"Tri"ing for cancer -- coming in June 2009 to Connecticut

Please check out this new, incredible Half Ironman event coming up next June, the Revolution 3 Triathlon.

From the site:
"In the races premier event, the athletes competing in Revolution 3 will be doing so in an unprecedented atmosphere catered to families and spectators. This fun, “family friendly” environment will be sure to leave the athlete as well as the children coming back again and again.

In addition to the age-group and professional events, the weekends activities will include live music, live video coverage, GPS tracking of all athletes, as well as moon bounces, thrilling amusements park rides and wild water activities for children of all ages. Also new this year, will be the Revolution 3 Triathlon Race Exposition."

"Revolution3 Triathlon is proud to announce our association with The V Foundation for Cancer Research. Revolution3 will donate $10 of every race entry fee to the V Foundation.
Additional Program Options: Revolution3 has set aside 25 race entries for individuals who agree to raise a minimum of $500 on behalf of The V Foundation. Program participants will receive a comp race entry. "

The founders of the race, Heather and Todd Golnick, are raising money for friends who lost their daughter Payton Wright to a rare form of brain cancer when she was only 5 years old. Heather is a world class triathlete (5 time Ironman winner). She runs a cool triathlon coaching company out of Florida and a camp for women in February. I don't know what inspired her to do the race in CT but it's pretty cool stuff.

We are going to compete there as a club as well as enter our pro triathlete Dom Gillen (and maybe Jordan Rapp) into the event.