The Long Island Gold Triathlon/Duathlon & Relay is one of Long Island’s longest running multi-sport events. Way back when, Henry Krostich - who is still involved today and is the man with the megaphone at the water start yelling at you to get out of the water – and several others came up with the idea to run a multi-sport event in the North Shore area of Nassau County. Originally planned for Great Neck, it was moved to Port Washington at the site of a previous event.

The first year about 130 competed. Now in its 13th year the event draws close to 1,200 competitors due to the incredible support we have received from Neil Cook/Asphalt Green, Dan Honig/New York Triathlon Club, Bob Cook/Runner’s Edge, Andrew Motolla/Brickwell Muti-Sport, Jose Lopez/Racing Unlimited, J.P. Latkovic/Tri and Du-It Multisport, Jamie Fishlow/TriForAll Triathlon Coaching, Sharon Levy/Excel Workout and Physical Therapy, Gerry Olsen/Warren Schein/Ray Cross and the Town of North Hempstead, Chief DeMeo/Port Washington Police District, Chief Walters/Port Washington Fire Department, the Nassau County Police Department Patrol/Marine Bureau, the incredible volunteers from The Great Neck Community Fund, and most of all the dedicated triathletes and duathletes who come back to see us year after year.

It is great to see the same faces year after year and we look forward to seeing many new ones this year.