ATTENTION

We wanted to give everyone an update for this Saturday's Rev3 Mighty Matapeake Multisport Festival and give you some options, should you wish.

We are very aware that there are storms coming in today (Thursday) and tomorrow (Friday) with some sever weather on Friday night. We are STILL A GO for Saturday morning, but we want you to be ready for chilly temperatures. Who knows what it is going to be like on race morning, but when the storms pass through on Friday night it is supposed to cool things down and have windy remnants on Saturday morning.

Should the winds be very strong (some forecasts are saying 10mph, some 25+ mph) then we will make a race morning determination if we can safely have a swim or not. That decision will not be made until race morning but when Packet Pickup starts at 6am, we should know. Current water temps are around 68 degrees so the water temperature is fine, and the water is MAINLY shallow, but if our safety team cannot be out there to support you, then we will transition to a DUATHLON.

A DUATHLON will be a 1 mile run, followed by the full bike ride and then the full 5k run. If this decision is made in the morning, then all participants who were signed up for the triathlon will receive TRIATHLON ranking points, even if they did a duathlon.

Those doing the AQUABIKE, unfortunately, will either go out for a 1 mile jaunt (walk or jog) at the start or we will defer you to another event.

OPTIONS
So for those of you not keen on this, or have other concerns, we are leaving the DEFERAL window open until midnight FRIDAY night, so that you can make whatever decision you wish to make. There is a deferral fee of $15, which will help to cover minimal costs for the 2027 event. You can do this by going to MANAGE REGISTRATION under your profile, and for better directions, please follow the instructions at https://help.runsignup.com/support/solutions/articles/17000145978-defer-registration

THIS MUST BE DONE BY FRIDAY NIGHT AT MIDNIGHT IF YOU WISH TO DEFER. Please feel free to let us know if you have any questions about this process but it is something that YOU must do yourself.

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Be a part of a celebration of the parks in beautiful Queen Anne's County, Maryland. Just over the Chesapeake Bay Bridge, on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, this straight forward event will be a great way to end your season!

Come experience the Matapeake Beach area with a 1/2 mile swim in the Chesapeake Bay, a 12 mile out-and-back bike ride along the straight and flat Route 8 (Romancoke Road) corridor, and then it's back out for an out-and-back 3.1 mile run on the South Island Trail. Once you see the views from here, you'll be sure to be back for training!!