Minimum Long Course Prize Purse - $2000.

Top 5 Men and Women ($500/$300/$100/$60/$40)

NEW FOR 2009 - Middle Distance duathlon: 5 mile trail run / 57 mile road bike / 10 mile trail run, on the same circuits as the long course. Please note that the F-1 format has been eliminated due to safety concerns.

Short Course: 5 mile trail run / 29 mile road bike / 5 mile trail run, on the same circuits as the long course.

Entry limited to first 200 paid entrants.

American Zofingen has been created to fill the glaring void in the US duathlon race calendar, i.e. the lack of an ultra distance duathlon a la Powerman Zofingen in Switzerland. Mark Allen, 6 time victor of Ironman Hawaii, has been quoted as saying the hardest race he's ever done is Powerman Zofingen. Powerman Zofingen's severity is due more to its terrain (mountainous road bike course, hilly trail runs) than its formidable length (10K run / 150K bike / 30K run). American Zofingen, although slightly shorter, is arguably harder. New Paltz, as a venue, offers stunning scenery and a grueling challenge. Late October in the Hudson Valley is a wondrous time of flaming foliage, pumpkin patches, corn mazes, hot cider, headless horsemen and, now, one of the toughest duathlons on the planet. If you want to know if you are ready for the one and only Powerman Zofingen World Championship in Switzerland, come join us.

 

2008 Women's Champion, Mimi Boyle - "I am only becoming lucid now after yesterday's race, and didn't want to let too much time go by before I sent an email off thanking you and offering my comments on yesterday's experience.

This is, in my opinion, the BEST RACE EVER! I was in pain the entire 9:14, but I never once thought about stopping, quitting, and/or plotting your demise. (ok, I thought about the last thing a little bit, but then I
remembered that you have children, and they need a father!) I can't stop
thinking about next year's race and how I can improve. For starters I'm
getting someone in the pavilion to hand ME a car bomb before my last loop.

So many things coupled into one day...where do I begin. The venue, the
scenery, the volunteers, the other racers, and most of all...the finish line
being IN the pavilion...atop 3 steps that appear small on any other day, but seem like they are 10ft apart when you're racing for 7+hrs.

It was all so perfect. I know we had epic conditions yesterday (I dropped
out year one b/c I was frozen solid), but even so, I would not have bailed
if weather wasn't cooperating. I was having such a good time. People were genuinely interested in seeing the entire field finish. That to me says this is a unique, grassroots race and really, this is why I started racing tri's.

So here is my list of thanks:
The great volunteers out there
The prize purse, which says to us amateurs that we are worth something
The freaking awesome stein...I will use it and abuse it
Much to the point above...the BEER! That was killer. I was thinking about it during the last 2 loops of the run.
The soups! Honestly, I would have eaten my own hand when I crossed the finish line, so to have tasty food is a serious bonus.
The hard-as-nails course. If this gets out, you may have to hire a beer
truck to handle the crowds. People will be flying in from all over.
And thank your wife, and all the other race directors, especially the woman on the microphone all day. She helped me win! She was amazing. Gave me such a push to hear her calling the play-by-play. Keep her coming back each year.

This is getting long, but last thing - I hadn't been on my bike in over a
month (I am LAZY!), but something inspired me to do this race b/c I believe in mixing things up year to year. I hope you continue to do fun, off-beat events like this. If you build it, they will come!

Thanks again...now I will go back to feeling sorry for my aching body and
trying to avoid all/any stairs for the next few days. I freaking look like
Frankenstein when I walk. Maybe a good look for me."

2006 Champion, Josh Beck - "I'm looking into workers comp because my legs are so trashed it's going to be hard to make it to work today!"

2005 & 2006 & 2007 & 2008 Long Course Finisher, Kevin Krol - "American Zofi was as hard, if not harder than purported. I think most athletes going to Switzerland could do PM Zofi as a warm up for this thing....."

Anonymous 2007 Long Course racer, while passing Mohonk Joe - "That's all you got, fat ass?"