Unique Friday Evening Triathlon Being Produced by Renowned Triathlete Ian Adamson

(Denver, CO) March 17, 2009 - Metro Brokers, Inc. is thrilled to announce the first annual Triathlon Friday taking place on June 5, 2009 at 6:00pm At Cherry Creek Reservoir www.metrobrokerstriathlon.com.  This event is open to the public and offers athletes the chance to compete in a triathlon in the evening, without having to get up at the crack of dawn. The event will include a fun-filled evening of activities perfect for the entire family including an awards ceremony, catered dinner, music and a Friday night party on the beach. This sprint-distance triathlon benefits the Special Olympics of Colorado and is the perfect way to kick-start the weekend and the triathlon season. 

As a proud sponsor of Special Olympics Colorado (SPCO) for ten consecutive years, Metro Brokers, Inc. is excited to introduce this unique event to further benefit the organization.

"We believe this TriathlON is the perfect way to raise money and awareness for the great athletes in the Special Olympics," said Maria Cook, Executive Director of Metro Brokers Inc. "This event is open to everyone and will be more than a race, it will be a celebration." 

To ensure an extraordinary event, Metro Brokers TriathlON Friday has enlisted the production help of Ian Adamson, founder of "24 Hour Events" and the man behind dozens of national and international competitions. Adamson is the most successful adventure racer of all time with seven world championship wins, 22 world championship podium finishes and 17 international adventure race championship titles.

"I am thrilled to be a part of this event and can ensure a top-notch race for people of all ages and competition levels," said Adamson. "I have made this my life's work and look forward to working with Metro Brokers for many years to come."

Event festivities will begin with registration and packet-pickup at 4:00pm at the reservoir. The half mile swim will start at 6:00pm followed by a 12 mile bike ride and a 3 mile run to the finish line. Triathletes can compete individually or as a relay team. The race will be divided into several age groups and prizes will be given to the winner of each group. Following the race, a party on the beach will ensue complete with catered dinner from Lodo's Bar and Grill, live music and an award ceremony. Early registration is going on now at a discounted rate. For more information or to register go to www.metrobrokerstriathlon.com.

"We encourage people of every age and skill level to participate in this great event," said Mike Bradley, Metro Broker and organizer of the race. "It's for a great cause and will be one of the few opportunities to do a triathlon on a beautiful summer evening, followed by a party!"

About Metro Brokers, Inc.

Metro Brokers, Inc. has been Colorado's leader in real estate, technology and services, for more than 30 years, offering independent real estate professionals a framework to succeed. Our network of nearly 2,000 highly experienced real estate professionals specialize in residential, commercial and investment properties and have access to ground breaking technologies, continuing education courses, and innovative marketing that help buyers and sellers make the most of their real estate transactions. Unlike most other real estate companies Metro Brokers, Inc. is actually owned and operated by its brokers.

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Metro Brokers TriathlON Friday - June 5, 2009 - Race information

