St John's 'Love City Triathlon & Aquathon' 2012 scheduled for September 2, 2012

Crossing the finish line of the first leg of the Triathlon

The St John Landsharks are planning this one tough race once again. Whether it is the 13th or 14th is a mystery but no one seems to care since they are back once again to oversee this incredibly challenging race.  Any one of these legs would be tough in itself but put them together and you have one of the most 'interesting' (I would call it brutal!) triathlon's around.

The maximum number of registrants is being limited to 100 so if you are interested in joining the 'fun' we urge you to sign up early.  You can sign up in one of the following capacities: Individual Triathletes ($40); Aquathon ($40); or Relay Triathletes ($35).

The course is brand new this year and all start from Maho Bay. The triathletes will swim a half mile in Maho Bay. Bike to Cruz Bay, Centerline, to the Yogurt stand and go down Kings Hill and finish back at Maho Bay! Then run a new and challenging 4-mile course and return to Maho Bay!

14 Mile Bike course Maho Transition area, head west on North Shore Road, west to Cruz Bay Turns to go up to round-about Take Centerline road to King's Hill and down into the Transition area at Maho Bay

The Aquathoners will swim the same ½ mile course, and run a new and challenging 3 miles and return to Maho Bay.  Don’t worry; the stairs are still on the running course. And a few hills have been added.

Participants in the triathlon can do all three legs competing as an individual or form a relay team with one or two other athletes and each compete in one or two legs.

DISTANCES:  


Triathlon:  ½ mile swim, 14 mile hilly bike, 4 mile run  (Individual and Relay categories) 
Aquathon:  ½ mile swim, 3 mile run   (Individual category only, no Relay)

The inter-island competition is open to all residents of the Caribbean. A team must have 3 members doing the triathlon as individuals, and the team must have a female. The top 3 combined times is declared the winner and will have their islands name mounted on a trophy which is displayed in the establishment of a sponsor. 2010 had no inter island winner, but St. Croix so far has the most wins historically.

For more information (including info on registration)...

If you don't want to swim, run, or bike this amazing race you can still play a hugely important role by coming out to cheer along those that do!  

St John (USVI) earns its nickname 'Love City' every day

Ann Marie Porter, the original 'Barefoot Minister' photo credit also to A. M. Porter

If you are looking for a romantic getaway or fabulous place for a destination wedding, look no further than St John in the United States Virgin Islands.  From 30+ beaches to choose from there is plenty of opportunity for you to pick the perfect beach setting for your wedding if getting married by the water is for you.  Or, on a boat.  Or, at one of our wonderful restaurants.  

Besides the absolute beauty of St John, these days our island is rich in resources to help ensure that a destination wedding can be pulled off from 1,000 miles away! You will find lots of good people ready, willing, and able to help you with all the details from securing your wedding license, wedding and reception locations, photographers, flowers (and, as you can imagine we have wonderful flowers), meal planning, activities for your group during the week, and, of course, finding the perfect St John villa(s) for your stay and honeymoon.  

Some of our favorite St John wedding planners are also officiants themselves.  The best of them have lived on the island for years and know the very best spots and time of day to capture the perfect lighting.  Because picking someone to help you plan your wedding is such an important decision we urge you to speak with at least a couple of wedding planners and most importantly, speak with some of their clients.  When doing so, find out from previous brides & grooms how much personalized service they received? Did the person planning the wedding really listen and respond to their needs?  Was the planner reliable? Were their expectations met, or better yet, exceeded? We have seen all types of weddings on St John from very formal to very, very casual.  What is important is that the day is perfect for you.

Were you married on St John?  Did it meet (or exceed) your expectations? High-lights? Low-lights? Recommendations?

Another love affair with St John...and who can blame her

Loving St John

One our favorite forums about St John is USVI-on-Line which is often filled with great questions and info about St John. This morning when I took a peek at the titles I could not help but look at the thread that had the following title: Brief Love Affair with STJ.   Ah, young love! Well, we too still feel this way and we have been going to St John for decades! It never fades.... ------- "Posted: Tue May 08, 2012 7:26 pm    Post subject: Brief Love Affair with STJ (April 28 - May 4, 2012) Here are some of my initial thoughts about my new love affair with the magical place known as St. John. My husband and I just returned from our first (and certainly not our last) trip to paradise. I am already plotting our return.  Before we had “officially” met in real life, I already had quite a growing crush on sweet St. John. Fortunately, St. John did not disappoint when we recently met each other for the first time. Perhaps too easily, I fell into St. John’s warm embrace while spending one glorious week in paradise. And unlike some suitors who will mislead you with false advertising of their finest qualities, I discovered that St. John had sorely understated his actual beauty and charm. With his ruggedly handsome good looks, salty air scent, soothing voice, and laid-back and eccentric personality, I had no choice but to fall completely in love. The story of our six night romance soon come . . .  " ------ No wonder that St John's nickname is: Love City!