2008
SOUTHWEST CHALLENGE SERIES
A DUATHLON AND TRIATHLON CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
WSMR DUATHLON RANSOM CANYON TRIATHLON
FEBRUARY 9TH MAY 4TH
5K Run/30K Bike 500M Swim / 30K Bike / 5K Run
Brent Jones (505) 678-3374 Marti Greer (877) 719-4957
brent.k.jones@us.army.mil marti@buffalospringslaketriathlon.com
www.wsmrmwr.com (click on "Bell Gym") www.buffalospringslaketriathlon.com
Bell Gymnasium / PO Box 400 P.O. Box 93726
WSMR, NM  88002 Lubbock, TX  79493
Registration Deadline: January 26  FIRM Registration Deadline: May 3 / No Race Day Registration
NOTE: MUST be at security gate BEFORE 0600!! USAT SANCTIONED
SULLY SUPER SPRINT TRIATHLON JAY BENSON TRIATHLON
MARCH 9TH MAY 11TH
3 Mile Run / 15 Mile Bike / 360 Yd Swim 3 Mile Run / 12 Mile Bike / 400M Swim
Ryan Baade Paul Walton  (505) 837-9400
jbaade@sulross.edu paul@sportsoutdoor.com
www.sulross.edu active.com------(available for registration February '08)
P.O. Box C-23 6915 Montgomery Blvd. N.E.
Alpine, TX  79832 Albuquerque, NM  87110
Race day Registration Allowed Registration Closes At 400 Participants
USAT SANCTIONED
STEALTH DUATHLON
MARCH 16TH BUFFMAN and SQUEAKY TRIATHLON
5K Run / 30K Bike MAY 18TH
Gordon Benton  (505) 572-2391 1500M Swim / 40K Bike / 10K Run
gordon.benton@holloman.af.mil Marti Greer (877) 719-4957
www.hollomanservices.com marti@buffalospringslaketriathlon.com
Sports & Fitness Center www.buffalospringslaketriathlon.com
1051 Connecticut Ave P.O. Box 93726
Holloman AFB, NM  88330 Lubbock, TX  79493
Registration Deadline:  March 8  FIRM Registration Deadline: May 17 / No Race Day Registration
USAT SANCTIONED
MVTC TRIATHLON
APRIL 6TH THE DOG HOUSE SPRINT TRIATHLON
5K Run / 25K Bike / 500M Swim MAY 18TH
Don & Genia Shepan (505) 524-7824 500M Swim / 17.6 Mile Bike / 3.1 Mile Run
DONEUGENIA@aol.com Marti Greer (877) 719-4957
No website at this time marti@buffalospringslaketriathlon.com
3007 Ronna Drive www.buffalospringslaketriathlon.com
Las Cruces, NM  88001 P.O. Box 93726
Early Registration - March 29, Late - April 5; No Race Day  Lubbock, TX  79493
USAT SANCTIONED Registration Deadline: May 17 / No Race Day Registration
USAT SANCTIONED
TAX DAY TRIATHLON
APRIL 12TH MILKMAN TRIATHLON
5K Run / 35K Bike / 400M Swim[1] JUNE 7TH
Brent Jones (505) 678-3374 500M Swim / 20K Bike / 5K Run
brent.k.jones@us.army.mil Larry Marshall  (505) 734-5415
www.wsmrmwr.com (click on "Bell Gym") lmarshall@fbfs.com
Bell Gymnasium / PO Box 400 www.milkmantriathlon.com
WSMR, NM  88002 P.O. Box 399
Registration Deadline: March 29  FIRM Dexter, NM  88230
NOTE: MUST be at security gate BEFORE 0600!! Registration Deadline: June 4 / No Race Day Registration
USAT SANCTIONED
ATOMIC MAN DUATHLON
APRIL 27TH FRANCES STEVENS TRIATHLON
10K Run / 40K Bike / 5K Run  (Fat Man) JUNE 14TH
4K Run / 15K Bike / 4K Run  (Little Boy) 7K Run / 35K Bike / 400M Swim
Jeff Johnson / Jarrod Clark  (505) 577-4353 Brent Jones (505) 678-3374
duathlon@ triatomics. brent.k.jones@us.army.mil
www.triatomics.org/duathlon www.wsmrmwr.com (click on "Bell Gym")
P.O. Box 45 Bell Gymnasium / PO Box 400
Los Alamos, NM  87544-0045 WSMR, NM  88002
Registration Deadline: April 26 / No Race Day Registration Registration Deadline: May 31  FIRM
USAT SANCTIONED NOTE: MUST be at security gate BEFORE 0600!!
