Regions SOUTHEAST With the new year beginning we express appreciation to you
for your support of the Southeast Region and USA Triathlon in 2013. Our elections have passed and your voices have been heard. Governance, both national and regional, seeks your assistance in creating optimal experiences for every member. Please continue to engage in your sport. Some memorable steps we’ve seen this year: the paratriathlon
race series, launch of our youth participation movement and the junior team’s national championships. While on this path there is some work yet to be done: first, let’s get more clubs participating within the regional club series. Second, we have some fabulous
SOUTH MIDWEST
The USA Triathlon South Midwest Region kicks off each
year with the Regional Conference and the Regional Duathlon Championship, Frost Yer Fanny. The weekend-long event takes place at the beginning of each calendar year and rotates to major centers of the region every two years. After spending the last two years in Dallas, Texas, the event will return to Shreveport, L.A., from February 7-9, 2014. All members are invited to start the 2014 multisport season with the spirit of camaraderie by attending the conference which includes a general membership meeting for all USAT SMW members, coach and race director clinics, a vendor’s expo and the incredible award banquet. Sunday’s Frost Yer Fanny Duathlon, hosted by Sportspectrum, will complete the weekend’s events. Visit
www.frostyerfanny.org for more details. The region would also like to send congratulations to the
PACIFIC NORTHWEST
On Sept. 22, 2013, a group of 1,000-plus triathletes and volunteers gathered and made possible the time- honored tradition of body marking and pre-race anticipation. Two of the race volunteers were USA Triathlon Pacific Northwest Regional Chairperson Ann Gilbert and Treasurer Amanda Djang. The Portland event hosted the Regional Age-Group Championships qualifier for the 2014 race in Milwaukee, Wis. The top finishers for the Olympic- distance triathlon were Evan Pardi (2:01:20) for the men’s division and Angie Smith (2:11:33) for the women’s division. The top finishers for the sprint event were Colin O’Brady (1:11:12) for the men’s division and Leta Spradley (1:29:32) for the women’s event. Visit
www.portlandtri.com for the full race results and pictures. Remember to check out the events calendar
atwww.usatriathlon. org/eventcalendar for a list of upcoming sanctioned races. If you
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race directors and their staff members that were awarded the regional and state championships. The 2014 schedule, as well as other resources, can be found at
www.smwtriathlon.org. The website includes information such as regional rankings, the Youth Triathlon Series races, club points reporting, championships and much more. Volunteers are always welcome and play a critical role in the
success of the region and its goals and objectives. Interested in volunteering for a committee or the council? Contact Duke Gill from the South Midwest Region at
dukeg@aol.com. We are also looking for volunteers to sit on the Collegiate Committee. Currently enrolled students or alumni welcome. Email
collegiate@smwtriathlon.org to volunteer.
colleges in our region so let’s get more college clubs created and lastly, please renew your USA Triathlon annual membership while also asking friends to join USAT as an annual member. We seek to bring value to members through the cMEcompete platform. Create a profile, join a team and get in on the activity. The Southeast Regional mobile platform will serve as the clearinghouse for happenings in our sport, thus we ask your help in providing content in the months ahead and to reference the platform with regularity. Again, we all are part of this mosaic multisport family and through
our interactions and celebrations collectively we all become better. Volunteers play a critical role in the success of the region. Interested in volunteering for a committee or the council? Send an email to Richard Anton at
sugna7@gmail.com. As Helen Keller stated “Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.” Cheers to the family!
have not raced a winter event, now is the time to plan. Not racing this winter? Check with your local youth tri club or contact a local race director to see if they need anything. Giving back to the sport is what makes this a sport that everyone wants to be a part of. Remember to follow us on Facebook (search USA Triathlon
Pacific Northwest Region) and Twitter at
www.twitter.com/ usatriathlon/lists/pacific-northwest.
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