Haskins Wins Life Time Fitness Minneapolis; Tisseyre Takes Ironman 70.3 Rhode Island

Huntington Beach, CA- July 11, 2011- TYR’s Sarah Haskins led the women in Minneapolis with a reported time of 1:59:57 at the Life Time Fitness Race to the Toyota Cup. Wearing her TYR Carbon Race Kit, Sarah dominated the event taking first place yet again after winning the event in 2009 and 2010. Finishing with splits of a 19:08.3 swim, 1:02:08.5 bike and a 36:35 run, her 40k bike time was the best of the day among women. In the Ironman 70.3 Rhode Island race, TYR’s Magali Tisseyredominated all the action. In Providence, she clinched her fourth Ironman 70.3 win in 4:27:08. Finishing first out of the water with a time of 29:08, she continued to control the race with a 2:32:37 bike and a 1:22:47 run. Magali crossed the finish line wearing her TYR Carbon Race Kit with the quickest run of the day, over eleven minutes ahead of the second place finisher. To learn more about TYR’s sponsored athletes, and the products they race and train in, please visit TYR.com. About TYR TYR engineers technical apparel and equipment for swimmers and triathletes. Named for “TYR”, the Norse god of warriors, we’re a company started by athletes and populated by athletes. The cultures and communities of competitive swimming and triathlon pervade our offices. We are dedicated to re-imagining technologies that help athletes attain peak performance. Like athletes, we work with an intense spirit of competition. We aim to create the fastest, most advanced technologies and products. Always.