Register now for Patoka Lake Triathlon coming up in August

ByFree Press Staff Reading Time: 1 minute

Registration is open for the fourth annual “Head for the Hills” Patoka Lake Triathlon on Saturday, Aug. 20.

All proceeds from the event are used to care for Patoka Lake’s non-releasable raptors, which are used for educational programming. Patoka has a red-tailed hawk, an Eastern screech owl and a bald eagle.

The race starts at 8:30 a.m. at the beach. Participants will swim 500 yards in open water, bike 12.8 miles on hilly paved roads inside the property and run 3.1 miles on groomed gravel roads and a paved bike trail.

Register at headforthehillspatokalaketriathlon.itsyourrace.com.

For more information, visit triathlons.dnr.IN.gov or call (812) 685-2447.

Anyone interested in volunteering or sponsoring the event should contact race director Dana Reckelhoff at(812) 685-2447 or dreckelhoff@dnr.IN.gov.

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