The East Bay race is the 1st of eight races in the Trek Series in 2010. The race consisted of a 1/2 mile swim through beautiful Shadow Cliffs Lake followed by a 12 mile bike ride and ended with a scenic 3.1 mile run.
“We couldn’t be happier with the turnout of this year’s race in Pleasanton,” said Trek Women Triathlon Series Director Maggie Sullivan. “It was a pleasure to see all of the happy and smiling faces as those brave women crossed the finish line.”
The East Bay Trek Women Triathlon and Expo were held at Chabot College in Hayward, CA on June 26th.
Spokeswoman and Series Chief Inspiration Officer, Sally Edwards will take part in every Race of the series, finishing last, ensuring that no participant does. Sally has competed in sixteen Ironman distance triathlons and holds the Ironman Master’s world record.
The Trek Women Triathlon Series will feature an unprecedented seven official entry categories including: Age Groups (separated by five-year increments), Mixed Age Group (so you can do the race with family and friends), Athena (150lbs +), Women in Uniform (military or government), Physically Challenged, Elite and Relay as part of a continuing effort to provide the best possible race experience for all women. Selected cities within the Series will also include "youth focused" triathlons.
On the charity front, the Trek Women Triathlon Series is partnering with The Breast Cancer Research Foundation and The National Association of Team Survivor, a non-profit 501(c)3 organization for women who have a present or past diagnosis of cancer. Team Survivor provides women with free group exercise, health education classes and support programs. The Trek Women Triathlon Series and Team Survivor allow women in the program to train, receive complimentary race registration for their first triathlon and benefit from special race day support.
On race day, the women of Team Survivor stand together at the starting line, with the support of the thousands of other women in the race.
100% of money raised through the Participant Pledge Program benefits these two charities.
For information on the Trek Women Triathlon Series, and/or to be added to the Series mailing list, go to www.trekwomenstriathlonseries.