Hurricane Cancels Local Triathlon

Due to scheduled to hit Long Island Sunday morning, the Runner's Edge-TOBAY Triathlon has been canceled.

"It is with more regret than you can possibly imagine that GLIRC and the Town of Oyster Bay have decided to cancel this year's Runner's Edge-Town of Oyster Bay Triathlon," the Friday afternoon statement from Runner's Edge said. "It would simply not be prudent or fair for us to continue preparations for Sunday under circumstances that clearly indicate that Mother Nature will not allow the event to happen."

The triathlon will not be postponed and refunds are not being offered, since the money has already been spent on shirts, trophies and medals. The store will be offering a discount on the entry fee for the 2012 Runner's Edge - TOBAY Triathlon to everyone who was entered in this year's event.

The Runner's Edge-Town of Oyster Bay Junior Triathlon will proceed as scheduled Saturday morning.

An additional afternoon of packet pickup will be held at Runner's Edge until 4 p.m. Friday. Packet pickup for the triathlon will continue as scheduled at Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Park Saturday morning after the Junior Triathlon (10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.). Participants can also have their packet mailed to them by calling the GLIRC office at (516) 349-7646.

The Saturday afternoon Pasta Party has been redesignated as a "Hurricane Party" and is still happening as scheduled at the North Shore Assembly of God, 84 Orchard Street in Oyster Bay for any of the three seatings - noon, 1:30 p.m, or 3:00 p.m.

Richard Izzo, the director of the Toughman Triathlon (½ Ironman) on Sept. 11, has graciously offered to open up his event to those who are disappointed by the cancellation of Runner's Edge-TOBAY and have not already registered for Toughman. He is offering a discounted price of $110 to individuals (the price would otherwise be $275) and $200 to Relay teams (the price would otherwise be $425), plus an additional $5 discount to offset the online processing fee.

To take advantage of this offer go to https://www.raceit.com/Register/Reservation.aspx?event=2222 an use Registration Codes Individual(674TOBAYIndi578) or Relay (246TOBAYRelay553).