Chasing Clouds Youth Triathlon is hosted by Prophetstown State Park and welcomes participants ages 6-12 years old to a fun morning of swimming, biking, and running. The swimming portion has a fun twist because it’s held at the aquatic center, and that means you’re not just swimming, you’ll be going down the tube slide too!
Chasing Clouds Kids Triathlon is hosted by Prophetstown State Park and welcomes participants ages 6-12 years old to a fun morning of swimming, biking, and running. The swimming portion has a fun twist because it’s held at the aquatic center, and that means you’re not just swimming, you’ll be going down the tube slide too!
Proceeds benefit Prophetstown’s Interpretive Services Fund for Education, Arts, Culture and History Programs.
Participants will receive a gift bag and t-shirt AND be included in a drawing for great prizes including a Wolf Park Family Membership and more!
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Pricing:
Registered by June 13 - Triathlon $20
Registered June 18 - Race Day - Triathlon $25
Triathlon Course: The race will begin at 9:00 am EST at the Aquatic Center at Prophetstown State Park. The race begins with a swim (length depends on participants age) followed by the bike ride on the park’s bicycle trail. After biking, the run will take place on trails both paved and unpaved (grassy.)
Division 1 (Ages 6-9)
Swim: One length of the “lazy river” and one trip down the tube slide.
Bike: 2 mile bike course on paved bicycle trail.
Run: 0.8 mile run on park trails
Division 2 (Ages 10-12)
Swim: Two lengths of the “lazy river” and two trips down the tube slide.
Bike: 4 mile bike course on paved bicycle trail.
Run: 1.5 mile run on park trails
Event Highlights:
Gifts for all participants
Well-Marked routes
Packet Giveaways
Water stops
Snacks at the finish
Performance Shirts
Awards:
?Triathlon Participants - Top 3 finishers in each age group
Training Program: A half-hour window is open each day from 6:30-7:00pm the week before the event for participants to “try-out” the lazy river swimming portion and to practice going down the tube slide.
