The South West Challenge series is finally posted!

2008
SOUTHWEST CHALLENGE SERIES
A DUATHLON AND TRIATHLON CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES

The South West Challenge series is the largest & oldest multisport series in the world. It's made up of races throughout New Mexico & West Texas. You compete in 5 year age groups starting w/ 18 & under. Then 19-24, 25-29, 30-34, etc. You earn 10 points for first place in a SW series race, 9 for 2nd, 8 for third, 7 for 4th, etc. The top 3 people in each division at the end of the year wins the south West Challenge series.

3)WSMR DUATHLON
FEBRUARY 9TH
5K Run/30K Bike
Brent Jones (505) 678-3374
brent.k.jones@us.army.mil
http://www.wsmrmwr.com%20(click%20on%20%22bell%20gym%22)/
Bell Gymnasium / PO Box 400
WSMR, NM 88002
Registration Deadline: January 26 FIRM
NOTE: MUST be at security gate BEFORE 0600!!

SULLY SUPER SPRINT TRIATHLON
MARCH 9TH
3 Mile Run / 15 Mile Bike / 360 Yd Swim
Ryan Baade
jbaade@sulross.edu
http://www.sulross.edu/
P.O. Box C-23
Alpine, TX 79832
Race day Registration Allowed

*4)STEALTH DUATHLON
MARCH 16TH
5K Run / 30K Bike
Gordon Benton (505) 572-2391
gordon.benton@holloman.af.mil
www.hollomanservices.com
Sports & Fitness Center
1051 Connecticut Ave
Holloman AFB, NM 88330
Registration Deadline: March 8 FIRM

MVTC TRIATHLON
APRIL 6TH
5K Run / 25K Bike / 500M Swim
Don & Genia Shepan (505) 524-7824
DONEUGENIA@aol.com
No website at this time
3007 Ronna Drive
Las Cruces, NM 88001
Early Registration - March 29, Late - April 5; No Race Day
USAT SANCTIONED

TAX DAY TRIATHLON
APRIL 12TH
5K Run / 35K Bike / 400M Swim
Brent Jones (505) 678-3374
brent.k.jones@us.army.mil
http://www.wsmrmwr.com%20(click%20on%20%22bell%20gym%22)/
Bell Gymnasium / PO Box 400
WSMR, NM 88002
Registration Deadline: March 29 FIRM
NOTE: MUST be at security gate BEFORE 0600!!

5)ATOMIC MAN DUATHLON
APRIL 27TH
10K Run / 40K Bike / 5K Run (Fat Man)
4K Run / 15K Bike / 4K Run (Little Boy)
Jeff Johnson / Jarrod Clark (505) 577-4353
duathlon@ triatomics.
www.triatomics.org/duathlon
P.O. Box 45
Los Alamos, NM 87544-0045
Registration Deadline: April 26 / No Race Day Registration
USAT SANCTIONED

RANSOM CANYON TRIATHLON
MAY 4TH
500M Swim / 30K Bike / 5K Run
Marti Greer (877) 719-4957
http://www.triatomics.org/duathlon
http://myweb.cableone.net/janolesinski
P.O. Box 93726
Lubbock, TX 79493
Registration Deadline: May 3 / No Race Day Registration
USAT SANCTIONED

6)JAY BENSON TRIATHLON
MAY 11TH
3 Mile Run / 12 Mile Bike / 400M Swim
Paul Walton (505) 837-9400
paul@sportsoutdoor.com
active.com------(available for registration February '08)
6915 Montgomery Blvd. N.E.
Albuquerque, NM 87110
Registration Closes At 400 Participants
USAT SANCTIONED

*6)BUFFMAN and SQUEAKY TRIATHLON
MAY 18TH
1500M Swim / 40K Bike / 10K Run
Marti Greer (877) 719-4957
marti@buffalospringslaketriathlon.com
www.buffalospringslaketriathlon.com
P.O. Box 93726
Lubbock, TX 79493
Registration Deadline: May 17 / No Race Day Registration
USAT SANCTIONED

7)THE DOG HOUSE SPRINT TRIATHLON
MAY 18TH
500M Swim / 17.6 Mile Bike / 3.1 Mile Run
Marti Greer (877) 719-4957
marti@buffalospringslaketriathlon.com
www.buffalospringslaketriathlon.com
P.O. Box 93726
Lubbock, TX 79493
Registration Deadline: May 17 / No Race Day Registration
USAT SANCTIONED