Friday, June 5, 2009 @ 6pm Cherry Creek State Park Aurora, Colorado 1/2 Mile Swim • 12 Mile Bike • 3 Mile Run   Event Format 880 yard (1/2 mile) open water swim in Cherry Creek Reservoir. Bike 12 miles on smooth paved roads. Run 3 miles on paved trails. Schedule of Events Friday, June 5th, 2009 - Cherry Creek State Park 4:00 - 5:15 p.m. Packet pick-up, Smoky Hill 4:00 - 5:30 p.m. Body marking 4:00 - 5:45 p.m. Transition open, Smoky Hill 5:30 - 5:45 p.m. Pre-race briefing in transition area 6:00 p.m. Swim start 7:00 p.m. Post race catered dinner opens 8:00 p.m. Awards and prize lottery Directions to Cherry Creek State Park From I-225, exit South Parker Road and travel south for approximately 1 mile. Turn right on East Lehigh Ave. and enter Cherry Creek State Park via the east entrance gate. Continue straight ahead through the four way intersection for about one mile and follow the signs to Smoky Hill. Packet Pick-up You will sign your waiver and receive a bib race number and bike frame number at packet pick up. The number must be worn on the front of your body during the run and your bike number must be displayed in an easy to see location on your bike. Body marking will take place prior to the race start when you pick up your timing chip. USAT Membership You must bring your valid USA Triathlon card or pay for a one-day license before you can pick up your race packet. This option is also available at online registration. If you have recently purchased an annual membership and have not received your card by race day, you can print a temporary card from the USA Triathlon website. Mandatory Pre-Race Briefing The mandatory pre-race briefing will be held in the transition area commencing 30 minutes prior to the start. This is not a forum to ask questions about the race, it is primarily to brief you on safety and any last minute course changes. You are responsible for knowing the course, race rules and other event information before you come to the briefing. Please contact us prior to race day if you have any questions. Transition Information Transition area opens at 4:00 p.m. Place your bike on the rack with your bike-to-run transition gear by it. There is no required bike check for the event. For security reasons, the transition area is closed to spectators from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. All bikes must be removed from the bike lot by 8:00 p.m. Lost & Found Lost and Found will be held at the Information/Volunteer Check-In Tent. Please email race@MetroBrokersTriathlon.com if you loose any gear. Lost and Found items will be kept for one month following the event, after which they will be donated to a local charity. Wetsuits Wetsuits are highly recommended as the water temperature is typically in the mid 60s in June. We have arranged a $10 discount on a wetsuit rental at WetSuitRental.com! Submit an online order and their experts will choose the best suit for your body type from a large selection of quality name brand suits including 2XU, Blue Seventy, Nineteen, and Orca. Their personnel are dedicated to providing for your every need from the best suits and accessories to expert hints and tips on how to handle your open-water swim. They require no deposits and you'll receive your wetsuit in plenty of time to try it on. To get the discount be sure to enter promotional code "MBTF1009" when you place your order. Aid Station There will be one aid station at the first bike course turn around and one at the first run course turn around. Both aid stations will have coolers of water and possibly a sponsor's energy drink. Bike Course The bike course takes place entirely inside Cherry Creek State Park. Park roads are open to traffic and most have a bike lane. Ride in the bike lane unless instructed by race staff or a police officer. Run Course The run course takes place on bike and run trails entirely inside Cherry Creek State Park. We have traffic marshals and signs at the two road crossings, but lease pay attention to traffic. Your safety is ultimately your own responsibility. Prizes and Awards All prizes and awards are equal for female and male athletes. All participants receive a finishing medal. First place finishers in each age group and first place relay teams receive unique hand-made trophies as well as prizes from our sponsors. If you are unable to stay for the award ceremony, we will hold onto your trophy for one month after the race, please email race@MetroBrokersTriathlon.com if you wish to have your award sent to you. Awards can be mailed for a shipping and handling fee. Age Groups Prizes to the first place finishers in each of the following age groups: 16-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70+ Clydesdale/Athena Division Prizes will be awarded to the top Clydesdale and Athena finishers. Clydesdales (men over 200 lb) and Athenas (Women over 150 lb) will be required to weigh in at packet pick-up if they wish to compete in these categories. Post-Race Dinner All participants and volunteers will receive a catered dinner and beverages from Lodo's Bar & Grill (3.2% beer will also be for sale). Additional meal tickets for spectators can be purchased at the event for just $5 (cash-only please). Photography Professional photographer's from Sundance Images will be taking racers photos during the run and bike portions of the race and these images will be available for purchase after the race at the Sundance Images booth as well as online shortly after the event. Your race number (bib and bike frame sticker) must be visible to easily locate your photos after the event. Metro Brokers TriathlON Friday

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MetroBrokersTV: Hi. I am Scott Shields and I am here with Metro Brokers TV down at the CAR state convention and I am joined with Dick Crook. Dick, thanks for coming and talking with us today.

Dick Crook: Well, it's, I am glad to be here.

MetroBrokersTV: Oh, we are glad to have you here Dick. Tell us about your Metro Brokers experience? How did you get started with Metro Brokers?

Dick Crook: It has been a lot of years, but I have always liked the Metro Broker model. I think that they are for an announcement of this is what you want to do when you grow up and be a real estate broker. So, it is owning your own business that appealed to me a lot and Metro Brokers is a lot of entrepreneurs that resist organization sometimes and they want to do their own thing. They are long term into the business and thats partly how I got involved. I have been with Metro Brokers about 16 years and I have been in real estate about 35 years. <watch video>

MetroBrokersTV: And you are also an office owner right now. So, can you tell us a little about your office, where it is located and what goes on at your office, what you offer?

Dick Crook: You know, ours is Metro Brokers Centennial office is off Revere Parkway and Centennial and we have a class A, real nice facility, a lot of energy in there. We have got about 26 companies and 68 agents under our roof. Its a good group of people and we just have a lot of energy going on in there.

MetroBrokersTV: That's great. Where do you see the real estate industry going and where do you see Metro Brokers being positioned in the real estate industry?

