In November, HeartZones sent out a newsletter saying Sally Edwards/HeartZones was joining with Trek to sponsor a new race series - http://www.trektriathlon.com/
Apparently Danskin is going to continue running their own races, too, and the Trek races will follow the same formula (looks like almost the same cities, even).
Here's the newsletter - http://www.heartzones.com/newsletter/November-2008.html
And a press release - http://www.bicycleretailer.com/news/...tail/2040.html
The more the merrier?I have to admit, it might be nice if these well-organized race people would also organize longer-distance races, even just stretching to Olympic Distance to offer one more option (kind of like how some of them do supersprint/sprint). I suppose that might be quite the zoo, though.
Should be interesting to see how Danskin does without Sally, and how the Trek series does on its own with only her name to start them up. I'll probably try both as long as they fit with my schedule. Knowing my luck, one of them will collide with work travel.
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12-08-2008, 11:54 AM #1
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Sally Edwards splits from Danskin, starts own races
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01-23-2009, 12:07 PM #2
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I did Danskin Chicagoland last year. The Trek triathlon is on the weekend the Danskin is usually held. So, it looks like the date of Danskin Chicagoland is TBD. How do the other schedules compare between Trek and Danskin?
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01-23-2009, 07:56 PM #3
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It looks like they are still determining the dates for the Danskin and Trek series both... Danskin announced most of their dates, and Trek only has a few dates.
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01-23-2009, 08:23 PM #4
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Danskin just announced Seattle today as Aug. 23. Trek still hasn't announced exactly where in Washington or when.
The back story on this must be...something else."My predominant feeling is one of gratitude. I have loved and been loved;I have been given much and I have given something in return...Above all, I have been a sentient being, a thinking animal, on this beautiful planet, and that in itself has been an enormous privilege and an adventure." O. Sacks
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02-02-2009, 09:02 PM #5
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So, the Danskin site has been updated to say that they merged with SheROX, and Trek has Sally Edwards... the plot thickens? Originally Posted by salsabike
I saw in Triathlon whatever (the USAT magazine) that she had a column that praised series "like the Danskin" without mentioning her new series.
The Seattle date for the Trek series is July 5th, and the Danskin is actually August 16th.
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02-02-2009, 09:09 PM #6
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Yeah. Isn't this weird? Both races are using Genesee Park, also. I wonder if the courses will be the same for each.
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03-01-2009, 09:19 AM #7
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Danskin Triathlon in Disneyland
Has anyone heard why the Disneyland Tri (Danskin) date has yet to be determined? I e-mailed the rd 3 weeks ago and the reply was "not yet." I am curious as to the delay.....
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