Inaugural Smith Point Park Triathlon Announced

A new sprint distance triathlon event on New York's Long Island has been announced. The inaugural Smith Point Triathlon will be held on August 8th, 2010 at Smith Point County Park in Mastic Beach, New York. The new sprint distance triathlon race will be raising money for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation of Long Island, the Wounded Warriors of Long Island as well as other numerous local charities.

Triathlon: Smith Point Park Triathlon
When: Sunday, August 8th, 2010 @ 6:45 AM
Where: Smith Point County Park, Mastic Beach, New York, USA
Divisions: Age Group, Relay, Civic Challenge (Police, Fire, Military Personnel)
Website: www.smithpointtri.com

Starting at the Smith Point County Park, the race starts with a 500 meter swim in Narrow's Bay. The swimmers will be exiting the water at the newly constructed Suffolk County fishing pier. The swim will be followed by a flat 20km bike ride over the Smith Point Bridge to the entrance of the Wertheim National Wildlife Refuge and back. The race concludes with a scenic 3.1 mile run over the bridge ending at the start while ending just in time for a beautiful beach day at the Atlantic Ocean.

The triathlon will be produced by Event Power, Long Island's Premiere Triathlon Event Company, and by Getco Company creators of Get Healthy Long Island. The organization of the race was spearheaded through Suffolk County Legislator Kate Browning.

"By focusing on health and fitness through the safe and fair conduct of races, we want to place a strong emphasis on 'Empowering Yourself' through the completion of a triathlon. We not only raise money and awareness through our Long Island Triathlon Tour races, but we foster the opportunity for the average Long Islander to make incremental health goals, which creates a stronger Long Island," stated Steve Tarpinian of Event Power.

Awards
- Top three overall Male & Female Individual.
- Top three Mixed Relays, Female Relays & Male Relays.
- Top three Athena (150+lbs) & Clydesdale (200+lbs) Athletes
- Top three Challenged Men & Challenged Women
- Individual Age Groups; top three in each category
- Suffolk County Political Relay Challenge (Townships VS. County)
- Suffolk County Emergency Relay Challenge (EMS, Fire, Police)
- Corporate Relay Challenge
- Corporate Individual Challenge

Online race registration is currently open at www.smithpointtri.com.