Swimming Pool

Swimmers and runners… start your training!

The Mohican Duathlon is back — with a vengeance.  As you may know, the Duathlon took a couple of years off “to find itself.”  During that time, it ascended K2, conferred with the Dalai Lama, sipped capuccino with Bono, swam with the dolphins, ran with the bulls, and conquered the disciplines of kundalini yoga and ninjujitsu under the tutelage of eastern masters.

The Duathlon’s journey concluded with an inner discovery that had been plain from the start — that Mohican pool rocks and there is no place on earth like it.  And, there is no experience more exultant than completing an 800 meter swim follwed by a 5 kilometer run, followed by a hot dog in September.  So now it’s back — 5 kilometers slimmer and open to all.  Come.  Swim.  Run.  Eat.  Experience Nirvana.

Many thanks to board member Rick Calder for enticing the Duathlon back and to member Tom Barrett for starting it in the first place.  Read on for race details from Rick…

Details

The fourth running of the Mohican Duathlon will be held Saturday, September 4, 2010 at the Mohican Pool starting at 8am with registration and warm-ups at 7am.  The event will include an 800 meter swim (or 32 lengths of the 25 meter Mohican Pool) followed by a 5K run ending on the C&O canal.  The course map is here.

We will provide Swim Caps for all entrants, and we will have multiple prize categories, including: Individual, Tag Team, Age Group, Adult/Child, Member/Non-Member.

Immediately following the event the Mohican Pool Swimming Association will sponsor a Labor Day party at the pool with further details to be announced.

The fee for this year’s event has been reduced from previous years to $25 for all registrations received by August 13, 2010, and $35 for registrations received after August 13, 2010.  All proceeds to benefit the Mohican Swim & Dive Team.

The registration form is here, and please leave your completed registration form and check at the Mohican Pool front desk (the guards have an envelope), or mail the registration form and check to:

Mohican Duathlon
c/o Rick Calder
5700 Mohican Road
Bethesda, MD 20816

We will announce our roster of sponsors in the very near future and please let me know if you would like to volunteer to assist with the event.

If you have any questions, please contact me at rickcalder_at_comcast.net and please sign-up early.