Triathlon festival to be held at Milton Country Park

A triathlon festival is to be held at Milton Country Park this summer.

Cambridge Sport Lakes Triathlon Festival will take place on Saturday, August 20 with sprint, super sprint and standard-distance events.

The event is being run by HaverSports in aid of the Cambridge Sport Lakes Trust, with the range of distances aimed at attracting a range of competitors, from first timers to the experienced.

HaverSports director Jack Tappin said: “Milton Country Park is a lovely venue on the doorstep of Cambridge, so we hope that the city’s thriving athletics scene will see a well-supported event that can encourage people to keep fit while supporting local good causes.

“It’s been a difficult few years for events with Covid restrictions preventing people from participating, so we hope people will now take confidence and take part, either as a triathlete or a volunteer, and that businesses will want to support us in bringing triathlon to Cambridge.”

Milton Country Park executive director Mick Woolhouse added: “We regularly host open water swimming evenings in our lake and have held a number of small events, so it’s exciting to play host to a triathlon weekend in the park.”

The races will be licensed by the British Triathlon Federation and chip timed, with medals for all finishers.

For more information visit haversports.com or by emailing haverhalf@gmail.com.