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WTC Announces Changes To The…

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Greg Bennett's Hy-Vee victory has qualified him for the Ironman World Championship. Photo: Paul Phillips/Competitive Image The 2011 Hy-Vee, Ironman World Championship 70.3 and Ironman World Championship winners will each receive an automatic invitation to all three events in 2012. See the complete press release from WTC below and check back to Triathlete.com as we continue to cover this developing story. World Triathlon Corporation (WTC) today announced changes and additions to the 5150 Triathlon Series. Professional WTC champions will have the opportunity for expanded automatic qualifying across three world-renowned championship events: the Hy-Vee 5150 U.S. Championship, Ironman World Championship 70.3 and Ironman World Championship. Professional athletes will also have expanded opportunities for 5150 Pro Ranking (5150 PR) points with the addition of 5150 Triathlon Series races and select Ironman 70.3 races to the qualifying schedule. “This is a milestone for our sport,” said Andrew Messick, Chief Executive Officer of WTC. “Automatic qualifying for our champions across the three championship events will add an interesting and competitive dynamic. With this change and the additional opportunities to earn points in the 5150 PR system, we’re giving professional athletes a chance to add variety to their season and compete across different distances without compromising their qualifying opportunities. We’re excited to see how this unites athletes within the triathlon community.” PHOTOS: Hy-Vee Triathlon 5150 U.S. Championship The 2011 Hy-Vee 5150 U.S. Championship, Marine Corps Ironman World Championship 70.3 and Ford Ironman World Championship professional winners will each receive an automatic invitation to all three events in 2012, provided they validate their slots. With expanded automatic qualification, world champions like Craig Alexander and Melissa Rollison will not only be invited back to the race that they conquered the previous year, but also have the opportunity to race in the 2012 Hy-Vee 5150 U.S. Championship. Likewise, Greg Bennett and Lisa Norden will now be extended an invitation to compete in Kona and Las Vegas, provided they validate their slots during the 2012 qualifying period. “It’s encouraging to see WTC introduce this initiative with the 5150, Ironman 70.3 and Ironman champions getting the chance to race each other at these championship events,” said Greg Bennett, 2011 Hy-Vee 5150 U.S. Championship Men’s Elite Cup champion. “Over time we will see some great battles between athletes who excel in their particular arena and are getting challenged by a different distance. Bringing the best in the sport together to race each other will be brilliant for triathlon, and I’m excited to have the opportunity to race at all three championship events in 2012.” “I’m excited to hear of the new qualifying system,” said Mirinda Carfrae, second-place finisher at the 2011 Ford Ironman World Championship and Hy-Vee 5150 U.S. Championship. “It’s an opportunity and great step by WTC to encourage the best athletes to compete at the biggest races across all distances.” The announcement of the automatic qualifying system comes at a significant point in triathlon history – prize purses are at an all-time high. Not only is the 2012 Hy-Vee 5150 U.S. Championship professional prize purse more than $1.1 million, but WTC has now increased the professional prize purse for the Ironman World Championship 70.3 and Ironman World Championship. The total 2012 Ironman World Championship 70.3 prize purse is doubling to $200,000 and the total 2012 Ironman World Championship prize purse is increasing to $650,000. This season, the 5150 Triathlon Series will offer several new races and WTC has designated a number of Ironman 70.3 races around the world that will count toward the 5150 PR system as well. Professional athletes will have up to five of their highest scored races count toward their 5150 PR; at least one of those races must be a 5150 Triathlon Series event and up to two of the designated Ironman 70.3 races may count toward the total. A full list including the qualifying schedule and points can be found on the Ironman Pro Membership website at Ironmanpromembership.com/hy-vee-5150-qualifying .

