Free training for all in the sport of triathlon (swim/cycle/run) will resume on Saturday at Samaan Park, Chaguaramas, from 6.30 am. Rainbow Warriors Triathlon Club (RWTC) has teamed up with T&T Aquatics to take up where it left off last year in the training of athletes willing to develop their triathlon skills in time for the sixth annual Rainbow Cup International Triathlon in Tobago on May 29.
"Everybody, even if they can't swim, cycle or run well, is invited to join us every Saturday morning at 6.30 am at Samaan Park, Chaguaramas, to begin the training," said Jason Gooding, president of the RWTC, and head run-and-ride coach of the programme. The swimming leg of the programme will be conducted by former Olympic swimmer Sebastien Paddington, at Marlins pool, after the run/ride session.
"The idea is to get the athletes ready to be able to do the sprint distance triathlon which includes a 750m swim, followed by a 20km cycle, and then a 5km run." Gooding said that the group will also seek sponsorship for the venture, and the monies raised will be divided between a donation to a charity of their choice, paying for their trip to Tobago, and helping to pay for a week of sports and relaxation in the beautiful island of Bequia, in the Grenadines in early August.