The Pumpkinman Triathlon Festival will be in town this weekend, September 12 and 13. The sprint and half iron distance races will draw 1000 athletes and at least an equal number of spectators to South Berwick over the two days of the festival, according to race organizer Kat Donatello. In its third year, the triathlon has grown steadily and receives acclaim from athletes from near and far.
Saturday’s sprint distance race consists of a 1/3 mile swim, 14 mile bike, and 3 mile run. On Sunday the Pumpkinman Long Course is a half iron distance race consisting of a two lap swim course totaling 1.2 miles, 56 mile bike, and 13.1 mile run. Spring Hill Lodge in South Berwick is the starting and end point of each day’s race.
Expect to see race related activity all week as athletes come to town early to train and as athletes and spectators explore the area’s businesses and attractions. Below is a list of roads that will be affected on the days of the races.
Find out more at the Pumpkinman Triathlon Festival website and in coverage by local media:
Andy on the Run: Pumpkinman is ‘intimate’
Foster’s Daily Democrat
There is a special feeling about this event that I don’t experience at other triathlons and I think a lot of it has to do with the location. Spring Hill is tucked away in a beautiful part of South Berwick….
Get Off the Couch: Pied Piper of triathlons
Seacoastonline.com
Exercising at the gym about a year ago, Thorne overheard a couple of people talking about how much fun they had had when competing in the Pumpkinman Triathlon, that included running, swimming and biking. ”I had no idea what it was but they had this glow on their faces and it was obvious they were having so much fun,”
Traithlon is ultimate reality show
SeacoastOnline.com
When Kat Donatello began planning a little event called the Pumpkinman Triathlon Festival three years ago, she wasn’t thinking it would become a nationally recognized event. Now she is, very happily mind you, dealing with the reality that is has become an event on the national triathlon map…
