Holiday Triathlon to feature running, biking, swimming in Hemet
HEMET (CNS) - Amateur and seasoned athletes will sweat it out in Hemet Sunday for the 36th "Tinsel Triathlon,'' replete with running, biking and swimming just north of Diamond Valley Lake.The morning-long event is set to start at 9 a.m. Sunday, beginning and ending at West Valley High School on Mustang Way. It's expected to draw several thousand competitors, though some are only likely to participate in one or two segments of the course.Contestants will be challenged to power through a 19-kilometer cycling race along Domenigoni Parkway, run a 5K course around the high school and swim 150 meters in the school pool to reach the finish line, according to organizers.In some cases, teams will be engaging in a relay-style exercise, using different people for individual segments."