Park City Triathlon 2010

Announcing the inaugural Park City Triathlon, presented by

Autonomy Sports and Events.

August 14th, 2010

Park City is the perfect place to plan your summer getaway (and race!). This race will feature a wonderful mountain lake swim at Jordanelle State Park, followed by a bike course with rolling hills and a great climb and a scenic run through Park City and the amazing Newpark Town Center.

Choose from Sprint & Olympic Triathlon distances.
Help start a brand new tradition and register for the PC Tri!
Visit Our Host Sponsor Newpark Town Center

WHEN AND WHERE

Location: Jordanelle State Park & Park City, UT
Start Time: Olympic – 8:00 a.m. / Sprint – 9:00 a.m.

MAPS

Sprint Course
Sprint Swim Course
Sprint Bike Course
Sprint Run Course

Olympic Course
Olympic Swim Course
Olympic Bike Course
Olympic Run Course

Description:

Park City Tri will feature both Sprint & Olympic distance triathlons and team relays for both distances as well. The swim will be conducted in Lake Jordanelle, followed by a scenic bike winding its way up to Park City, for a run through (and around) the beautiful New Park Town Center. Post race party and Expo will be hosted on site at the New Park Resort.

PRICING


PARK CITY Individual Sprint & Olympic
Early $70
On July 1$80
At Packet P/U $90

PARK CITY Sprint & Olympic Relay
Early $120
On July 1$130
At Packet P/U $140


Lodging Info: New Park Resort
Deluxe Room $99, Suite $139
2 Bedroom Townhome $175

Reservation phone number 877-649-3600
http://www.newparkresort.com/

Participants need to ask for the PC Tri rate when making the reservation.
The rate is only available for phone reservations.

Hy-Vee Tri Team Tops 100 Members

More than 120 employees have signed up to compete for the Hy-Vee Tri Team on June 12. The field of 128 men and women includes 19 store directors and 43 people who will be competing in their first triathlons.

Others are slightly more experienced and will be counted on to fill a mentor’s role.

More ....


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National Duathlon Festival Coming In April

USAT Hosts National Duathlon Festival In Richmond April 24-25
Age Group National Championship Participation on Record Pace

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — For the third consecutive year, USA Triathlon's National Duathlon Festival will return to the scenic city of Richmond, Va., on April 24-25, and USAT - in conjunction with Richmond Sports Backers - is on track for another record-setting number of participants.

With race weekend still one month away, the signature event of the festival - the USAT Duathlon Age Group National Championship - has nearly reached last year's participant total with 1,121 duathletes signed on as of Tuesday.

However, the Duathlon Age Group National Championship is just one several races that comprise this exciting weekend of run-bike-run action, and 1,432 participants have committed to toe the starting line over the course of the weekend.

The festival drew a record number of more than 1,700 participants last year.
"Our support from Richmond Sports Backers and the local community has been outstanding over the past three years," said Jeff Dyrek, USA Triathlon's national events director. "This event has grown exponentially since it came to Richmond, and USAT is excited about what could be another record-setting age group field."

Registration and complete event information is available online at www.duathlonnationals.com.

The two-day festival kicks off Saturday, April 24, with the Youth On-Road National Race for ages 7-12 at noon, followed by the Off-Road Expert and Sport Races and Off-Road Duathlon Duo Relay at 1 p.m.

National titles will be on the line Sunday, April 25, when the Age Group National Championship kicks off at 7:30 a.m. Sunday's slate also features the Junior National Championship at 10 a.m. and the Sport Race at 10:05 a.m.

The three Sunday, April 25, events feature a combined cap of 1,500 participants, and only 200 spots remain for these events. Visit www.duathlonnationals.com for registration information.

Participants in the Age Group National Championship, which consists of a pair of 5-kilometer runs sandwiched around a 38-kilometer bike, also will be gunning for spots on Team USA for the 2010 ITU Duathlon World Championships Sept. 3-5 in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Nicholas Sterghos of West Point, N.Y., and Suzanne Huelster of Riverton, N.J., posted the top times in last year's event. Sterghos won the men's 20-24 age group with a time of 1:49:02, while Huelster took the women's 35-39 age group in 2:06:08.

About USA TriathlonUSA Triathlon is proud to serve as the National Governing Body for triathlon - one of the fastest growing sports in the world - as well as duathlon, aquathlon and winter triathlon in the United States. USAT sanctions 3,100 races and connects with nearly 130,000 members each year, making it the largest multisport organization in the world. In addition to its work with athletes, coaches, and race directors on the grassroots level, USAT provides leadership and support to elite athletes competing at international events, including World Championships, Pan American Games and the Summer Olympic Games.

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USAT Collegiate Nationals Returns To Lubbock, TX

USA Triathlon Collegiate Nationals Set to Return to Lubbock
Annual event will take place Saturday, April 17.

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO. — With the USA Triathlon Collegiate National Championship set for Saturday, April 17, the nation's top college triathletes are just one month away from returning to Lubbock, Texas, for a shot at a national title.


As of Monday, 724 student-athletes from 82 collegiate clubs have committed to toe the starting line at Buffalo Springs Lake. The United States' top collegiate triathlon event is being held in Lubbock for the second straight year.

