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KEY WEST, Florida Keys — Well over five hundred top athletes from the USA, CAN and England are getting themselves prepared to display their abilities with the inaugural Key West Tri-athlon. The main event is set for Sunday, December 5th, in the warm and balmy subtropical atmosphere among palm trees, crystal clear waters and the best beaches to be found in the continental USA’s southern tip. A two days a health exposition and pre-race and post race extravaganzas centered around all the weekend action.

Presented by Key West’s Stay Fit Studio, the racing challenge includes swimming in Gulf of Mexico waters off Key West, biking along a portion of the Keys’ scenic Overseas Highway and onto Boca Chica Naval Air Station and running beside the Atlantic Ocean.

The event tests athletes’ endurance in Olympic distance and shorter sprint distance triathlons as well as team relay triathlons.

The Keys weekend festivities begin with participant race packet pick ups, followed by a fitness expo and dinner under the stars on Saturday, December 4th, at the Marriott Key West Beach side Hotel, located at 3841 N. Roosevelt Blvd. race packets will not be available on the race day - so get there ahead of time and don't miss out.

The main event Sunday will begin at 7 a.m., starting with water starts located at multiple intervals. if you are interested in the fitness exposition, it will continue from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m..
The official awards ceremony is currently planned for twelve o'clock noon all the way through two p.m. Then the real fun starts with plans for post race parties to conclude the festivities and event.

All athletes that finish the challenge will be honored with medals. In addition, there are multiple awards categories provided to top finishers in each competition. There will be age categories ranging from youth ages ten to fourteen up to and including seniors over eighty.

The Key West Triathlon is sanctioned by United States Triathlon. If you are ready to participate, The deadline for Registration for the 2010 race is closed. to watch the event and for additional information as well as a course map, visit the site: www.trikw.com.

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