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CHANHASSEN, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--American triathletes, Sarah Haskins and Matt Reed, lead the Professional Women’s and Men’s division in the 2009 Life Time Fitness Triathlon Series Race to the Toyota Cup following the Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Triathlon held last weekend. The Los Angeles race represented the fourth of five races that make up the 2009 Series, which will conclude with the Series Championship – the Toyota U.S. Open Triathlon in Dallas – on Sunday, October 11.
Haskins leads Rebeccah Wassner (USA) by 5,000 points and Julie Dibens (GBR) by 13,000 points. In the men’s field, Reed leads three-time defending Life Time Fitness Triathlon Series champion, Greg Bennett (AUS), by just 3,000 points.
Additionally, some 45 other of the world’s most accomplished professional triathletes will compete in Dallas, including:
- Lisa Norden (SWE) – 2009 Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Triathlon Champion, 2008 Dallas U.S. Open Champion
- Rebeccah Wassner (USA) – 2009 Nautica New York City Triathlon Champion, 2009 Chicago Triathlon Fourth Place
- Julie Dibens (GBR) – 2009 Life Time Fitness Triathlon Second Place, 2009 Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Fourth Place, 2008 U.S. Open Triathlon Seventh Place
- Paul Matthews (AUS) – 2009 Life Time Fitness Triathlon Fourth Place, 2009 Chicago Triathlon Sixth Place
- Stuart Hayes (GBR) – 2009 Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Triathlon Second Place, 2008 Toyota U.S. Open Triathlon Third Place
- Filip Ospaly (CZE) – 2009 Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Triathlon Third Place
2009 Life Time Fitness Triathlon Series Race to the Toyota Cup Points Standings
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MEN |
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Name (Country) |
Points through four of five races |
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Matt Reed (USA) |
28,000 |
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| Greg Bennett (AUS) |
25,000 |
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| Paul Matthews (AUS) |
12,000 |
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WOMEN |
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Name (Country) |
Points through four of five races |
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| Sarah Haskins (USA) |
29,000 |
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| Rebeccah Wassner (USA) |
24,000 |
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| Julie Dibens (GBR) |
16,000 |
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About the 2009 Life Time Fitness Triathlon Series Race to the Toyota Cup
The Series uniquely combines five of the most prominent International-distance (1.5 km swim, 40 km bike and 10 km run) events in the country:
- Life Time Fitness Triathlon - July 11 in Minneapolis
- Nautica New York City Triathlon - July 26
- Chicago Triathlon - August 30
- Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Triathlon - October 4
- Toyota U.S. Open Triathlon - October 11 in Dallas
The 2009 Series offers $390,000 in total cash prizes for the Professional Division and is made up of $322,000 in individual race purses and a $68,000 Series Bonus. The Series Bonus and Race to the Toyota Cup champions will be determined by points awarded at each event. The top six professional women and men (three in each division) will receive a Series Bonus payout in addition to any individual race awards received as determined by total points. Additionally, the top female and male professionals will be awarded the coveted Life Time Fitness Triathlon Series Race to the Toyota Cup. In order to be eligible for the Series Bonus and Toyota Cup, athletes must start four of the five Series events and participate in the Toyota U.S. Open Triathlon championship event in Dallas.
About Life Time Fitness, Inc.
Life Time Fitness, Inc. (NYSE:LTM) operates distinctive and large, multi-use sports and athletic, professional fitness, family recreation and resort and spa centers. The Company also provides consumers with personal training consultation, full-service spas and cafes, corporate wellness programs, health and nutrition education, the healthy lifestyle magazine, Experience Life, athletic events and nutritional products. As of October 8, 2009, Life Time Fitness operated 84 centers in 19 states, including Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas, Utah and Virginia. Life Time Fitness is headquartered in Chanhassen, Minnesota, and can be located on the Web at lifetimefitness.com. LIFE TIME FITNESS, LIFE TIME ATHLETIC, EXPERIENCE LIFE, and the LIFE TIME FITNESS TRIATHLON SERIES are trademarks of Life Time Fitness, Inc. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners.