NATIONAL EVENTS
i’m b-a-a-a-c-k
By Celeste Callahan
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now’s on the ground, you pour yourself while there is yet no official Duathlon do a short one. They like it. They decide
another cup, you pick up the mag, you Nationals qualifying system – to see if the to go longer. They like it. They try for the
see something by me, and you turn to togetherness will spike the relationship. team, or they try a tri. I have seen this work
another page. You know what I’m going to say. in Colorado. I want you to help me see it
You’ve heard it before. No sense in retreads. Nationals is couched into a weekend work on a national scale. We are looking
Duathlon Festival that has events for youth, for a tag line to counter the “Did you ever
Don’t you Dare!
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for little kids, for “citizens” (this, called a do that race in Hawaii where that woman
Here’s the deal: I have a bet with Tim Yount, sports duathlon, meaning, I guess, ours is for fell down?” I declare a contest. I think the
the senior vice president of marketing and the jugular.) You come, you bring the fam, winner can get his/her du nats entry fee
communications at USA Triathlon. He says that and everyone gets to see what the fuss is paid. If this line appears in the magazine,
we will definitely not repeat our historic 1,200 about. This festival, as I said, is a cool way to that means that my suggestions passed
participants at Duathlon Nationals in Richmond get friends and relatives and family members, muster. Once again:
celcall@aol.com
at the end of April 2010, simply because we will if you still have any, hooked on your sport.
not have Duathlon Worlds in the United States You tell me. We will print it in the next mag
in 2010. Richmond is drop dead beautiful on this last
9 and see what prize USAT can come up with
weekend in April, except for the two times for the best submission.
i say, game on.
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we have had nationals there. The pollsters
here’s why, right from Jay leno: say “seasonal” this try: no rain, no blistering September of 2010 calls to the dreams
heat. of the age grouper: ITU Du Worlds in
The distance for USA Duathlon Nationals has Edinburgh September 4-5; ITU Triathlon
1 been changed, by popular demand, to 5k,
Overcome by the hoo ha at Tuscaloosa, Worlds in Budapest September 11-12; and
40k, 5k. We listen. I am looking for a transition area of the
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USA Triathlon Nationals September 25-26
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first water. I am too parsimonious for a – again in Tuscaloosa – to vie for a position
Worlds is in Edinburgh, Scotland in Jumbotron, but heads are together to on Team USA to go to Beijing the following
2 September, so there is plenty of time to impress you. Suggestions are welcomed: year. An April Du Nats is a good way to begin
work on a killer 10k.
celcall@aol.com an over-the-top season.
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A late spring goal perks up the winter for Plans are also afoot to boost duathlon to the Sign up today or read more at
both duathletes and triathletes. popularity of triathlon. My idea is to keep
www.duathlonnationals.com.
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the competitiveness that we now have in Celeste Callahan is on USA Triathlon’s
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The shorter distance very well may the sport, but to open it up, in other shorter national Board of Directors and is also a
tempt erstwhile loved ones to sign up events, for the previously intimidated. They member of Team USA.
2010 age group national championship
qualification system
Any athlete who wants to compete at the
percent or top finisher (whichever the Age Group National Championship in
Age Group National Championship must qualify
is greater) in each age group Tuscaloosa, Ala. It is an open division in
within their perspective age group between
(rounding up). which athletes may register without prior
August 1, 2009 and September 12, 2010.
• Top 33% or top five (whichever is qualification.
greater) athletes in each age group Once qualification is met, athletes only
Qualifying distances include: Intermediate/
at any USAT National Championship need to indicate where and how they met
Olympic, Sprint, Long Distance Triathlon or
in current and/or previous year qualification on the Age Group National
Duathlon, and Short Distance Duathlon. You
automatically qualify. Championship online race registration system.
may qualify in any of these specified distances
• The top 10 finishers in each age group You will not receive a notification from USAT on
as long as the race is USAT sanctioned.
from the previous year’s USAT your qualification as each athlete is responsible
Age Group National Championship for letting us know from which race they
All athletes must be at least 18 years old
automatically qualify. qualified when they register online.
by 12/31/10 to race at the 2010 Age Group
• Any athlete who has ever competed as For more detailed information on qualifying
National Championship.
2010 National Championship
a member of Team USA will visit:
www.usatriathlon.org. Keywords: Age
• Special Qualifying and Regional
automatically qualify. Group QualificationParaTriathlon
Championship races will qualify the
• All-American and honorable mention 2010 Age Group National Championship
top 33 percent or top five finishers
All-Americans from the 2009 USAT
2010
registration will ope
National Championship
n January 5, 2010 for the
(whichever is greater) in each age
Long Course T national rriathlonankings automatically race on September 25, 2010.
group (rounding up).
qualify.
• Any non-championship US
2010
AT
National Championship
Age Group
sanctioned (any distance as explained
Note: There are no qualification standards
above) event will qualify the top 10
for the Athena and Clydesdale division at 2010 National Championship
Long Course Duathlon
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