Long Beach Triathlon is a Success!

For all of those athletes and those who came to watch the Long Beach Triathlon was a great success. There were athletes of all agents and all levels of competition. Over 800 athletes finished this great event that had people arriving at 5:30 am on Sunday to get their gear ready.

We will have some pictures up shortly of Alamitos Beach at this time in the morning and beautiful shoreline drive which passes west of all of those beautiful condo towers on ocean blvd.

If you missed the results you can find them at http://www.onlinereaceresults.com/ or for the exact link go to http://www.onlineraceresults.com/event/view_event.php?event_id=2181.

Don't Miss the Long Beach Triathlon

OK we posted a reminder about this fantastic even a little while back but we wanted to make sure that everyone knows that tomorrow, Sunday, September 23rd 2007 is the Long Beach Triathlon. If you have registered you know that you should be picking up your packets today at the Queen Mary.

Now there may still be room to sign up by going to Pacific Sports LLC. So even if you can't get in this will be a fantastic event starting bright and early at 7:00 am for the very first race. This is a great event that raises money for aids education locally here in Long Beach.

The race will go by the beautiful Queen Mary and through Downtown Long Beach and Alamitos beach. Even if you don't get a chance to participate check out the event as there will be over 1,300 athletes of all levels competing. James and I will be there competing as well.

A Long Beach Event You Can't Miss

An event that is coming up shortly is the Long Beach Triathlon. There will be over 1,300 athletes participating in this event. It raises money for aids education. So why are we telling you about this event now when it is not until September? Well so you have time to sign up. So let's go over a few details about this event.

1. The bike distance is 11 miles
2. The running distance is 3 miles
3. The mile swim is a half mile

Now before anyone gets scared this is all very doable. If you start walking or even jogging today you will be just fine. Remember it is not about how fast you finish(for some it is) but it is the fact that you do it and finish. We have already signed up and hope others do as well. This will only be the second one of these events that I have done so we will see what happens. More information can be found at http://www.pacificsportsllc.com/LongBeach/LBAthleteInfo.html. We hope that you sign up and let us know if you are going to be there!

One last thing there is a great site www.Active.com. You can literally find hundreds of great events in the area and out of the area to choose from.