Monday, June 13, 2016

June 13th: Upcoming running/walking/biking/tri events

The dog days of summer are here..plan an early morning event to beat the heat.

Upcoming events
Running/walking:

  • Saturday, June 18: 8th Annual Summer Sizzler 5K. Starts 7 a.m. at Jaycee Park, Cape Coral. (3dracing.com)
  • Saturday, June 18: Sugden Stride 5K, 7 a.m. at Sugden Regional Park in Naples. (eliteevents.org)
  • Monday, July4: Freedom 5K. Run the Cape Coral Bridge for the Fourth, Starts from 2501 Cape Coral Parkway (freedom5kcc.com)
  • Monday, July 4: USA Independence Day 5K (run and walk), Germain Arena (eliteevents.org)
  • Monday, July 4: Moe’s Firecracker 5K, Fleishmann Park, Naples (gcrunner.org)
Cycling:

  • Friday, June 24: Cape Coral Critical Mass ride. Gather at 7:30 p.m. for an 8 p.m. roll-out at 4706 SE 11th Place for a family-friendly ride through the Cape. Lights required, helmets recommended.
  • Saturday, June 25: SW Florida Critical Mass will offer a starter/sightseeing ride on Saturday; gather at 9 a.m., roll at 9:15 a.m. from 2160 McGregor Blvd. Distance is 6 miles, includes group ride instruction.
  • Friday, July 1: SW Florida Critical Mass ride. Join a family-friendly slow ride through Fort Myers. Front and rear bike lights required. Grab your helmet, bring all your friends and meet in the open field next to Publix (beginning at 7:15 p.m. for an 8 p.m. roll-out) at First Street Village, 2160 McGregor Blvd. Fort Myers. (twitter.com/swflcm or Facebook)
  • Sunday, July 3: Wheels and Wings VII, 7 a.m.-3 p.m. Starts and finishes at Beef O’Brady’s in Punta Gorda, with 15-, 32- and 62-mile rides, a 50-mile Gravel Grinder and the Speed Trap Alley. Peace River Riders Bicycle Club, info on Eventbrite.com
Triathlons:
  • Saturdays, June 4-25: Triathlon Kids Camp with Coach Angie Ferguson, ages 6-13, Cypress Lake Sunday, June 25: TRISK Tri Siesta Key, sprint and Olympic tri plus duathlon. (multirace.us)
  • Sunday, July 10: American Sprint Triathlon & Duathlon in Naples, sprint triathlon and duathlon Saturday, July 16: Englewood Sprint tri (swflymca.org)
  • Saturday, Aug. 6: TRISK Tri Siesta Key Olympic and Sprint Tris and Duathlon (multirace.us)
  • Plan ahead: Other upcoming area tris include:
  • Venice Sprint Sept. 3 (swflymca.org),
  • Galloway Captiva Tri Weekend Sept. 10-11 (captivatri.org),
  • Siesta Kay Sprint Tri Sept. 24 (siestakeytriathlon.org)
  • Marco Island Sprint Oct. 2 (thefitnesschallengetriathlon.com).
  • Willing to drive? Check trifind.com for other state tris.

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