"Deal or No Deal" Model, Mayoral Hopeful, and Iron Chef all confirmed
On July 13th, Vancouver will play host to the Subaru Vancouver International
Half and Sprint Triathlon. Unlike the ITU Triathlon World Championships
staged in June that featured the Olympic distance racing, this event will
showcase the longer Half Ironman race (1.9km swim/90km bike/21km run), and
also include a shorter sprint race, relay, and a celebrity division.
Highlighting the celebrity division will be Jenny Fletcher, a model who has
been featured on the popular television show "Deal or No Deal" and modeled
for Armani and Ralph Lauren. Vancouver mayoral candidate Peter Ladner will
participate in the race and serve as the Honorary Chairman for the second
year. Ladner, who recently won the mayoral nomination of his party in an
upset victory over incumbent Mayor Sam Sullivan, has been a strong advocate
of healthy lifestyles and active living. Also featured will be Iron Chef
Rob Feenie who starred on the Food Network for five seasons and in 2005
became the first Canadian to win on the popular television show, Iron Chef
America by defeating Chef Masaharu Morimoto. Also expected are former and
current Olympic athletes along with a few last minute surprises.
The race will host many of the best professionals in the sport as they
prepare for Ironman Canada and the famous Hawaiian Ironman. The event will
also feature hundreds of amateur athletes, participating just for the
challenge of completing the distance, who will start side by side with the
professionals - something rare in most major sporting competitions. This is
the second year of the event and marks the third stop of the Subaru West
Coast Triathlon Series. The race will be staged in the beautiful Spanish
Banks and University of British Columbia Endowment Lands with the
magnificent Vancouver city and mountain skyline serving as the backdrop.
For more information on the race please visit www.lifesport.ca and for further media information, please contact Shantel Cordeiro at Shantel@lifesport.ca.
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