Dawson triathlon raises around $4,000 for women’s shelter

Around $4,000 was raised at the fourth annual Dawson City Triathlon, which was held on Saturday.

Around $4,000 was raised at the fourth annual Dawson City Triathlon, which was held on Saturday.
Approximately 40 people took part in the race, which donates all of the proceeds to the Dawson City Women’s Shelter.
“It was a really great day and it was a lot of fun,“ said Jean Hopkins, the events co-ordinator for the Dawson Women’s Shelter. “People really enjoyed themselves, so it was a great event. It’s our biggest fund-raiser of the year and we get a lot of support from the community, which was very appreciated.“
Participants at the event could sign up in two main categories as either a team or individuals. The two categories included the gold rush, which is the longer of the two disciplines.
The gold rush involved swimming 20 lengths in the Dawson City pool, cycling 10 km and running or walking five km.
The cycling portion of the triathlon in the gold rush category included going around the outskirts of town as well as going up Dome Road’s large hill.
The running challenge for the gold rush category also involved going around the outskirts of town and it concluded back in Dawson City on Front Street.
The second category was titled the gold poke, which involved swimming 10 lengths, cycling five km and running or walking three km.
The course for the gold poke included biking along the outskirts of town and also featured a hill.

The running portion in the gold poke took place in the downtown interior of the city, which was blocked off for the event.
The running challenge in the Gold Poke category also concluded on Front Street, which was a popular change at the 2007 triathlon.
After the triathlon concluded there was a silent auction and BBQ, which were both held on Front Street.
Some of the auction items included airplane trips, hotels in Dawson, restaurant gift certificates, jewellery and clothing, which were all donated by a variety of business in Dawson City. The silent auction raised more than $1,000.
The money raised at the triathlon will go towards supporting the programs and services offered at the shelter.
Some of these services include providing the only food bank that is available in Dawson City. The food bank is available to anybody and is offered year-round.
The shelter also offers the Canadian Prenatal Nutrition Program, which provides pregnant women with travel subsidies when going to Whitehorse to give birth. The program also subsidizes grocery costs and provides general support for new mothers.
Another program offered at the shelter is the kids time program, which is a free daycare that is offered to people in the community.
This is one the larger events that is held in Dawson City. In 2007, the Dawson City Triathlon had around 50 to 60 participants.
The event is open to anyone interested in participating. In the past, people have come from Whitehorse and Alaska, but for the most part it is Dawson City locals who make up the majority of the participants.
Ribbons for the top three finishers were awarded at the event for both the individual and the team divisions.
Besides the money raised, some of the highlights at the triathlon included Lars Hognestad’s lightening quick time of 58 minutes and 10 seconds in the gold rush category.
Hognestad raced the event as an individual and his time was the fastest ever recorded at the Dawson City Triathlon.