My sport series begins in Rotorua this Sunday

The Contact Energy ‘my sport’ series kicks off in Rotorua this Sunday with the first of seven triathlon events planned this summer by Tri NZ.

Blue Lake will welcome close to 300 competitors in the two events, the Tri My Sport race for beginners and the Contact Energy Cup for the more experienced triathletes.

Rotorua has attracted a particularly strong entry list in the men’s race for the Contact Energy Cup with a number of regulars on the world stage lining up on Sunday morning in an Olympic distance event.

James Elvery (111), Martin van Barneveld (160) and Tony Dodds (240) are favoured to contest the podium positions with all ranked inside the world’s top 250, while a dark horse will be Ironman exponent Kieran Doe as he looks to tick over some training mileage in preparation for the longer races later in the season.

The women’s race looks to be an equally even affair with Fleur Bromley (Auckland), Tri NZ Youth Academy athlete Taryn Richards and Katherine Anton (Whangarei) possible contenders although surprise results and indeed late entries cannot be ruled out at this stage.

Racing will be centred on Blue Lake with the swim followed by a road bike and forest run in the first of the seven race my sport series.

Events:

There are two event distance to choose from:
Tri My Sport - 400m Swim/16km Road Bike/5.5km Forest Run
Contact Energy Cup - 1500m Swim/40km Road Bike/11km Forest Run

Start Times: Sunday 11th November
Tri My Sport, Men - 8.00am, Women – 8.05am

Contact Energy Cup, Men – 8.30am, Women’s – 8.35am, Teams – 8.45am
Prize Giving – 1.00pm



Contact Energy my sport Series, dates and locations:

Venue Date Distance

Rotorua. 11th November Try My Sport and Olympic Distance

Takapuna. 2nd December Try My Sport and Sprint Distance

Whangamata 12th January Try My Sport and Olympic Distance

Timaru 27th January Try My Sport and Olympic Distance

Taupo 3rd February Erin Baker Std Tri and National Sprint Champs

Napier 23rd February Try My Sport and Olympic Distance

Wellington. 9th March Contact Energy Cup National Std Distance Championships and Teams event