8)MILKMAN TRIATHLON
JUNE 7TH
500M Swim / 20K Bike / 5K Run
Larry Marshall (505) 734-5415
lmarshall@fbfs.com
http://www.milkmantriathlon.com/
P.O. Box 399
Dexter, NM 88230
Registration Deadline: June 4 / No Race Day Registration
USAT SANCTIONED

FRANCES STEVENS TRIATHLON
JUNE 14TH
7K Run / 35K Bike / 400M Swim
Brent Jones (505) 678-3374
brent.k.jones@us.army.mil
http://www.wsmrmwr.com%20(click%20on%20%22bell%20gym%22)/
Bell Gymnasium / PO Box 400
WSMR, NM 88002
Registration Deadline: May 31 FIRM
NOTE: MUST be at security gate BEFORE 0600!!

9)GALLUP TRIATHLON
JUNE 21ST
375 Yd Swim / 20K Bike / 5K Run
Ginny DeVries (928) 729-2691
http://www.sulross.edu/
mailto:jbaade@sulross.edu
1901 Red Rock Drive
Gallup, NM 87301
Registration Deadline: June 18 FIRM
USAT SANCTIONED

BUFFALO SPRINGS LAKE 70.3 TRIATHLON
JUNE 29TH
1.2 Mile Swim / 56 Mile Bike / 13.1 Mile Run
Marti Greer (877) 719-4957
marti@buffalospringslaketriathlon.com
www.buffalospringslaketriathlon.com
P.O. Box 93726
Lubbock, TX 79493
Registration Deadline: June 28 / No Race Day Registration
USAT SANCTIONED

10)TRI-RAIDER SPRINT TRIATHLON
JUNE 29TH
500M Swim / 20K Bike / 5K Run
Marti Greer (877) 719-4957
marti@buffalospringslaketriathlon.com
www.buffalospringslaketriathlon.com
P.O. Box 93726
Lubbock, TX 79493
Registration Deadline: June 28 / No Race Day Registration
USAT SANCTIONED

11)GRADY WILLIAMS MEMORIAL FREEDOM DAYS TRIATHLON
JULY 5TH
1.5k Swim / 10K Run / 40K Bike
Debbie Dusenbery (800) 448-1240
fmncvb@earthlink.net
www.farmingtonnm.org
3041 East Main
Farmington, NM 87402
Registration Deadline: July 4 / No Race Day Registration
USAT SANCTIONED

12)BOTTOMLESS TRIATHLON
JULY 12TH
400M Swim / 12K Bike / 4K Run
Jan Olesinski (505) 624-2698
mailto:jbaade@sulross.edu
http://www.sulross.edu/
900 Mason Dr
Roswell, NM 88201
Registration Deadline: July 8 FIRM

CITY OF LAS CRUCES DUATHLON
JULY 19TH
5K Run / 26 Mile Bike / 5K Run
Claudia Chavez (575) 541-2558
http://www.sulross.edu/
mailto:info@gsriogrande.org
P.O. Box 20000
Las Cruces, NM 88004
Race Day Registration Allowed

ODESSA TUMBLEWEED TRIATHLON
JULY 27TH
20K Bike / 5K Run / 500M Swim
Steve Talbot (432) 362-4301
http://www.sulross.edu/
mailto:jbaade@sulross.edu
3001 East University
Odessa, TX 79762
Registration Deadline: July 26 FIRM
USAT SANCTIONED

TALL CITY TRIATHLON
AUGUST 2ND
500M Swim / 20K Bike / 5K Run
Christine Thomas (432) 682-2551
cthomas@midlandymca.org
www.midlandymca.org
P.O. Box 954
Midland, TX 79702
Race Day Registration Allowed

13)SOCORRO CHILE HARVEST TRIATHLON
AUGUST 9TH
400M Swim / 20K Bike / 5K Run
Fred Yarger (575) 838-0920
ssr@socorro.com
www.socorro.com/ssr/chile
P.O. Box 1508
Socorro, NM 87801
Registration Deadline: August 2 FIRM
USAT SANCTIONED

