Ironman US Championship Triathlon New York City

Join ZERO's Dash for Dad Team

Register now for the world-famous Ironman and inaugral U.S. Championship by joining ZERO’s DASH FOR DAD Endurance Team. ZERO has 20 guaranteed spots at the 2012 Ironman US Championship Triathlon New York City which is a full Ironman race consisting of a 2.4 mile swim in the Hudson, a 112 mile bike trek on the Palisades Parkway in Bergen and Rockland Counties, and a 26.2 mile eginning in New Jersey and finishing in Riverside Park in Manhattan.

The inaugural Ironman U.S. Championship is slated for August 11, 2012 and will offer 75 Age Group qualifying slots for the 2012 Ford Ironman World Championship in Kailua-Kona, Hawai’i with more than 2,500 participants from around the world.

Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of male cancer death, killing a man every 18 minutes. Yet, there is hope: 99 percent survive when it’s caught early. Proceeds raised by the DASH FOR DAD Endurance Team will support ZERO — The Project to End Prostate Cancer and its mission to end prostate cancer through awareness, outreach, advocacy and research. ZERO operates the Drive Against Prostate Cancer—the only national mobile testing program for the disease. Since the Drive began in 2002, we have tested more than 100,000 men and saved an estimated 11,000 lives through early detection. ZERO has also worked to infuse more than $2 billion of new federal funding for prostate cancer research to find a cure.

Your Benefits

• ZERO pays the $1000 cost of your entry into the race
• Supportive group of teammates
• Your own personal fundraising website
• List-serv developed so team members can communicate with each other
• Fundraising advice and support up to, during and after the race
• Technical Shirt (will be mailed to you after you raise $2000)
• DASH FOR DAD water bottle for use at the gym
• "In Honor of" or "In Memory of" Bib Number (to place on your back during the race—to thank those who donated to you)
• The opportunity to make your fitness goals a reality in this great event
• Travel reimbursement of $500 (for those who raise more than $9,000)
• ZERO sponsored Pre-Race Lunch at Carmine's in New York City on August 10, 2012

Requirements

• $100 registration fee—this will go toward your fundraising minimum
• Must join ZERO's DASH FOR DAD Endurance Team by August 1
• Minimum fundraising of $5,000
• Participants who don't raise the fundraising minimum of $5,000 by May 1, 2012 will be asked to cover the remaining costs in order to participate in the race

Additional Details

• Your registration fee is applied to the minimum fundraising requirement
• Participants are required to make their own travel and lodging arrangements
• In the event a participant must withdraw from the race, the registration fee and contributions cannot be refunded
• For event specific details, visit http://ironmanuschampionship.com.