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Bulkley Valley Pool and Rec Centre to host triathalon

The Bulkley Valley Pool and Recreation Centre will be hosting its first Triathalon for the first time since 2019.

In 2020 and 2021 the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

According to Manager Tamara Gillis, the event will feature people from 5 years old to adults.

The event will feature a swim in the pool, a bike ride and then finish with a run.

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She added that there will be different distances for each age group.

Gillis said that the pool is excited to host the event again and there has been a positive response from the community.

“We already have 90 athletes registered which is a great turn out for just getting back into things and people are excited to try an event again and get out there and gather,” she said.

Gillis added that the event has also received a ton of support from local businesses.

She also said the race starts at 9 a.m so community residents should expect to see athletes around 9:30 a.m.

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“We ask residents to please take it slow, watch out for little riders. There are some younger kids and also older athletes and so we just ask people to drive with caution and maybe avoid using Railway Avenue between Toronto and Manitoba Street,” Gillis said.

She added this is the first large event the pool has held since the start of the pandemic.

 

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Lindsay Newman
Lindsay Newman
News Reporter Lindsay joined the MyBulkleyLakesNow news team in 2019. She was born and raised in Cambridge, Ontario where she then moved to Toronto to complete Journalism school at Humber College where she graduated in 2017. Lindsay started her news journey at 680 News- Toronto's largest talk radio station. Lindsay then moved on to 680 News, where she was an audio editor. She has always loved the idea of living in British Columbia since she was a teenager and was excited to make the to move out to Smithers, BC to branch out her journalism skills. In Lindsay's spare time she is usually relaxing with her two cats and in the warmer months going on hikes with her friends and partner.

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