{"id":186247,"date":"2018-09-07T06:30:00","date_gmt":"2018-09-07T04:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/186247\/get-ready-to-tackle-the-trinity-sports-triathlon-2\/"},"modified":"2018-09-07T12:12:30","modified_gmt":"2018-09-07T10:12:30","slug":"get-ready-to-tackle-the-trinity-sports-triathlon-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/sports-news\/2018\/09\/07\/get-ready-to-tackle-the-trinity-sports-triathlon-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Get ready to tackle the Trinity Sports triathlon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Get ready athletes \u2013 it is time, once again, for the Trinity Sports triathlon and duathlon, with the first race in this three-part series taking place on Sunday, September 16.<\/p>\n<p>Athletes, young and old, are encouraged to join in the action that will once again take place at Germiston Lake, from 7am.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<h4>ALSO\u00a0READ:\u00a0\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/170572\/athletes-give-it-their-all-in-triathlon\/\" target=\"_blank\">Athletes run, swim and cycle their way through Trinity Sports triathlon<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>The series offers athletes, from beginners to professionals of all ages, a chance to race.<\/p>\n<p>The event is split into four age divisions, namely young ones (eight to nine years old), children (10 to 11 years old), juniors (12 to 19 years old) and seniors (20 years and older), and has both standard and sprint distances.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>Competing athletes will move through the race\u2019s swim, cycle and run routes, all centred around Germiston Lake.<\/p>\n<h4>ALSO READ:\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/166230\/triathlon-series-comes-to-town\/\" target=\"_blank\">Triathlon series comes to town<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>Online entries for the race are now open at <a href=\"http:\/\/trinitysports.co.za\/\">www.trinitysports.co.za<\/a>, but for more details, interested parties can send an email to Trinity Sports at <a href=\"mailto:info@trinitysports.co.za\">info@trinitysports.co.za<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Future races will be held on January 20, 2019, which will form part of the Central Gauteng Triathlon (CGT) championships, and April 14, 2019, which will form part of the CGT duathlon championships.<\/p>\n<p>The series will be used as a selection event for the CGT triathlon provincial team.<\/p>\n<p>Be sure to get your entries in, for the first race in the series, by September 13.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Have a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Contact the newsroom by emailing: Melissa Hart (Editor)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-admin\/germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za\">germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za<\/a><\/strong>or Leigh Hodgson (News Editor)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"mailto:leighh@caxton.co.za\">leighh@caxton.co.za<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>or\u00a0Kgotsofalang Mashilo (journalist)\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"mailto:kgotsofalangm@caxton.co.za\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>kgotsofalangm@caxton.co.za<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Remember to visit the Germiston City News on the following social media platforms:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/germistoncitynews\/\">Facebook<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GCNnews\">Twitter<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><a class=\"anchor_post\" 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