Next Sunday marks the 9th running of the Apple Capital Triathlon. Approximately 250 athletes from around the NW will swim, bike and run toward personal glory, and perhaps public triumph. The race starts and ends at Daroga State Park and swimmers take to the cool waters of the Columbia River before climbing onto their bikes for the out-and-back cycling leg of the event.

These cyclists will be racing along Highway 97, beginning at Dargoa State Park and heading north toward Chelan. While the race begins at 8am on the 24th, we generally have cyclists on the road until noon on race day. We’ll have flaggers and ample signage to warn drivers, but if you’re on the highway on the morning of August 24, please pay special attention and use caution as you navigate around the racers. They’ll be instructed to stay on the shoulder of the road, but sometimes with focus comes a lack of sensibility.

If you’ve never seen the event, the Wenatchee Triathlon Association invites you to come out and watch. Who knows, it just might inspire you to join us next year!