Athletes representing 6 countries and 7 provinces are set to race in the Subaru Shawnigan Lake International Triathlon this weekend just outside of Victoria, Canada.  The race will start with the blast of a Howitzer cannon for the Half Ironman distance race (1.9k swim, 90k bike, and 21k run) with a shorter sprint race starting soon after.  This event will serve as the Subaru West Coast Triathlon Series Men’s Championship and has attract professional triathletes Jasper Blake (2006 Ironman Canada Champion), Ukrainian Andriy Yastrebov (2007 Subaru Vancouver Half Iron Champion), Canadian Chris Brown (3rd at 2007 Ironman Canada), and American JordonRapp (3rd at 2008 Ironman Arizona).

The race will also feature many Olympic Hopefuls using the race as a tune-up for the ITU World Championships in Vancouver including Canadians Brent McMahon, Kirsten Sweetland, Paul Tichelaar, Kyle Jones, and Dutch National Team Member Lisa Mensink.

Race Director John Botelho stated “This is a very exciting race for us.  To have amateur athletes lining up side by side with international athletes they will see on TV later this year at the Hawaii Ironman and Beijing Olympics is truly a unique sporting opportunity”

For more information please contact Shantel Cordeiro at shantel@lifesport.ca or (250) 744 3648