Courtesy: event press release

Life Time Fitness, the nation's fastest growing health and fitness company, today announced the broad field of elite professional triathletes competing at the 2003 Life Time Fitness Triathlon, presented by Nokia 5100. Combined, a field of more than 40 female and male professionals will battle for the event's record $500,000 prize purse. Set to take place on Saturday, August 2, 2003, in Minneapolis, the event will be broadcast via same-day national coverage on NBC Sports at 1:00 p.m. (central).

The Triathlon features Life Time Fitness' "Equalizer," a unique timing structure and innovative competition format that allows professional women and men to compete on equal ground, creating a dramatic "battle-of-the-sexes" race to the finish for the first-place prize of $250,000. The second through fifth place finishers will receive $50,000, $35,000, $25,000, and $20,000 respectively. Cash will be awarded to the overall top 12 professional women and top 12 professional men.

The stellar 2003 field of female and male professionals include:
Women:
Susan Bartholomew Williams (USA) 1st place St. Kitts International 2003; 4th place Punta Del Este International 2002
Liz Blatchford (AUS) 1st place ITU World Cup, Gamagori 2003; 3rd place ITU World Cup, Makuhari 2002
Erika Csomor (HUN) 1st place ITU Duathlon European Championships 2002
Nicole DeBoom (USA) 21st place (8th among Women) at Life Time Fitness Triathlon 2002; 1st place Memphis in May 2003; 1st place Boulder Peak Triathlon 2002
Julie Dibens (UK) 1st place Eton Super Sprint Triathlon 2003; 1998 Amateur World Champion
Michelle Dillon (UK) 1st place Swansea International 2003; Bronze medal-winner 2002 World Triathlon Championships
Loretta Harrop (AUS) 2nd place Devonport International 2003; Gamagori World Cup Champion 2002
Rina Hill (AUS) 2nd place Accenture Racing Series 2003; 2nd place World Cup Japan 2001
Michellie Jones (AUS) 14th place (5th among Women) at Life Time Fitness Triathlon 2002; 1st place Accenture Triathlon Series 2003; Bronze medal in 2000 Sydney Olympics
Becky Gibbs Lavelle (USA) 2nd place at Life Time Fitness Triathlon 2002; 2nd place Wildflower Half Ironman 2003; 3-time Champion Pacific Grove Triathlon (2000-2002)
Barb Lindquist (USA) 1st place at Life Time Fitness Triathlon 2002; 1st place Escape from Alcatraz 2003; 2002 Short Course Triathlete of the Year
Carol Montgomery (CAN) 23rd place (9th among Women) at Life Time Fitness Triathlon 2002; Gold medal-winner 2002 Commonwealth Games
Laura Reback (USA) 1st place St. Anthony's 2003; 1st place Boston Monster Challenge 2002
Jill Savege (CAN) 5th place ITU World Cup, Korea 2003; 1st place World Cup Hamburg 2002
Sandra Soldan (BRA) 1st place Vila Velha ITU International 2003; 2-time South American Games Champion
Sheila Taormina (USA) 9th place (3rd among Women) at Life Time Fitness Triathlon 2002; 1st place ITU World Cup, Clermont 2003; 2-time Olympian
Andrea Whitcombe (UK) 1st place Clermont International 2003; 1st place Madeira ITU World Cup 2002
Evelyn Williamson (NZ) 17th place (7th among Women) at Life Time Fitness Triathlon 2002; 1st place Dali International 2002; 3rd place Mrs T's Chicago Triathlon 2002
Joanna Zeiger (USA) 16th place (6th among Women) at Life Time Fitness Triathlon 2002; 1st place Amatique Bay International 2003; 3-time Champion St. Croix Triathlon (2000- 2002)

