News Release

St. Paul, MN – 12/23/2005 ”Best of the US” Management is pleased to announce that, to date, 48 State Qualifiers for the 2006 “Best of the US Amateur Triathlete Competition” have been determined. They are:

AL - Buster Britton Triathlon at Oak Mountain State Park, Pelham, AL on June 10 (400 yd swim – 12 mile bike – 3 mile run).
AK - The Alaska State Triathlon Championship in Knik, AK, on August 6 (Intermediate Distance).
AZ –Sahuarita Lake Triathlon in Sahuarita, AZ on May 29 (1K swim – 25K bike – 5K run).
AR – Ozark Valley Triathlon/AR State Triathlon Championships near Fayetteville, AR on June 25 (1000 yd swim – 19 mile bike -4 mile run).
CA – Santa Cruz Triathlon in Aptos, CA on July 9 (Intermediate Distance).
CO – Prospect Park Triathlon at Memorial Park in Colorado Springs on June 25 (Swim 750m - Bike 13.1 miles - Run 5K).
CT – Pat Griskus Olympic Triathlon in Middlebury, CT on June 17 (1 mile swim – 25 mile bike – 10K run).
DE - Escape from Fort Delaware finishing in Delaware City on June 10 (Intermediate Distance).
FL – Coca-Cola Classic Sprint Triathlon in St. Augustine, FL on April 22 (.5 mile swim – 13 mile bike – 5K run).
GA – West Point Lake Triathlon near LaGrange, GA on July 23 (Intermediate Distance).
HI – Lavaman Triathlon at the Waikoloa Beach Resort on the Kohala Coast of Hawaii on April 2 (Intermediate Distance).
ID –Spudman Triathlon in Boise, ID on June 10 (Intermediate Distance)
IL - Tri Shark Classic at Moraine View State Park near LeRoy, IL on June 3 (600 yd swim – 13 mile bike – 5K run).
IN – Muncie Family YMCA Pepsi Y-Tri in Muncie on August 12 (Course Distances TBA)
IA – Pigman Sprint Triathlon near Cedar Rapids, IA on June 4 (,5K swim – 25K bike – 5K run).
KS - TBA
KY – Buffalo Trails Triathlon in Maysville, KY on May 27 (.5 mile swim - 22 mile bike -5K run).
LA – Hidden Paradise Sprint Triathlon at Lincoln Parish Park in Ruston, LA on May 7.
ME - Maine Games/Pine Tree Triathlon in Brewer/Orrinton, ME on August 20 (Swim .5 mile - Bike 12 miles - Run 5K).
MD – Columbia Triathlon in Ellicott City, MD on May 21 (Inteermediate Distance).
MA - Cranberry Country Triathlon in Lakeville, MA on August 27 (Intermediate Distance).
MI – Sylvania Triathlon in Sylvania, OH on August 13 (Intermediate Distance).
MN – Lake Waconia Triathlon in Waconia, MN on June 25 (.5 mile swim – 16.5 mile bike – 4 mile run).
MS – TBA
MO – Quatermax Triathlon at the Innsbruck Resort near St. Slouis, MO on June 10-11 (1K swim – 28 mile bike – 6.5 mile run).
MT – Janet Clarkson Memorial Triathlon near West Yellowstone, MT on June 17 (.64 mile swim – 7.3 mile bike – 5.2 mile run).
NE - Cornhusker State Games Triathlon at Holmes Lake in Lincoln, NE on July 23 (Swim 1K – Bike 21K – Run 5K).
NV – Rage in the Sage Triathlon at Lake Mead National Recreation Area near Las Vegas, NV on April 23 (Intermediate Distance).
NH - Mooseman Triathlon Festival at Wellington State Park, Bristol, NH on June 3 (Swim 1.5K – Bike 44K – Run 10K).
NJ – New Jersey State Triathlon at Mercer County Park, NJ on July 23 (Intermediate Distance).
NM – Milkman Triathlon in Dexter, NM on June 3 (400m swim – 20K bike – 5K run).
NY – Shoreline Triathlon at Hamlin Beach State Park near Rochester, NY in July (date TBA) (.5 mile swim – 15 mile bike – 4 mile run).
NC - White Lake Sprint Triathlon in White Lake, NC on May 7 (750m swim – 14 mile bike – 5K run)
ND – Castaway Club Triathlon in Detroit Lakes, MN on August 19 (2/3 mile swim – 20 mile bike – 5 mile run).
OH – Buckeye Lake Triathlon in Millersport, OH on July 16 (Internediate Distance)
OK – Route 66 Triathlon in El Reno, OK on June 4 (Intermediate Distance).
OR – Deschutes Dash in Bend, OR on July 23 (1300yd swim – 14 mile bike – 5K run).
PA – Philadelphia Triathlon in Fairmount Park on June 25 (Intermediate Distance).
RI – Pat Griskus Olympic Triathlon in Middlebury, CT on June 17 (1 mile swim – 25 mile bike – 10K run).
SC – Clemson Triathlon in Clemson, NC on May 13 (750m swim – 11 mile bike – 5K run).
SD – Dakota Man Triathlon near Sioux Falls, SD on June 17 (600 yd swim – 16 mile bike – 3.5 mile run).
TN – McMinnville City Triathlon in McMinnville, TN on June 24 (350 yd swim – 15.3 mile bike – 3 mile run).
TX – Tri Raider Sprint Triathlon at Buffalo Springs Lake in Lubbock, TX on June 25 (750m swim – 20K bike – 5K run).
UT - St. George Triathlon in St. George, UT on May 13 (Intermediate Distance).
VT – Mooseman Triathlon Festival at Wellington State Park, Bristol, NH on June 3 (Swim 1.5K – Bike 44K – Run 10K).
VA/DC – Kinetic Sprint Triathlon in Spotsylvania, VA on April 23 (750m swim – 18 mile bike – 5K run).
WA – Tri Without Borders at White Roc, BC / Blaine WA on August 13 (Intermediate Distance).
WV – MedExpress Mountaineer Triathlon in Morgantown, WV on June 25 (Intermediate Distance).
WI – Wisconsin Triterium Triathlon in Verona, WI on June 18 (Intermediate Distance).
WY - Janet Clarkson Memorial Triathlon near West Yellowstone, MT on June 17 (.64 mile swim – 7.3 mile bike – 5.2 mile run).

