 Are
you looking for a challenge this summer or new ways to feed your
athletic passion? Here is a list of races within an hour’s drive of
Metro Milwaukee.
Bike:
8/17 - Race the Lake: A new 90-mile
bike race around Lake Winnebago. Start and finish at Lakeside Park in
Fond du Lac. For more information or to register call 1-800-429-8044
or go to www.midwestsportsevents.com.
Run/Walks
7/19 - Stride in Time: 5K race through
downtown Okauchee. For more information go to www.runningintheusa.com.
8/9 - Hank Aaron State Trail 5K
Run/Walk: Starts and finishes near Miller Park. For moreinformation go
to www.hankaaronstatetrail.org.
8/11 - Log Cabin Run/Walk: Challenging
5K run on Lapham Peak State Park’s hilly terrain in the town of
Delafield. For more information go to www.runningintheusa.com.
8/30 - Lake Country Half Marathon/5K:
Half marathon (13.2 miles) and 5K (3.1 miles) run through the
beautiful Lake Country area with start and finish at the Pabst Farms
YMCA. Live music performed along the course. For more information or
to register call 1-800-429-8044 or go to Midwest Sports Events Website
— www.midwestsportsevents.com.
9/20 - Briggs & Al’s Run &
Walk for Children’s Hospital: 5-mile run, plus walk starting near
Marquette University and finishing at Summerfest grounds. For more
information go to www.alsrun.com.
Duathlons
9/14 - Dousman Duathlon: 2-mile run,
20-mile bike and 2-mile run; start and finish at Cory Park in Dousman.
For more information or to register call 1-800-429-8044 or go to
Midwest Sports Event’s Website at www.midwestsportsevents.com.
Triathlons
7/19 and 7/20 - Spirit of Racine: Half
Ironman (1.2-mile swim, 56-mile bike, 13.2-mile run) and two sprint
distance races (1/4-mile swim, 12.4-mile bike, 3.1 mile run). For more
information visit www.spiritofracinetri.com.
7/27 - Tri-ing for Children’s
Triathlon: Sprint and International distance races at Ottawa Lake in
Town of Ottawa. For more information call 1-608-444-2261 or visit www.triingforchildrens.com.
8/10 - Camp Whitcomb/Mason Triathlon:
1/3-swim, 22-mile bike, 3.1-mile run; start and finish at Camp
Whitcomb in town of Merton. For more information go to www.campwhitcombmason.org.
9/6 - Lake Geneva Triathlon Series:
Half Ironman, International, Sprint and SuperSprint distances. Race
starts and finishes at Reid Park in Fontana, WI. For more information
visit www.lakegenevasports.com.
9/28- J-Hawk Latebird Triathlon: Sprint
distance. Race starts and finishes at UW-Whitewater. For more
information visit www.j-hawks.org.
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