The 2008 Winter Wellness Triathlon will be held Sunday, January 27th, starting at 10am at the Murray  Ridge Nordic Ski Club Cabin.    The club cabin is located just prior to the base of the Murray Ridge Ski Hill.

Previous years has seen between 60 and 100 people participating in the event.  The event combines classic cross country skiing, running, and then skating to make up the triathlon.  The skiing is held on the Murray Ridge Nordic Ski Trails and then the run goes from close to the old Whiskey Jack Restaurant on the North Road to the Fort St. James High School where the skating takes place.  We are fortunate this year to have the Provincial Long Track Speed Skating being held the weekend before our event so the speed skating oval will be in great shape.

The event has both a long and short course.  The long is composed of a 13km ski, 9km run, and 5km skate and the short course is a 7km ski, 4.5km run, 4.5km run (9km run split in half) and then a 3km skate.  People can complete either the long or short course solo or in teams of up to 4 people.

Event registration forms can be downloaded here:  2008 Triathlon Registration Form, or alternatively, picked up at the Fort St. James Medical Clinic or by contacting Shaun Hales @ 996-6888 or Shaun_Hales@poptal.com.