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Sitting In With Chris Lieto

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Photo: Nils Nilsen Pro triathlete Chris Lieto, who turns 40 in a couple weeks, talks about his form leading up to his first race of the 2012 season, Panama 70.3 (where he’s also spearheading a More Than Sport project to give back to the local community), his first crack at the Abu Dhabi International Triathlon, and how his Kona approach will be different this year. Triathlete.com: So, you’re gearing up for the first race of the season, Panama 70.3 [on February 12]. Chris Lieto: Yeah it’s going to be the kick-off for the year. It seems like the season starts earlier and earlier every year—I think this is the earliest it’s ever been. It’s going to be interesting to see how it goes. I think the fitness is going to be there but I’m trying to also keep an eye out for the whole year and not go crazy getting ready for one race in February. Triathlete.com: How’s the training been going? Lieto: It’s actually been going really good. I turn 40 in a couple weeks so I think I’m the oldest one on the circuit as far as I know—there may be a few others. But with 40 coming up this is actually the best I’ve felt at this time of year, so I’m pretty happy with everything. Triathlete.com: Is there a certain focus in your training right now—an aspect that you’re spending more time on? Lieto: There’s always change to how you train and how you race each year. I have been racing for many years, and you always have to approach it differently—you can’t just do the same thing year after year. As I did last year, I’m focusing a lot on core strength, and this year I’ve increased that even more as well as stability stuff. I’ve been doing a little bit less overall training and hitting the key sessions and making sure I’ve been maximizing those sessions and dropping a little bit of the fluff sessions. I feel like my fitness is even better doing less and I’m bouncing back better from workouts. Triathlete.com: Will Kona be your main focus this year? Lieto: Hawaii is a unique race. For the last five years I’ve made it the biggest focus of the year and sometimes it pays off and sometimes it’s a frustrating day because all your eggs are in one basket. This [past Kona] was a little frustrating—getting heat exhaustion and other stuff about the way it unfolded. Right after that race I was frustrated and not sure what I wanted to do, but as I’ve gotten into my training and looked at my year and the goals that I’ve set for myself and my career, I still want to focus on Hawaii. That doesn’t mean, though, that’s the only race I’m going to focus on. I’m going to also focus on 70.3s; I do well at those, it’s kind of my strength. Ironmans take a lot out of you. It takes a lot of focus to get those things done. But I will definitely go and try to crack out a win in Hawaii. I’m going to give it my all but I’m not going to put as much pressure or mental focus on it. When the day comes and I’m at the start line in Hawaii I’m still going to give it as much effort as I can to try and go for the win; I’m not going to do anything different. Triathlete.com: Are you going to be racing Abu Dhabi this year? Lieto: Yeah, I’m finalizing everything with that and it looks like it’s going to be the first time I’m going to be doing that race. I’m looking forward to it; I think it’s going to be fun and it’s going to be a good race. One of the reasons I didn’t do the race earlier is because I wanted to see how it was going to unfold, what it was going to look like. I just wanted to see how it would play out. It seems like the first two years it was a really good race. It’s a unique format and structure—there are a lot of good athletes going. Everyone that I’ve talked to absolutely loves it—it’s a first-class race and a unique experience. The distance suits me but it still takes a lot of focus and training to get fit for that long of a bike ride. Even though the run is shorter is still takes a lot out of you. I think patience on the bike ride is important, and speed is important—you’re running a 20K so you have be in half-ironman shape and still have some Ironman fitness in you to be able to tackle that type of structure and distance. PHOTOS: 2011 Abu Dhabi International Triathlon Triathlete.com: At last year’s Abu Dhabi, the heat cracked a lot of people, so how will you approach the race knowing that the heat will likely be a factor? Lieto: The heat there is a little different—it’s drier [than the Kona heat]. I seem to do a little better in drier heat than humid heat. Training here [in Hawaii] helps—it’s not quite as hot as it is in October but I think I’ll still be getting in a lot of heat training. I’ve been out in the middle of the day doing some runs and have gotten used to it so that helps. The longer I’m out here the easier it gets. Triathlete.com: Tell me about your plans for Panama after you race. Lieto: One of my focuses this year is to continue to race the best I can and continue to win as many events as I can but when it’s all said and done if I do win races it’s gonna be great and if I don’t there’s a reason for me to do these races—and that is to give back to the community. In Panama [Lieto’s charitable organization More Than Sport] aligned with Homes of Hope, an organization that’s based out of Panama and Baja, Mexico. You build homes, which cost about $6,000 a home, and we can build a home in three days. I thought it would be a great opportunity to rally some athletes that are racing certain races like this one and challenge them to stay and give back to the community. Right now there’s a group of 20-plus—we’re still signing people up and there’s still time to get involved—and the day after the race we’re going to the Darien Gap, which is four hours away [from the race site], and the Panamanian Guard is behind what we’re doing and we’re using their vehicles and helicopters to get to this remote village that got hit by floods last year and lost 30-40 homes. We’re going to go into that community and build homes ourselves. If people are going to the race and want to stay until Wednesday—or even if they only have a day to help out, we’re always looking for more help—they can go to Morethansport.org and find more information or email us at morethansportinfo@gmail.com . They can help by actually building, but we’re also looking for help financially—we have to raise some funds to build those homes. The more funds we raise, the more homes we can build. I’m going to be racing in Texas again this year so we’ll again be doing something in Texas. We’ll probably be doing something in Kansas, and we’re trying to create a movement to get athletes involved. It’s really a mindset change—to go out there, kill a race or PR but then after do a little bit for the community. I really got an awakening when I went to Mexico for a race. We were put up in a four-star resort and I was doing a bike ride and was a couple miles from the resort and I saw a bunch of kids playing in the woods and I realized this whole village was living in boxes and I just realized if every athlete gave $40 or $50, and there were 2,000 athletes racing, that could feed and house that village for like a year—it doesn’t take that much. It’s just trying to make a small shift and see if we can leave the locations we’ve enjoyed so much when we race a little more improved and give back and say thank you. We’ll do something again in Kona this year, too. As people qualify for Kona and want to do something a little different, email us and we’ll keep you posted. Anyone can be an ambassador. PHOTOS: Chris Lieto On The Queen K

