On Their First Tri is a 50-minute documentary that tells the story of one of the oldest triathlons in the world, right here in Wilmington.
Through interviews with eight of the participants and archival photographs from the race, viewers are taken back to 1979 when a group
of endurance athletes decided to put on their own ironman-distance race in Wrightsville Beach, NC. It became the first triathlon on the East Coast and is second only to the Kona Ironman in longevity.
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