Swim Portion of Iron Girl Columbia Triathlon Cancelled

BALTIMORE (WJZ) -- Heads up triathletes, the swim leg of the 2016 Iron Girl Columbia Triathlon on Sunday has been cancelled.

In a news release Friday, race organizers said the decision was made because test results from the water following the flooding in Howard County continued to come back with unacceptable levels of contamination.

The release also said the storm drains on Centennial Park Lake must remain closed to protect communities below the dam from flooding.

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In light of that, the new race format will be a quarter mile run, followed by a 16-mile bike ride and a 3.1-mile run.

Race times and locations won't be subject to change. But you will want to take a look at a map released by organizers to get the picture of what the first quarter mile leg will look like.