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MATTOON — The Mattoon Area Family YMCA has announced the return of the area’s largest triathlon.
The Last Chance Tri will be held on Sunday, Oct. 2.
According to race director Sarah Dowell, the event is suitable for new and experienced triathletes.
“We see participants of all ages and abilities at the Last Chance Tri,” Dowell said. “Every year we are so inspired by our triathletes”
The swim portion of the race is held in the indoor pool at the Mattoon Area Family YMCA, and the bike and run segments also begin and end at the Y. Participants swim 275 yards, bike 12 miles, and run 3.1 miles.
The event is open to individuals and teams or two or three.
Registration is available online through Friday, Sept. 30, and all participants who are registered by Sept. 15 are guaranteed to receive a shirt. The cost is $65 per person and $150 per team through Saturday, Sept. 24. After that, it increases to $70 per person and $165 per team until race day, at which point it increases to $75 per person and $180 per team.
Awards are presented to overall male and female finishers, the top two participants of each gender and age group, as well as the top two in the Clydesdale and Athena category, which includes men 220 pounds and up, and women 165 pounds and up.
Registration and additional information can be found at www.mattoonymca.org. Questions can be directed to Dowell at 217-234-9494 or sdowell@mattoonymca.org.
1965: The school is housed in the former Humble Oil Co. building on Route 45 on the south side of Mattoon.
1950: Proof that flash photography has become a national hobby is the Mattoon plant of the General Electric Co. which manufactures flash bulbs almost exclusively. A few incandescent or regular light bulbs in larger wattages are made here also.
1989: Pat and Rodney Williamson are ready to dine. Owner Leonard Losch looks on at Ellen Kay's.
1992: A bicyclist pedals along East Rudy Street where a row of new duplexes were built, next to a subsidized housing project.
1992: A group of children wait in line to challenge the winner to a game of tether ball at the E. Rudy Street housing project.
1985: aerial view of downtown Mattoon.
1977: Acquisition of the Douglas Nursing Center will complete another phase in Wesley Tower's total care package.
1991: The CTA office is carpeted, air conditioned, well-lit and features work stations designed around employee needs. Telemarketers generated $435 billion in sales last year. For each customer who says yes, 99 say no.
1959: The Eastern Division of the CIPS is completing a move into the new building in Mattoon. The structure has 36 offices and 23,000 square feet of office space.
1988: Burtschi is the first store in Illinois south of Springfield to offer Hummel figurines.
1963: A new line of paving equipment is exhibited by the Mattoon Blaw Knox plant at the Construction Equipment Exposition and Road Show, Chicago.
1959: In an effort to better serve the growing needs of the Midwest, Southwest and Far West market for flexible metal hose and tubing the American Brass Co. built its American Metal Hose Division plant in Mattoon.
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