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Photo: Getty Images Saturday’s Challenge Wanaka, the sixth running of the New Zealand race, will feature its largest pro field yet. Highlighted by former Wanaka champions Jamie Whyte and Gina Crawford, the pro field spoke to the media at a press conference Thursday morning. Dubbed the “most scenic iron-distance race in the world,” the race is also known for its challenging course. The early-season race looks to be a battle between the Kiwis and the Aussies. Men’s Race In the men’s race, New Zealand’s Jamie Whyte is returning to defend his title. A relative newcomer to the long-course scene, Whyte had a podium finish at Challenge Vichy and finished fourth at Challenge Cairns last year. “Things have been going great,” he said. “This race is my big race for the summer. … Training has been spot on.” Aussie Courtney Ogden, the runner-up last year, has built a strong reputation with multiple iron-distance titles. He’s coming off an injury that in December caused him to finish Ironman Western Australia in a time of 11:50. “It’s one of the hardest courses on the circuit—Challenge and Ironman,” he said. “I’m looking forward to getting out there and getting the job done.” Bryan Rhodes, aka “Rhodesy,” is an experienced long-course racer with four iron-distance titles to his credit. Look for Rhodes to be a strong swim-biker on Saturday, staying toward the front through T2. Rhodes is familiar with the course, having competed the last two years in the relay format. “I’d always planned to do the race as an individual,” he said. “It works out pretty well in my schedule.” Team TBB athlete Aaron Farlow of Australia really only started racing iron-distance races in 2011, during which time he won Ironman UK. This will be his first time to race Challenge Wanaka. “I’m just looking to build on that this year,” he said. New Zealander Kieran Doe, a multiple iron-distance and 70.3 champion, might have lost a little sleep this week with the birth of his first child. He was also injured in a bike crash about three weeks ago, which gave him a concussion and a fractured bone in his hand. As another strong swim-biker, he’ll probably be toward the front with Rhodes heading into T2. “You can set the race up in the swim and bike, but it’s got to be won on the run,” he said. Other top men’s athletes are Danish athlete Jimmy Johnsen, who has won Challenge Barcelona and finished second at Challenge Copenhagen; Keegan Williams, a Kiwi athlete who has podiumed at this race before; prolific long-course racer Petr Vabrousek of the Czech Republic; American Team TBB athlete Scott DeFilippis; and 2008 Wanaka champion Marc Pschebizin of Germany. PHOTOS: 2011 Challenge Wanaka Triathlon Women’s Race Highlighting the women’s field is three-time Wanaka champion and course record holder Gina Crawford of New Zealand. This will be her fourth time to race Challenge Wanaka but first iron-distance race after giving birth to her son about six months ago. Since having the baby, her training time has dropped from about 30 to 35 hours a week to 20 hours a week, emphasizing quality over quantity. “Wanaka in particular is sort of like my home race, and it’s also a beautiful place to come,” she said. “The course is really honest—you can just get out there and focus on your own abilities.” Last year’s runner-up, Simone Maier, is a Wanaka local and will have the advantage of being the hometown favorite. Aussie Christie Sym was third last year and hopes to improve upon that finish. She’s optimistic this year, though she only had surgery eight weeks ago to remove her gallbladder, which was determined to be the cause of illness she’d been battling. “I might not be as fit as I want to be, but I’m healthy,” she said. Aussie Nicole Ward is a former Australian long course champion, has had podium finishes at half and full iron-distance triathlons and is known for her strong run splits. Also racing will be Aussie Jodi Scott.

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