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High Cloud Foundation and Team Snapple are excited to support the 2010 REV 3 race series.
Washington, DC, January 25, 2010. High Cloud and Team Snapple (www.snappletriteam.com) are excited to announce that they have partnered with the REVOLUTION 3 Triathlon (www.rev3tri.com) series, which High Cloud Athletes can participate in via the Try the Tri Program!! High Cloud and Team Snapple’s athletes are excited to make Revolution 3 races an important part of their 2010 season.
“The REVOLUTION3 Triathlon race series was created to change the way athletes, family members, and spectators view and participate in triathlons of all distances. One of our immediate goals is to make triathlons a more interactive, enjoyable experience for spectators by providing fun activities for children and family members during the race. REVOLUTION3 Triathlon is about change! Change for the age grouper, change for the professional athlete, and change for the spectators.”
From the REV3 web site:
For 2010, the REV3 triathlon series is made up of 3 dynamic venues, each featuring 2 separate races of different distances; one of which will be the Feature Race of that location. The series will begin in Knoxville Tennessee on May 9th, 2010. In Knoxville, the Feature Race will be the Olympic Distance Rev with a $50,000 USD Pro Prize Purse. The second multi race location will be in Middlebury, Connecticut, where the Feature Race will be the Half Distance Rev on Sunday June 6th. This race will boast an enormous $150,000 USD Pro Prize Purse, making it the largest payday at the half distance in the sport of triathlon. The climax of the Revolution 3 triathlon series will be the September 12th event where REV3 will offer a tremendous family focused event at Cedar Point Amusement Park in Sandusky Ohio. The Feature Race at Cedar Point will be the Full Distance Rev, which consists of a 2.4-mile swim, followed by a 112 miles bicycle ride and a full 26.2-mile marathon run. This race also boasts a large Pro Prize Purse of $100,000 USD.
In addition to the huge race day cash payouts both professional and age group athletes who compete in any of the “featured” series races will have the ability to earn points towards the series and will qualify for the cash prizes. Race series points will be awarded to athletes at each race based on their overall order of Finish (by time). The Pro overall prize purses male and female will be $15,000. There will also be a rare cash payday for the top 5 amateur athletes series points leaders, starting with a $4,000 for 1st overall.
Finally, there is a potential for a monster additional bonus payment of $125,000 for any Professional male or female that can win the Triple Crown by claiming victory at each event site’s Feature Race. Taking on this Triple Crown challenge and vying for the Feature Race series overall title will be celebrity athlete Tara Costa. Tara was a featured contestant on the hit reality show “The Biggest Loser.” Tara has lost a whopping 155 pounds since joining the show in September 2008.
Please join the High Cloud Snapple Try the Tri - Triathlon Coaching Program to be a part of this great series!
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