Dick Crook: Well, this is as good a time as anybody could ever get into owning their own business in real estate like Metro Brokers. It really brings the cost down and gets you a brand exposure. So, statewide, you really get a good value with Metro Brokers. Where I see it going is that I see that more and more people will want to cut their expenses and own their own business and be more Metro Brokers. Where I see the industry going in general is that in the first quarter of 2009, we are going to have probably the most amount of adjustments on adjustable rate mortgages that has happened in history from the option ARMs that were done three to five years ago. So, we are not... we are not done with the foreclosure wave, but we are going to come out of it in '09 and it is going to be a better year; this time next year, if we are down at the convention next year, we would be talking about how well it has recovered. So, I do believe that long term, we have seen a lot of ups and downs, but there have always been an upward plane. They have always helped the market move along.

MetroBrokersTV: Well, you heard it right here, right now, it's a great time to be a Metro Broker. For information, check out the other videos on this site.

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MetroBrokersTV: Live from the convention floor at the Colorado Association of Realtors State Convention. I am Scott Shields with metrobrokerstv.com. My special guest joining me today is Dave Miley with Metro Brokers. Dave, thank you so much for coming down and speaking with us.

Dave Miley: It's a pleasure to be here Scott.

MetroBrokersTV: Now, Dave, a lot of people know that in Metro Brokers, we definitely have residential Realtors®, but we also have commercial Realtors® with Metro Brokers. Would you mind talking to us a little more about the commercial Realtors®?

Dave Miley: Well, we have at least 60 agents or brokers that are working commercial within the Metro Broker company.

MetroBrokersTV: And Metro Brokers allows for agents to do whatever kind of business they would like to do. What kind of benefits does Metro Brokers allow for commercial realtors?

Dave Miley: Well, we have recently created an organization within Metro Brokers to cater to the commercial brokers. We meet once a week. We share our inventory with each other and we also consider what we are going to do to help the other commercial brokers within Metro Brokers. For example, we have had a couple of classes, contracts classes, specifically commercial contract classes, that have been available to Metro Brokers for very reasonable costs and so, thats what we have done this year to try to cater to the commercial brokers and try to get the word out to other brokers in the commercial community that Metro Brokers is a good place for commercial people to be.

MetroBrokersTV: Well, that's great to hear. So, rather it is residential, commercial or even land development or investment properties, Metro Brokers has it all for you. This is another true success story right here on the state floor. I am Scott Shields with metrobrokerstv.com.

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MetroBrokersTV: Coming to you live from the Colorado Association of Realtors State Convention at the Broadmoor Hotel. I am Scott Shields with Metro Brokers TV and I am joined here with Neil Kimmel. Neil, thanks for coming down.

Neil Kimmel: You are welcome. Thank you.

MetroBrokersTV: Neil, talk to us about the convention. How is your experience going so far with Metro Brokers and the state convention this year?

Neil Kimmel: I personally think the greatest they did this year is the opening dinner. They had the banner across there with Metro Brokers, the metropolitan area as the background with the Metro Brokers symbol on both ends. I thought that was great because it exposes the whole state; this is a state convention, it exposes the whole state to the possibility that they could become a Metro Broker. So, I think it was the greatest advertising gimmick I have seen for quite some time. It was worth every dime we put into it. So,

MetroBrokersTV: That's great to hear that our members are getting appreciation out of that, but talk to us about your experience at Metro Brokers. Why did you join Metro Brokers?

Neil Kimmel: This has been almost 20 years ago that we joined Metro Brokers. My wife was coming into real estate, we were at the RE/MAX then and then it was double the fee, the desk fee and that was more than my house payment. So, I thought that is the last thing I need. So, I looked around and joined Metro Brokers because the fees were so much better. That was the reason I joined Metro Brokers plus it gives us a chance as a small operation not to be overwhelmed. We are not a mom and pop organization. We have got three other people working with us and it ties us into a name that's known in Colorado with Metro Brokers. So, its just not Kimmel and Company, it's really, it's Metro Brokers and that ties us in with a lot of people throughout the state and Metro Brokers ought to be really excited by the fact that so many of our members actually are in leadership positions and I think you put out a count to that effect and I think that's important, that we are giving back to the state association and back to the community. So, I think that's a real part of Metro Brokers.

MetroBrokersTV: Well, I definitely think that this year we will have, be known that Metro Brokers has continued to grow across Colorado and for more information about our growth and the success of Metro Brokers, go to metrobrokersonline.com or metrobrokerstv.com.

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