2004 Life Time Fitness Triathlon Draws Who's Who Among World's Elite Professional Triathletes.EDEN PRAIRIE Eden Prairie A city of eastern Minnesota, a residential suburb of Minneapolis. Population: 57,300. , Minn. -- Many will go on to Compete in Athens; July 17 Event Expected to Represent 2500+ Participants from 13+ Countries; Will be Broadcast Nationally on NBC Sports NBC Sports is a division of NBC, responsible for the televising of many sports events on the network. The NBC Sports broadcast lineup includes: The Olympic Games (through 2012), the NFL, the NHL, Notre Dame Football, the PGA Tour, the USGA Championships, Wimbledon, the French Life Time Fitness, a national health and fitness company, today announced the broad field of professional triathletes -- who will participate in 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. . Based upon registrations to date, 14 of the professional participants will go on to compete at the 2004 Olympic Games Olympic games, premier athletic meeting of ancient Greece, and, in modern times, series of international sports contests. The Olympics of Ancient Greece Although records cannot verify games earlier than 776 B.C. in Athens. Combined, a field of more than 40 female and male professionals will battle for the event's record $500,000 prize purse PURSE. In Turkey the sum of five hundred dollars is called a purse. Merch. Dict. h.t. . Set to take place on Saturday, July 17, 2004, in Minneapolis/ 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 , the event will be broadcast via same-day national coverage on NBC Sports at 1:00 p.m. (CST CST abbr. 1. Central Standard Time 2. convulsive shock treatment CST Central Standard Time Noun 1. ). The Triathlon triathlon, athletic event made up of three contests. Since the 1970s the term has come to mean especially a race combining swimming, bicycling, and running. A notable example is Hawaii's Ironman Triathlon, held since 1978, which features a 2. features Life Time Fitness' "Equalizer," a unique timing structure and innovative competition format that allows the professional women and men to compete on equal ground, creating a dramatic "battle-of-the-sexes" race to the finish for the first-place prize of $250,000. The second through fifth place finishers will receive $50,000, $35,000, $25,000, and $20,000 respectively. Cash will be awarded to the overall top 12 professional women and top 12 professional men. The stellar 2004 field of female and male professionals include:
Women:
-- Liz Blatchford (AUS)
-- Leanda Cave (UK)
-- Julie Dibens (UK)
-- Sharon Donnelly (CAN)
-- Loretta Harrop (AUS) (a)
-- Rina Hill (AUS) (a)
-- Michellie Jones (AUS)
-- Barb Lindquist (USA) (a)
-- Samantha McGlone (CAN)
-- Carol Montgomery (CAN)
-- Laura Reback (USA)
-- Emma Snowsill (AUS)
-- Sandra Soldan (BRA)
-- Jessi Stensland (USA)
-- Julie Swail (USA)
-- Sheila Taormina (USA) (a)
-- Susan Bartholomew Williams (USA)
-- Evelyn Williamson (NZL)
-- Joanna Zeiger (USA)
Men:
-- Craig Alexander (AUS)
-- Paul Amey (UK) (a)
-- Greg Bennett (AUS) (a)
-- Hamish Carter (NZL) (a)
-- Bevan Docherty (NZL) (a)
-- Arturo Garza (MEX)
-- Kris Gemmell (NZL)
-- Chris Hill (AUS)
-- Reto Hug (SUI) (a)
-- Hunter Kemper (USA) (a)
-- Eneko Llanos (SPA) (a)
-- Vladimir Polikarpenko (UKR)
-- Andy Potts (USA) (a)
-- Matt Reed (NZL)
-- Greg Remaly (USA)
-- Miles Stewart (AUS)
-- Conrad Stoltz (RSA) (a)
-- Simon Thompson (AUS) (a)
-- Luc Van Lierde (BEL)
-- Craig Walton (AUS)
((a) 2004 Olympic Games Participant)
More than 2,500+ amateur and professional athletes are expected to participate in the event. The Triathlon features a stunning course, beginning and ending at Minneapolis' Lake Nokomis Lake Nokomis is one of several lakes in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The lake was originally named Lake Amelia in honor of Captain George Gooding’s daughter, Amelia, in 1819. and following the Twin Cities beautiful Parkway system. Both Olympic- and short- distance courses will be offered. The short course includes a .4-mile swim, 15-mile bike race and a 3-mile run. The Olympic course features a 1.5K swim, 40K bike and 10K run. The Life Time Fitness Triathlon is a part of the Minneapolis Aquatennial The Minneapolis Aquatennial is an annual event held in the U.S. city of Minneapolis, Minnesota, since 1940 celebrating the city's famous lakes, rivers, and streams. Its current tagline is The Ten Best Days of Summer. , a ten-day premier Twin Cities civic celebration that upholds a 65-year community tradition and hosts more than 800,000 visitors. For more information about the Life Time Fitness Triathlon visit www.lifetimefitness.com or call 952-229-7227 or 866-321-7575. 2004 Life Time Fitness Triathlon Sponsors Life Time Fitness is proud to recognize the 2004 Life Time Fitness Triathlon sponsors:
Platinum Sponsor: Polar
Life Fitness
Gold Sponsors: Cargill
PowerAde
Nike Phillips
Lean Source
Silver Sponsors: Alliant Credit Union
Piper Jaffray
BMW
Pontiac/GMS
GNC
American Express
Snickers Marathon Energy Bar
About Life Time Fitness, Inc. Life Time Fitness operates distinctive and large sports, athletic, fitness and family recreation centers. As of June 4, 2004, the Company operated 34 centers in eight states, including Arizona Arizona (âr'əzō`nə), state in the southwestern United States. It is bordered by Utah (N), New Mexico (E), Mexico (S), and, across the Colorado R., Nevada and California (W). , 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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