FLORIDA
Hosted by the world-famous St. Anthony’s Triathlon, the 2013 Florida Regional Championship was a great success! The weather was divine, slightly brisk in the morning and warming up later in the day.


Competitors, ranging from Olympic medalists to first-timers, braved a 15 mph wind that shortened the amateur athletes’ 1.5-kilometer swim to 750 yards. Athletes then had to bike 40 kilometers and run 10 kilometers. The high winds did not deter nearly 90 elite and several thousand amateur athletes, including almost 1,000 women. With every race, the number of female participants increases. To that end, Florida Region council member Lacey Chimienti and Susan Haag, Florida’s USAT National Board representative, are continuously striving to implement new ideas for the Women’s Initiative program.


Thank you to all those who came to our expo tent and participated in our prize give away. Since then, social participation on our website (www.usatriathlon.org/florida) and our Facebook page has significantly increased. Please continue to spread the word.


 


MIDWEST
The lack of physical activity among our youth is a challenge. Many organizations and communities have taken on this challenge. The USA Triathlon Midwest Region has a organization in Madison, Wis., called Tri 4 Schools that merges multisport for youth to promote physical activity while raising money for schools to augment physical education programs.


Tri 4 Schools has grown in recent years in both participation by youth ages 3-14 and in raising thousands of dollars each year for local schools. In 2011 and 2012, Tri 4 Schools raised over $28,000 alone.


On May 4, 2013, Tri 4 Schools held its first event of the season with over 400 youth triathlon participants in Waunakee, Wis. One-hundred percent of the registration fee of $25 was donated back to the schools. Corporate and community sponsors provide donations and funding to cover the costs of the event.


Founder Katie Hensel approached schools about her concept several years ago. “Schools at first don’t know if you are truly going to do what you say. They get approached all the time by organizations wanting to use the schools and raise money. But when they starting see the donations come in, it started to take off.”

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