Achieve!, a Washington, DC based nonprofit organization that designs and implements youth-based triathlon training and fitness programs, will host an orientation session on Tuesday, June 17 from 6:00-7:00 p.m. at Turkey Thicket Recreation Center and on Thursday, June 19 from 6:30-7:30 p.m. at Kenilworth Park Recreation Center to launch its DC summer triathlon program. The DC Summer Camp was designed by RaceTrain Fitness, The USAT, and The DC Triathlon Club and includes USAT certified training centers where all kids become USAT members and compete in a USAT-sanctioned and The Nation's Triathlon-organized DC Kids Triathlon at the end of camp.

Orientation Session #1:

Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Turkey Thicket Recreation Center
1100 Michigan Avenue, NE
Washington, DC
6:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.
Clark Ray, Director, DC Dept of Parks and Recreation
Harry "Tommy" Thomas, Councilmember, Ward 5 (invited)

Orientation Session #2:

Thursday, June 19, 2008
Kenilworth-Parkside Recreation Center
4300 Anacostia Avenue, NE
Washington, DC
6:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m.
Yvette Alexander, Councilmember, Ward 7 (invited)

The 2008 summer camp will launch on Monday, June 23rd and run through Monday, August 4th (with no camp on Friday, July 4th) and will take place at two sites: the Turkey Thicket Recreation Center and the Kenilworth Parkside Recreation Center. The program runs Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Specially trained counselors and coaches will teach kids the swimming, biking, and running skills required by the sport of triathlon. They will learn about transitions, proper nutrition, safe hydration, triathlon specific exercises, stretches, tactics, and techniques as well as how to work with others in a team oriented environment. Guest lecturers will teach kids from their experiences on how triathlon and leading a healthy fitness oriented lifestyle helped them succeed in life. It is a program designed to be fun and enjoyable but also technical enough to receive USAT sanctioning and certification.

The DC Triathlon Summer Camp is free of charge for participants and will provide the equipment needed for training during the program, including bikes, helmets, swim fins, pull buoys, stretch cords, training journals, kickboards, swim goggles, and a DC Triathlon Summer Camp bike jersey. A nutritious breakfast and lunch is also provided each day for the kids.

At the final day of camp, August 4th, kids will compete in The 2nd Annual DC Kids Triathlon. This race will be sanctioned by the USAT and produced by The Nation's Triathlon. This kid-sized triathlon features a 100M swim, 5K bike, and a 3K run. There will be professional timing, a finish line banner, finishers medal, finishers t-shirt, a finish line photo, and more. As USAT members racing in a USAT sanctioned triathlon they will officially record their first sanctioned triathlon finish time!

Glaceau, makers of smartwater, are the official sponsors for AchieveDC. Glaceau supports AchieveDC because they share a smart approach to health and fitness, which includes helping children learn to eat and drink well, live healthier lifestyles and exercise more. The company's charitable efforts focus on igniting change in schools nationwide by helping to get kids moving, eating right, and hydrating responsibly to ultimately enhance their ability to learn.

About Achieve
Achieve is a Washington, DC based non-profit organization that designs and implements Youth-based triathlon training programs to teach children how to lead healthy, active and successful lifestyles. Through its programs in Washington, DC and Houston, TX, Achieve connects youth with healthy lifestyle activities and choices and teaches them exercise skills that last a lifetime. Achieve summer camp programs are USAT-certified training centers where all kids become USAT members and compete in a USAT-sanctioned Kids Triathlon at the end of camp.