Oregon Kids Triathlon

2008 Oregon Kids Triathlon

The Oregon Community Swim Club's 3rd Annual Oregon Kids Triathlon will be held on August 9, 2008. The event format will be pool swim, in-village bike course, and on-trail run course. There will be five age groups from 5 to 17 years old. We will have participation awards, T-shirts, goody bags, and age-group awards.

This is an opportunity for your young athlete to participate in an enjoyable life-experience through athletics. It is not structured as a highly competitive event. Rather, the objective is to encourage self-confidence, good health and community spirit through participation. This year's event will be limited to the first 500 registrants.

The registration fee is $33. Registration is available online at active.com. This option allows you to pay using your credit card. Be sure to register early to ensure a spot!

No registrations will be accepted on August 7 or August 8. If the event has not reached its capacity of 500 athletes, registrations will be accepted on the day of the race for $38.

If you have any questions or would like more information, please email us. The OCSC Board and the Oregon Kids Triathlon Committee hope to see you and your young athlete on August 9, 2008!

Artistic Eye Photography will take professional photographs of your child during the race. Pictures will be posted on their website and searchable by race number soon after the race. You can review the pictures and purchase any that you like!

Age Groups and Distances:

Age Group Swim Bike Run

13 - 17 200 meter 5.5 mile 1.6 mile

11 - 12 100 meter 4.4 mile 1.2 mile

9 - 10 100 meter 4.4 mile 1.2 mile

7 - 8 50 meter 1.0 mile 0.4-mile

5 - 6 50 meter 1.0 mile 0.4-mile

Feedback from 2006 Oregon Kids Triathlon:

"Congratulations to you and your staff, this was a great event. The organization of this event was incredible. We are already planning for next year, so, if you know the date let us know.
Again Congratulations on a great event!!!!"

"I just wanted to let you know how much we appreciated the help our son received in the pool on Saturday. We were a little misinformed (from another parent, not your group) about the difficulty of the swim for a 5 year old, and our son ended up having some troubles. One of your volunteers graciously hopped in the pool with him and helped him negotiate the swim course. Please let all of your volunteers know that you made his day for him.
Thank you and please know that it was a great event!!! We are already looking forward to next year's race."

"I just wanted to take a minute to say thank you! What a well run race. From the way you set things up to the positive and helpful volunteers, just a great race. We had a great time and, as a result, our seven year old is going to do the kids tri in Waupaca the night before her parents' race. Thanks again and we'll see you next year!"

"Your race was the best. It was very well done and a great success. The kids all seem to have such a great time also. GREAT JOB TO YOU ALL."

"The event was an outstanding hit! We thought the organization was exceptional! I have done a lot of triathlons myself and was jealous of the ice cream bars. Way to go! We will look forward to doing it next year."

"I participated in the OKT today, and it was the first triathlon I'd ever done. I wanted to e-mail you to thank you for the amazing amount of work that you put into planning and running the event.
It was incredible how smoothly the triathlon was run, how friendly all of the volunteers were--and how many volunteers there were!--and what an enjoyable event it was. I can't tell you how impressed my family and I were by what a good job you did.
The triathlon was a wonderful experience, and organizing and putting on an event that big is quite an accomplishment! So congratulations, and thanks again for all of your hard work.
Hope to see you next year!"

"What a great race. The kids had a lot of fun. The volunteers were awesome keeping parents under control....Looking forward to next year"

"The event was BEAUTIFULLY run -- I was very impressed! My son had a great experience in his first competitive event (and so did I!) Thanks and congratulations on a job well done."

"Thanks again for all that you [all] did. This was the best community athletic event I have ever been to. Everything seemed to work so smoothly. You all did such a great job!!!!!"