On behalf of all our staff we want to wish each and every "Chicago Athlete" the best of luck this weekend!

Here is the lineup for the weekend of Friday-Sunday, Aug. 22-24. The Multisport Fitness Expo will run at the Hyatt Regency from 3 to 9 p.m., Friday, Aug. 22 and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 23. This is where you pick up your race packet, learn about the course and browse around at one of the top multisport expos in the country.

The McDonald's Kids Triathlon will run from 6 a.m. to noon at Foster Avenue Beach. This 12th annual event draws about 750 kids ages 7-14. To alleviate your fears, parents, the swim is in shallow water, parallel to the shore. For kids 7-10, the distances are: 100-meter swim, 4-kilometer bike and 1K run. For ages 11-14, it's 200M swim, 8K bike and 2K run.

The Fleet Feet Super Sprint Triathlon is a beginner's race for competitors 15 and up, also from 6 a.m. to noon at Foster Avenue Beach. Distances are: 375M swim, 10K bike and 2.5K run. There is a field of 1,000 competitors.

The Accenture Chicago Triathlon starts at 6:30 a.m. at Montrose Harbor. Swimmers go parallel to the shore and the exit to the transition area north of the harbor. The bike is on Lake Shore Drive and the run heads down to Burnham Park before the finish near Buckingham Fountain. The sprint distances are .75K swim, 22K bike and 5K run. the international distances are 1.5K swim, 40K bike and 10K run.

Here is a list of the pros likely to be in the field on Sunday. Prize money is $50,000. They are listed alphabetically by last name with age and recent performances.

Alexander, Craig San Diego, CA 30 1st at 2003 St. Croix International Half Ironman, 2-time Australian Long Course Champion, 1st at 2002 San Diego International Triathlon, 3rd at 2002 Chicago Triathlon

Buchhuolz, Ben - Lithgow, Australia 20 2nd at the LOOK Summer Series

Clark, Matthew - Carlsbad, CA 23

DeBoom, Nicole - Downers Grove, IL 31 1st at 2003 Memphis in May Triathlon, 2nd at Los Angelos Triathlon, 1st at 1999 Shimokita International Triathlon

DeBoom, Tony - Cedar Rapids 34 1998 Chicago Triathlon Champion

Frydenlund, Jeffrey - Golden, CO 31 3rd at 2003 Tablemountain ITU Triathlon, 1st at 2002 Ft. Collins Triathlon, 1st overall Las Vegas Triathlon

Gollnick, Heather - Hartford, WI, 1st overall female Ironman Cour d'Alene 2003 and 1st overall female Ironman Wisconsin 2002; 1999--2001 Multisport Athlete of the Year, 2000 USAT Duathlete of the Year.

Harrop, Loretta - Brisbane, Australia 28 1st at 2003 Gold Coast Triathlon - Luke Harrop Memorial,1999 World Championships: gold, 1999 World Cup series: overall winner

Jensen, Lauren - New Berlin, WI 35 2003 US National Dualthlon Champion, 1st at 2003 Midwest Indoor Series, 2nd at 2003 Memphis Triathlon (fastest bike split)

Jones, Michellie - Carlsbad, CA 33 7 time winner Chicago Triathlon, 1st at 2001 Treasure Island Triathlon, 3rd in 2000 World Championships, Perth Australia, 1st at 1997-1999 Escape From Alcatraz

Jorris, Heather - Louisville, KY 34 4th at 2003 Ironman Brazil, 5th at 2001 Ironman Brazil, 1st at 2000 Great Aloha Run Champion

Lees, Marc - Santa Monica, CA 31 2001 Pan American Champion, 2000 Aus tralian Triathlete of the Year, 4x Australian World Championship Team Member, 1st at 1999 St. George F1 Race 1

Lindquist, Barb - Victor, ID 34 2003--1st in 9 Triathlons, including Minneapolis, San Francisco, and Sydney, Australia, 2002 Athlete of the Year, 1st at 2002 Chicago Triathlon,1st place in 2002 Minneapolis Triathlon, 1st in 2002 Ishigaki (Japan) Triathlon,

Lythgoe, Robert - Lester, PA 24 1st overall at 2002 Skylands Triathlon, 1st place age group at 2002 Chicago Triathlon (2nd place amateur, 14th place out of 3,453 competitors)

McKenzie, Luke - Carlsbad, CA 22 3rd Junior Elite at 2001 ITU Triathlon World Championships, Australia World Championship team member

Mueller, Greg - South Bend, IN 32 1st at 2003 Great Lakes Championships, 1st at 2003 West Lafayette Du, 1st in 2003 Warsaw Triathlon

Newton, Nicole - San Diego, CA 30 1st overall female at 2002 Xterra Dam Sprint Triathlon, 2nd at 2002 Pacific Coast Triathlon, 1st at 2002 Los Angelos Triathlon

O'Donnel, Timothy - Shavertown, PA 22 Set a course record at 2002 Lancaster Triathlon, Took part in College Resident Olypmic Training Program in Colorado Springs, Colorado

Reed, Matt - Bou- Bloomsburg, PA 11th at 2002 Dannon Duathlon Series

Rowley, Kevin - Orlando, FL 27 6th 2001 Chicago Triathlon, 6th 2001 Tinman Triathlon, 4th 2000 Siesta Key Triathlon

Stoltz, Conrad - Pretoria, South Africa 29 2nd at 2002 Chicago Triathlon, 1st at 2001 Chicago Triathlon, 2nd 2000 Chicago Triathlon, 6-time All African Triathlon Champion

Swail, Julie - 30 2001 U.S. Water Polo National Championship Tournament Co-MVP, Olympic Silver Medalist, 1st at 2000 & 2001 Pacific Coast Triathlon, 1st at 2002 Long Beach Triathlon

Wachendorf, Mark - McHenry, IL 37 1st 2001 Boilerman Triathlon, 1st 2000 & 2001 Lake Geneva 1/2 Ironman, 5th 2000 NATS Minneapolis Triathlon, 7th 2000 NATS Madison Triathlon

Walton, Craig - Australia, 2000 Olympian, 3rd at 2001 Ironman California, 5th at 2002 Ironman Australia, 1st 2002 Chicago Triathlon, 1st 2002 LA Triathlon

Williamson, Evelyn - Waikota, New Zealand 31 3rd at 2002 Chicago Triathlon Olympic Athlete, 1 at 2001 Air New Zealand Pro Tour-Race 1, 1st at 2001 Muji International Triathlon/ITU Points Race

Yount, Sam - Chicago, IL 21

Zeiger, Joanna - Baltimore, MD 33 2nd 2000 Olympic Trials, 4th 2000 Olympics--Women's Triathlon, 1st 1998 Chicago Triathlon, 1st 2001 Chicago Triathlon, 2nd 2002 Chicago Triathlon

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