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It was another successful LifeNets Triathlon! Eighty-one athletes participated in this perennial swim/bike/run event. Of this group 69 were adults and 12 were children. Weather was great, albeit cool. The event was greatly enhanced with chip timing provided by Pickle Events and the results were immediately made available to us. You can see them here.
Proceeds from the event will be used by LifeNets to construct a well in Malawi that will be similar to one drilled in 2006. It will serve an entire community with drinking water in one of the poorest countries in the world.
We thank ALL who made this event a success.
Special thanks go to the Triathlon Committee headed by Pam Redline.
We thank all our MANY sponsors who helped us net $2157 for the charitable event. We sold sponsorships for swim lanes, bike and run miles.
We had the best volunteer turnout to help on Triathlon day. Thanks goes to the Bismarck/Mandan United Church of God., Boy Scouts of America Troop #54. the North Dakota Mountain Biking Association, YMCA Girls Swim team and many individuals.
Pam Redline, President of the ND Chapter, Board of Directors and Triathlon Committee Staff
Here are some photos and video of the events.
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The media spent much of the morning at the Triathlon.
Setup started long before daybreak on the day of the Triathlon.
Triathlon Committee members Kara
Orgaard
Sweeping the shoulders of the highway before biking
Swimmer continuing on to the biking part
All registrants received insulated bottles
Herb makes stakes for the running course Pam shows list of sponsors
Our generous sponsors
The finish line
Carrying the bike racks
Crossing the finish line
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Allison Adair of Country Morning Today talks to Pam about the upcoming TV interview.
Venue for the Swim portion of the Triathlon
Leila Vanorman sings the Star Spangled Banner
Ralph Redline with important instructions before the Triathlon.
Tasty Smoothies
The Swim
Ralph Redline and Cheryl Glaesser of the Triathlon Committee.
A cool start
Whitney from Pickle events who managed the chip timing for the event.
The Triathlon planners
Rod holds up sponsorship plaque for the
running trail. Pam herself was one of the sponsors for the Triathlon.
Herb starts on the last part of the Triathlon: the run
Britton working the smoothie stands
Tri State Trio team: Vic (bike), Cheryl (swim), Herb (run)
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Pam Redline, LifeNets North Dakota
Chapter president speaking with Bruce Furness, former mayor of
Fargo, North Dakota at the Far West Rotary Club the day after
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