Joe Maloy
OCEANSIDE–Life Time Tri Oceanside hosted nearly 1,000 professional and amateur athletes to experience the final event of the 2014 series—and the championship of six Life Time Tri events across the country—as well as the Toyota Triple Crown Series finale.
The second annual Life Time Tri Oceanside crowned Alicia Kaye and Joe Maloy as winners in the athletic event in Oceanside this week. Kaye won the series with 625 points and Dye won by 540 points.
Maloy, a Poway resident, won the male professional division at 1:45.47 while Kaye of Clermont, Florida, won the female professional division at 1:56.51.
In the male professional division, Hunter Kemper of Colorado Springs, Colorado finished second with a time of 1:46.04, followed by third-place finisher Cameron Dye of Boulder, Colorado with a time of 1:46.16. In the female professional division, Paula Findlay of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada finished second with a time of 1:57.57, while Sarah Haskins of St. Louis, Missouri finished third with a time of 2:01.17.
As the final event of the series, the championship boasted high stakes as athletes raced for their chance to be the Life Time Tri Series Pro champion. Ben Collins came in second in the series with 515 points and Hunter Kemper came in third in the series with 360 points.
Hosted by Life Time and Toyota, the Life Time Tri Pro Series cash purse offered $450,000, including $200,000 in individual race
Alicia Kaye
awards and an additional $200,000 awarded to Life Time Tri Pro Series champions crowned. Additionally, The Toyota Triple Crown Series awarded $50,000 to the top professional with the best overall time who competed in Life Time Tri Minneapolis, Panasonic New York City Triathlon and Life Time Tri Oceanside.
Life Time Tri Oceanside was also among five events in the Life Time Tri Series that supported St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital which is leading the way the world understands, treats and defeats childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases. Athletes participating in Life Time Tri events were encouraged to raise money as St. Jude Heroes while earning great perks such as free race entry, race weekend travel accommodations, St. Jude gear and more. For the 2014 season, including Life Time Tri Minneapolis, Life Time Tri Chicago, Life Time Tri Oceanside, and Life Time Tri CapTex, participants raised approximately $550,000 for St. Jude.
For complete 2014 Life Time Tri Pro Series and Toyota Triple Crown Series results and point standings, visit lifetimetri.com, the official website of Life Time Tri. Updates also will be provided on Twitter by following @LifeTimeTri and by liking the Life Time Tri Facebook page.
Registration for the 2015 Life Time Tri Series will open Nov. 4, 2014.
