My hometown health club, Lifetime Fitness, announced yesterday that they are paying out $500,000 in prize money for this year's triathlon here in Minneapolis. The winner alone will receive, are you ready for this, $250,000! Lifetime has what they call "The Equalizer". The women will get a head start and the first person across the finish line, man or woman, wins the $250M.
The downside to this event is that they've jacked up the entry fee for the non-elites in order to pay for this record prize purse. NBC is planning to air the event the same day, Aug 2.
The distances are: .75 mile swim, 21 mile bike and a 4.7 mile run.
Time to get in the pool and start doing laps!