Race day is approaching this weekend, on Sunday 2 October, for the Toyota US Open Triathlon – the championship event in the 2011 Race to the Toyota Cup Series.
More than 3,500 spectators will cheer on over 1,000 triathletes from 23 states and seven countries as they swim, cycle and run throughout Rockwall, a suburb of Dallas, during the Toyota US Open Triathlon. The Toyota US Open features professional, elite and amateur triathletes ranging in age from 17 to 87. A field of nearly 40 professional triathletes will compete for US$60,000 in prize money plus points in the Race to the Toyota Cup standings.
Toyota is now in its fourth year as title sponsor of the Race to the Toyota Cup, and the Toyota US Open Triathlon remains the series championship event in 2011. The internationally-renowned series, which is made up of several of the most prominent Olympic/international-distance triathlon events in the United States, retained consistency by welcoming back old favourites and introduced two new events in 2011.
Series organiser Life Time Fitness has released the schedule for the coming race weekend:
Friday, September 30
18:00 Toyota US Open Triathlon VIP Dinner – The Hilton Ballroom
Saturday, October 1
10:00 Toyota US Open Triathlon Sports and Fitness Expo Opens – The Harbor
12:00 Swim Clinic and Practice – Lighthouse at The Harbor
12:00 Media Credentials (Available for pick up at the Solutions Desk until 16:00) – The Harbor
15:00 Course Talk – Amphitheatre at The Harbor
16:00 Toyota US Open Professional Triathlete Meeting – Schooner Ballroom
17:00 Toyota US Open Triathlon Press Conference – Schooner Ballroom
17:00 Toyota US Open Triathlon Sports and Fitness Expo Closes – The Harbor
Sunday, October 2
05:00 Media tent opens up on-site
05:30 Toyota US Open Triathlon Transition Opens – The Harbor
07:15 Toyota US Open Triathlon Transition Closes – The Harbor
07:15 National Anthem – The Harbor
Toyota US Open Triathlon – The Harbor Wave starts as follows:
07:20 Professional male division start
07:24 Professional female division start
07:30 Elite championship male start
07:34 Elite championship women start
07:38 Open age group international course start
08:00 Open age group sprint course start
09:05 First professional male division finish
09:15 First professional female division finish
11:00 Toyota US Open Triathlon Awards Ceremony – The Harbor
