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date: 06/10/06
MULTI-SPORT RACERS BRIEFED FOR COAST 2 COAST!
October 6, 2006; Port of Spain, Trinidad – The Tropical Power Coast 2 Coast Multi-Sport Race will kick off tomorrow. Entrants include last year’s winner from Trinidad and Tobago, Jason Gooding, who will be trying to defend his title from an impressive field of competitors, including the reigning World Multi-Sport Champion, New Zealander Richard Ussher. Other athletes include Nina Chaves, winner of the 2005 Female Category; top local cyclists Erle Rahaman-Noronha and Guy Costa; marathoner Bryan Minard and runner Cantius Thomas. Frank Fifils, a leading paddler from Guadeloupe, is the sole entrant from the wider Caribbean, while international racers include Elina Maki-Rautila from Finland and top-ranked South African paddler Andrew Blackburn.
The stage is set for an exciting two-day, five-stage race to the finish as participants run, cycle and paddle along a scenic but grueling course that starts at the Toco Lighthouse on Trinidad’s East Coast and ends at Chaguaramas in the West. Ryan Mendes and Bruce Hay of ECO Adventures, the race organizers, went through the course in detail with the athletes at the Race Briefing, held last night.
 The route begins with a short 1.4 km run along Trinidad’s picturesque north-east coast, followed by a 40 km cycle to Matelot. Athletes then transition to Stage 2: a 32 km run to Blanchisseuse, which marks the end of Day 1. Stage 3 begins on Sunday at 5:00 am with a 58 km ride to Diego Martin’s North Post, followed by a hilly 8 km run to Macqueripe. The final stage of the course is the 30 km paddle to Williams Bay, Chaguaramas, through the swells of Trinidad’s First Boca.
Athletes will be competing for $10,500 US in cash prizes. Along with title sponsor Tropical Power Limited, the Coast 2 Coast event is supported by The Ministry of Sport, The Tourism Development Company, Digicel, Rotoplastics, Subway, Toyota, Lucozade Sport, BWIA and Marine and Safety Limited.
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