(3-11-08) From Press Release - Total Health Events is please to announce that CompuTrainer has become the presenting sponsor of the 2008 North American Endurance Club Challenge - to be held at the Grand Columbian Triathlon September 13, 2008 in Grand Coulee Dam, Washington. This is a first true multisport endurance challenge between clubs throughout the US and Canada - contested simultaneously at Iron, Half Iron and Olympic distances. The challenge will be part of the 5th annual Grand Columbian Triathlon Sept 13, 2008.
The CompuTrainer sponsorship will ensure the value of the total prizes will exceed $10,000 awarded to up to six clubs based upon total points awarded members competing at the Grand Columbian. Two complete CompuTrainer systems will be raffled to participating clubs. In addition, the 2008 event is slated to be video taped as part of the new excited CompuTrainer feature linking actual race video with the CompuTrainer action training format.
The American Challenge has been created to give active multi-sport clubs in the US and Canada the opportunity to go "head to head" with other clubs on one of the premier long course triathlon venues in North America. The Grand Columbian has been noted annually by Inside Triathlon as one of the "must do" triathlons.
Jon Hoskins, Race Director noted, "CompuTrainer has long been a feature in successful club and age group athlete training bike training. We are extremely pleased that they have chosen to partner with us to put on this new competition and feel it's an acknowledgment of the championship caliber event the Grand Columbian represents."
For the championship there will be two major categories of competition. In order to give clubs traveling from far away a chance at the prize purse, there will be one category for teams of three to five members and another category for teams with six or more. Combined scores will be based upon participation and athlete results overall and age group results.
Prizes will be awarded as follows in the two categories:
1st - $1250 cash, $500 voucher for 2009 Grand Columbian
2nd - $750 cash, $300 voucher for 2009 Grand Columbian
3rd - $500 cash, $200 voucher for 2009 Grand Columbian
4th Honorable mention - $250 voucher for 2009 Grand Columbian
See website at www.thegrandcolumbian.com for complete competition details.
