NEW YORK, July 24, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Cameron Dye of Boulder, CO won the male professional division
in 1:48:31 and Sarah Haskins-Kortuem
of Eureka, MO won the female
professional division in 1:57:59 at today's 2016 Panasonic New York
City Triathlon. 4,000 Pros, ParaTriathletes (physically challenged)
and Age Group athletes competed in the event, produced and
presented by Life TimeSM – The Healthy Way of Life
Company. Tens of thousands of spectators cheered on the
athletes throughout the course.
In the male professional division, Ben
Collins of Seattle finished
second with a time of 1:50:42, followed by third-place finisher
Spenser Popeson of Brooklyn, NY with a time of 1:52:21. In the
female professional division, Helle
Frederiksen of Clermont, FL
finished second with a time of 1:58:23, while Erin Jones of Colorado
Springs, CO finished third with a time of 2:03:56. 13
professional triathletes participated in the event which offered a
$30,000 prize purse.
The participants swam 1.5-kilometers (.93 miles) in the Hudson
River, biked 40-kilometers (24.85 miles) on the Henry Hudson
Parkway. The professional athletes completed a full
10-kilometer (6.2 mile) run in Central Park. Because of
scorching temperatures, the rest of the competition field ran a
modified 8-kilometer (4.97 mile) course.
For the fifth consecutive year, the Accenture Challenged
Athletes International Championship was held during the race and a
prize purse of $7,500 was awarded to
the top five physically challenged triathletes. Willie Stewart of Boise, ID was the male champion and
Elizabeth McTernan of Lincolnshire, United Kingdom was the female
champion.
The Triathlon also hosted the 9th annual 5-mile
Animal Medical Center Doggy Dash with dogs and their humans
vying to be the first to cross the finish line in Central
Park.
The Panasonic New York City Triathlon, the only international
distance triathlon in New York
City, is part of the 2016 Life Time Tri Series, which
includes 11 triathlons across the country between April and
September.
For complete results from the Panasonic New York City Triathlon
visit www.nyctri.com. For more information and updates on the Life
Time Tri series, visit lifetimetri.com, "Like" the Life Time Tri
Facebook page or follow @lifetimetri on Twitter.
More information about Life Time Athletic Events is available at
EventsByLifeTime.com, on Twitter @lifetimefitness and the Life Time
Athletic Events Instagram page.
Photos from the race can be downloaded here (Photo Credit:
Tom Olesnevich for the NYC Triathlon):
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About the Panasonic New York City Triathlon
The
Panasonic New York City Triathlon, the only Olympic-distance
triathlon in New York City, is
part of the 2016 Life Time Tri Series, which includes 11 triathlons
across the country between April and September including:
Minneapolis, Boulder Peak,
Chicago, Tempe, South Beach, Marquee
and CapTex. In its inaugural year, 683 people signed up for
the race, today it is one of the most in-demand triathlons in
America.
About Panasonic Consumer Electronics Company
Based in
Newark, NJ, Panasonic Consumer
Electronics Company is a division of Panasonic Corporation of
North America, the principal North
American subsidiary of Panasonic Corporation. The company offers a
wide range of consumer solutions in the U.S. including products
from VIERA Smart Life+ Screen,
Blu-ray players, LUMIX Digital Cameras, Camcorders, Home Audio,
Cordless Phones, Home Appliances, Wellness and Personal Care
products and more. In Interbrand's 2014 Annual "Best Global Green
Brands" report, the Panasonic brand ranks number five, the highest
ranked electronics brand in the report. To learn more about
our products, visit www.panasonic.com. Follow Panasonic on Twitter
@panasonicUSA; additional company information for journalists is
also available at www.panasonic.com/pressroom.
About Life TimeSM, The Healthy Way of Life
Company
Life Time is a privately held, comprehensive health
and lifestyle company that offers a personalized and scientific
approach to long-term health and wellness. Through its portfolio of
distinctive resort-like destinations, athletic events and corporate
health services, the Healthy Way of Life Company helps members
achieve their goals everyday with the support of a team of
dedicated professionals and an array of proprietary health
assessments. As of July 2016, the
company operates 122 centers in 26 states and 34 major markets
under the LIFE TIME FITNESS® and LIFE TIME ATHLETIC® brands in
the United States and Canada. Additional information is available at
www.lifetimefitness.com.
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