Cook Islands Triathlon Association is eagerly looking forward to the annual BSP Women’s Triathlon Race which will be held this Saturday at the Tikioki Tri Site, starting at 2pm.

A much-anticipated event in the annual calendar, the event was first run in 2006 and has become a firm favourite with the ladies on the island.

The participants will undertake a 400-metre swim, 16-kilometre cycle and 4km run.

“The race record is 51:14 minutes set by Vanessa Palmer in 2009 which will be hard to beat, but a great field this year means that competition at the front will be fierce,” said Roland Neururer, president of the Cook Islands Triathlon Association.

Teams of two or three are also welcome to enter. Ace team of Kelly Pick (swim and run) and Alyce Edwards (cycle) are record holders in the team category, in a time of 51:40 mins.

“This year’s field will see a great race with a couple of mother daughter battles which will be wonderful to see. Eyes will be on up-and-coming youngster Maya Postrzygacz who will be pushing her mum again, to show that last year’s overall win was not a fluke.”

CITAI would like to thank their sponsors BSP and The Bond Store and the Raina family for use of the land. 

The Triathlon Association welcomes entries from all the ladies on the island who would like to join the race on Saturday. Entries are $15 per person and everyone will receive a prize on the day. For more information email fb1@edgewater.co.ck.