Written by: Melanie Stuparyk
Posted: Wednesday, 30 April 2008

Triathletes in the
Northeast have reason to celebrate with the addition of a brand new Ironman
70.3 event scheduled for July 13 in and around Providence, Rhode Island.
Offering a professional prize purse of $25,000 and 50
qualifying slots for pro and age group athletes to the 2008 Foster Grant Ironman
World Championship 70.3, Amica Ironman 70.3 Rhode Island will attract the
region’s best triathletes for a great day of competition through the Ocean
State.
The course will utilize a variety of Rhode Island's scenic
areas including a swim in the protected waters off Roger Wheeler State Beach in
Narragansett, a majority of the
bike course encompasses the quiet, scenic communities of Exeter, West
Greenwich, Coventry, North Scituate and Johnston and a two-loop run through
downtown Providence, finishing on
the State Capitol grounds. Like the other 28 worldwide Ironman World
Championship 70.3 qualifying events, entries for the Amica Ironman 70.3 Rhode
Island will go quickly. It’s one of the few events left in 2008 that still has
spots open. Register today at www.IronmanRhodeIsland.com.