Eureka Springs Multisports Festival

Attention, all you multisport junkies out there.  

Are you looking for a different multisport challenge?

If so, the Eureka Springs Multisport festival might be just the thing for you.

The dates for the festival are August 12, 13 & 14, 2011 in Eureka Springs, Arkansas

The Eureka Springs Multisport festival is a 3 day festival featuring a sprint triathlon on Friday, bike tour rides and racing on Saturday and a 10k run on Sunday.

The event I find particularly interesting is the "The Eurekan" challenge.

What exactly is "The Eurekan" you may ask?

The Eurekan the ultimate challenge! Anyone who completes the triathlon,  a 100 mile ride and the 10K run within the specified time limits will have the title "The Eurekan" bestowed upon them.

So, if you are looking for something different to do this summer, consider taking the Eurekan Challenge this August.

Registration and additional details can be found on the event website.  http://www.eurekasportsfestival.com/

Train hard, Compete harder,

Steve.....

Welcome and Introduction

Welcome to the XL Triathlete blog!

The title of this blog describes me fairly well.  I am a 6'6" tall, 220 pounds and 50 years old, which qualifies me as an XL by any standard.

As the tag line says, "Adventures in multi sports with an extra large age grouper". I will be writing about my training adventures, as well as items of interest to the multi sport enthusiast.

Since becoming active 16 months ago, I have competed in a variety of events.

20 5k events placing in in the top 10 seventeen times. Nine of which were top 5 finishes.
2 half marathons
1 15k
2 Sprint Triathlons placing 1st and 4th in age group.

Currently, my race schedule for 2011 looks like this:

Iron Pig Duathlon 4/2/11
Muskogee Run 15K 4/9/11

Spring Fever Triathlon 4/17/11

Oklahoma City Half Marathon 5/1/11

Tri Day Pryor Triathlon (August 2011)
Eureka Multisports Festival 8/12/11 -8/14/11 
         Going for the "Eureakan" which is the following 3 events.
         Sprint Tri on 8/12, Century Ride on 8/13,10k run on 8/14

Jay Duathlon 10/1/11

Heber Springs Triathlon 10/9/11

Tatur’s Pumpkin Holler 100 (50k) trail race 10/15/11

Tulsa Run 10/28/11 m (15k)

Route 66 Marathon 11/20/11

Assorted 5k’s through out the year in our region.

So, stay tuned in and follow me in my adventures in multi sports!

Until next post...

Steve...