Greater Cleveland Triathlon Offers Training Sessions * Greater Cleveland Triathlon News

Greater Cleveland Triathlon Offers Free Training Sessions

For the 2007 season, we will once again be the only triathlon that offers free on course training sessions.

We will discuss these training session in detail later in this press release.

We also look to ad an Olympic distance triathlon and three person Olympic distance Relay.

In addition, for those of you who have already entered the Half Ultra and Aquabike or plan to enter these distances we are in the process of making this a multiple loop bike course.

In closing, It looks like many of your took advantage of the mild winter weather that we enjoyed until mid-January. It appears that Mother Nature has once again returned with a vengeance with plenty of snow and sub-freezing temperatures. Looks like its back indoors for a while

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The Greater Cleveland Triathlon will once again be a USAT sanctioned event for 2007.

In addition to being the governing body of multisport in the United States, USAT is also a non-profit organization.

Membership fees have been raised for the coming year. In addition, the one day race fee has been raised to $10.00

The cost for a youth membership is only $5.00 for the entire year. So why wait? lets get them youngsters signed up today!

Each person that participates in the 2007 GCT will be required to have a USAT membership or one day permit.

To become a USA Triathlon Member Click Here to print out a Temporary ID Card (valid at any USAT sanctioned event). Your permanant I.D. will be sent to you via regular mail.

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The Cleveland Triathlon club is the host club for the 2007 GCT.

We welcome all clubs and teams to participate in this USAT sanctioned event.

We provide a discount for a number of those triathletes who have committed to be a member of a team or sanctioned club.

If your team or club would like to participate in the three training sessions or the race and will travel here to do so, please contact us so that we can arrange some home stays within our triathlon community in Northeast Ohio.

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In conjunction with the Cleveland Triathlon Club and Bike Authority, we will once again offer three on course training sessions.

Please be reminded that our overall goal is to develop a strong multisport community in Northeast Ohio. Therefore, you do not need to be entered in the race to participate.

Each training session will be held at lot # 17 at Mentor Headlands State Beach Park and will start at 09:00 AM.

In addition to the standard training we will also offer individualized clinics as indicated below:

May 26 - Beginners Clinic

June 23 - Women's Clinic

July 21 - Youth Clinic (7 - 14 years)

These training sessions will be fully supported including bike support provided by Bike Authority.

If you plan to attend one of the clinics we would appreciate it if you would RSVP us by sending an email with your contact info.

On line registration and additional event information is currently available at www.GreaterClevelandTriathlon.com

Additional information on the event is also available by email at GCTriathlon@aol.com or by phone at 330-686-0993

For more triathlons in Ohio visit The Ohio Triathlon Calendar