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Ironman World Championships Kona 2009

2009 Press release

Craig Alexander and Chrissie Wellington Defend Ford Ironman World Championship Titles

Published Sunday, October 11, 2009

Australia’s Craig Alexander and Great Britain’s Chrissie Wellington defended their titles today at the Ford Ironman World Championship in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. Alexander added a second consecutive World Championship title to his resume, while Wellington added a third. Wellington’s overall time of 8:54:02 broke the course record set in 1992 by Ironman icon, Paula Newby-Fraser.

Alexander demonstrated his tenacity against an impressive men’s field consisting of some of the best athletes in the sport including Chris Lieto (USA), Andreas Raelert (DEU), Andy Potts (USA) and former Ironman World Champions, Normann Stadler (DEU), Chris McCormack (AUS) and Faris Al-Sultan (DEU).

Local Hawaii athlete John Flanagan led out of the swim with only a three second lead on Potts.  The two remained in close proximity through mile 16 of the bike until relative newcomer and youngest male competitor, Philip Graves from Great Britain, took the lead.  Second place finisher, Lieto, known as a strong cyclist and runner, took the lead at the turnaround in Hawi and held on to it until he was overtaken by Alexander at mile 21 of the run.  Graves secured the Timex Ironman Watch Bonus during the bike, while Lieto earned the bonus during the run.  The top five professional men’s results are listed below:

1.  Craig Alexander, AUS -8:20:21

(uses Trigger Point Performance Therapy Products, video testimonial)

2.  Chris Lieto, USA                       8:22:56

(uses Trigger Point Performance Therapy Products)

3.  Andreas Raelert, DEU             8:24:32

4.  Chris McCormack, AUS          8:25:20

5.   Rasmus Henning, DNK         8:28:17

Wellington dominated the competitive women’s field today consisting of Ironman and 70.3 Champions such as Tereza Macel, Mirinda Carfrae, Yvonne van Vlerken, Sandra Wallenhorst and Virginia Berasategui, in addition to Ironman World Champion and Olympian, Michellie Jones.  Wellington held the lead by approximately 15 minutes throughout the 140.6-mile course, ranking 22nd among the entire field of male and female professional athletes.  Carfrae, in her debut at the Ford Ironman World Championship and the full-distance, broke Wellington’s 2008 run course record with a time of 2:56:51.  Wellington’s speed in today’s event allowed her to claim both Timex Ironman Watch Bonuses.  The top five professional women’s results are listed below:

1.  Chrissie Wellington, GBR         8:54:02

2.  Mirinda Carfrae, AUS               9:13:59

3.  Virginia Berasategui, SPA        9:15:28

4.  Tereza Macel CZH                     9:23:43

5.  Samantha McGlone, CAN               9:30:28

(uses Trigger Point Performance Therapy Products)

The event saw an estimated 1,770 athletes officially start the race in an attempt to conquer the 2.4-mile swim, 112-mile bike and 26.2-mile run on the Big Island of Hawaii.  Weather conditions for the 31st anniversary of Ironman were hot, with temperatures reaching well above 90 degrees Farenheit during the bike and run portions.  Competitors represented more than 48 countries and all 50 states and ranged in age from 20 to 80 years old.

The Emmy Award-winning Ford Ironman World Championship broadcast will air on Dec. 19, 2009, from 4:30 – 6 p.m. EST. Check local listings and ironman.com for additional details.

For complete race day coverage and results from the 2009 Ford Ironman World Championship, visit www.ironman.com.

Complements of Ironman.com

The Grid at Interbike

Our newest product, The Grid, is getting some great publicity.  Trigger Point was recently in Las Vegas for Interbike, North America’s largest bicycle trade show and event.  There was a great article about the Grid in the Show Daily, a daily publication that is distributed at the event.

Check it out below!

Craig Alexander Ironman World Champion 2008-09

Here is Craig with our Australian Distributor talking about the importance of the Trigger Point Performance Products…

Craig is an amazing athlete thank you ofr te kind words!!!

Our newest ad for The Grid

Here is one of our newest ads for our new product, The Grid our revolutionary foam roller, in just over two months we’ve sold thousands.

