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Boulder, CO - North America Sports is pleased to announce that the entry process is open for the 2009 Ironman 70.3 California. Athletes may enter this event on-line, through the www.ironmancalifornia.com website.
In a new feature for 2009, N A Sports is pleased to partner with Multisports to provide athletes with a specially designed training program. The Ironman 70.3 California Training Program is an extremely detailed training program setup specifically for the final 8-weeks leading up to the Ironman 70.3 California event. This event is early in the race year, and has a course that lends itself to athletes preparing for a challenging ride, followed by a flatter terrain run course. The program assumes a level of fitness coming into these weeks which are focused on key workouts that will prepare you for the event, and a complete taper right up to race day. The Ironman 70.3 California Training Program has been created by Paula Newby-Fraser on the Active Trainer platform. Athlete may sign-up online at active.com
The 2009 Ironman 70.3 California will take place in Oceanside, CA for the eighth time on April 4, 2009. Athletes will compete for a $30,000 pro prize purse as well as 20 entry spots for the 2009 Ford Ironman World Championships in Hawaii and 50 entry spots for the 2009 Foster Grant Ironman World Championship 70.3 in Clearwater. FL. For more information, please log onto www.ironmancalifornia.com
