`Equalizer' Announced for 2004 Life Time Fitness Triathlon: 11 Minutes and 9 Seconds.MINNEAPOLIS -- Unique Timing Format Allows Professional Female and Male Triathletes to Compete Head-to-Head for Event's Record $500,000 Cash Purse With the clock ticking down to the Saturday morning, July 17, start of the 2004 Life Time Fitness Triathlon The Life Time Fitness Triathlon is a triathlon race held annually in Minneapolis MN. An Olympic Distance length course winds its way through the city, drafting is not permitted. , race officials today announced the much-anticipated "Equalizer" for this year's event: 11 minutes and 9 seconds. Based on past Life Time Fitness Triathlon course results, as well as outcomes of a number of world and American Olympic-distance events, the Equalizer allows pro women to start ahead of pro men by a predetermined pre·de·ter·mine v. pre·de·ter·mined, pre·de·ter·min·ing, pre·de·ter·mines v.tr. 1. To determine, decide, or establish in advance: amount of time, resulting in a dramatic "battle of the sexes" race to the finish for the event's record prize purse of $500,000. The first through fifth place finishers will receive $250,000, $50,000, $35,000, $25,000, and $20,000, respectively. The announcement took place before 36 professional triathletes from 12 countries at the 2004 Life Time Fitness Triathlon Professional Triathlete tri·ath·lete n. One who competes in a triathlon. Meeting in Minneapolis. Life Time Fitness Triathlon officials carefully determine a new Equalizer each year. For the 2003 event, the Equalizer was 9 minutes and 41 seconds. In 2002, it was 9 minutes and 39 seconds. This year, the event has been expanded from an International to an Olympic distance (1.5K swim, 40K bike and 10K run), resulting in a longer Equalizer time. About the 2004 Life Time Fitness Triathlon On Saturday, July 17, 2004, 2,500+ amateur and professional triathletes from 12+ countries and 40+ states, along with thousands of spectators, will descend upon Minneapolis and St. Paul St. Paul as a missionary he fearlessly confronts the “perils of waters, of robbers, in the city, in the wilderness.” [N.T.: II Cor. 11:26] See : Bravery for the Life Time Fitness Triathlon. Racing begins at 8:00 a.m. (CST CST abbr. 1. Central Standard Time 2. convulsive shock treatment CST Central Standard Time Noun 1. ) and the event will be broadcast same-day nationally on NBC Sports from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. (CST). About Life Time Fitness, Inc. Life Time Fitness (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :LTM LTM abbr. long-term memory ) operates distinctive and large sports, athletic, fitness and family recreation centers. As of June 5, 2004, the Company operated 35 centers in eight states, including Arizona, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Texas and Virginia. The Company also provides consumers with nutritional products and supplements, the award-winning healthy lifestyle magazine, Experience Life, world-class athletic events, full-service spas, cafes, personal training consultation, health and nutrition education, and corporate wellness programs. Life Time Fitness is headquartered in Eden Prairie, Minnesota The creator of this article, or someone who has substantially contributed to it, may have a conflict of interest regarding its subject matter. It may require cleanup to comply with Wikipedia's content policies, particularly neutral point of view. (www.lifetimefitness.com). |
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