{"id":8274,"date":"2021-05-07T21:54:49","date_gmt":"2021-05-07T21:54:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportsnewsforyou.com\/?p=8274"},"modified":"2021-05-07T21:54:49","modified_gmt":"2021-05-07T21:54:49","slug":"boris-johnson-nominated-for-tri2cure-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/?p=8274","title":{"rendered":"Boris Johnson nominated for Tri2Cure challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p ><strong>A new grassroots triathlon movement called Tri2Cure is aiming to get newcomers to try a sprint triathlon, and in similar fashion to the Ice Bucket Challenge\u00a0asks triathletes to invite three newbies via social media.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>    Advertisement<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p >British pro triathlete Will Clarke has already nominated Boris Johnson, the Mayor of London, while his Uplace-BMC teammate Liz Blatchford has nominated pro cyclist Cadel Evans and former pro cyclist Robbie McEwan.<\/p>\n<blockquote  lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">#Tri2Cure is launched! All Triathletes can nominate 3 ppl. I nominate @mcewenrobbie @CadelOfficial @jacko_a_elliott pic.twitter.com\/vEpNuEbg4z<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Liz Blatchford (@Liz_Blatchford) June 2, 2015<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p >Tri2Cure\u2019s backers say they have four aims with the project: introduce triathlon to the general public, encourage people to adopt a healthier lifestyle; invite them to take their first steps in triathlon, and create awareness for the Anticancer Fund.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div    >\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p >There are however a few rules\u2026<\/p>\n<p >\u2013 All triathletes (no matter distance nor level) have the right to nominate three non-triathletes for the challenge;<br \/>\u2013 If you are challenged, you have to practise the three sports within two weeks;<br \/>\u2013 The minimum distances are: 750m swim, 20km bike, 5km run (a sprint triathlon). It\u2019s not a competition, you do the distances according to your own abilities.<br \/>\u2013 You prove it by sharing photos of you on your social media.<br \/>\u2013 If not, you donate an amount to the the Anticancer Fund<br \/>\u2013 If you have completed the challenge, or if you have donated, you may nominate three other people.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p >More info can be found on their new Facebook page and Twitter account.<\/p>\n<blockquote  lang=\"en\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.@Liz_Blatchford @CadelOfficial @jacko_a_elliott ok you\u2019re on, hope my back gets better quick so I can run #Tri2Cure #750m\/20k\/5k<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Robbie McEwen (@mcewenrobbie) June 2, 2015<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p >(Main image: Colin)<\/p>\n<p>Click Here: <a href='https:\/\/www.isoccertracksuit.com\/inter.html' title='Inter soccer tracksuit'>Inter soccer tracksuit<\/a><\/p>\n<p>    Advertisement<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p ><em><strong>Who will you be nominating? Let us know in the comments below!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new grassroots triathlon movement called Tri2Cure is aiming to get newcomers to try a sprint triathlon, and in similar fashion to the Ice Bucket Challenge\u00a0asks triathletes to invite three newbies via social media. Advertisement British pro triathlete Will Clarke has already nominated Boris Johnson, the Mayor of London, while his Uplace-BMC teammate Liz Blatchford&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8274","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8274","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8274"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8274\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8274"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8274"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8274"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}