Athletes Prepare For Final Eppie’s Great Race

SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Trademarked as the “world’s first triathlon,” the 45th and final Eppie’s Great Race will be run on Saturday.
Sacramento restauranteur Eppie Johnson founded the race in 1974. Johnson’s children, George and Lisa, decided to end the Sacramento tradition on its 45th anniversary to preserve its strong legacy and prevent it from fizzling away.
Eppie’s Great Race is a kayak, bike, run triathlon along the American River Parkway that started