89-Year-Old Woman, 78-Year-Old Man, Extended Families and a Blind Triathlete among 3,100+ Competitors from 40 States Competing in the 2007 Life Time Fitness Triathlon
Life Time Fitness:
WHO: Tom O'Connner, 47, Blind Triathlete
Mary Stroebe, 89, oldest competitor in field
Frank Farrar, 78, oldest male competitor
The Scheeman family - 30 family members competing (ages 15-52)
3,100 amateurs from 40 states
WHAT: Sixth Annual Life Time Fitness Triathlon, Minneapolis/St.
Paul, Minn.
B-Roll Package includes:
- Highlights and interviews with event champion
- Several unique human interest stories (see below)
WHEN: Saturday, July 14, 2005
4:30 p.m. ET
and 6:30 ET
COORDINATES: Galaxy 11
Transponder 20/KU Band
Downlink Frequency 12100 Vertical/ Audio
TROUBLE LINE: 612-330-2771
UNIQUE HUMAN INTEREST STORIES:
-- Tom O'Conner, 47, of Minneapolis a blind triathlete.
Originally from Brooklyn, NY, Tom has completed four New York
City Marathons and this will be his first Life Time Fitness
Triathlon
-- Mary Stroebe, 89, of Madison, Wis., is the oldest competitor
in the field; she began competing in triathlons at age 76 and
is doing her fifth Life Time Fitness Triathlon.
-- Frank Farrar, 78, of Britton, SD, is the oldest male
competitor in the field and is a former Governor of South
Dakota. This is Frank's third Life Time Fitness Triathlon. He
has also competed in 30 IronMan events and if one triathlon a
weekend isn't enough, Frank will also compete in triathlon on
Sunday.
-- Scheeman Family - 30 members of this St. Paul, MN family are
competing. Ages range from 15-52
Source: Life Time Fitness
Released July 12, 2007