Canada Games Triathlon events take place this week
Individual triathlon goes Tuesday, Relays go Friday and Saturday.
Here is the schedule for the Canada Games Triathlon events this week. Sherbrooke, Quebec hosts the games from August 2 to 17.
Individual Sprint Triathlon
Date: Tuesday, August 13
Distances: swim 750m, bike 20 km, run 5 km
Length: about 1 hr. per leg of the course
Swimmers will do a 750-metre loop in Lac Memphrémagog, starting from the beach.
Cyclists will be allowed to draft in the bike segment of the event, and this will make for an extremely fast-paced race. Athletes will complete three 6.6 km loops on a hilly course with many technical turns. The athletes will run two 2.5-km loops on a flat course. Anything can happen on the run course, which is conducive to exciting comebacks.
3 X Relay
Date: Friday, August 16
Distances: 3X [swim 250 m, bike 6.6 km, run 1.6 km]
Length: About 1 hr. per leg of the course
In the team triathlon, all three team members race in a relay format. The first participant from each provincial/territorial team will complete the swim, bike, and run course before tagging the second competitor, and so on, until all three team members have completed the course.
Mixed Team Triathlon
Date: Saturday, August 17
Distances: 4X [swim 250 m, bike 6.6 km, run 1.6 km]
Length: About 1 hour, 20 minutes
There are four athletes – two men, two women – on each team and they will compete in this order: woman, man, woman, man. The first participant from each provincial/territorial team will complete the swim, bike and run course before tagging the second competitor, and so on, until all four team members have completed the course.
