2008 CELT Race Announced
The 4th annual Noyes Hall & Allen CELT Challenge Sprint Triathlon and Duathlon will take place on September 28, 2008 at Cape Elizabeth High School at 9:00AM. The sprint triathlon consists of a 425-yard pool swim, a 14-mile bike ride and a 3-mile cross-country trail run. The duathlon features a 1.5-mile run, a 14-mile bike ride and a 3-mile cross- country trail run.
The daylong event will also feature a community-wide Harvest Festival that includes an awards ceremony, BBQ, Children’s Activities, Best Tasting Pie Contest, live blue grass music and a local Farmers Market.
The Noyes Hall & Allen CELT Challenge and the Harvest Festival support the Cape Elizabeth Land Trust’s mission of conserving and providing stewardship for local farmland, woodlands, shore land and marshes for the education, use and enjoyment
of this and future generations.
 link to registration link to event website
The Cape Elizabeth Land Trust (CELT), a non-profit organization committed to the conservation and stewardship of distinctive lands cherished by the Cape Elizabeth community, today announced details for the 4th Annual Noyes Hall & Allen CELT Challenge Sprint Triathlon. The event will take place on Sunday, September 28, 2008 at Cape Elizabeth High School and will consist of a 425-yard pool swim, a 14-mile bike ride and a 3-mile cross-country trail run.Noyes, Hall & Allen, a locally owned independent insurance agency with a long family history of serving the Greater Portland community, is the named sponsor for the event, which attracts more than 250 athletes from across Southern Maine and New England.
“From the inception of the CELT Challenge in 2005, Noyes Hall & Allen has supported CELT’s efforts to put together a first class race that also supports the mission of the Land Trust,” said Chris Franklin, executive director of the Land Trust. “Participating in the CELT Challenge has become a tradition among athletes in the area, both from Cape Elizabeth and throughout Southern Maine and New England.”
The Noyes, Hall & Allen CELT Challenge will also feature a duathlon (run-bike-run). Consisting of a 1.5-mile trail run and the same 14-mile bike ride and 3-mile cross-country trail run of the triathlon, the duathlon is expected to attract an additional 60+ athletes. Teams of two or three people may also sign up and compete in either the triathlon or the duathlon.
“We are pleased to help make this day of healthy, fun competition possible,” said Tom Noyes, president of Noyes, Hall and Allen. “The CELT Challenge continues to grow in popularity each year, and we are looking forward to another terrific turnout. We are also pleased to help the Land Trust bring attention to its important mission of ‘Saving Cape’s Great Places.’ Launched this December, Saving Cape’s Great Places is a yearlong planning and fundraising initiative designed to identify, preserve and protect lands cherished by the Cape Elizabeth community.
Both seasoned and aspiring athletes who are interested in participating in the triathlon or duathlon may register at capelandtrust.org/triathlon. The triathlon is limited to the first 156 registrants, while the duathlon is open to all interested participants.
CELT is also seeking volunteers who would like to assist the race organizers and athletes participating in the event. Though dozens of volunteers have already committed their time and energy to coordinate the daylong event, dozens more are needed to assist with day-of-event activities. Community-minded volunteers interested in committing a couple hours of their time in the morning or afternoon of Sunday, September 28, to help make the event a success are encouraged to contact Lisa Flaim at CELT by calling 767-6054 or sending an email to admin@capelandtrust.org.
About Noyes, Hall & Allen
Based in South Portland, ME, Noyes, Hall & Allen is a locally owned independent insurance agency with a long family history of serving the Greater Portland community. Noyes, Hall & Allen was founded in 2006 as a result of the merger of two of the area’s oldest and largest independent agencies, Blake, Hall & Allen and Noyes and Chapman. Noyes, Hall & Allen provides personal, commercial and healthcare professional liability insurance, partnering with four of the leading national medical malpractice providers. For more information, visit www.noyeshallallen.com.
About the Cape Elizabeth Land Trust
The Cape Elizabeth Land Trust permanently conserves and provides stewardship for lands cherished by the community—from shore lands to marshes, from farmlands to woodlands—for the education, use and enjoyment of these and future generations.
Founded in 1985, the Cape Elizabeth Land Trust has permanently protected more than 560 acres. CELT is a member of the Maine Farmland Trust, the Maine Land Trust Network, and the Land Trust Alliance. For more information, please visit www.capelandtrust.org or call (207) 767-6054.
Press contact(s):
Chris Franklin
Executive Director
Cape Elizabeth Land Trust
207-767-6054
chris@capelandtrust.org
Bob O’Brien
Vice-President
Noyes, Hall & Allen Insurance
207-799-5541
bobrien@nha-ins.com
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