In a few short weeks we’ll have our new SMRT-CORE dvd’s ready for the public. We have three different levels of classes and we have a DVD for each level.

This was done on my iPhone so if there are misspelling, sorry.

Wind Tunnel Testing

Trigger Point Athlete Hunter Reed recently spent some time in the wind tunnel!  Check out these sweet pictures and his seatpost, Nice!!  Hunter has had a great season this year including finishing his first Ironman in Coeur D’ Alene.  He recently tested his new setup at the CDA Olympic distance race and posted a great finish, follow Hunter’s season at http://trihuntertri.blogspot.com/

Congrats Hunter and keep on rolling!!

Austin XTERRA Off Road Events

The XTERRA race series came to Austin last weekend hosting a mountain bike race, trail running race and an off road triathlon at Emma Long Park on the shores of Lake Austin.  Hundreds of athletes braved the heat and came out to race in the weekend events.

Trigger Point was one of the sponsors of the event and a few fast triathletes took home The Grid, our revolutionary foam roller!  We provided plenty of branding for the course and gave away some product for awards.

Congrats to everyone that came out and raced!

Keep on rolling!!

Check us out in Self Magazine!

Trigger Point was recently featured in Self Magazine!

Self Magazine specializes in fitness, health and nutrition for women.  They showcased the TP Quadballer in an article about maintaining a healthy back.

Check it out at http://www.self.com/fitness/2009/08/secrets-to-a-perfect-back-slideshow#slide=3

Gearing up for Ironman Coeur d’ Alene

-From the Team Timex Blog-

Trista’s Training Camp; Timex, Trek, Trigger Point and TIM!

This camp for my Ironman Coeur d’ Alene athletes had been 11 months in the making after my athlete Bob McRae proposed the idea to me. It was a 10 day camp located in Boulder, Colorado. The camp included two days with Gordo Byrn, Mental Skills from Bobby McGee and OURS Truly… Timex Team Member Tim Hola. We had 8 training days, 30 hours and endless fun. I broke away occasionally for my own training and rode with Brian Schaning and ran into Dennis Meeker at the pool.

Heading out for a ride..then run

It was such a great opportunity to spend some quality one on one time with some of my athletes. I was able to show them the benefits of the Trigger Point System vs. the traditional foam roller and each athlete is excited to purchase their own TP (http://www.tptherapy.com). I also had my handy dandy Nathan Speed R3 hydration belt for our long runs as it has now become my running buddy. My athletes were also very impressed with the up close and personal views of the Orange Trek TTX SSL…. in fact, they were trying to negotiate with me all week as to if I didn’t run a certain pace, or clean my plate… the bike was theirs. NOT A FAT CHANCE so instead we took a slight detour and I drove them past the new Trek store in Boulder.  My TIMEX RACE Trainer didn’t go unnoticed either as it is the sleekist HR monitor on the market… it definately has the cute factor going on! http://www.timexironman.com/Products/Timex_Ironman_Fitness_Measurement.htm

Teaching athlete proper use of the foot baller…

It was great having Tim with us for a couple of days, to not only spread some more of the Timex love… but he also rode, ran, and ice bathed in the river with the athletes while he shared his experience and tips in the sport of triathlon… www.tristafrancis.com

IM Florida 70.3

Trigger Point headed out to Disney World for the Ironman event last week. Though the weather was hot and humid Trigger Point came out in full force. The first day brought many athletes that needed help with all kinds of issues. We rolled them out and showed them how to maintain a healthy body.

The second day brought even more heat and humidity. Steve Ratchford, a TP sponsored athletes and expo staffer, had a tougher time dealing with the heat since he is from Chicago IL. He not only worked a great event, but also raced the event on Sunday. Steve may not have had his best race, but he pulled through the heat and exhaustion and came close to his goal.

We had several other sponsored athletes come by the booth, Hunter Reed and Alex McDonald to name just a few. They all had the same response when asked about the race. The heat and humidity was a killer, but it was a good training race. Many of them will be at IM Coeur d’Alene and we will look forward to seeing them succeed there.