Vineman 70.3 Triathlon

Join ZERO's Team PC at the Vineman 70.3 Triathlon

Register now for this exciting SOLD OUT event by joining Team PC Endurance Team which benefits ZERO - The Project to End Prostate Cancer! Team PC has 10 guaranteed spots at the Vineman 70.3 Triathlon set for July 15, 2012. The Ironman 70.3 Vineman Triathlon (formerly the Half Vineman Triathlon) consists of a 1.2 mile swim, 56 mile bike and a 13.1 mile run triathlon and is a qualifier for the Ironman World Championship 70.3 at Lake Las Vegas in Henderson, NV. This event has become one of the most popular and highly competitive triathlons in the world. In 2012, the field of entrants will be 2,300.

The Ironman 70.3 Vineman Triathlon is held in Sonoma County, California (about one hour north of San Francisco). The point to point event begins at Johnson's Beach in Guerneville and takes entrants past hundreds of vineyards and dozens of wineries before it finishes up at Windsor High School in Windsor. The course is a tour of Sonoma County's beautiful wine country, passing through four different grape growing regions: the Russian River Region, the Dry Creek Valley, the Alexander Valley and Chalk Hill

If you aren't one of the more than 25,000 athletes from around the world who has experienced this great event, we welcome you to join us for this 21st annual event. If you are a Vineman veteran, we look forward to seeing you again this year and appreciate that you are taking on the additional challenge of committing yourself to raising funds for prostate cancer.

Participants can either choose to fundraising $1,000 which will provide them with an entry into the race as well as a technical shirt OR they can choose to raise $2,000 which will provide them with the same benefits as those committed to raising $1,000 as well as a professional training program to follow as they train for the 2012 event.

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 Team PC 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 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
• The opportunity to make your fitness goals a reality in this great event - "Structured Training Program"(if you commit to raising $2000)
• Technical Shirt (will be mailed to you after you raise $1000)
• "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 $4,000)
• ZERO sponsored Pre-Race or Post-Race Lunch/Dinner for the fundraiser and a guest (to be chosen by participants) to be chosen by the participants

Requirements

• $100 registration fee – this will go toward your fundraising minimum
• Must join Team PC's Endurance Team by January 1, 2012
• Minimum fundraising of either $1,000 or $2,000 depending on the benefits they are seeking
• Participants who don't raise the fundraising minimum of either $1,000 or $2,000 by June 1 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 (Team Leader will assist)
• In the event a participant must withdraw from the race, the registration fee and contributions cannot be refunded