Today, 12/4/06 is the first day for registering for the 2007 LA tri. I hear the slots fill up quick, so just thought I’d remind you all if you don’t already know. http://latriathlon.com/
Don’t think the race has ever sold out. They were still registering people at the expo last year. There are some incentives to signing up early though (see email pasted below).
2100 guaranteed spots will be available for registration for the Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Triathlon on September 9, 2007. Be one of the first 20 to forward your registration to us to receive the Official 2006 Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Triathlon Poster signed by the top professionals who competed. The first 100 entrants will receive Official Los Angeles Triathlon Socks.
Register at www.LATriathlon.com on December 4th to be on the confirmed list and receive all email communications and announcements about special clinics, travel, gear, and being a part of the new LifeTime Fitness Triathlon Series.
Buy Official Merchandise while registering online and you can purchase the items at discounted prices Certain items will be available for a limited time only.
DATE: September 9, 2007
LOCATION: Venice Beach to STAPLES Center
Don’t miss out on this historic event! Sign up now and be sure to tell your friends so they don’t miss getting a spot.
Sincerely,
Pacific Sports
well, thats cool, I thought it might fill up quick. All I read was 2100 guaranteed slots. I guess the NYC triathlon is just a little more popular because I tried to register for that and a couple days after the registration start date, it said that registration was closed.
well, thats cool, I thought it might fill up quick. All I read was 2100 guaranteed slots. I guess the NYC triathlon is just a little more popular because I tried to register for that and a couple days after the registration start date, it said that registration was closed.
The difference here is that there’s a triathlon virtually every weekend in SoCal. Plus the LA Tri is pretty expensive and not simple logistically with two transitions and a crosstown ride from finish line back to where you park for the swim.
So I take it the NYC Tri sells out very fast? The resgistration closed in about 4 days. The price was just as expensive if not more than the LA Tri. Now if you want a ticket for the NYC you need to shell out 500 bones.
Here’s the problem that week here in CA. On the same day you have Bill Leaches popular Pacific Coast Triathlon in Newport beach, and up in Nor Cal. you have Terry Davis and his race in Pacific Grove. Then you pile on the biggest race of them all the next weekend (I think about 3000 or so), the Malibu triathlon, and there just isn’t enough triathletes to go around and fill up any of these races. Good for sighning up late, but a drag on the race directors and their bottom lines…