Athletes Receive Incentive for Registering Early

In keeping with their “Athlete’s First” pledge, the organizers of the Triathlon One O One series announced today a new entry fee schedule for all of its events. This new schedule would eliminate single entry fee pricing in favor of a more gradual increase over time, giving athletes more time to register at lower prices.

VANCOUVER - Ten coaches across Asia have received a boost from the International Triathlon Union having successfully completed the ITU Competitive Triathlon Coaching Course held last September in Beijing, China. The coaches from Philippines, China, Macau, Korea and Singapore are the first to gain accreditation as part of the ITU Coach Education Programme and will use this knowledge to aid the development of athletes in their countries.

Following the success of Ironcamp: Tour of California, IronCamp.com coaches Rich Strauss and Patrick McCrann have decided to add a series of Race-Specific camps to their 2007 schedule. Crucible Fitness head coach Rich Strauss will host race-specifics camps on the Ironman Louisville and Wisconsin courses. These camps will be “learn how to train and race YOUR race better” camps, not high volume training camps.

2006 Ford Ironman World Triathlon Champion Michellie Jones will Make the Leap to SRAM Force drivetrain componentry for 2007-2008. Jones is originally from Sydney, Australia, but now lives and trains in Carlsbad, CA. Her full SRAM Force equipped Felt includes SRAM’s newly introduced full carbon TT bar end shifters and brake levers. She recently was on-hand at the Amgen Tour of California (US) when the new componentry was unveiled to North American media.