Liz Blatchford and Greg Bennett Lead 2008 Life Time Fitness Triathlon Series Race...

Liz Blatchford and Greg Bennett Lead 2008 Life Time Fitness Triathlon Series Race to the Toyota Cup after Second Event in Five Race Series

Following July 20 Nautica New York City Triathlon Athletes Set
Sights on Accenture Chicago Triathlon on August 23
CHANHASSEN, Minn.--(Business Wire)--
Australia's Greg Bennett and Great Britain's Liz Blatchford have
taken the Pro Men's and Women's division leads in the 2008 Life Time
Fitness Triathlon Series Race to the Toyota Cup with their respective
wins at Sunday's Nautica New York City Triathlon. New York represented
the second of five races that make up the 2008 Life Time Fitness
Triathlon Series Race to the Toyota Cup.

Bennett, the 2007 Life Time Fitness Triathlon Series Champion,
came off a third place finish at the Life Time Fitness Triathlon in
Minneapolis, the first race of the 2008 Series, on July 12, to top the
pro men's field in New York for the third year in a row. He trailed
Canada's Paul Tichelaar by only one second coming out of the swim
portion of the race, but delivered an aggressive ride on the bike
capped by a dominating performance in the run portion of the event to
outdistance the field. In the women's race, Blatchford and Becky
Lavelle, (USA), the seventh and third place finishers in Minneapolis,
battled through the swim and bike portions of the race. Blatchford
separated herself from field in the run to take home first place
honors in the women's pro division. Bennett and Blatchford each picked
up 10,000 points in the 2008 Life Time Fitness Triathlon Series Race
to the Toyota Cup and $8,000 in prize money.

The 2008 Life Time Fitness Triathlon Series will continue with the
Accenture Chicago Triathlon on August 26 followed by the Kaiser
Permanente Los Angeles Triathlon on September 9, and the 2008 Series
Championship - the Toyota U.S. Open Triathlon in Dallas on October 14.

2008 LIFE TIME FITNESS TRIATHLON SERIES RACE TO THE TOYOTA CUP
POINTS STANDINGS

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MEN
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Name (Country) Points as of July 20, 2008
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Greg Bennett (AUS) 15,700
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Simon Whitfield (CAN) 15,000
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Andy Potts (USA) 12,800
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Stuart Hayes (GBR) 9,900
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WOMEN
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Name (Country) Points as of July 20, 2008
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Liz Blatchford (GBR) 12,550
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Becky Lavelle (USA) 11,700
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Jodie Swallow (GBR) 5,900
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Julie Dibens (GBR) 5,350
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About the 2008 Life Time Fitness Triathlon Series Race to the
Toyota Cup

The Life Time Fitness Triathlon Series was launched in 2006 and
created the first-ever connection among four of the most prominent
triathlon events in the United States. The Life Time Fitness Triathlon
(ltftriathlon.com), held in Minneapolis, is produced by Life Time
Fitness, Inc. The Accenture Chicago Triathlon (chicagotriathlon.com)
is produced by Creative & Production Resources, Inc (CAPRI Events).
The Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Triathlon (LATriathlon.com) is
produced by Pacific Sports LLC. The Nautica New York City Triathlon
(nyctri.com) is produced by Korff Enterprises.

In 2007, the Life Time Fitness Triathlon Series was expanded to
include a Championship event, the Toyota U.S. Open Triathlon Dallas.

In 2008, the Series announced the Race to the Toyota Cup to award
the top female and male triathletes in each of three separate
divisions: Professional, Elite Amateur and Age Group at the Toyota
U.S. Open Triathlon in Dallas. Overall, the 2008 Life Time Fitness
Triathlon Series offers a $1.44 million purse for the Professional
Division.

Life Time Fitness Triathlon Series Timeline:

-- Life Time Fitness Triathlon (Minneapolis) - July 12

-- Nautica New York City Triathlon - July 20

-- Accenture Chicago Triathlon - August 24

-- Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Triathlon - September 7

-- Toyota U.S. Open Triathlon (Dallas) - October 5

About Life Time Fitness, Inc.

Life Time Fitness, Inc. (NYSE:LTM) operates distinctive and large,
multi-use sports and athletic, professional fitness, family recreation
and resort and spa centers. The company also provides consumers with
personal training consultation, full-service spas and cafes, corporate
wellness programs, health and nutrition education, the healthy
lifestyle magazine, Experience Life, athletic events, and nutritional
products. As of July 22, 2008, Life Time Fitness operated 74 centers
in 17 states, including Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois,
Indiana, Kansas, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska,
North Carolina, Ohio, Texas, Utah and Virginia. Life Time Fitness is
headquartered in Chanhassen, Minnesota, and can be located on the Web
at lifetimefitness.com. LIFE TIME FITNESS, EXPERIENCE LIFE, and the
LIFE TIME FITNESS TRIATHLON SERIES are registered trademarks of Life
Time Fitness, Inc. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are
the property of their respective owners.

Life Time Fitness
Kent Wipf, 952-229-7211
kwipf@lifetimefitness.com
or
Jason Thunstrom, 952-229-7435
pr@lifetimefitness.com

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