LOS ALAMOS TRIATHLON
AUGUST 16TH
20K Bike / 400M Swim / 5K Run
Garry Wolfe (505) 662-8173
garry.wolfe@lacnm.us---lacrec@lacnm.us
www.losalamosnm.us/rec
2760 Canyon RD
Los Alamos, NM 87544
Registration Deadline: August 14 FIRM / No Race Day Registration

14)F-1 TRIATHLON
AUGUST 23RD
800M Swim / 14K Bike / 4K Run / 14K Bike / 4K Run
Jan Olesinski (505) 624-2698
olesinski@nmmi.edu
http://myweb.cableone.net/janolesinski
900 Mason Dr
Roswell, NM 88201
Registration Deadline: August 19 FIRM

YUCCA TRIATHLON
SEPTEMBER 6TH
10K Run / 48K Bike / 400M Swim
Brent Jones (505) 678-3374
brent.k.jones@us.army.mil
www.wsmrmwr.com (click on "Bell Gym")
Bell Gymnasium / PO Box 400
WSMR, NM 88002
Registration Deadline: August 23 FIRM
NOTE: MUST be at security gate BEFORE 0600!!

TREFOIL F-1 TRIATHLON
SEPTEMBER 7TH
1.5 Mile Run / 6 Mile Bile / 1.5 Mile Run / 6 Mile Bike / 800M Swim
Bobby Gonzales (915) 532-7272
info@gsriogrande.org
www.gsriogrande.org
9700 Girl Scout Way
El Paso, TX 79924
Race Day Registration Allowed
NOTE: Kid's Triathlon In Addition, Distances TBD

15) PATRIOT TRIATHLON
SEPTEMBER 14TH
400 Yd Swim / 25 K Bike / 5K Run
Andie Talmadge (505) 239-4246
andie@fitfundamentals.com
www.fitfundamentals.com OR www.TriSportFitness.com
Rio Rancho Aquatic Center / 655 Loma Colorado
Rio Rancho, NM 87124
Race Day Registration Allowed
USAT SANCTIONED

SPC COTTON COUNTRY SPRINT TRIATHLON
SEPTEMBER 20TH
5K Run / 13 Mile Bike / 300Yd Swim
Dee Dee Odorizzi (806) 894-9611 x2236
dodorizzi@southplainscollege.edu
www2.southplainscollege.edu/cottoncountry
1401 College Avenue
Levelland, TX 79336
Race Day Registration Allowed
USAT SANCTIONED

ELEPHANT MAN TRIATHLON
SEPTEMBER 28TH
1.0 Mile Swim / 26.5 Mile Bike / 6.0 Mile Run
Kori Mannon (575) 744-5187
kori@valornet.com
www.mannonmotion.com
P.O. Box 492
Elephant Butte, NM 87935
Registration Deadline: September 14 FIRM
USAT SANCTIONED

16)STEALTH TRIATHLON
OCTOBER 12TH
5K Run / 30K Bike / 700M Swim
Gordon Benton (505) 572-2391
gordon.benton@holloman.af.mil
www.hollomanservices.com
Sports & Fitness Center
1051 Connecticut Ave
Holloman AFB, NM 88330
Registration Deadline: October 4 FIRM

17)DEFINED FITNESS DUATHLON
Date?
5K Run / 30K Bike / 5K Run
Shawn Gale (505) 888-7097
sgale@defined.com
www.defined.com
4080 Ridgerock Rd
Rio Rancho, NM 87124
Registration Deadline: ???
The following two races will kick off the 2009 season,
and will not count for points in 2008.

JINGLE BELL TRIATHLON
DECEMBER 7TH
5K Run / 25K Bike / 400Yd Swim
Mark Mico (505) 907-7378
Mark@TriSportFitness.com
www.TriSportFitness.com
1735 Brenda Rd
Rio Rancho, NM 87124
Race Day Registration Allowed
USAT SANCTIONED

POLAR BEAR TRIATHLON
DECEMBER 13TH
5k Run / 40K Bike / 400M Swim
Brent Jones (505) 678-3374
brent.k.jones@us.army.mil
www.wsmrmwr.com (click on "Bell Gym")
Bell Gymnasium / PO Box 400
WSMR, NM 88002
Registration Deadline: November 29 FIRM
NOTE: MUST be at security gate BEFORE 0600!!