Individual racer pics?

clintmil — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 03:53:12 GMT

I saw many photographers along the route, and I see lots of great shots by photog Rich Cruse on the website, mostly of top athletes or group shots... does anybody know if any of the photographers were snapping pics of indivual athletes to be made available for purchase?

Chilly 2+ hour wait from bike placement to wave start?

clintmil — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 17:41:47 GMT

I'm a total newbie, first triathlon, and fall into Wave 16 (Sprint men 55+) at 9:20... if I understand correctly, my bike has to be placed in position in the bike corral before it closes at 6:45 a.m., and I won't have access to it until I come out of the water after the swim. The way I think I understand this is that once my bike is placed, if something doesn't go in the water with me, it stays at the bike, which means I'm on the beach from 6:45 or before in swim suit (not wearing a wetsuit) with no towel, no sweatshirt, no nothing but me and my goosebumps for 2 and half hours until my start. Is that right? Or can I wear sweats or something and dump them at the bike before I get in position for my water start... or do I just do jumping jacks to keep warm? Any suggestions?

2009 swim waves

punksurf6 — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 23:15:27 GMT

Are the swim wave start times posted anywhere?

Recycling?

TimH1960 — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 21:11:15 GMT

I was a volunteer again at the start of this year's race, and first of all, kudos to anybody who got into the water under those conditions!

I've volunteered at start/T1 for LA Tri several times and noticed that, because it's a point-to-point race, there's more than the usual amount of used plastic drink bottles, foot wash basins and towels left behind in T1. Volunteers pick all that stuff up and put it in the trash, but it seems a shame that it all winds up in a landfill.

I wonder if next year some green-oriented volunteer group might want to come and sort out the plastic and, if possible, all of the towels for recycling?

wet suit with swim vest

magicpants — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 22:54:51 GMT

hello everyone this is my first triathlon ever and have a question about the wetsuit but also a swim vest. im not a particulary strong swimmer and was wondering what the rules are about having one on. also if someone can point me in the right direction as where i can buy one for a adult size. thanks any help is much appercated.

Post Event Update

Kylee-Pacific Sports — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 16:48:16 GMT

Congratulations to all participants in the 9th Annual Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Triathlon presented by Herbalife. It was a spectacular day with an amazing finish at LA Live Nokia Plaza. Official results are available on our website (http://www.latriathlon.com/) and make sure to check out your Disney Concert Hall run split times (10k split times 2.5k & 7.5k; 5k split time 2.5k). Photos from ASI are now live on our website. These event photos are searchable by name or race number.

Greg Bennett won the Men's Professional race in a time of 1:46:04 and Becky Levelle won the Women's Professional race with a time of 1:59:46. Greg has now won the race 3 times with Becky not far behind with 2 wins in LA.

The inaugural Herbalife Corporate Triathlon Challenge (HCTC) was a great success! Team Moj (Michael Johnson, Juan Ramirez, & Raymond Koehler) was able to finish strong and win the inaugural cup with the time of 1:21:44. The HCTC is a new element to the Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Triathlon promoting teamwork and a healthy workforce opening opportunities for colleagues to participate in a social atmosphere outside the boardroom.

We are extremely fortunate to have superb sponsors for the Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Triathlon presented by Herbalife. Kaiser Permanente not only provides all of the medical support throughout the race course and finish, but also provide and host the THRIVE Health & Fitness Expo, the Finisher Medals, and were involved strategically in the production of the race. The "Thrive" mantra has become the theme we embrace as our mission for the Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Triathlon presented by Herbalife. We could not ask for a better title sponsor.

The Life Time Fitness Triathlon Series has brought together the four most prestigious Olympic distance Triathlons in the United States which include Minneapolis, New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles. On October 5th, we will add a championship race to the series - the Toyota U.S. Open Triathlon in Dallas. Los Angeles will be represented in the Elite Amateur Competition (a hallmark of our series) by Eric Bell, David Myers, David Valencia, Craig Pansing, Mitchell Hall, Brooke Davison, Hayley Peirsol, Courtney Brown, Sierra Snyder, and Samantha Carey. It is an individual championship but there are definitely some bets on which series race will have the best team!

Thanks to our sponsors Kaiser Permanente, Herbalife, Life Time Fitness, Arrowhead Water, Gatorade, TYR Swimming, Orbea/Shimano, Marina del Rey Marriott, Toyota, Jennie-O Turkey, Miller Genuine Draft Light 64, and the Los Angeles Athletic Club. Our supporting sponsors include Los Angeles Downtown News, Triathlete Magazine, Triathlon Lab, Moinian Group, Edge ® & Skintimate ® - Available at Target ® and Suunto.

Special thanks to "Ready, Set, Gold!" our Official Charity, Beacon House, and all of the charities and volunteers for there tremendous support of the Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Triathlon presented by Herbalife.

Didn't have time to purchase any merchandise? Pacific Sports is offering everyone another opportunity to gear up on this years discounted merchandise! For complete listing & pricing of merchandise, please check out the LA Community Board or email kylee@pacificsportsllc.com. http://community.active.com/community/sports/triathlon/events/los_angeles_triathlon?view=overview

$10 Yellow 9/7/08 LAT T-Shirts (Sizes S-3XL) (3 for $20)
$10 District Thread T-Shirts with LAT Logo (Variety of Browns, and Grays) (3 for $20)
$15 Hooded Sweatshirts in Brown, Green, Black and Gold (Also youth Navy) (2 for $25)
$15 Long Sleeves with Logo (Dk. Green, Black, Purple) (2 for $25)
$15 Kaiser Permanente LA Triathlon presented by Herbalife Hats (multiple colors) (2 for $25)
$20 Pale Yellow Polo's with LAT Logo
$20 Lady V-Necks Shirts
$20 Ladies/Men's Black Zip Vests
$20 ¼ Zip Pullover Black with Logo (Only in XL)

**Free Shipping on orders of $100 or more, otherwise UPS ground **

Final note, we still have some great races left on our 2008 Race Calendar! Our traditional season-ending triathlon on Catalina Island is on Saturday, November 8th. We suggest making early registrations for hotels as they fill up quickly. The 2nd Annual Rose Bowl Half Marathon & 5k will be on Saturday, December 13th. We have a superb course providing primarily asphalt running with some trails included. The start and finish will be in front the Rose Bowl. A beer garden will be included in the Finish Festival!

Fill out the 2008 Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Triathlon presented by Herbalife survey http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=sdcpaOHtzQHRgBUyoaIq8A_3d_3d and you will receive $15 off your Catalina Island Triathlon or Rose Bowl Half Marathon registration.