Life Time Fitness, Inc. : Toyota Cup Series Races on to Eighth Annual Philadelphia Insurance Triathlon June 23-24
06/22/2012| 06:45am US/Eastern
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Two-day event marks third race in 2012 Race to the Toyota Cup
Life Time Fitness (NYSE:LTM):
WHAT:
The Race
to the Toyota Cup continues its tour of the nation with the Philadelphia
Insurance Triathlon (PHLYTRI)--the third of seven events in the
2012 Life Time Triathlon Series, on June 23 and 24 in
Philadelphia. The eighth annual PHLYTRI has been named a top-five
triathlon in the United States by Outside Magazine, one of
the top big city triathlons by Inside Triathlon Magazine,
and one of the "10 Greenest Races" by Triathlete Magazine.
It is the event's third year as part of the Life Time Triathlon
Series.
WHEN:
Sunday, June 24, 2012--Pro Start 6:30 a.m. EDT
WHO:
Alongside amateur and elite triathletes, the following professionals
are scheduled to compete in Philadelphia:
Women
Men
-- D'Ann Arthur (USA)
-- Tyler Butterfield (BMU)
-- Anna Battiata (USA)
-- Kevin Collington (USA)
-- Amanda Derkacs (USA)
-- Ben Collins (USA
-- Abby Geurink (USA)
-- Cameron Dye (USA)
-- Lauren Goss (USA)
-- Holden Comeau (USA)
-- Sarah Haskins (USA)
-- Nickolaus Early (USA)
-- Alice Henriques (USA)
-- Daniel Eckel (USA)
-- Lindsey Jerdonek (USA)
-- Dan Feeney (USA)
-- Alicia Kaye (CAN)
-- Matt Gloekler (USA)
-- Natalie Kirchhoff (USA)
-- Mitchell Kibby (AUS)
-- Heather Leiggi (USA)
-- Kyle Leto (USA)
-- Annabel Luxford (AUS)
-- Dustin McLarty (USA)
-- Sara McLarty (USA)
-- Matthew Pellow (AUS)
-- Jennifer McLean (CAN)
-- Andy Potts (USA)
-- Jenna Parker (USA)
-- Matty Reed (USA)
-- Robin Sandos (USA)
-- Gregory Reznich (USA)
-- Jennifer Tetrick (USA)
-- Doug Van Wie (USA)
-- Jonna Trexler (USA)
-- Andrew Yoder (USA)
-- Kathrine Warren (USA)
-- Rebeccah Wassner (USA)
WHERE:
Swim start--A point-to-point swim in Schuylkill River beginning at
St. Joe's Boathouse on Kelly Drive.
Bike--Through Fairmount Park along Martin Luther King and Kelly
Drives with short technical climbs and descends, including the famed
Lemon Hill.
Run--Out and back on Martin Luther King Drive, next to Schuylkill
River.
WHY:
The pro field will be battling for the event's $40,000 purse, with
the winner in both the female and male divisions taking home $10,000
each. In addition to the cash prizes, the winners will also earn 10
points in the Race to the Toyota Cup.
The total 2012 Race to the Toyota Cup professional division cash
purse includes $574,000 in individual race awards. In
addition, a 2012 Toyota vehicle and the coveted Toyota Cup will be
awarded to the top female and male champions as determined at the
Toyota U.S. Open Triathlon in Dallas.
As the 2012 Race to the Toyota Cup progresses, participant results
and current point standings will be made available at racetothetoyotacup.com,
the official website of the Race to the Toyota Cup.
2012 Toyota Cup Top Five Standings as of
June 11, 2012
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 1.76 million
vehicles in 2010. 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
or http://www.toyotanewsroom.com.
About Life Time Fitness, Inc. As
The Healthy Way of Life Company, Life Time Fitness (NYSE:LTM) helps
organizations, communities and individuals achieve their total health
objectives, athletic aspirations and fitness goals by engaging in their
areas of interest - or discovering new passions - both inside and
outside of Life Time's distinctive and large sports, professional
fitness, family recreation and spa destinations, most of which operate
24 hours a day, seven days a week. The Company's Healthy Way of Life
approach enables customers to achieve this by providing the best
programs, people and places of uncompromising quality and value. As of
June 11, 2012, the Company operated 105 centers under the LIFE TIME
FITNESS® and LIFE TIME ATHLETIC(SM) brands in the United States and
Canada. Additional information about Life Time centers, programs and
services is available at lifetimefitness.com.