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		Triathlon Club News Updates 2008 Race Schedule It is looking like a great season of races for 2008. I hope that the dates we have set will work for all racers that want to come to the North Ga mountains to race. Go to Race Schedule for more information. Jackrabbit Duathlon : April 20th The Beast of the East Half Iron Distance Triathlon: May 17th The Beast of the East Sprint Triathlon: May 18th The Ridges Invitational 5k Open Water Swim: June 29th Summer Sizzler International Dist. Triathlon: August 2nd Summer Sizzler Sprint Dist. Triathlon: August 3rd The Beast of the East Half Iron Distance Triathlon : Sept. 20 Octoberfest Super Sprint Triathlon and Kids Sprint Triathlon: Sept. 28 Fall Chill Duathlon: October 26 Mountain Gobbler Half Marathon and 10k Run: November 22
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		One more reminder: All USAT races have a $10. fee included for everyone. If you have a current USAT card and picture ID to show at registration this fee will be refunded to you. So all the entry fees you see listed are actually $10 less if your a USAT member. All of these races will be posted on the active.com site for you to register as well as our web site where you can fill out the form online, download and mail in. Nikken If I told you that I could show you as an athlete that participates in one of the most rigorous sports on earth, how you can be stronger, heal faster, control your pain after an injury and do it all without drugs and expensive trips to the doctor, would you give me 15 minutes of your time to find out more??? If you have never heard of Nikken let me give you a very brief picture of the company. It is a 4 billion dollar a year company based in Japan and Irvine Ca. and they have products that range from energized water to magnetic shoe inserts for your feet. I am putting in a link to the Nikken site so you can explore it for yourself and do some research on the company and their products. If you have any questions about the products you can contact me and I will try to answer them or direct you to someone that can help you. Let me say that I am not trying to sell you anything, but I know that we all have our own aches and pains and if there are products out there that can help I would want to know about them, and I took the time to look and was very pleased with what I found and the results I got. Have a look and get back to me Name of "The Beast of the East" Last month I got a letter from the Ironman folks in Florida stating that we could no longer use the name of Ironman on any or our races that were Ironman or Half Ironman distance. It seems that they have the exclusive right to the name "Ironman" and no one else can use it...... so, we will now be referring our Beast of the East Half Ironman Triathlon as "The Beast of the East Half Iron Distance Triathlon". Beast of the East Half Iron Distance Report The Beast of the East Half Iron Distance triathlon was a great success and everyone that came to participate had a good time. We had about 20 people that had signed up for the event that didn't come to race due to the weather report for that weekend. It predicted cold weather, and there seems to be something about cold weather and a wet swim that put some people off. As it was; the morning temps were in the 40s, but the lake, according to everyone, was beautiful and fairly warm and the day warmed up to be perfect conditions for a Half Iron distance triathlon. Results can be seen by clicking on the Race Results button to the left. Lake Chatuge Challenge Sprint Tri Report The Lake Chatuge Sprint Triathlon, held the day after the Beast was the same kind of weather conditions and also turned into a beautiful day for everyone. If you didn't come and had signed up for either of these races, you missed out on a great chance to race in the mountains. Maybe next year you can join us. Contact me at: tri20001@msn.com or call me: Scott 828-389-6982 Pro Triathlon Racer Felipe Bastos Race Report The Beast of the East Half Ironman Distance Triathlon 2005 "Two weeks ago I toed the line at the Beast of The East 1/2 IM, located in the mountains North Carolina/ Georgia border: It was an amazing race put on my the good folks of the Great Smoky Mountains Triathlon Club ( www.gsmtc.com). It was also the most scenic race I have ever done in my life. I ended up second. The Beast of the East Spring Tune-up will be the toughest and most beautiful course you'll ever do. If your a true Ironman or woman, this is the race and the course that will prove it. We thank you for your continued interest in our races and hope to see you here in the Western North Carolina and North Georgia Mountains this year. Directions to the Clay County Recreation Park Find your way to Hiawassee Ga then go to the corner of Hwy 76 and Ga 17 (there is a BP station at that corner). Turn toward NC on Hwy 17, go 2 miles to Myers Chapel Rd then go right, then go 2miles on the right hand side is the entrance to the Clay County Rec Park. If you have a GPS put in: Clay County Recreation Park, Hayesville, NC 28904 Our Race Refund Policy We try to think of ourselves as a very racer friendly club that wants to work with you as much as possible. There are many clubs that have a no refund policy, but we want to let you know that if you sign up for a race and can't make it, we offer a race entry to any of our other races during that calendar year. You must let us know by email at least 2 weeks before the race that you don't intend to attend the race you signed up for... the reason you can't come and the race you would like to transfer to. If the new race costs more money than the one you couldn't attend, the difference must be paid at the registration table before the start of the race. You will also need to bring a copy of the email to the new race and present it at the registration table. We do not offer this to racers on race day. We hope this helps....