- Subaru Vancouver Triathlon Attracts Ironman's Rising Stars
Rogers Sportsnet to Broadcast Event, Live Web Timing on Race Day
 Sport Media Release: July 9th, 2008
Vancouver, BC, Canada
This Sunday, Vancouver will play host to the Subaru Vancouver International Half and Sprint Triathlon at the beautiful Spanish Banks Beaches and University of British Columbia Endowment Lands. The race has attracted a number of
Ironman Champions and rising stars as they prepare for Ironman Canada and the legendary Hawaii Ironman. Highlighting the women’s event will be Hawaii’s Bree Wee who is just coming off a strong 2nd place finish at Ironman Japan, and Canada’s Heather Wurtele who recently won Ironman Coeur D’Alene. Other strong contenders on the women’s side include American Katya Meyers who has already booked her ticket to Hawaii with a 5th place finish at Ironman France and Canada’s Cheryl Murphy recently posted the fastest half marathon by a Canadian woman in the last 5 years. The men’s race will be contested by former Ironman Champions Jasper Blake of Canada and Andriy Yastrebov of the Ukraine, and Canadian Chris Brown who has finished on the podium at Ironman Canada.
The event will also include a shorter sprint race, relay, and a celebrity division. Highlighting the celebrity division will be Vancouver mayoral nominee Peter Ladner, “Deal or No Deal” model Jenny Fletcher, and Iron Chef Rob Feenie, along with a few former and current Olympic athletes. This is the second year of the event and marks the third stop of the Subaru West Coast Triathlon Series. Rogers Sportsnet has confirmed that the race will be produced into a 1 hour nationally televised program highlighting the beauty of Vancouver. Live timing results will be available on race day at www.lifesport.ca.
Mark Shorter, the Race Director commented:
“We are thrilled that our event will be produced into a 1 hour national television program. This is great for the event, the athletes, and the city of Vancouver”
For More information visit www.lifesport.ca and more information contact Shantel Cordeiro at shantel@lifesport.ca
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