{"id":66993,"date":"2016-04-06T16:51:20","date_gmt":"2016-04-06T20:51:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=66993"},"modified":"2016-04-05T22:58:35","modified_gmt":"2016-04-06T02:58:35","slug":"henderson-harbor-triathlon-celebrates-25th-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=66993","title":{"rendered":"Henderson Harbor Triathlon celebrates 25th anniversary"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"NEW<\/a>The Children\u2019s Home of Jefferson County and the CREDO Community Center are proud to\u00a0announce registration is now open for the 2016 Henderson Harbor Triathlon. This annual event,\u00a0celebrating a quarter century of healthy lifestyles and community support, is scheduled for Saturday,\u00a0July 9, at the Henderson Harbor Boat Launch, State Route 178, Henderson Harbor.<\/p>\n

Registration is now open on Active.com.<\/p>\n

Due to participant requests, an exciting new feature, an Aquabike event, will be held alongside the\u00a0traditional Triathlon. Both events will begin at 8:30 a.m. The Triathlon event consists of a .750K swim,\u00a020K bike and 5K run. The Aquabike event consists of a .750K swim and a 20K bike. Both events allow participants the option of competing as an Iron Person or as part of a team.Competitive race\u00a0categories for both events include Iron Man, Iron Woman, and Team.<\/p>\n

Competitive race\u00a0categories for both events include Iron Man, Iron Woman, and Team. If received on or before June 1, 2016, registration fees for the Triathlon and Aquabike competition are\u00a0$50 for an Iron Person and $80 for a team. After June 1, Triathlon and Aquabike registration\u00a0fees are $75 for an Iron Person and $130 for a team. Fees include race registration, a post-race\u00a0cookout and the awards ceremony. Anyone registered by June 1, 2016 is guaranteed a race t-shirt. If\u00a0registered before June 1, team prices include a race shirt for each team member.<\/p>\n

Participants and spectators can find all the information they need to choose stunning Henderson\u00a0Harbor as their destination at the event\u2019s Facebook page and website \u2013\u00a0www.hendersonharbortriathlon.com. The website offers a complete package of information for the\u00a0long-running, well-known athletic event including registration links, race course maps, event schedules,\u00a0rules, course distances and driving directions.<\/p>\n

Participants must be at least 12 years of age to compete. Any participant under 18 years of age must\u00a0have a parent or legal guardian sign a 2016 Henderson Harbor Triathlon Waiver Form the day of the\u00a0event during Race Day Registration.<\/p>\n

Event proceeds benefit the Children\u2019s Home of Jefferson County\u2019s community-based programs and the\u00a0CREDO Community Center. The SoZo Teen Center, one of CHJC\u2019s community-based programs, is an\u00a0adult-supervised drop-in center located in the Marcy Building, just off Public Square at 167 Polk St.,\u00a0Watertown. It provides local teens a place to safely engage with their peers while enjoying activities\u00a0including pool, video games, computer access, and movie nights. Youths also have the opportunity to\u00a0receive help with homework, tutoring, and job skills training. More than 300 teens are registered at the\u00a0Center with nearly 40 teens attending every day. In all Center programs, the staff advocates character\u00a0building, leadership and life skills. The SoZo Teen Center is open Monday through Thursday from 2:30\u00a0to 8:30 p.m. and until 9 p.m. Fridays.<\/p>\n

For more than 40 years, Credo Community Center has been providing treatment to individuals whose\u00a0lives have been negatively impacted by substance abuse. Credo Community Center has four residential\u00a0treatment programs with a combined total of 72 beds, providing treatment to adolescents, women and\u00a0children, and adult males. In addition, Credo provides outpatient substance abuse treatment services\u00a0in Carthage and Watertown, treating 250 individuals on any given day.<\/p>\n

The Henderson Harbor Triathlon would not be possible without the continued support of the\u00a0Henderson Town Board, Fire Department, Rescue Squad and Highway and Recreation Departments.\u00a0The event\u2019s success is also dependent upon the cooperation of the Henderson Harbor Yacht Club, the\u00a0Association Island RV Park and local residents. Special thanks are extended to the Triathlon\u2019s many\u00a0sponsors and the dedicated volunteers who help keep everyone safe and the event running smoothly.<\/p>\n

For more information on the 25th annual Henderson Harbor Triathlon\/Aquabike, contact Elisabeth\u00a0Kwaza at 315.777.9272 or e-mail ekwaza@nnychildrenshome.com. Register online at\u00a0www.Active.com or at www.hendersonharbortriathlon.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Children\u2019s Home of Jefferson County and the CREDO Community Center are proud to\u00a0announce registration is now open for the 2016 Henderson Harbor Triathlon. This annual event,\u00a0celebrating a quarter century of healthy lifestyles and community support, is scheduled for Saturday,\u00a0July 9, at the Henderson Harbor Boat Launch, State Route 178, Henderson Harbor. Registration is now […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":66994,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_hide_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_featured_image_duplicate_dismissed":0,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[94,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-66993","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports","category-top-story"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p43meu-hqx","jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/NEW-Tri-Logo.jpg?fit=1798%2C992&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66993","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=66993"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66993\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/66994"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=66993"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=66993"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=66993"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}