Tomorrow is the last day for entries to the Ocean Lava Lanzarote Triathlon. Race day is Saturday 8th October, registration cut off is Tuesday 4th October 2011.

Inscription is online at www.oceanlava.com

Team entry €220 & Individual €150

Check out the participants list to see who else is competing! On the current listing there are 12 teams and 226 individuals signed up for 2011.

Ocean Lava now have a new range of clothing especially designed for triathlon events.

The full range will be available for sale in the Fun Sun shop at C.C. Los Arcos on the Avenida de Las Playas in Puerto del Carmen from September, just in time for the 2011 Ocean Lava Lanzarote Triathlon event. So if you need a new tri suit, cycling or running shorts and tops or swimming costumes why not treat yourself to something from the Ocean Lava range of sportswear.

Kenneth Gasque confirmed a new sponsor for the Ocean Lava Lanzarote Triathlon this week.

Madison New York Watches 

This watch combines fashion, wellness, summer and sport.

Through many years of experience, MADISON N.Y. LTD has developed into one of the leading exporters for the German market for trend-setting, competitive fashion watches.

It is young – colorful – water resistant – fashionable – and top quality and you will enjoy the time and your success is our success!

We will celebrate Ocean Lava and give each Champion of the Year (Top 10 male and female + our new age group – individual each year + top 3 relay team) a watch on the awards evening at the Puerto Calero Party.

Madison N.Y. watches are available in the Fun Sun shops in Lanzarote.

Kenneth Gasque said “We are very proud to have MADISON New York as one of our sponsors for Ocean Lava, and we are looking forward to welcoming Martin Lieberz CEO, as one of the competitors in Ocean Lava on the 8^th of October 2011.”

This year the finishers of the Ocean Lava Lanzarote Triathlon will be called Heroes!

Here’s a sneak preview of our design for the finisher’s medal and hero ribbon, if you haven’t already signed up as a triathlete or part of a relay team for the event - there’s still time!

Date: Saturday 8th October 2011

Place: Puerto del Carmen, Lanzarote

Event: Swim 1.9km, Bike 90km, Run 21.1km

For more details of the Ocean Lava Lanzarote Triathlon please visit the www.oceanlava.com website, where you can also register to participate.

This is the video from the first Ocean Lava Triathlon event held in Lanzarote on the 5th September 2010, 180 triathletes participated and over 5,000 people have watched the video, have you?

This year the race will be held on the 8th October 2011, are you joining us Ocean Lava Lanzarote Triathlon?

Inscription is open! Ocean Lava Lanzarote Triathlon will take place on Saturday 8th October 2011.

Kenneth has chosen that date as it is the same day as Ironman Hawaii and there are big plans for a Hawaiian Party after the race where athletes can watch the event on a big screen.

There is a discounted price for subscriptions confirmed before 31st January 2011:

Individuals €130 (normally €150)

Relay teams €200 (normally €220)

Students, unemployed and pensioners have a special price of €75

The inscription has been organised through Sport Ticket Plus, please visit the Ocean Lava website for more information.

Have you registered to participate in the Music Marathon on Saturday 30th October 2010?

The Lanzarote Music Marathon Festival is in it’s second year, this fun event is aimed to bring everyone of all ages and abilities together. It doesn’t matter whether you walk, roll, skate or run we want you to come and take part in a half marathon event in Puerto del Carmen.

There are a number of options available to particpate:

Children (up to 16 years old)

1 & 1/2 Mile Kids: Skate, from 4 to 16 years

1/2 Mile Kids: Run, from 4 to 9 years

1 Mile Kids: Run, from 10 to 16 years

Adults

1/8 Marathon: Skate, walk or wheelchair

1/4 Marathon: Run, jog or skate

1/2 Marathon: Run, jog or skate

VKS Canarias have confirmed that film of the Ocean Lava Lanzarote Triathlon will be shown on the local channel Antena 3 Canarias at the following times this week:

Thursday 23:15

Saturday 11:00 and 18:30

Sunday 11:00 and 18:30

More information is also available on their website www.vks.es

Dear Friends

Here are few YouTube images from new Ocean Lava Lanzarote Triathlon; we celebrated for the first time on the 5^thof September 2010.

The distance was swim 1.9k, bike 90k and run 21.1k. This is the half of the Ironman distance.

