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Youth and Junior events are designed to offer those aged as young as 3 years of age up to 19 years of age an opportunity to participate in Triathlon.  The emphasis is on fun and safety.  Race distances offer a challenge, yet are short enough to be completed. All participants of a Triathlon Ontario sanctioned event must be members of Triathlon Ontario or purchase a One Day Membership.  The breakdown of membership prices and  the various benefits of membership can be found here

Youth membership is for those aged 15 and under as of December 31st in the current year and Junior membership is for those aged 16-19 as of December 31st in the current year. Kids of Steel (KOS) Races KOS is a trademarked program owned by Triathlon Canada and is coordinated by Triathlon Ontario.

The following is the maximum distances/time allowances per age group as per KOS guidelines

Ages(as of Dec. 31)

Swim

Distance

Cycle

Distance

Run

Distance

Approximate

Time to Complete

Under 6

Less than 50m

Less than 1.5km

Less than 500m

10-20 min.

6-7

50m

1.5km

500m

10-20 min.

8-9

100m

5km

1km

15-30 min.

10-11

200m

5km

2km

20-40 min.

12-13

300m

10km

3km

35-65 min.

14-15

500m

10km

4km

40-70 min.

16-19

750m

20km

5km

60-105 min.

For more information please visit TriathlonOntario.com