run around all four lagoons
The Youth Triathlon: Athletes (ages 11-15) begin at Lagoon 3 and swim two lagoons starting from Lagoon 3, transition to the bike course, then run to a finish at Lagoon 4
The Kids Triathlon: Swim (50m for ages 7-8, 100m for ages 9-10), bike (2.5k for ages 7-8, 5k for ages 9-10) and run (1k) event takes place at Lagoon 4
The Lagoon Challenge: 660m swim-run-swim begins at Lagoon 1, ends at Lagoon 4
A 10K Road Race: 6.2 mile run snakes around the resort and through the Ko Olina Golf Club
5K Fun Run/Walk: A fun event on the main road in Ko Olina Resort (Alii Nui Drive), begins at Lagoon 4, down to Lagoon 1 and back
Aquathon: 600m swim 600m (all four lagoons) and 1.5 mile run, starts at Lagoon 4
Schedule of Events:
Saturday, October 15
6:45 a.m. – Aquathon (swim/run) at Lagoon 4
7:00 a.m. – Lagoon Challenge (swim/run/swim) at Lagoon 1
7:00–8:00 a.m. – Kids Triathlon at Lagoon 4
Sunday, October 16
RACE STARTS at Lagoon 1
6:30 a.m. – Wave 1 Armed Forces – Mass Start
6:33 a.m. – Wave 2 Men
6:36 a.m. – Wave 3 Women, Juniors (16-19), Relays – Mass Start
6:45 a.m. – Wave 5 Youth TRI (11-15) at Lagoon 3
6:30 a.m. – 10K at Lagoon 1
6:30 a.m. – 5K Fun Run / Walk at Lagoon 4
7:30 a.m. – Awards Program – start as each event finishes at Lagoon 4
For information and to register, visit
www.koolinatriathlon.com.