Monday, June 7, 2010

Many thanks to all who came to Edinboro for ET 2010...athletes, families and friends.  Appreciated is everyone's understanding and dealing with the unfortunate, certainly unexpected, no swim situation this year.*

Special thanks to each and every volunteer who helped make this year's event...a resulting successful duathlon event...happen as well as it did.

Complete race results -  www.runhigh.com

Lots of photos - http://markbowenstudio.exposuremanager.com

~ P. Davis, Event Coordinator/Race Director.  ET 2010

*  STATEMENT REGARDING BEACH CLOSURE.

6/4/10

The Borough of Edinboro has had to close Pat Crawford Beach to swimming due to high e-coli bacteria counts. The timing is unfortunate because the Edinboro Triathlon is tomorrow (Saturday, June 5th).  The e-coli bacteria counts often rise after large rain events.  Large volumes of fast moving runoff waters tend to lift and transport background e-coli into the Lake.  We have experienced two large rain storms in recent days.  Historically, high e-coli counts, due to large rain events, tend to dissipate within a few days.  The Borough staff will continue to perform daily testing and will re-open Pat Crawford Beach as soon as the e-coli bacteria counts drop back down to acceptable levels.  The Borough’s e-coli testing and our response to high e-coli counts is based on Pennsylvania Law and is overseen by the PADEP and the Erie County Health Department.

-   Manager, Borough of Edinboro

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Friday, June 4.  3 PM.

IMPORTANT NOTE:

The 2010 Edinboro Triathlon will be run as a Duathlon...a bike, run event. There will be no swimming due to unfavorable water conditions at this time.  Crawford Beach @ Edinboro Lake is temporarily closed until further notice.

Cyclists will start in numerical order, with one cyclists starting every 15 seconds.

Sprint Course Individuals will start first.

Sprint Course Relay Team cyclists next.

Olympic Course Individuals next.

Olympic Course Relay Teams last.

~ Complete race instructions will be given Saturday @ 8:30 AM ~

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The Edinboro Triathlon has been long- established as a popular, high-quality, well-organized, safe and great fun event. The tradition continues with Edinboro’s 24th annual triathlon on Saturday, June 5th. Start time:  9 AM.

• With well over 300 triathlon applicants in most recent years, a large 2010 entry field is anticipated that will include both competitive athletes as well as athletes whose primary goal is to finish.
• Race applicants  have the option to enter as an individual or as a member of a two or three person relay team.
• The 2010 Edinboro Triathlon will consist of ET's traditional 0.75 (3/4) mile open water swim, a 23.6 mile bike and a 6.2 mile run, (by USAT standards) an International or Olympic distance event.
• Entry for the traditional distance may be done on-line via www.active.com or by downloading the application form, printing, mailing.
• New this year, the Edinboro Triathlon will also offer a new short distance (Sprint) event: 0.30 mile swim, 10.0 mile bike, 3.0 mile run.  The short distance event will be run in conjunction with the traditional distance event.
• Application for the Sprint Distance event, at this time, is by downloaded / mailed application only.

NOTE: ET Bike Course Change! The traditional bike course (23.6 mile course) has been re-routed due to a major bridge reconstruction project which makes part of the course completely closed to all traffic.  New course maps have been posted.   2010 ET Bike Course = approximately 22.4 miles.

THANKS to all ET 2010 sponsors for helping make this year's event possible!         

Edinboro University

Saint Vincent Sports Medicine

Highmark

William D. Morosky, DMD

Country Fair, Inc.

John Adams Cycling and Fitness

Guy E. Allen & Sons Awnings & Canvas Products

Snap Fitness

Charlie's Pub & Eatery

Elderkin Law Firm

Edinboro Volunteer Fire Department & Dive Team

Erie Triathlon Club

Presque Isle Cycling Club

Erie Runners Club