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Waterways Ireland TriAthlone
Monday 20th June 2011, A bunch of beautiful Irish roses gathered together to explain “it’s as easy as one, two, three” to take part in the 2011 Waterways Ireland TriAthlone. The eight roses from all over Ireland bunched together to kick off the official countdown to Ireland’s biggest annual triathlon event which takes place on Saturday 2nd July, 2011 in Athlone. [Read more…]
Cape Town has been appointed the host city for the upcoming SA Duathlon Championships, which take place on Saturday 18 June from the Green Point Park.
Triathlon South Africa (TSA) will use this event to select the national team to go to the World Duathlon Championships in Gijon, Spain on the 24 and 25 September 2011. A field of top competitors from all over the country are expected to take part in the Cape Town event for a chance to make the team. [Read more…]
Ironman Triathlon for New York
World Triathlon Corporation and New York City Triathlon announced today that the 2012 Ironman U.S. Championship will take place on August 11, 2012. This race will be the first-ever Ironman competition to be held in the New York City/New Jersey metropolitan region.
“Bringing the Ironman experience to the New York City metropolitan area will allow athletes to compete with the world’s most iconic skyline as their backdrop,” said Ben Fertic, Chief Executive Officer and President, World Triathlon Corporation. “With the collaboration of NY/NJ officials and New York City Triathlon organizers, we have created an urban course that will provide an unmatched experience for athletes and spectators.” [Read more…]
Irvine triathlete David McNamee kicked off the season he hopes will take him to the London 2012 Olympic trials by winning the Scottish Universities Sprint Championships for the fourth time in Tranent, East Lothian. [Read more…]
2011 TriAthlone Challenge
Ireland’s largest triathlon event Waterways Ireland triAthlone is calling on all runners, triathletes, swimmers and fitness enthusiasts to take the 2011 triAthlone Challenge this July. Whether standard, sprint or ‘try a tri’, triAthlone 2011 has a race for everyone and would like to encourage you to TAKE THE PLUNGE in Athlone on Saturday 2nd July. [Read more…]
Keri-Anne Payne and Jessica Ennis
Two world champions from the worlds of athletics and swimming will be taking part in Manchester’s ‘Great Day of Sport’, it is announced today.
Sunday 15 May will see three world class sporting events staged in Manchester in one day: the Bupa Great Manchester Run, the British Gas Great Salford Swim, and the Powerade ION4 Great CityGames. [Read more…]
Sunset Team Trial
On March the 23rd, ATC Running will host their first club race; The ATC Sunset Team Time Trial . As usual, ATC likes to create different and not ‘run of the mill’ races, and hence the format of the team time trial. Each team will consist of 4 runners, and each runner will run 3kms. The beauty of this race is that it is through the new Urban Park in Green Park. It takes in the stadium, the pedestrian and cycle paths surrounding the parks, the new urban outdoor gym/fitness area and the Urban Park Amphitheatre. [Read more…]
International shipping company Rock-It Cargo has signed on as a major sponsor of the International Triathlon World Championship Series.
International Triathlon World Championship Series
As part of the deal, which has been brokered by the International Triathlon Union’s (ITU) organisational and marketing partner Upsolut Event GmbH, Rock-It-Cargo will serve as the official transport logistic service of the series.
Marisol Casado, ITU president and International Olympic Committee (IOC) member, said of the deal: “It is our great pleasure to have partnerships with such a professional logistic partner. Rock-It Cargo has a great reputation in the concert touring industry and we are delighted to tie in with them on the Series events worldwide.”
Andreas Mattick, managing director, Rock-it Cargo Germany GmbH, added: “Similar to the needs of a triathlon athlete, a sport logistics provider also requires persistence, focus, a good strategy and a strong will to achieve their targets. That’s why we’re extremely pleased to support the Dextro Energy Triathlon ITU World Championship Series.”
Rock-It Cargo joins a host of other sponsors of the Triathlon ITU World Championship Series including title-sponsors Dextro Energy, Finnish sports marketing company Suunto who are the official timing and data partner, global bike partner Specialized Bicycle Components and global charity partner the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation.