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WELCOME TO THE "BEST OF THE US AMATEUR TRIATHLETE COMPETITION'S" MONTANA
QUALIFIER!

St. Paul, MN - 4/26/05 - Jack Clarkson, director of the Janet Clarkson Memorial, and "Best of the US.." management invite Montana's triathlon community to participate in the 2005 Janet Clarkson Memorial Triathlon on June 18. This popular event is part of the inaugural "Best of the US Amateur Triathlete Competition," and promises to be hotly contested. For more information on the Janet Clarkson Memorial Triathlon, visit http://www.janetstriathlon.org or http://www.bestoftheustriathletes.com.

A special invitation is extended to the elite amateur athletes of Big Sky Country, as the fastest male and female resident amateurs will advance to the "Best of the US Championships" in picturesque Gilford, NH on August 20, where they'll race head-to-head with the winners of the other 49 state qualifiers.

In order to insure that all states will be represented at the Championship, a 5-deep passdown system will be in effect. If the "Best of the US.." state champion is unable to attend the championship, his or her slot will be offered to the next in line, and so on.

Below are some of the athletes that set the tri standards in Montana. Some of their competitive highlights are included.

ELLIOT BASSETT ( 22, Missoula) 1st @ Grizzly Triathlon '05
TODD STRUCKMAN (34, Missoula) 2nd @ Grizzly Triathlon '05
BEN HOFFMAN (21, ) 2nd @ Grizzly Triathlon '04
JOHN WESTON (49, Florence) 1st @ Summer Solstice '04; 3rd @ Grizzly Triathlon '05; 4th @ Grizzly
Triathlon '04
JAKE COPLEY (25) 3rd @ Grizzly Triathlon '04
SEAN PHELPS (Billings) 2nd @ Jane Clarkson Memorial '03
BRADLEY ZINS (40, Billings) 1st @ Spring Meadow '04
BRIAN HASEMAN (17, Helena) 1st @ Big Sky Games '04; 2nd @ Spring Meadow '04
TIM GANNON (Billings) 2nd @ Big Sky Games '04
ANN SEIFERT (48, Clancy) 1st @ Spring Meadow '04
EMILY HERNDON (26, Missoula) 1st @ Grizzly Triathlon '05; 2nd @ Grizzly Triathlon '04
KAREN LEFEBRE (37, Big Sky) 2nd @ Spring Meadow '04
LINSEY PICKELL (25, Missoula) 2nd @ Grizzly Triathlon '05; 5th @ Grizzly Triathlon '04
JENNIFER ANDERSON (Billings) 1st @ Big Sky Games '04; 3rd @ Grizzly Triathlon '04
KIMBERLEY BULS 1st @ Summer Solstice '04
KAREN MUIR (Big Sky) 1st @ Janet Clarkson Memorial '04

For more information on the "Best of the US Amateur Triathlete Competition," contact Jerry at 651-714-1829 or jerry@midwestevents.com.

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St. Paul, MN--3/08/05 - The four-year-old Janet Clarskon Memorial Triathlon will host the "Best of the US Amateur Triathlete Competition's" Montana State Qualifier. The event is arguably the program's most unique qualifier. It features a .64 mile point-to-point swim, a 7.3 mile bike leg over logging roads (mountain bikes are recommended) and a 5.2 mile cross-country run. It will be staged on Saturday, June 18 at the Madison Arm Resort on picturesque Lake Hebgen near West Yellowstone, MT. The fastest male and female amateur residents will earn the right to race against the winners of the other 49 state qualifiers at the "Best of the US Championship" in beautiful Gilford, NH on August 20.

The event is named for Janet Clarkson, an intrepid outdoorswoman, who died of Ewings Sarcoma in 2001 at the age of 37.

To learn more about the Janet Clarkson Memorial Triathlon, visit http://www.janetstriathlon.org or http://www.bestoftheustriathletes.com.

For more information on the "Best of the US Amateur Triathlete Competition," contact Jerry at 651-714-1829 or jerry@midwestevents.com

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