By PETER BRANNEN

Add a triathlon in Oak Bluffs to the long list of long-distance events available to Island athletes. On Tuesday this week the Oak Bluffs selectmen voted to allow a triathlon that will take place next year on the morning of Sept. 11.

After a tepid response from Chilmark, race coordinator Matthew Brackman had to redesign what was originally an up-Island race. The event now will include a one-mile swim along State Beach, a roughly 25-mile bike ride and a 6.2-mile run that is hoped to attract up to 500 competitors.

Summer is long gone, and sports enthusiasts are shifting their attention to football, hockey and basketball. But some of the best deals come during the off-season, and a Vineyard collegiate summer baseball team is one of them.

Hunting Talk

Listen, don’t shoot at Long Point Wildlife Refuge’s talk and walk on hunting traditions at the refuge.

The program begins at noon on Sunday, Nov. 21. and ends with a chowdown of venison chili. Anyone interested meet at the visitor’s center at the end of Deep Bottom Road. The event is free.

For more details, call 508-693-3678.

Fitness Smorgasbord

The Vineyard Tennis Center Workout & Spa is offering a fitness sampler, a sample of classes for those new to fitness of five classes — yoga, zumba, cycling, pilates, strength and conditioning — taught by expert instructors. Classes are on five Mondays, from Nov. 15 to Dec. 13, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. The cost is $99. Please call the center at 508-696-8000 with any questions.

Turkey Tennis

Like to serve and volley with your turkey leg bone? Or perhaps you’re a baseline grinder digging away at the stuffing and cranberry sauce. Don’t know where these mixed metaphors are leading? Well, to the 15th annual Turkey Open Tennis Tournament at the Vineyard Tennis Center, of course.

The action gets under way on Nov. 12 to 14. There will be mixed doubles for all levels including juniors.

The All-Island Seasonal Flu Clinic will take place on Thursday, Nov. 11, from 8 a.m. to noon at the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School for adults and high school students. All participants must register at another location on the day of the flu clinic, however; go to either Waban Park in Oak Bluffs or the Agricultural Hall in West Tisbury complete the paperwork prior to traveling to the high school to get vaccinated.