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 This year’s event will start at 9 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 20, at
Memorial SportsCare, 4550 W. Iles Ave.
The Biathlon Brigade, a 12-week training program, will begin July
1 to help women prepare for the September event. The Biathlon
Brigade will meet at 5:30 p.m. for one hour every Wednesday and
Friday until Sept. 18 at SportsCare.
“The brigade is designed for beginners but can be adapted for more
advanced athletes or for women who have already participated in the
biathlon,” said Stacy Curtis, SportsCare’s senior physical therapist
and the biathlon’s co-director.
To sign up for the training program, women can register online at
Active.com. Registration for the brigade costs $50 and is separate
from the registration fee for the women’s biathlon
 The women’s biathlon is a noncompetitive event that features a
20-kilometer bike ride and a 5-kilometer run. Women can choose to
participate in the entire event or select the relay option, in which
one woman completes the bike portion of the event and her partner
finishes the run.
Cost of the event is based on age group as well as participation on
the entire event or the relay only. Registration is limited to the
first 500 women. Women can register online at Active.com and search
for “biathlon” or “SportsCare.” The biathlon has been sanctioned by
USA Triathlon, the sanctioning authority for more than 2,000 diverse
events ranging from grass-roots to high-profile races nationwide.
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Participants who are not USA Triathlon members will also need to pay an
additional USAT one-day membership fee. All USA Triathlon members must bring
their membership cards.
SportsCare’s biathlon is a noncompetitive event for women who may or may not
have experience participating in an organized athletic event, Curtis said.
“No matter what your physical fitness level, this is a great event for women and
a lot of fun every year,” she said.
Participants will be able to pick up their event packets at Memorial SportsCare
from 4 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 17, or on the day of the event between 6:30
and 8:30 a.m. All participants must show a photo ID at packet pickup.
Volunteers are also needed on Sept. 20 to help at the finish line and with
timing, course monitoring, cleanup, and drink and aid stations. Volunteers can
register at MemorialSportsCare.com.
[Michael Leathers, Memorial Health
Systems]
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