Published: August 25, 2010
International Pro Field Headlines Life Time Fitness Chicago Triathlon August 29
CHICAGO - (BUSINESS WIRE) - Life Time Fitness, Inc. (NYSE:
LTM), today announced that defending Life
Time Fitness Chicago Triathlon Champions, Sarah Haskins and Matt
Reed, will join an international professional field to battle for this
year's honors August 29 in Chicago. The event serves at the fourth leg
of the 2010
Life Time Fitness Triathlon Series Race to the Toyota Cup.
Chicago wins in 2009 by both Haskins and Reed led them to earn the Life
Time Fitness Triathlon Series Race to the Toyota Cup Champion status.
Fellow professionals scheduled to compete on Sunday include:
Men
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Ryan Borger (USA)
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Ethan Brown (USA)
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Kevin Collington (USA)
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Holden Comeau (USA)
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Cameron Dye (USA)
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Lars Finanger (USA)
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Mark Fretta (USA)
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Ryan Giuliano (USA)
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Stephen Hackett (USA)
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Jordan Jones (USA)
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Eric Limkemann (USA)
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Joe Maloy (USA)
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Filip Ospaly (CZE)
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Matt Reed (USA)
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Gregory Reznich (USA)
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Edelson Salles (BRA)
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Andrew Starykowicz (USA)
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Richard Swor (USA)
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David Thompson (USA)
Women
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Jenny Fletcher (USA)
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Jennifer Garrison (USA)
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Sarah Haskins (USA)
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Sara McLarty (USA)
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Jillian Petersen (USA)
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Jenna Shoemaker (USA)
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Susan Urbanczyk (USA)
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Vicki Wade (GBR)
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Nicole Voelkel (DOM)
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Laurel Wassner (USA)
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Rebeccah Wassner (USA
Female and male division winners in Chicago each will take home $10,000.
Overall, the top female and male finishers will claim a portion of the
total professional cash
purse. In addition to a cash prize, the top female and male finisher
each will earn 10,000 points toward their pursuit of the coveted 2010
Life Time Fitness Triathlon Series Race to the Toyota Cup.
The Life Time Fitness Chicago Triathlon begins at Monroe Harbor. The
bike course navigates along Lake Shore Drive between Randolph and Foster
before returning back to the Randolph transition area. The event
concludes with the run from Randolph Street proceeding north to the
finish line on Columbus Drive, just south of Balbo in Grant Park.
2010 Life Time Fitness Triathlon
Series Race to the Toyota Cup Update:
The 2010 Series Professional Division cash
purse includes $353,000 in individual race awards plus a $68,000
Series Bonus purse. Additionally, the female and male professional
Series champions each will receive a 2010 Toyota Prius at the Toyota
U.S. Open Triathlon in Dallas.
In order to be eligible for the Series Bonus and Toyota Cup,
Professional triathletes must start at least four of the six Series
events, one of which must include the Toyota
U.S. Open Triathlon Championship in Dallas.
Currently, Rebeccah Wassner leads the 2010 Life Time Fitness Triathlon
Series Race to the Toyota Cup professional
women's standings, ahead of Nicole Kelleher (USA). Wassner's
twin sister, Laurel, finished second at the New York event and finds
herself in a three-way tie for third place in the point standings
alongside Mary Beth Ellis (USA) and Sara McClarty (USA).
Within the men's
professional division, David Thompson (USA) assumed the lead in
point standings with his second-place finish in New York. Filip Osplay
(CZE), who was the Nautica New York City Triathlon Champion, now is tied
with Matt Reed (USA) for second place in the men's point standings.
In addition to the professional division, the Life Time Fitness
Triathlon Series provides elite and age-group participants with awards
and opportunities to participate in the Series Championship in Dallas.
Through three events, 18 elite men and women, and 18 age-group athletes
qualified for awards.
2010 Life Time Fitness Chicago
Triathlon Sponsors:
Life Time Fitness is proud to recognize the 2010
Life Time Fitness Chicago Triathlon sponsors:
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Active.com
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American Airlines
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AllWhites
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AthletiCo
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Blue Competition Cycles
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Champion Systems
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Competitor
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Elite Truck Rental
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Fleet Feet Sports
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Fresh 105.9 FM
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Gatorade
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Grace O'Malley's
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GU Energy Gel
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Hilton Chicago
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J.R. Watkins
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K-Swiss
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LasikPlus
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Leslie Jordan
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McDonald's Owners of Chicagoland and Northwest Indiana
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Polar
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POM
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Pyramid Brew
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sailfish
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Saris Cycle Racks
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SiDL Cycle Shoes
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Team in Training
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Toyota, the presenting sponsor of the Life Time Fitness Triathlon
Series Race to the Toyota Cup
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Triathlete Magazine
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TYR
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Village Cycle Center
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Zipvitsport.com
About Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc.
Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc. is the marketing, sales,
distribution and customer service arm of Toyota, Lexus and Scion.
Established in 1957, TMS markets products and services through a network
of nearly 1,500 Toyota, Lexus and Scion dealers which sold more than
1.77 million vehicles in 2009. Toyota directly employs nearly 30,000
people in the U.S. and its investment here is currently valued at more
than $18 billion. For more information about Toyota, visit www.toyota.com,
www.lexus.com,
www.scion.com
or www.toyotanewsroom.com.
About Life Time Fitness, Inc.
Life Time Fitness, Inc. (NYSE: LTM) is a healthy way of life company
based in Chanhassen, Minnesota. The Company is dedicated to providing
programs and services that help its members connect and engage with
their areas of interest, and achieve success with their health and
fitness goals. Life Time Fitness designs and operates distinctive,
multi-use sports, professional fitness, family recreation and spa/resort
centers that help members lead healthy and active lives. As of August
25, 2010, the Company operated 90 centers in 19 states and 24 markets.
Additional information about Life Time Fitness centers, programs and
services is available at lifetimefitness.com.
For more information about the Chicago Triathlon, visit www.chicagotriathlon.com
or follow on Twitter, www.twitter.com/chicagotri.
Life Time Fitness
Karen Jayne Leinberger, 952-229-7162
kleinberger@lifetimefitness.com
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