Flatland Kids Triathlon moved to West Des Moines due to flooding at Gray's Lake

Saturday's national-level event is first of a kind in Iowa

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DES MOINES, IA (07/07/2010)(readMedia)-- The Flatland Kids Triathlon Festival on July 10 has been moved to West Des Moines due to flooding at Gray's Lake Park. Parking, the start line and transitions will be at West Des Moines City Hall, 4200 Mills Civic Parkway, and the swim portion of the event will be in the lake north of city hall.

The following road closures will accommodate the event, 6 a.m. – 3 p.m. on Saturday:

• South 35th, between Mills Civic Pkwy and Fuller Rd.

• Fuller Rd. between S. 35th and Mills Civic Pkwy.

Two-way traffic will be routed down one side of Mills Civic Pkwy between Fuller Rd. and S. 35th St.

The festival is the first of its kind in the area. A day-long event for ages 6 through 19, the event will include four elite athlete draft-legal races and three races for new triathletes. More than 300 young athletes from 26 states are already signed up to compete.

The Flatland Tri, presented by Bank Iowa, has been designated a USA Triathlon Youth Elite and Junior Elite Cup Race and is the only qualifying event for the National United States Triathlon competition in San Diego in August. Visit www.FlatlandKidsTrifest.com to register, find out more information or sign up to sponsor or volunteer with the event.

The event is also sponsored by Action Accents, American Equity Insurance Company, Anderson Erickson Dairy, Children and Families of Iowa, Clif Bar, Des Moines University, DSM Tri, Elder Corporation, Iowa Events Center, Iowa Network Services, MidAmerican Energy, Nuun, Scion of Des Moines, Speedo, TMC Transportation, Ume Compete and the YMCA.

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ElitaEvents is an experienced multi-sport event production company in Iowa. They organize the Jordan Creek Duathlon, Copper Creek Triathlon, Big Creek Tri 29, D.O.athlon for Life, among others. Their staff includes a USAT Certified Race Director and ITU official.