GALLUP TRIATHLON
JUNE 21ST TALL CITY TRIATHLON
375 Yd Swim / 20K Bike / 5K Run AUGUST 2ND
Ginny DeVries  (928) 729-2691 500M Swim / 20K Bike / 5K Run
grb4y@frontiernet.net Christine Thomas  (432) 682-2551
www.rmch.org--------(click on News-Upcoming Events) cthomas@midlandymca.org
1901 Red Rock Drive www.midlandymca.org
Gallup, NM  87301 P.O. Box 954
Registration Deadline: June 18 FIRM Midland, TX  79702
USAT SANCTIONED Race Day Registration Allowed
BUFFALO SPRINGS LAKE 70.3 TRIATHLON F-1 TRIATHLON
JUNE 29TH AUGUST 23RD
1.2 Mile Swim / 56 Mile Bike / 13.1 Mile Run 800M Swim / 14K Bike / 4K Run / 14K Bike / 4K Run
Marti Greer (877) 719-4957 Jan Olesinski  (505) 624-2698
marti@buffalospringslaketriathlon.com olesinski@nmmi.edu
www.buffalospringslaketriathlon.com http://myweb.cableone.net/janolesinski
P.O. Box 93726 900 Mason Dr
Lubbock, TX  79493 Roswell, NM  88201
Registration Deadline: June 28 / No Race Day Registration Registration Deadline: August 19   FIRM
USAT SANCTIONED
YUCCA TRIATHLON
TRI-RAIDER SPRINT TRIATHLON SEPTEMBER 6TH
JUNE 29TH 10K Run / 48K Bike / 400M Swim
500M Swim / 20K Bike / 5K Run Brent Jones (505) 678-3374
Marti Greer (877) 719-4957 brent.k.jones@us.army.mil
marti@buffalospringslaketriathlon.com www.wsmrmwr.com (click on "Bell Gym")
www.buffalospringslaketriathlon.com Bell Gymnasium / PO Box 400
P.O. Box 93726 WSMR, NM  88002
Lubbock, TX  79493 Registration Deadline: August 23  FIRM
Registration Deadline: June 28 / No Race Day Registration NOTE: MUST be at security gate BEFORE 0600!!
