Join Ironman World Champion Mirinda Carfrae at TRI-MANIA Boston -- the definitive kick-off to the new multisport season!
Produced by Sun Multisport Events and now in it's 11th year, the TRI-MANIA Summit and Expo (formerly known as the Multisport World Conference and Expo) returns to MIT's Zesiger Sport & Fitness Center in Cambridge, MA on Saturday, March 23, 2013 for a day designed to feed your passion for triathlon with educational and inspiring seminars, hands-on training clinics, classroom-style workshops, competitive events, activities for the kids, a HUGE vendor expo and much, much more.
This year's event will be keynoted by 2010 Ironman World Champion MIRINDA CARFRAE. "Rinny" has earned World Champion titles in both the Ironman (including the run course record) and Half Ironman (70.3 mile) distances and is one of the most popular athletes in the sport. In addition to winning the Ironman World Championship race in Kona, Hawaii in 2010, Carfrae has dominated the half distance triathlon event (1.2 mile swim, 56 mile bike and 13.1 mile run) with more than 20 titles.
Cafrae's keynote will be a moderated Q&A about training, racing and life as one of the world's greatest professional triathletes. Carfrae will also be competing as a member of three lucky teams randomly selected that sign up for the TRI-MANIA Team Challenge. CLICK HERE for details and to get your team registered for the 2013 TRI-MANIA Team Challenge.
Sun Multisport Events is also excited to announce USAT Hall of Fame inductee, renowned race director and endurance sport legend DAVE MCGILLVRAY will also be a part of this year's event McGillivray will give a motivational presentation, “Defining Moments,” conduct the interview with Mirinda Carfrae and moderate a coaches panel and the afternoon presentations. McGillivray is Race Director for the B.A.A. Boston Marathon, the world’s oldest and most famous road race, as well as owner and President of Dave McGillivray Sports Enterprises, Inc. (DMSE) which has produced or consulted on 850+ mass-participatory athletic events nationally and internationally. McGillivray has deep roots in the sport of triathlon as an 8x competitor in the Ironman World Championships (best finish: 14th); as Director for the Triathlon World Championships (1990), the Goodwill Games Triathlon in NYC (1998) and the Boston Triathlon (2001-2005); and as founder of the New England Triathlon Tour.
Admission to the seminars and vendor expo is FREE and registration is now open. register and you'll be eligible to win the Grand Prize Giveaway, a CompuTrainer Pro (a $1,500 value!) which offers you the ultimate in indoor bike training. Registration also makes you eligibel to win other great pizes, snag a swag bag, receive exclusive discounts on clinics and workshops offered throughout the day and more.
In additon to seminars, clincs, workshops, the kids olympics, competitive events, and a HUGE vendor expo, TRI-MANIA will also feature...
TYR WET SUIT DEMOS
Come by the Zesiger pool deck to demo a new wetsuit from TYR, the Official Wetsuit of TRI-MANIA Boston. They will have a wide selection of wetsuits to choose from including the acclaimed "Freak of Nature". What better time to try out a new wetsuit than when you can jump right in the water and take it for a spin?
VO2 MAX TESTING
Swing by the Breakthrough Performance Coaching booth on the expo floor where they will be offering VO2 Max testing throughout the day. Want a guaranteed appointment? Book it today with a click here.
BASIC BIKE MAINTENANCE CLINIC ON THE EXPO FLOOR
TRI-MANIA welcomes back Mark Wysocki of Bicycle Support from Mark for another day of FREE bike maintenance clinics on the expo floor. Learn to change a flat... properly adjust your deraileur... and more under the watchful, expert eye of Mark.
