Contact TriWoman Series Comes to Narrowneck, North Shore
Sunday 17 January 2010, 4:34PM
By Triathlon NZ
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The Contact TriWoman Series is coming to Narrow Neck Beach, North Shore City this Saturday and is set to inspire hundreds of women, many of whom will experience the thrill and camaraderie of a triathlon or duathlon for the first time while for others they will return to a favourite event for the second, third or fourth time.
The Narrow Neck event is one of ten to be held throughout New Zealand this summer with the focus on New Zealand women participation rather than racing, with each made to feel like they are the centre of attention. Narrow Neck was selected from many venues requesting to host an event because of its stunning location and the willingness of the local community to get in behind such an event.
Event Manager for Tri NZ, Adele Holmes says participants in the TriWoman Series are in for a treat.
“Women in North Shore and the wider Auckland region will be made to feel very special at the Narrow Neck event. The Contact TriWoman is a non-competitive series that provides an opportunity for women of all ages, sizes, backgrounds and abilities to set their own goals and enjoy each others company on the day.
“TriWoman is not about lycra and flash bikes, it is a variety of triathlon and duathlon events designed for every woman in the community to set their own targets and achieve them with the help of friends, family and other participants.
“The team at Tri NZ will make each and every one of them feel like a champion in their own right. From the moment they enter to the moment they leave at the end of the day, this is about them and their own goals, their own motivation.”
The event is based at Narrow Neck Beach with the course taking in Seabreeze road on the run and Vauxhall Road on the bike with transition and race headquarters in Woodall Park close to the beach. For those nervous about swimming a Duathlon option is available with participants encouraged to walk or jog the run section to suit their own fitness levels.
Principal partner to Triathlon New Zealand, Contact Energy, emphasized their support for the sport through events such as the TriWoman Series.
“The Contact TriWoman Series offers another chance to experience the thrill of completing a Triathlon in a fun relaxed and encouraging environment and we are delighted to be involved,” said Craig Griffiths, Marketing Manager for Contact Energy.
The Contact TriWoman Series will visit ten locations from Whangarei in the North to Christchurch in the South. Each event offers a variety of short distance Triathlon and Duathlon events, with participants taking part on flat easy courses with swims in shallow water over no more than 300m in distance and bike rides of approximately 10km and a run of approximately 3km to finish.
For further information visit www.tri.co.nz