|
Event Information:
An Ironman Triathlon is one of a
series of long-distance triathlon
races organized by the World
Triathlon Corporation (WTC)
consisting of a 2.4-mile (3.86 km)
swim, a 112-mile (180.25 km) bike
and a marathon (26.2 miles 42.195
km) run, raced in that order and
without a break. Most Ironman events
have a strict time limit of 17 hours
to complete the race, where the
Ironman race starts at 7 AM, the
mandatory swim cut off for the 2.4
mile swim is 2 hours 20 minutes, the
bike cut off time is 5:30 PM, and
all finishers must complete their
marathon by midnight.
Penticton is a city in the Okanagan
Valley of the Southern Interior of
British Columbia, Canada, situated
between Okanagan and Skaha Lakes.
Its 2010 population was 37,721. The
name Penticton is derived from a
word in the Okanagan language. It is
conventionally translated by the
city's tourism promoters as "a place
to stay forever" but is actually a
reference to the year-round flow of
the Okanagan River where it enters
Skaha Lake. Differing accounts of
the meaning are given in the British
Columbia Geographical Names
Information System entry for the
city.
Penticton is home to recreational
opportunities such as skiing at the
Apex Mountain Resort ski area,
boating and fishing on Skaha Lake
and Okanagan Lake. Both lakes have
beautiful beaches. There is golfing
on the area's many courses, as well
as hiking or biking the Kettle
Valley Railway Trail, and rock
climbing at Skaha Bluffs. Penticton
is home to KIJHL team the Penticton
Lakers, the BCHL hockey team
Penticton Vees who play throughout
the winter months, as well as the
PCSL soccer team Penticton
Pinnacles, who play from May until
July.
In
September 2006, residents voted
80.3% in favour of the construction
of the South Okanagan Events Centre.
The $73 million arena, sports
complex and convention centre could
possibly serve as a summer or early
fall training facility for the
Vancouver Canucks as well as the
home of the BCHL's Penticton Vees,
so named in honour of the senior
hockey team that in 1955 won the Ice
Hockey World Championships against
Russia. The Centre has boosted the
city's convention market and is a
popular stop on concert tours and
for other special events.
Local
Weather:
|
