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CHANHASSEN, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--American Mary Beth Ellis finished third among professional women at the Life Time Fitness Triathlon over the weekend, collecting 8,000 points and taking over first place in the Life Time Fitness Triathlon Race to the Toyota Cup professional women’s standings. Ellis’ finish moves her ahead of Australia’s Pip Taylor who is now in second in the standings. Sarah Haskins (USA), who successfully defended her 2009 Life Time Fitness Triathlon title on Saturday, moves into a tie for third in points with New Zealand’s Nicky Samuels.
American Matt Reed defended his title at the 2010 Life Time Fitness Triathlon on Saturday. In doing so, he collected 10,000 points and moved into first place in the Life Time Fitness Triathlon Race to the Toyota Cup professional men’s standings. David Thompson (USA), who competed well on his home course on Saturday, is second place in the standings. New Zealand’s Bevin Docherty is in third.
The July 18 Nautica New York City Triathlon serves as the third of six races in the 2010 Life Time Fitness Triathlon Series Race to the Toyota Cup.
2010 Life Time Fitness Triathlon Series Race to the Toyota Cup Standings as of 2 of 6 Events
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Male Professional Division: |
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| Matt Reed (USA) | 17,000 | |||
| David Thompson (USA) | 13,000 | |||
| Bevin Docherty (NZL) | 10,000 | |||
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Female Professional Division: |
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Name (Country) |
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| Mary Beth Ellis (USA) | 14,000 | |||
| Pip Taylor (AUS) | 13,000 | |||
| Sarah Haskins (USA) | 10,000 | |||
| Nicky Samuels (NZL) | 10,000 | |||
Complete Series point standings and upcoming race information are available at racetothetoyotacup.com. The Series Point System determines the top six Professional women and men (three in each division) who will receive a Series Bonus payout, in addition to any individual race awards. Additionally, the female and male Professional champions will be awarded coveted Toyota Cups.
The 2010 Series Professional Division cash purse includes $353,000 in individual race awards plus a $68,000 Series Bonus purse. Additionally, the top female and male professional champion each will receive a 2010 Toyota Prius at the Toyota U.S. Open Triathlon in Dallas.
In order to be eligible for the Series Bonus and Toyota Cup, Professional triathletes must start at least four of the six Series events, one of which must include the Toyota U.S. Open Triathlon Championship in Dallas.
In addition to the professional division, the Life Time Fitness Triathlon Series provides elite and age-group participants with awards and opportunities to participate in the Series Championship in Dallas. Through the second event, six elite men and women, and six age-group athletes qualified for awards.
About the Life Time Fitness Triathlon Series Race to the Toyota Cup
In groundbreaking fashion, the Life Time Fitness Triathlon Series launched in 2006 and created the first-ever connection among the most prominent international-distance triathlon events in the United States. Throughout the Series, an international field of professional triathletes battle to earn points and a chance to win the coveted Toyota Cup. In 2010, the Series consists of six events, including: the June 27 PHLYTRI (phillytri.com), the July 10 Life Time Fitness Triathlon (ltftriathlon.com), held in Minneapolis, the July 18 Nautica New York City Triathlon (nyctri.com), the August 29 Chicago Triathlon (chicagotriathlon.com), the October 3 Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Triathlon (LATriathlon.com) and the October 10 Toyota U.S. Open Championship (toyotausopentriathlon.com), held in Dallas. For more information, visit the Life Time Fitness Triathlon Series Race to the Toyota Cup Web site, racetothetoyotacup.com.
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About Life Time Fitness, Inc.
Life Time Fitness, Inc. (NYSE: LTM) is a healthy way of life company based in Chanhassen, Minnesota. The Company is dedicated to providing programs and services that help its members connect and engage with their areas of interest, and achieve success with their health and fitness goals. Life Time Fitness designs and operates distinctive, multi-use sports, professional fitness, family recreation and spa/resort centers that help members lead healthy and active lives. As of July 12, 2010, the Company operated 89 centers in 19 states and 24 markets. Additional information about Life Time Fitness centers, programs and services is available at lifetimefitness.com.