Colliers International is today launching the Colliers Corporate Team Off-Road Triathlon, a new annual event which will raise funds for Cure Kids. As the event’s principal sponsor, Colliers International is partnering with The New Zealand Herald, Todd Property Group and Geon to facilitate an exciting off-road corporate team race. The inaugural event will be held on March 4 2012 in the spectacular surroundings of Long Bay, North Shore. Charles Cooper, Colliers International’s Auckland managing director, says the triathlon concept embodies a number of values that are important to Colliers and also to Auckland’s wider business community. “The triathlon brings together several values which are important to many corporations in New Zealand today,” says Cooper. “These include team participation, health and fitness, friendly competition and corporate social responsibility. |
The triathlon will be held in the beautiful surroundings of Long Bay,
North Shore, Auckland |
“The event’s integral focus on these values, together with the opportunity to give to a worthy cause, is behind Colliers International’s decision to back the triathlon.”
Vicki Lee, chief executive of Cure Kids, says the charity is delighted to be associated with the Colliers Corporate Team Off-Road Triathlon, which will continue Colliers and Cure Kids’ long-standing relationship.
“Colliers has been a key partner of Cure Kids since 2005 and has remained a loyal and valued partner since then, holding various fundraising events each year. This support allows us to invest in vital medical research, which has helped save many young lives and improve the quality of life of thousands of Kiwi kids with life-threatening illnesses.”
Race director Alan Nelson says the event will bring together a diverse range of Auckland businesses to compete in an exciting new off-road format.
“Corporate teams of three will swim, mountain bike and run amid the spectacular landscape, clean water and traffic-free green spaces of Long Bay Regional Park.”
Access to adjoining private farmland, through the generosity of Todd Property, is a unique further attraction of the course, says Nelson.
“The opportunity to access the Todd Property land will only happen once a year with this event, with the entire mountain bike leg of the race and half the run being on the private farm. Coastal landscapes and native bush will also feature throughout the course.
“This event is a wonderful opportunity to introduce the corporate community to the fast-developing sport of off-road triathlon.”
Cooper says that following the recent ITU World Cup triathlon in Auckland, the time is right to encourage wider participation in the sport through a fun annual corporate event.
“We hope that in time, the annual Colliers Corporate Team Off-Road Triathlon will become one of the premier corporate charity fundraising events in Auckland.”
The triathlon course will cover achievable 500m swim, 12km mountain bike and 5km run distances. Teams of three have the option for each member to complete the entire course in turn, or to complete one discipline each.
For more information, visit the event website at www.collierscorporatetri.co.nz
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