Open Water Swim

SPECTATING:

Friends and family can now watch your progress from home and/or from the new interactive RunFAR Results Center at the event. Athletes race progress can be tracked online, showing participants splits and finish time. In addition, spectators may come to the RunFAR Results Center to track athletes' progress. While in the Results Center, you will be able to print your finisher's results ticket on-site as well.

Not since the introduction of binoculars is an innovation so radically changing the way spectators view long distance endurance sporting events while providing greater daily peace of mind to the family while you're out on course.

During Lone Star, the MyAthlete Athlete Tracking System enables spectators up to the minute real-time tracking of location, speed and history of athletes riding or running on course from the convenience of web enabled cell phone, PDA, iPhone or via a web-browser all in real time. MyAthlete will also have a Race Tracking Center at the race, with big screen televisions for spectators to follow you!

Integrating miniaturized GPS and cellular data technology into one lightweight device worn on a race belt, the athlete simply has to turn the unit on and go. Family, friends, coaches and race directors can track the athletes live by going to the web site: www.MyAthleteGPS.com via any web enabled device. The entire system is internet based and creates stored HISTORY of the activity live, while it is being made.

Lone Star participants may rent the units at a special discount at the race site, or online. Rental information coming shortly!

Saturday Night Moody Gardens Pasta Gala, Pre-race Lone Star Festival and expo with live entertainment, custom multi-color technical shirt, the best goody bags, imprinted swim cap, finishers keepsake, custom awards, participants' raffle, Great giveaways from TIMEX, BLUESEVENTY, SAUCONY, and FUELBELT, complimentary post-race feast, complimentary post-race massage provided by KOALA HEALTH AND WELLNESS.. Run Far Racing Services timing featuring ChampionChip, boat, motorcycle, and radio support, USAT Officials and Marshals, the best volunteers and staff anywhere, accurate, spectacular, and safe race course.

Carbo Loading, tropics-style. On SATURDAY evening, April 4, chill out, relax and grab a great meal under the palm trees and stars, on the white sands of Moody Gardens’ Palm Beach. Overlooking Offats bayou, tiki torches will be a blazin’, music will be playing… a great way to spend the evening before the big day, for kids and adults. While you’re eating, kiddos can play on the beach! A great dinner will be served, with pasta, marinara and alfredo sauce, chicken and shrimp, freshly baked garlic bread, fresh mixed green salad, Caesar salad, marinated cucumber and tomato salad, chef’s miniature desserts, coffee and iced tea.

Dinners are $27.00 per person, $22.00 for kids 4-11. Dinner will be served from 5:30 - 7:30pm on Saturday evening, April 4. Admission is limited, and tickets must be pre-ordered online via the race registration link.

Stick around after you finish, and treat yourself to a Papa John’s Pizza Feast, Michelob Ultra and Sweet Leaf Tea. Keep the good times rolling, as live entertainment will be performing for all of you as you chow down. Relax, and enjoy the day at beautiful Moody Gardens!

Now Open! Moody Gardens Golf Course

Galveston’s new premier public golf course, Moody Gardens Golf Course, opened June 2008 after an extensive $18 million Jacobsen Hardy makeover. Formerly the Galveston Island Municipal Course, its lush paspalum fairways are lined with 500 palms and shorebird habitat. Sydnor Bayou laps at its shores to entice your best shot. Five sets of tees create diverse challenges for every level of play. Golfers enjoy a large practice area, a new golf cart fleet and a newly remodeled clubhouse and pro shop. The new Pelican Grille at the clubhouse offers a diverse menu for the pleasure of golfers and non-golfers seeking to enjoy the incredible vistas from the clubhouse.

Mention “Lone Star Tri” when you make your tee time April 1-5, 2009 and receive a complimentary bucket of range balls and free fountain drink with the purchase of a green fee. Visitor Green Fees are $64 Friday-Sunday, plus $11 Cart Fees. Save a little cash and enjoy twilight rates beginning at 2pm . For more information visit www.moodygardensgolf.com or call 409.683.GOLF(4653) to make your tee time (accepted 7 days in advance).

Join us as we explore the rainforests and oceans of the world! Discover these amazing habitats and the animals that call them home through hands-on activities, crafts, snacks, and a visit to the Rainforest Pyramid and Aquarium Pyramid at Moody Gardens.

Saturday, April 4 from 6am-11am, $40.00 per person for the first camper and $34.00 for additional campers of the same family. This includes a light breakfast and snacks.

Sunday, April 5 from 6am-3pm, it would be $65.00 per person for the first camper and $55.25 for additional campers of the same family. This includes a light breakfast, lunch, and snacks.

15% discount for families with multiple children registered. If you'd like your child to be a part, you MUST register by March 14, 2009. Camps will be for kids between the ages of 6 and 12. Moody Gardens must have a minimum of 10 campers to do the camp each day. If few than 10 are registered, we will notify you after the 14th of March.

LONE STAR KIDS FUN RUN:

LONE STAR FLIGHT MUSEUM

WARBIRD FLIGHTS INTO HISTORY

Looking for a unique post-race activity? Try a historic flight experience in an authentic World War II aircraft at the Lone Star Flight Museum. The Lone Star Flight Museum will offer flight experiences in three legendary aircraft from the World War II era in conjunction with the Lone Star Triathlon Festival. Flights are available in the museum’s B-17 Flying Fortress, B-25 Mitchell and PT-17 Stearman at their home facility next to Moody Gardens and the Schlitterbahn Waterpark.

“Experience the sights, sounds and smells of American aviation aboard one of our historic aircraft. It’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to fly in an authentic World War II bomber or trainer and feel the power of these amazing machines,” said Larry Gregory, President of the Lone Star Flight Museum. “Today, few airworthy examples remain of these historic aircraft that defended freedom across the globe. A flight in one of our airplanes is truly a boarding pass to history.”

All museum aircraft sport authentic paint schemes including the B-25, which is the only flying B-25 painted as a tribute to the Doolittle Raiders. The interior of the B-17 is fully equipped with all turrets and associated equipment found during wartime.

Two of the most historic WWII aircraft ever built are available for flight experiences at Galveston’s Lone Star Flight Museum. Relive history as you fly over Galveston in the B-25 Mitchell (l) and the B-17 Flying Fortress. It is truly a unique experience as only 13 B-17s worldwide are currently airworthy.

A historic flight experience makes the perfect gift, family outing or corporate team building function. Each flight experience lasts about 35 minutes of which 20-25 minutes will be in the air. Per person prices are $425 for the B-17, $375 for the B-25 and $225 for the Stearman. No previous flying experience is necessary. Passengers must be 18 or over and some restrictions apply.

The Stearman is known for its role as a primary trainer during WWII teaching basic flight maneuvers to the majority of American pilots. Its simple, rugged construction and nimble handling made the Stearman loved by those who trained on it. “Flying in an open cockpit biplane is the ultimate vintage aviation experience,” said Gregory. “The Stearman was a staple of military aviation in the 1940s and continues today as a classic aircraft that symbolizes the American dream of flight.” Flights are available from 9AM-5PM, and remember to tour our 100,000 square foot facility filled with historic aircraft and memorabilia from the WWII era. Look for ride information and a discount general admission coupon in your race packet. For more information and to book your historic flight, call the Lone Star Flight Museum at 888-FLY-LSFM (359-5736) or visit on the web at www.LSFM.org.