Door County Triathlon Hosts 3rd Kids Triathlon

The Door County Triathlon will host a kids triathlon for the third time this July. The race will be held July 15 after the Sprint Triathlon, with waves starting between 2 and 4 pm.

The event offers children and teenagers age 6 – 14 the opportunity to get a full triathlon experience in four distances based on age. All participants receive a souvenir swim cap, commemorative t-shirt, finisher medal, timed results, free digital photo downloads, and ice cream and root beer at the finish, plus age group awards.

Children are assigned to age groups based on their age at the end of 2017. Participants must be born after Dec. 31, 2002, and before Jan. 1, 2012. There are no exceptions to this rule.

Athletes will be segmented into age groups as follows:  Age 6, Age 7 and 8, Age 9 and 10, Age 11 and 12, and Age 13 and 14. For more information visit doorcountytriathlon.com.