Topic: Cayman Islands Triathlon Association

The 2019 Cayman Islands Triathlon has come and gone. Check out some of the faces that cropped up along the seas, the sands and...

A bumper crop of competitors has signed up for the Cayman Islands Triathlon, and they’ll all be in the starting blocks bright and early on Sunday at Governors Beach.

Smiles of joy. Grimaces of pain. Arms raised in triumph. Hands grasping knees as runners doubled over gasping for breath.

Cayman’s fitness enthusiasts are gearing up to run, bike and swim their way to the finish line.

The 2017 McGrath Tonner Duathlon will take place Sunday, June 4, at 7 a.m. from the Cayman Islands Yacht Club. The race has three legs – a 2 mile run followed by a 12-mile bike ride, and then another 2-mile run. Athletes can take part as an individual or as part of a two- or three-person team.

High drama marked the finish of Sunday’s Cayman Islands Triathlon, with the women’s top three slots in the Olympic (longer) division decided in the final lap of the run.

The Cayman Islands Triathlon celebrates its 20th anniversary with this year’s race scheduled for 6:45 a.m., Sunday, Nov. 6, from Public Beach.

The Cayman Islands Triathlon Association’s annual Stroke & Stride concluded Wednesday night after three impressive races and some spectacular swimming and running.

The Stroke and Stride three-series race ends with the final event on Aug. 17, with a 5:45 p.m. start at Sunset House.

The Cayman Islands Triathlon Association invites the community to its 8th Annual Try-This-Tri event on June 26.