USAT SANCTIONED
TREFOIL F-1 TRIATHLON
GRADY WILLIAMS MEMORIAL FREEDOM DAYS TRIATHLON SEPTEMBER 7TH
JULY 5TH 1.5 Mile Run / 6 Mile Bile / 1.5 Mile Run / 6 Mile Bike / 800M Swim
1.5k Swim / 10K Run / 40K Bike Bobby Gonzales (915) 532-7272
Debbie Dusenbery (800) 448-1240 info@gsriogrande.org
fmncvb@earthlink.net www.gsriogrande.org
www.farmingtonnm.org 9700 Girl Scout Way
3041 East Main El Paso, TX  79924
Farmington, NM  87402 Race Day Registration Allowed
Registration Deadline: July 4 / No Race Day Registration NOTE: Kid's Triathlon In Addition, Distances TBD
USAT SANCTIONED
PATRIOT TRIATHLON
BOTTOMLESS TRIATHLON SEPTEMBER 14TH
JULY 12TH 400 Yd Swim / 25 K Bike / 5K Run
400M Swim / 12K Bike / 4K Run Andie Talmadge  (505) 239-4246
Jan Olesinski  (505) 624-2698 andie@fitfundamentals.com
olesinski@nmmi.edu www.fitfundamentals.com        OR        www.TriSportFitness.com
http://myweb.cableone.net/janolesinski Rio Rancho Aquatic Center / 655 Loma Colorado
900 Mason Dr Rio Rancho, NM  87124
Roswell, NM  88201 Race Day Registration Allowed
Registration Deadline: July 8  FIRM USAT SANCTIONED
CITY OF LAS CRUCES DUATHLON SPC COTTON COUNTRY SPRINT TRIATHLON
JULY 19TH SEPTEMBER 20TH
5K Run / 26 Mile Bike / 5K Run 5K Run / 13 Mile Bike / 300Yd Swim
Claudia Chavez (575) 541-2558 Dee Dee Odorizzi  (806) 894-9611 x2236
cchavez@las-cruces.org dodorizzi@southplainscollege.edu
www.las-cruces.org www2.southplainscollege.edu/cottoncountry
P.O. Box 20000 1401 College Avenue
Las Cruces, NM  88004 Levelland, TX  79336
Race Day Registration Allowed Race Day Registration Allowed
USAT SANCTIONED
ODESSA TUMBLEWEED TRIATHLON
JULY 27TH ELEPHANT MAN TRIATHLON
20K Bike / 5K Run / 500M Swim SEPTEMBER 28TH
Steve Talbot  (432)  362-4301 1.0 Mile Swim / 26.5 Mile Bike / 6.0 Mile Run
stalbot@iscanmail.com Kori Mannon  (575) 744-5187
www.odessaymca.org/Triathlon.htm kori@valornet.com
3001 East University www.mannonmotion.com
Odessa, TX  79762 P.O. Box 492
Registration Deadline: July 26  FIRM Elephant Butte, NM  87935
USAT SANCTIONED Registration Deadline: September 14   FIRM
USAT SANCTIONED
SOCORRO CHILE HARVEST TRIATHLON
AUGUST 9TH STEALTH TRIATHLON
400M Swim / 20K Bike / 5K Run OCTOBER 12TH
Fred Yarger  (575) 838-0920 5K Run / 30K Bike / 700M Swim
ssr@socorro.com Gordon Benton  (505) 572-2391
www.socorro.com/ssr/chile gordon.benton@holloman.af.mil
P.O. Box 1508 www.hollomanservices.com
Socorro, NM  87801 Sports & Fitness Center
Registration Deadline:  August 2  FIRM 1051 Connecticut Ave
USAT SANCTIONED Holloman AFB, NM  88330
Registration Deadline: October 4  FIRM
LOS ALAMOS TRIATHLON
AUGUST 16TH DEFINED FITNESS DUATHLON
20K Bike / 400M Swim / 5K Run Date?
Garry Wolfe  (505) 662-8173 5K Run / 30K Bike / 5K Run
garry.wolfe@lacnm.us---lacrec@lacnm.us Shawn Gale  (505) 888-7097
www.losalamosnm.us/rec sgale@defined.com
The following two races will kick off the 2009 season,
and will not count for points in 2008.
JINGLE BELL TRIATHLON
DECEMBER 7TH
5K Run / 25K Bike / 400Yd Swim
Mark Mico  (505) 907-7378
Mark@TriSportFitness.com
www.TriSportFitness.com
1735 Brenda Rd
Rio Rancho, NM  87124
Race Day Registration Allowed
USAT SANCTIONED
POLAR BEAR TRIATHLON
DECEMBER 13TH
5k Run / 40K Bike / 400M Swim
Brent Jones (505) 678-3374
brent.k.jones@us.army.mil
www.wsmrmwr.com (click on "Bell Gym")
Bell Gymnasium / PO Box 400
WSMR, NM  88002
Registration Deadline: November 29  FIRM
NOTE: MUST be at security gate BEFORE 0600!!

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