The Penrith Valley Nepean Triathlon is off and racing on the weekend of November 12-13 at the International Regatta Centre at Penrith Lakes celebrating its 30th Anniversary with Penrith City Council once again sponsoring the event.More than $15,000 in prize money has attracted a great field of more than 1000 competitors.
“We’re delighted to sponsor one of the largest and longest running triathlons in Australia,” Penrith City Mayor Councillor Greg Davies said. “The race has been an institution in the City since 1982 and a real highlight of the sporting calendar for both spectators and the many competitors who participate in it year after year.
“This year is all the more important as the event is celebrating its 30thanniversary and judging by the amount of entries, it just keeps growing bigger and bigger.”
Nepean Enticer events will be held on Saturday, November 12. All race finishers in the main triathlon - which features a 1km swim, 30km cycle and 10km run - will receive a unique long sleeve cooldry material race shirt.
Record prize money has been allocated to the weekend of races with the outright male or female winning $5000 if they take out the Billy Baxter’s Coffee House Handicap. The fastest male and female swimmers of the day (fastest through the timing gate) will also take home $250 and all age group category winners will receive a pair of Brooks shoes. Both 2010 winners, Michelle Wu and Brendan Sexton will defend their titles, so racing up front is expected to be world class. All finishers in the Penrith Valley Nepean Triathlon will also receive a unique 30th Anniversary Olympic style finishers’ medallion and the Enticer Race 1 and 2 finishers (both races for the younger competitors) will also receive great finishers’ medallions.
The main triathlon will also feature four special athletes who have now completed each and every Nepean Triathlon held. Greg Davies (not the Mayor), Eugene Irvin, Peter Smith & Greg Chapman are the Nepean Legends who return every year to ensure they maintain their perfect record of Nepean Triathlon completions.Details of the races can be found at www.neapeantriathlon.com . For more information please call the Penrith Valley Visitor Information Centre (VIC) on 1300 736 836. The VIC is located in Panthers car park, Mulgoa Rd, Penrith.
