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HI FI TRI HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR 2008. PLEASE READ ON...
Hello to all of our Hi-Fi Tri participants and their families…
First of all, we would like to thank you for your patience. It has been a long process trying to make contact with officials in Galveston – they have been overwhelmed as you can imagine, and still are very busy trying to bring order to the island.
Unfortunately, the devastation to the island was extensive, and they are still without sewer and electricity, and running water in places. Today they are finally letting residents back on the island to check on their homes, and it will be a very long and hectic day for all involved. After speaking with the Galveston Police, and the Mayor’s Office, it is obvious that Galveston will not be ready for the Hi-Fi Tri event on October 25th. It would simply put too much pressure on an already over-burdened city. At this point we don’t know when the city will be ready, so we have decided to cancel the event rather than postpone it.
The good news is that Moody Gardens fared quite well during the storm, and the exhibits and the hotel should be up and running again soon. Once the island is ready for visitors, we hope that you will visit Moody Gardens , as they really need your patronage to recover. We have been assured that the island will be ready for the Lone Star Triathlon Festival, April 3-5, 2009 , so please plan to support Galveston and register for the event. Registration opens October 1st at www.endorfunsports.com . We are also hoping to hold a 5k fundraising event at Moody Gardens this fall to help raise money for our friends in Galveston whose lives have been devastated by Hurricane Ike. Please stay tuned for info on this, as it depends on the city’s progress in the next few weeks.
As far as the entry fees that you have paid for Hi-Fi Tri, we are going to send out an e-mail very soon with a link where you can click and choose what you’d like to do with your entry fee. The choices will be: 1)full refund made via check or credit card, 2)transfer your entry fee to Lone Star Tri (April 3-5, 2009), or 3)full or partial donation (amount of your choice) of your entry fee to a Galveston Relief Fund that we are setting up with the city to make sure that those who need it most will receive direct assistance.
We have received so many wonderful e-mails from you, our athletes, offering your help and good wishes. Many of you were also affected by Ike, and we hope that life will get back to normal for you again soon. We thank you so much for your support of our efforts, and for your continued support of the people of Galveston and the surrounding communities.
Rock On!!!
Keith & Claire Jordan and the Endorfun Sports Staff & Crew
TIMBERMAN NAMED #1 “MUST-DO TRIATHLON ADVENTURE”
According to Triathlete Magazine (March 2006), racing the Timberman Triathlon in Gilford, New Hampshire is the number one “must-do triathlon adventure”. Why? Besides offering two world-class race events, a short-course triathlon and 70.3 triathlon (as well as the TimberKids Youth triathlon), Timberman has “the best post-race feast and party”. As T.J. Murphy of Triathlete suggests, you can “sit on the hillside, listen to live music and watch the stars come out”. This year Timberman joins the Ford Ironman 70.3 World Championship qualifying series, offering 100 slots to its top finishers. For those triathletes looking for more than just a personal record, Timberman goes the distance with an entire weekend of events and activities, including the “Timberkids” youth triathlon at Gunstock Recreation Area. Couple this with the race backdrop of clear, blue Lake Winnipesaukee and the White Mountains, and you have a ‘must-do triathlon adventure’.
Several professional triathletes agree, and have already committed to racing Timberman again this year. Sarah Reinertsen, the first female amputee to finish the Hawaii Ironman, will also be making her debut at the 2006 Timberman 70.3. She’ll be joined by her brother, Peter Reinertsen.