Volunteer Registration Open For Ironman Wisconsin
The Ford Ironman Wisconsin, one of only five Ironman triathlons in the United States, will again be held in and around Madison on Sunday, September 10, 2006 and is currently recruiting volunteers.
The success of the race relies heavily on the support of volunteers. "We need about 4000 volunteers to help with numerous activities, each vital to coordinating this event." said John Eisele of Wisconsin Sports Development Corporation. "What's special about Ford Ironman is that it's a world class event that the community can get directly involved with. Many times events come and are purely spectator sports. Ironman puts you right in the action, whether peeling wetsuits off of athletes, encouraging them late in the race as a run course marshal or catching them as they stumble across the finish line."
To register online, please go to www.SportsInWisconsin.com and click on volunteer. Shifts are typically 2-4 hours in length and you will receive a Ford Ironman Wisconsin volunteer t-shirt and admittance to the volunteer appreciation banquet held on Monday, September 11, 2006. For more information please contact John Eisele at 608.226.4780 ext. 232 or jeisele@sportsinwisconsin.com.
To learn more about the Ford Ironman triathlon visit www.SportsInWisconsin.com or call 608-226-4780.
Local sponsors for the Ford Ironman triathlon include Charter Communications, Alliant Energy, Ryan Brothers, Michelob Ultra, City of Madison, WIBA AM 1310, TravelWisconsin.com, Greater Madison Convention and Visitors Bureau and ESPN Radio 1070.
Wisconsin Sports Development Corporation is a nonprofit sports management organization that helps develop sports tourism in Wisconsin and promotes positive lifestyles and physical fitness through amateur athletic events and health education programs. WSDC properties include the Badger State Games, the Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame, Paddle and Portage, Shape Up Wisconsin Kids, Lighten Up Wisconsin and the Fit Kids Challenge. WSDC is also the local host of Ironman Wisconsin.