Posted: April 18, 2005

Triathlon: Soma Triathlon to take place on Sunday, October 30, 2005

TEMPE, Ariz.-The third annual Soma Triathlon will take place on Sunday, October 30, 2005.

The event is expected to feature more than 1,500 athletes from around the world at the two different distances. Last year’s event saw multiple-time Ironman winners Heather Fuhr (Canada) and Chris Legh (Australia) claim the women’s and men’s titles respectively. Four-time Ironman Australia champion Chris McCormack (Australia) is also a former champion at the event.

The event will feature a half-Ironman distance (1.2-mile swim, 56-mile bike and a 13.1-mile run) and a ¼ Ironman distance event (1000-meter swim, 28-mile bike and a 6.5-mile run).

The Soma triathlon is the premier Half-Ironman distance triathlon in Arizona and will take place on much of the course to be featured at the Ironman Arizona triathlon set to take place in Tempe on Sunday, April 9, 2006. At stake for age-group athletes will be 25 qualifying spots for the 2006 Ironman Arizona Triathlon, as well as great prizes for age-group winners.

The event will also feature a race expo at Tempe Town Lake on Saturday, October 29 from 2 p.m. – 8 p.m. The transition zone, finish line and race expo will all take place at Tempe Town Lake, a short walk from downtown Tempe.

Great prizes and awards as well as a raffle will be held at the post-race awards party, set to take place at 3 p.m. on Sunday, October 30 at Tempe Town Lake. More than $10,000 worth of gifts and prizes will be given away. There will be free food and drink as well as great entertainment at the post-race awards party.

“Soma continues to grow as an event and we expect this year’s event to be bigger and better than ever,” said Soma Triathlon Race Director Jeff Suffolk. “Tempe has truly become a triathlon destination for athletes from all over the world.”

Limited entry is still available for the Soma Triathlon, but is expected to close shortly. Athletes who are interested can enter by logging onto www.redrocktriathlon.

For more information on the Soma Triathlon, log onto www.redrocktriathlon.com.