With an array of race format options, more than 10,500 triathletes, including former Olympians and physically challenged, active military, elite amateur and first-time participants, will compete in the 28th annual Life Time Fitness Chicago Triathlon on Sunday 29 August.
The world-class international-distance event features: a 1.5K swim along the shoreline in Monroe Harbor to just south of the Yacht Club; a 40K bike north and south from Randolph to Foster on the inner lanes of scenic Lake Shore Drive; and a 10K run along Chicago’s lakefront paths and Museum Campus to the race finish line at Columbus, two blocks south of Balbo in Grant Park.
A sprint-distance competition includes a 0.75K swim, 22K bike and 5K run.
On Saturday 28 August, Foster Avenue Beach will host the Chicago Kids Triathlon presented by McDonald’s. More than 1,000 children ages 7-14 will manoeuvre the 200m swim, 8K bike and 2K run course. Foster Avenue Beach is also the site for Saturday’s FleetFeet Sports SuperSprint Triathlon, a 375m swim, 10K bike and 2.5K run course open to participants aged 15 and older.
This year’s Life Time Fitness Chicago Triathlon will also recognise nearly a dozen physically challenged athletes competing in categories such as Leg Impairment (below-knee amputees) and Visual Impairment (legally blind).
The Chicago Triathlon is the fourth race in the 2010 Life Time Fitness Triathlon Series Race to the Toyota Cup. The Series links several of the most prominent international distance triathlons including, Philadelphia, Minneapolis, New York, Chicago, Los Angeles (3 October), and Dallas (10 October) and offers US$353,000 in individual race awards plus a US$68,000 Series Bonus.
Female and male series champions also will drive home a 2010 Toyota Prius. As the 2010 Life Time Fitness Triathlon Series Race to the Toyota Cup progresses, participant results and current point standings will be made available at racetothetoyotacup.com, the official website of the series.
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