New River Valley Triathlon

City of Radford, Virginia Sponsors New River Valley Triathlon

We are delighted to announce that the City of Radford, Virginia - The New River City - will sponsor the New River Valley Triathlon.

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For their support of the New River Valley Triathlon, a charity fund-raising event, we thank our:

Sponsors - Direct donors of funds, in order of generosity:

City of Radford, Virginia
Brush Mountain Data Center
One-on-One Endurance

Contributors - Providers of in-kind products or services, in alphabetical order:

Coldwell Banker, Townside, REALTORS (R)
Eleven West
Handshake 2.0
Hodges, Jones & Mabry
Kent Jewelers
Radford Bike and Paddle Shop
Venture Counsel

Learn more about New River Valley Triathlon Sponsorship Opportunities.

New River Valley Triathlon on Twitter

While the New River Valley Triathlon has a nice, elegant name and a very long URL - www.newrivervalleytriathlon.com -its nickname is the "NRV Tri."

The New River Valley Triathlon doesn't have its own Twitter account, but those interested can use Twitter search and type in the hashtag #nrvtri- you'll recognize the nickname "NRV Tri" in the hashtag - to search for what's being said on Twitter about the event.

Here's more on Twitter from Wikipedia and more on hashtags from the Twitter Fan Wiki.

A lot will be said very soon.  Like tomorrow.  The Virginia Triathlon Series 2010 schedule will be posted on December 1, 2009, including the course description and details about the New River Valley Triathlon.

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For their support of the New River Valley Triathlon, a charity fund-raising event, we thank our:

Sponsors - direct donors of funds:

Brush Mountain Data Center
One-on-One Endurance

Contributors - providers of in-kind products or services:

Coldwell Banker, Townside, REALTORS (R)
Eleven West
Handshake 2.0
Hodges, Jones & Mabry
Kent Jewelers
Radford Bike and Paddle Shop
Venture Counsel

New River Valley Triathlon on Facebook

Your're invited to become a fan of the New River Valley Triathlon on Facebook!

Triathlon Training in the New River Valley of Virginia

From Anne Clelland:

In a previous post, I mentioned a vision for multisport in the New River Valley of Virginia, including an XTERRA event for Blacksburg, Virginia.  The Draper Mile is a yearly one-mile downhill race in Blacksburg, Vrginia.  For XTERRA training, how about a one-mile uphill Clay Street Climb starting from Main Street in Blacksburg, Virginia?

In the New River Valley of Virginia, whether running or biking, we eat hills for snacks.

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The Virginia Triathlon Series 2010 schedule will be posted on December 1, 2009, including the course description and details about the New River Valley Triathlon.

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For their support of the New River Valley Triathlon, a charity fund-raising event, we thank our:

Sponsors - direct contributors of funds:

Brush Mountain Data Center
One-on-One Endurance

Contributors - providers of in-kind products or services:

Coldwell Banker, Townside, REALTORS (R)
Eleven West
Handshake 2.0
Hodges, Jones & Mabry
Kent Jewelers
Radford Bike and Paddle Shop
Venture Counsel

Multisport Destiny - A Vision for the New River Valley

From Anne Clelland, an organizer of the New River Valley Triathlon:

Multisport is the umbrella term for athletic events involving two or more sports back-to-back.  Triathlon - in which participants swim, bike, and run in succession - is a type of multisport.

Where there's water, there can be a triathlon.

Possible venues for triathlons in the New River Valley of Virginia include:

Blacksburg Aquatic Center

Christiansburg Aquatic Center

Claytor Lake State Park

New River Trails State Park (How about an XTERRA event - swimming across the New River, mountain biking and trail running?)

Radford University Dedmon Center

Virginia Tech War Memorial Hall and McComas Recreational Center

In the New River Valley, community and municipal pools in towns, cities, and counties abound, as do country club pools.

And look at the venues in the region.  And in Southwest Virginia.

Where there's water, there can be a triathlon.  And an Ironman.  And swimming, cycling, mountain biking, kayaking, trail running...

Sounds like the New River Valley has a multisport destiny.

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For their support of the New River Valley Triathlon, a charity fund-raising event, we thank our:

Sponsors - direct contributors of funds:

Brush Mountain Data Center
One-on-One Endurance

Contributors - providers of in-kind products or services:

Coldwell Banker, Townside, REALTORS (R)
Eleven West
Handshake 2.0
Hodges, Jones & Mabry
Kent Jewelers

Virginia Triathlon Series 2010 Schedule

According to Set Up Events, the 2010 schedule for the Virginia Triathlon Series will be posted on December 1, 2009.

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For their support of the New River Valley Triathlon, a charity fund-raising event, we thank our:

Sponsors - direct contributors of funds:

Brush Mountain Data Center
One-on-One Endurance

Contributors - providers of in-kind products or services:

Coldwell Banker, Townside, REALTORS (R)
Eleven West
Handshake 2.0
Hodges, Jones & Mabry
Kent Jewelers

World-Class Facility

From The Roanoke Times, 9/17/09, Aquatic center's splash planned for January:

"We do have a world-class facility coming," said [Christiansburg] Councilman Mike Barber.

We're looking forward to hosting the New River Valley Triathlon in the Christiansburg Aquatic Center, Christiansburg, Virginia - a "world-class facility"!

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For their support of the New River Valley Triathlon, a charity fund-raising event, we thank our:

Sponsors - direct contributors of funds:

Brush Mountain Data Center
One-on-One Endurance

Contributors - providers of in-kind products or services:

Coldwell Banker, Townside, REALTORS (R)
Eleven West
Handshake 2.0
Hodges, Jones & Mabry
Kent Jewelers

Blue Ridge Marathon on the Parkway Announced

The inaugural Blue Ridge Marathon on the Parkwaywill be held on April 24, 2010, beginning and ending in downtown Roanoke, Virginia.  The event is being held in conjunction with the Blue Ridge Parkway’s 75th anniversary.

Here's more information:

Roanoke Times:  First Roanoke-based marathon in 27 years features 16 miles of mountains

Roanoke Regional Partnership: News

And someone has already signed up for it.

Smith Mountain Lake Triathlon

Here's a wonderful story and great information about triathlons by Mark Taylor, The Roanoke Times, 5/3/09, More tales to tell a decade later at the Smith Mountain Lake Triathlon. 

Here's the Set Up Events link to a description of the race and here is the link to the 2009 results.

And thanks to Mark Taylor for sharing with us his original photo taken at the Smith Mountain Lake Triathlon.

 

New River Valley Triathlon Postponed Until 2010

We so regret to announce that the 2009 New River Valley Triathlon will be canceled this year and rescheduled for 2010.

Our venue, the Christiansburg Aquatic Center, will not be completed in time for the date scheduled.

We will issue full refunds to all registered participants.

We look forward to hosting a first-class event for you in 2010.

Updated 4/28/09

Helpful, explanatory article by Lerone Graham in The Roanoke Times.