News & Notes
Five-Event Series Boosts Domestic Draft-Legal Racing Opportunities
With the debut of the USA Triathlon Elite Race Series in 2011, USA Triathlon has created a domestic, five-event series that delivers an opportunity for the nation’s top Olympic-distance triathletes to compete for more than a quarter million dollars in prize money and a series title — all while honing the draft-legal racing skills necessary to challenge for the podium at the 2012 London Olympic Games.
The first event of the series was held March 5 in Clermont, Fla. The four remaining series events include: Monroe, Wash. (June 25), San Francisco, Calif. (July 9), Buffalo, N.Y. (Sept. 24) and Myrtle Beach, S.C. (Oct. 8). Each site also will host an age-group race in conjunction with the elite event.
“The USA Triathlon Elite Race Series offers elite triathletes the opportunity to compete in the type of high-level, draft-legal events that are rarely contested in the United States,” said Jeff Dyrek, USA Triathlon’s National Events Director. “Additionally, multisport fans on both coasts will have the chance to watch America’s Olympic hopefuls in action and witness firsthand the excitement of draft-legal racing.”
Each event will offer prize purses ranging from $30,000 to $75,000. A total purse of $275,000 will be on the line over the course of the series.
“It is very exciting to have a draft-legal race series in the U.S. leading into London 2012. Draft-legal races are extremely different from non-drafting races, and for U.S. athletes it is important to race in this format,” said Jarrod Shoemaker, 2008 U.S. Olympian and USA Triathlon National Team member. “This series also will increase exposure for both athletes and media to the draft-legal format.”
2011 Regional Championships and Special Qualifiers
USA Triathlon has determined the events in each of its 10 regions that will serve as the 2011 Regional Championships and Special Qualifiers, which provide athletes the opportunity to qualify for the 2011 USA Triathlon Age Group National Championship. The top 33 percent of each age group at Regional Championships and Special Qualifiers contested prior to Aug. 12 will automatically qualify for the 2011 USA Triathlon Age Group National Championship, which will take place Aug. 20 in Burlington, Vt. Regional Championships or Special Qualifiers held after Aug. 12 will qualify athletes for 2012 Age Group Nationals.
USA TRIATHLON REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
Florida: St. Anthony’s Triathlon, St. Petersburg, Fla., May 1
Mid-Atlantic: The Nation’s Triathlon, Washington, D.C., Sept. 11
Mideast: Sylvania Triathlon, Sylvania, Ohio, Aug. 14
Midwest: Elkhart Lake Triathlon, Elkhart Lake, Wis., June 11
Northeast: Pat Griskus Triathlon, Middlebury, Conn., June 18
Pacific Northwest: Coeur d’Alene Triathlon, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, Aug. 13
Rocky Mountain: TriUtah Echo Triathlon, Coalville, Utah, July 9
Southeast: Peachtree International Triathlon, Peachtree City, Ga., May 14
South Midwest: Tri Arkansas, Arkadelphia, Ark., Aug. 20
Southwest: San Francisco Triathlon at Treasure Island, San Francisco, Calif., July 9
SPECIAL QUALIFIERS
Florida: Tri Miami, Key Biscayne, Fla., May 15
Mid-Atlantic: Lake Logan International Triathlon, Canton, N.C., Aug. 6
Mideast: Warsaw Optimist Tri, Warsaw, Ind., June 25
Midwest: Bluff Creek Triathlon, Boone, Iowa, May 22
Northeast: Lake Dunmore Triathlon, Salisbury, Vt., Aug. 7
Pacific Northwest: South Maui Triathlon, Maui, Hawaii, June 12
Rocky Mountain: Loveland Lake to Lake Triathlon, Loveland, Colo., June 25
Southeast: Music City Triathlon, Nashville, Tenn., July 24
South Midwest: Buffman & Squeaky Triathlon, Lubbock, Texas, May 15, and Route 66 Triathlon, El Reno, Okla., June 5
Southwest: Deuces Wild Triathlon, Show Low, Ariz., June 4
Nationals Earn Fit Planet Verified Pledge of Sustainability
Delivering on a commitment to implement programs that preserve natural resources and protect the environment via its Go Green initiative, USA Triathlon is proud to announce that the 2010 USA Triathlon Age Group/Sprint/Elite National Championships earned the Fit Planet Verified Pledge of Sustainability.
“By taking the Pledge of Sustainability for the Age Group/Sprint/Elite National Championships in Tuscaloosa, USA Triathlon is making a public commitment to produce greener events,” said Bruce Rayner, Chief Green Officer of Athletes for a Fit Planet. “And by verifying the Pledge, USA Triathlon is proving it takes sustainability seriously. Fit Planet looks forward to working with USA Triathlon in 2011 to green all of its events.”
24 USA TRIATHLON SPRING 2011
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