Paul Coleman, managing director of ITU World Championship Series, also expressed his delight at the deal: “We are extremely delighted that Rock-It Cargo finds the partnership as enhancing its brand image. ITU is keen to establish win-win partnerships with global brands, and the new partnership with Rock-It Cargo is an excellent showcase demonstrating the Series as a major sport platform.”
The Dextro Energy Triathlon 2011 ITU World Championship Series begins over the weekend of 9th and 10th April in Sydney and culminates in the Grand Final in Beijing on the weekend of the 10th and 11th September.
The Gateway Iron challenge is Ireland’s first adventure race to be held over three days which will involve a swim, bike and run race. The distance of each of the three disciplines is the “Iron distance” and consists of a 3.68 km swim, a 180.2km cycle and a 42.19km (26.2ml) marathon run. The marathon will be run in association with Mullingar Harriers athletic club and the cycle in association with Lakeside Wheelers cycling club. [Read more…]
Athleta, the Sonoma County based women’s sports and active apparel brand, has signed on as the new title sponsor for Iron Girl. With 13 events nationwide, ranging from 10K/5K to half-marathon, duathlon and triathlon, the Athleta Iron Girl Event Series empowers females of all ages to lead a healthy and active lifestyle.
Athleta Swim
“The Iron Girl Series provides a forum for women to come together through sport, doing something good for her alongside friends and other female athletes,” said Tess Roering, VP of Marketing for Athleta. “A desire to be challenged athletically while bonding with and supporting others embodies the Athleta woman, making Iron Girl an ideal partner for us.”
“Iron Girl is proud to partner with Athleta, a leading brand for women, designed by women,” said Judy Molnar, Vice President of Iron Girl. “It is a natural fit, as Athleta shares the common goal of encouraging participation through events while providing the apparel to support a woman’s active lifestyle.”
The Athleta Iron Girl Series provides participants the opportunity to reach their personal fitness goals and event amenities such as: a post-race catered Breakfast Café, shirts sized for women, personalized race bibs, custom finisher medals, post-race giveaways and much more.
The 2011 Athleta Iron Girl National Event Series consists of:
· April 10 Athleta Iron Girl Clearwater, Fla. – Half-Marathon and 5K Run/Walk
· April 30 Athleta Iron Girl Lake Las Vegas, Nev. – Triathlon (800-meter swim, 24K bike, 5K run)
· May 15 Athleta Iron Girl Atlanta, Ga. – Triathlon (1/3-mile swim, 18-mile bike, 3-mile run)
· May 22 Athleta Iron Girl New Orleans, La. – Triathlon (1/4-mile swim, 12-mile bike, 3.1-mile run)
· June 26 Athleta Iron Girl Portland, Ore. – Triathlon (600-meter swim, 22K bike, 5K run)
· July 31 Athleta Iron Girl Racine, Wisc. – Triathlon (400-meter swim, 22K bike, 5K run)
· Aug. 7 Athleta Iron Girl Syracuse, N.Y. – Triathlon (600-meter swim, 30K bike, 5K run)
· Aug. 21 Athleta Iron Girl Columbia, Md. – Triathlon (.62-mile swim, 17.5-mile bike, 3.4-mile run)
· Aug. 27 Athleta Iron Girl Boulder, Colo. – Triathlon (1/4-mile swim, 17.2-mile bike, 3.1-mile run)
· Sept. 11 Athleta Iron Girl Seattle, Wash. (Run/Walk)
· Sept. 18 Athleta Iron Girl Lake Tahoe South Shore, Calif. – Triathlon (400-meter swim, 24K bike, 5K run)
· Sept. 25 Athleta Iron Girl Bloomington, Minn. – Duathlon (2-mile run, 22-mile bike, 2-mile run)
· Nov. 6 Athleta Iron Girl Del Mar, Calif. (10K and 5K Run/Walk)
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