COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado - World Champion triathlete Craig Alexander joined the team of world-class athletes who have chosen to work with Carmichael Training Systems in an effort to reach the pinnacle of their sport. Alexander will be making his first appearance at the Ironman World Championships this October 13 in Kailua-Kona on the Big Island of Hawaii. While this will be his first appearance at the Ironman World Championships, Alexander has already received World Champion status by defeating the field at the first-ever Ironman 70.3 World Championships held last November in Clearwater, FL; the race where he earned his entry into this year's Ironman.

Working with Carmichael Training Systems, Craig will be under the watchful eyes and guidance of Chris Carmichael, best known for providing the expert direction and knowledge which helped Lance Armstrong win seven Tour de France championships, as well as assisting Peter Reid to an Ironman World Championship in 2000. Working alongside Carmichael will be CTS Pro Coach Nick White, who has helped countless triathletes achieve their competitive goals.

"Craig is the type of athlete who obviously has a tremendous amount of natural talent, which is evident by his results thus far in his career," stated Carmichael. "Just like we did with Lance, we want to take that natural talent and help him build on it to become the best in the world."

Alexander, an Australian native, has had tremendous success at all distances and broke into Ironman-distance racing this past April with an impressive 3rd place finish at Ironman Australia in a time of 8:38:49. Of his ten races in 2007, he has won seven, and set a course record in the Vineman Ironman 70.3 (3:50:49).

"I've been fortunate to have seen a good deal of success thus far in my career and am always extremely confident that I will contend for the win in every race I enter," shared Alexander. "Ironman, and especially Kona, is pretty much new territory for me so it's very reassuring to know that I have Chris, Nick and the entire CTS Team in my corner."

Alexander began his initial phase of working with CTS approximately one month ago when he visited the CTS office in Colorado Springs and underwent a series of tests including Resting Metabolic Rate, Lactate Threshold, VO2 max, and the new CTS 3D Bike Fit using the technology of the new Retul bike fit system. In addition to the Ironman World Championships, this season Craig will also be racing Ironman 70.3 Singapore (September 2) and the Ironman 70.3 World Championships in Clearwater, FL (November 10).

Founded in 2000 by Olympian, US Olympic Committee Coach of the Year, and bestselling author, Chris Carmichael, Carmichael Training Systems (CTS) inspires and empowers the athlete in every body to perform at their best. For more on Carmichael Training Systems and its approach to fitness, nutrition, and health, go to www.trainright.com.