Museum L-A needs volunteers for historic race

LEWISTON   – On Sunday, June 27, Museum L-A is holding its first duathlon and is looking for volunteers to help with a variety of race-day activities.   LADU is slated to be historic in proportion and go down in the 2010 race books as the biggest duathlon in the state of Maine. This new race will be a 3-mile-run, 14-mile-bike and 3-mile-run in which athletes will race past historic millscapes, scenic paths and the mightiest river in Maine to benefit the preservation and celebration of L-A’s rich heritage underway at Museum L-A.

Museum L-A will need 100 volunteer to ensure a successful and safe event. Volunteer opportunities include duties such as athlete check-in, transition area support, bike and run course support. All volunteers will receive a race-day volunteer T-shirt and Maine State Park Passport. Please contact Museum L-A at 207-333-3881 for more information or visit the LADU section of the museum’s website at www.museumla.org/ladu.

Karla Leandri Rider of Museum L-A, left, and Irma McGuinness of Walmart Supercenter Auburn, right, are in charge volunteers for the upcoming LADU race on June 27.