The swim was in Puerto del Carmen, we used 2 big catamarans boats as corner buoys, it was like Hawaii Ironman swim course or even better.

The bike ride was going through the wine area of La Geria, El Golfo and over Femes, where the athlete was cycling up with the steepest hill with more the 22% incline, only 12 people was walking up, the athlete also have the pleasure to ride up over the Timanfaya National park, 60% of the bike course was going through the lava fields.  

The run was 3 loops run inside Puerto del Carmen, before the reach the finish line.

Here you see the top of the Femes where the athlete has the steepest climb of the day.  

YouTube - Femes

On this little film you follow one of the Spanish girls Ruth overall second.

YouTube - Ruth

Here is the full race made by Mark Bennett

YouTube - Ocean Lava Race by Mark Bennett

I am very proud of the race as we had excellent volunteers, very good sponsors, exceptional traffic and local police made the road safe and to great day, on the most amazing bike course in the world. Thousand of spectators enjoyed the day and our beautiful finish tower, welcomed the athletes to the finish of this magic Sunday.

The overall Champion Bert Jammaer, Belgium bike the 90K on 2h 29 min with 1600m vertical climb, his speed average was 36.08k pr hour, Bert total finish time was extraordinary 4h 15m 59s, the 2008 and 2009 Ironman Lanzarote Champions performance this Sunday was extraordinary. The female Champion Veerle D´haese also from Belgium finished in 5h 04m 44s, she was very proud when we crowned her as the Queen of Ocean Lava Lanzarote Triathlon.

We had 127 individual finishers and 17 teams of 3 persons, in total 178 athlete. 100 of the participants were coming from outside the island, 43 was foreigners, they all had an exceptional day.

We will have the second Ocean Lava Lanzarote Triathlon on the 8^th of October 2011.

It will be on the same date as Ironman Hawaii, we will celebrate our awards evening in a new way with a open air concert, video of the day and it will be in Hawaii style, as we will follow the Kona Hawaii Ironman race live on the big screen by internet.

For more information and registration go to www.oceanlava.com we will open for registration very soon, as the demand have been high.

You can follow us on Facebook - Ocean Lava.

Please send these images to other equal minded friends, athlete, press, people that love sport and Lanzarote.

I hope you want to take part or watch this event, therefore reserve the date for next year NOW; I hope to see you to our party.

Kind regards from your friend on Lanzarote.

Kenneth

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Lee Holdaway: What can I say, fantastic race, and great organisation as usual, well done Kenneth and all the great team.

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Esben Hovgaard: Thanks for a great race! Hope I will be back next year!

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Hola!

Queria darles las gracias por la experiencia tan positiva y sana que vivi

ayer al participar en el Ocean Lava. En especial queria decir que las

personas que estaban en el avituallamiento de la carrera, las que repartian

las pulseras y las chicas de la meta donde se daba la vuelta dieron mucha

fuerza y animos- fueron increibles y crearon ese ambiente que hace una

competicion; muchas risas, buen humor y alegria. Fueron estupendos y

hicieron todo por ayudar y hacerlo mas llevadero. Por ultimo, habia una

chica rubia de pelo corto, tal vez danesa? que fue una maravilla. Alegre y

llena de energia hasta el final dando animos!

Gracias a todos y hasta el año que viene!

Carolina :-)

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Hey Jacqueline & Kenneth

I just want to say congratulations for such a SUCCESSFUL day again today,  i had lot's of FUN.    I have helped out at many events over the years and always come away with a GOOD feeling of having " done my bit "  for a worthwhile event.    I gain an opportunity to mix in the community, develop as an individual , practice my Spanish , make some new friends , and share time with like minded people.

Please keep me in mind for the next event , whatever it is. 

Ciao 4 now

David

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Ernesto Rubio Velasco:

El Ocean lava triatlon es el mejor medio ironman que he corrido . Todo fué

absolutamente perfecto (excepto mis tiempos) por lo que el año que viene

estaré impaciente para poder volver a mejorarlos. Gracias a todos ustedes y

a los voluntarios por organizar una prueba tan fantástica.

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Kenneth,
I wanted to email you directly to say thank you to you and the team for organising such a great event. Really well thought out, great course,fantastic marshalls and of course your hand shake at the finish! I will definitely be back next year to defend my age group win!
Hopefully I will get a place through the waiting list for the I M in May - if so- see you at the finish!
All the very best
Susie Black

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