CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va (CBS19 News)--Sunday at Fry Springs Beach Club women from all over gathered for a triathlon. 

This is the first all-women's triathlon in the area. In years past it has been open to men as well. 

They changed this to encourage women from all backgrounds to give this race a try, something the national non-profit, Cal-Tri, does for each race. 

"We can all get together and share the common experience of being a woman who is training, doing a multisport experience, just pushing ourselves, ''Julie Basic, a local Cal-Tri volunteer.

Some women have been racing for 30 years and others. This was the first race ever, but they all stuck together and helped each other cross the finish line.