WTC Announces New Olympic-Distance Series

The World Triathlon Corporation, owners of the Ironman triathlon series, has used the week leading up to the Ironman World Championship to announce the introduction of a new Olympic-distance triathlon series.

The series will be called the 5150 Triathlon Series. The name comes from the total distance of the race equaling 51 kilometers (1.5km swim, 40km bike and 10km run). Aside from the announcement of the new series, the press release acknowledges that the organization has joined forces with several high-profile Olympic-distance races. The most notable additions include the Miami International Triathlon, the St. Anthony’s Triathlon, Memphis in May Triathlon, Nautica New York City Triathlon and the Hy-Vee Triathlon. The series finale will take place in Clearwater, Florida on the same weekend as the current Ironman 70.3 World Championship race. It is unclear at this point if the race will accompany the Ironman 70.3 World Championship, or if the 70.3 race will be moved to a different location.

See the complete schedule below:

2011 5150 Series (United States)
March 13 Miami International Triathlon (Miami, Fla.)
May 1 St. Anthony’s Triathlon (St. Petersburg, Fla.)
May 15 5150 New Orleans (New Orleans, La.)
May 22 Memphis in May Triathlon (Tunica, Miss.)
June 19 Washington D.C. Triathlon (Washington, D.C.)
June 25 5150 Provo (Provo, Utah)
July 10 Boulder Peak Triathlon (Boulder, Colo.)
August 7 Nautica New York City Triathlon (New York, N.Y.)
September 4 Hy-Vee Triathlon/5150 U.S. Championship (Des Moines, Iowa)
September 11 5150 Lake Lanier (Gainesville, Ga.)
October 2 5150 Lake Las Vegas (Henderson, Nev.)
October 23 5150 Galveston (Galveston, Texas)
November 12 5150 Clearwater/5150 Series Finale (Clearwater, Fla.)

2011 5150 Series (International)
June 5 5150 Frankfurt (Frankfurt, Germany)
June 12 5150 Klagenfurt (Klagenfurt, Austria)
July 9 5150 Zurich (Zurich, Switzerland)