The Olympic-distance Collegiate National Championship, which features a 1,500-meter swim, 40-kilometer bike and 10-kilometer run, will start at 9 a.m.

The Collegiate Sprint Triathlon, comprised of a 500-meter swim, 17.6-mile bike and 5-kilometer run, will start at 12:30 p.m. As of Monday, 147 competitors have signed up for the sprint event.

"USA Triathlon is excited to bring our Collegiate National Championship back to Lubbock," said Jeff Dyrek, USAT's national events director. "We experienced great support from the community last year, and we look forward to an even better turn out this year. Area sports fans will have a unique opportunity to see the next generation of triathlon stars today."

The U.S. Naval Academy, which claimed the overall team title in 2009, will look to repeat as champion in 2010. Joining Navy in the field will be local favorite Texas Tech University, as well as Lone Star State squads from Texas A&M University, the University of Texas at Austin and the University of Texas at Tyler.

The USAT Collegiate National Championship has been a springboard to success for some of the nation's top up-and-coming triathletes. USA Triathlon Project 2012 team members Steve Sexton and Kevin Collington, as well as Project 2016 team member Barrett Brandon, were collegiate national champions in recent years.

The host hotel for this year's event will be the Overton Hotel and Conference Center, which will host packet pick-up and an expo Thursday, April 15, and Friday, April 16.

About USA Triathlon
USA Triathlon is proud to serve as the National Governing Body for triathlon - one of the fastest growing sports in the world - as well as duathlon, aquathlon and winter triathlon in the United States. USAT sanctions 3,100 races and connects with nearly 130,000 members each year, making it the largest multisport organization in the world. In addition to its work with athletes, coaches, and race directors on the grassroots level, USAT provides leadership and support to elite athletes competing at international events, including World Championships, Pan American Games and the Summer Olympic Games.

2011 Triathlon World Championships Headed For Vegas

2011 ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Championships to be Held in Henderson, Nevada

Lowery’s Multisport Races was recently awarded the contract to host the 2011 Long Distance Triathlon World Championships. This is a huge honor for the Lowery’s Multisport team.

Frank and Meg traveled half way across the Globe to attend the 2009 ITU World Championships in Australia. While on the trip they were informed that they were awarded the contract for 2011.

This is the first time the World Championships has been held in the United States in more than 10 years. For more information on the event please visit http://www.silvermannv.com/.

New Date For VikingMan Triathlon

The 2010 VikingMan Triathlon has been moved to September 10th-11th!

This years events will include a fun run on Friday night, and Olympic & half iron distance triathlons, duathlons & aquabike events on Saturday.

The triathlon will start with an open water swim that travels downstream in the Snake River to Riverside Park. Then athletes will jump on their bikes for a ride on the new bike course that will accommodate both the Half and Olympic distance participants. Finish up with a run that has both dirt trails and country roads to enjoy and is easy on your legs.

Additional race details are available at TriFind.com or on the VikingMan Triathlon race website .
Registration is open! Grab the Early Bird prices before they go up.

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2010 Checkpoint Tracker National Championship

2010 Checkpoint Tracker National Championship Set For October 29th in Rocky Mountain Region

Qualifying teams will compete head-to-head for bragging rights and a $10,000 cash prize purse

Greenville, SC (PRWEB) January 7, 2010 -- Checkpoint Zero, LLC today announced that the inaugural Checkpoint Tracker National Championship will be produced by Gravity Play Sports the last weekend in October at an as yet unannounced venue in the Rocky Mountain region.

Will Newcomer from Gravity Play Sports said, "The Checkpoint Tracker Adventure Racing Series is the ultimate proving ground for teams and athletes from across the country to showcase their skill by competing on a national level. With the addition of the Checkpoint Tracker National Championship, the best racers will now compete head to head, on the ground, at the Series finale. I can't think of a better way for teams to finish off the season. We are excited and honored to be producing the first ever Checkpoint Tracker National Championship!"

Checkpoint Tracker offers five competitive divisions; Solo, 2 Person Coed, 2 Person Open, Coed Elite and Open Elite. Both Elite divisions include 3 and 4 Person teams. Teams accumulate points based on their best performances at any of the 75+ Checkpoint Tracker events throughout the year. Top teams in each division by total points will be invited to compete at the Checkpoint Tracker National Championship. The race will challenge every competitor equally no matter which division they are competing in.

Teams competing in the Coed Elite division at the National Championship will be eligible for $10,000.00 in cash prizes. The top finishers in all other divisions will be awarded prizes provided by our sponsors including MPGear.com, Swiftwick, Ultimate XC , Breathe Magazine, MyTopo.com, Numa Sport Optics, Headsweats, nuun and SportMulti.

"From the beginning the vision for Checkpoint Tracker was that it would expand to include more promoters which would mean more events which would mean more racers would have the opportunity to compete", commented Paul "Yak" Angell, President of Checkpoint Zero, LLC. "We've gone from 12 events in 2008 to almost 80 events for 2010. The level of interest since we launched the new website has been tremendous. More than 530 adventure racers have created personal racer profiles and over 170 team profiles. I'm really looking foward to watching the competition heat up as the season kicks into high gear."

For more information including rules, rankings, details about the National Championship, a schedule of events and profiles of every Checkpoint Tracker racer, team, promoter and event visit checkpointtracker.com.