FAIRMONT TRIATHLON
Sunday, June 15, 2008
Gomsrud Park
Pre-Race Events
All pre-race Events will be held at the Red Rock Center For The Arts. This building located at 222 East Blue Earth Ave in Fairmont is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It was that fact that made the restoration of the building possible.
The building restoration project was tackled by a group of local visionaries led by Don Milbrant so that future generations could enjoy all the Center has to offer.
The Red Rock Center for the Arts (RRCA) is owned by Martin County. The Martin County Preservation Association has an agreement with Martin County for the lease and management of the RRCA throughout the life of the building. The Martin County Genealogical Society currently leases a portion of the lower level.
The First Church of Christ Scientists building, which is now the RRCA, was designed by the prominent Minnesota architect, Harry W Jones. The building is an excellent example of the Richardsonian Romanesque style of architecture. It is constructed of Sioux Quartzite (red rock), quarried in southwestern Minnesota.
The RRCA continues to seek donations of all kinds to support the building and ongoing events for our future generations.
The Staff of the Triathlon would like to thank the RRCA for supporting our event and helping organize the pre-race events.
The building restoration project was tackled by a group of local visionaries led by Don Milbrant so that future generations could enjoy all the Center has to offer.
The Red Rock Center for the Arts (RRCA) is owned by Martin County. The Martin County Preservation Association has an agreement with Martin County for the lease and management of the RRCA throughout the life of the building. The Martin County Genealogical Society currently leases a portion of the lower level.
The First Church of Christ Scientists building, which is now the RRCA, was designed by the prominent Minnesota architect, Harry W Jones. The building is an excellent example of the Richardsonian Romanesque style of architecture. It is constructed of Sioux Quartzite (red rock), quarried in southwestern Minnesota.
The RRCA continues to seek donations of all kinds to support the building and ongoing events for our future generations.
The Staff of the Triathlon would like to thank the RRCA for supporting our event and helping organize the pre-race events.
Friday June 13, 2008
Enjoy a motivational event with Bret Bernard. Bret is a professional unicyclist. He was the Men's Freestyle Champion in 1991 through 1994. He won a Silver medal at the World Championship in Quebec. He took the title of Champion in the 1994 World Championships Of Unicycling and in the 
1994 Pairs World Championship. Bret went on to be the Coach and Founder of the Minnetonka Unicycle Team from 1999-2006. Bret is an award winning teacher in the Minnetonka Public School System. Bret has spoke at many corporate and school district events with his presentation of "Building a Dream" speech. Enjoy Bret's story at 7:00 pm on Friday. He will be followed by musical entertainment into the evening.
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Saturday June 14, 2008
4:00 pm - Packet Pick-up Begins4:30 pm Till Gone - Spaghetti Feed Sponsored by the Fairmont Kiwanis Club
5:45 pm - David Holden (Triathlete) Presentation
6:30 pm - Fairmont Fun Festival Parade
David Holden is an accomplished triathlete. He started racing in 1991. His first triathlon was the Turtleman in Shoreview, MN. Since then he has competed in ove
r 80 triathlons - Olympic Distance Events are his favorite. From the beginning he had a dream of competing in the Ironman in Hawaii and qualified for the Ironman at his 4th Iron distance race in Madison in 2003. He qualified again in 2007 and will be participating for the second time in Hawaii in October 2008.