Men:
Craig Alexander (AUS) 11th place (7th among Men) at Life Time Fitness Triathlon 2002; 2nd place Accenture Racing Series 2003; Australian Long Course Champion 2002
Paul Amey (UK) 8th place (6th among Men) at Life Time Fitness Triathlon 2002; 4th place ITU International, Devonport 2003; 1st place Solana Beach International Triathlon 2002
Greg Bennett (AUS) 4th place (2nd among Men) at Life Time Fitness Triathlon 2002; 1st place ITU World Cup, Ishigaki 2003; 1st place ITU World Cup, Gamagori 2002
Hamish Carter (NZ) 7th place (5th among Men) at Life Time Fitness Triathlon 2002; 1st place Oceania Regional Championships 2002-2003
Tim DeBoom (USA) 1st place Wildflower Half Ironman 2003; 2-time Ironman World Champion (2001-2002)
Tony DeBoom (USA) 4th place Utah Half Ironman 2003; 1st place Ironman Utah 2002
Bevan Docherty (AUS) 1st place St. Kitts International 2003; 1st place Clermont International 2003
Tim Don (UK) 1st St. Anthony's Triathlon 2003; 2002 World Duathlon Champion
Rasmus Henning (DEN) 12th place (8th among Men) at Life Time Fitness Triathlon 2002; 3rd place ITU World Cup, Ishigaki 2003
Chris Hill (AUS) 1st place ITU World Cup Korea 2003; 1st place World Cup Japan 2001
Hunter Kemper (USA) 1st place ITU International, Mazatlan 2003; 1st place ITU International, Victoria 2002
Lothar Leder (GER) 1st place Ironman Japan 2003; First to break 8-hour barrier for Ironman
Simon Lessing (UK) 13th place (9th among Men) at Life Time Fitness Triathlon 2002; 1st place Escape from Alcatraz 2003; Five-time World Champion
Eneko Llanos (SPA) 1st place Long Distance Championships, Ibiza 2003; 2nd place Xterra World Championships 2002
Olivier Marceau (SWITZ) 3rd place St. Kitts International 2003; 1st place Mooloolaba International 2002
Chris McCormack (AUS) 1st place Australian Ironman 2003; 4-time Escape from Alcatraz Champion (1999-2002)
Peter Robertson (AUS) 5th place (3rd among Men) at Life Time Fitness Triathlon 2002; 1st place ITU World Cup, Gamagori 2003; 1st place Fiji Triathlon 2003
Miles Stewart (AUS) 6th place (4th among Men) at Life Time Fitness Triathlon 2002; 7th place Accenture Triathlon Series 2003; 1st place ITU World Cup, Nice 2002
Conrad Stoltz (S. AFR) 15th place (10th among Men) at Life Time Fitness Triathlon 2002; 1st place African Regional Championships 2003; Xterra World Champion 2002
Luc van Lierde (BEL) 1st place Ironman Malaysia 2003; Ironman World record holder
Craig Walton (AUS) 3rd place (1st among Men) at Life Time Fitness Triathlon 2002; 2nd place Escape from Alcatraz 2003; 2002 Short Course Triathlete of the year
Simon Whitfield (CAN) Gold Medal-winner 2000 Olympics; Gold medal-winner 2002 Commonwealth Games

In addition to the professionals, more than 2,100 amateur athletes are expected to participate in the event.

The Triathlon features a stunning course, beginning and ending at Minneapolis' Lake Nokomis and covering a 27-mile path within the City's beautiful Parkway system. Both short- and international-distance courses will be offered. The short- distance course includes a .4-mile swim, 10-mile bike race and a 2.1-mile run. The international-distance course features a .75- mile swim, 21.3-mile bike race and 4.7-mile run.

The Life Time Fitness Triathlon is a part of the Minneapolis Aquatennial, a ten-day premier Twin Cities civic celebration that upholds a 64-year community tradition and hosts more than 800,000 visitors.

For more information about the Life Time Fitness Triathlon visit www.lifetimefitness.com or call 952-229-7227 or 866-321-7575.