IRONMAN NEWS RELEASE
NORTH LAKE TAHOE, CALIF. – The IRONMAN Lake Tahoe community meeting will be held on Aug. 6 at 5:30 p.m. at the North Tahoe Event Center in Kings Beach. North Tahoe will be hosting the first full distance IRONMAN in California since 2001 on Sept. 22.. The event has sold out, and more than 2,500 triathletes are expected to compete. The meeting will focus on the overall event as well as traffic impact the triathlon will have on North Lake Tahoe communities.
IRONMAN Lake Tahoe Race Director Keats McConigal, assistant director Todd Jackson and course director David Reid will be in attendance at the meeting. The three will go over traffic concerns, race impacts and the huge economic benefit the race will have on the area. Following the presentation there will be time for audience questions.
Community members who attend the meeting will hear firsthand how bringing the IRONMAN to Tahoe will impact the community. The triathlon has already benefited the local and regional economy, and many resorts have already sold out hotel rooms for the race weekend.
“With an event of the magnitude of IRONMAN Lake Tahoe there are certain unavoidable parking and traffic concerns. This community meeting is a chance for North Lake Tahoe residents to hear first hand how to maximize business opportunities and to minimize impacts as much as possible,” said Andy Chapman, director of marketing for the North Lake Tahoe Chamber/CVB/Resort Association. “North Lake Tahoe is proud to host IRONMAN Lake Tahoe and we believe this meeting will help organizers and community members work together to make this world-class athletic event run smoothly and efficiently.”
The course runs throughout most of North Lake Tahoe. It starts at Kings Beach State Recreation Area and cyclists will pedal through Truckee and over Brockway Summit before the event ends at Squaw Valley. Athlete check-in will begin on Thursday, Sept. 19, and the race will take place throughout the day of Sept. 22.
Top finishers in IRONMAN Lake Tahoe will be awarded 50 age-group slots in the 2014 IRONMAN World Championship.
For more information on the race visit www.IronmanLakeTahoe.com.
