News & Notes
SYMPOSIUM ENRICHES MULTISPORT ORGANIZERS
The annual USA Triathlon Race Director Symposium presented by ACTIVE Network, which features educational sessions and networking opportunities, hosted multisport event organizers from across th e country in Dallas on Jan. 20-22.
Held at the Fairmont Dallas Hotel, the three-day conference covered topics to help race directors grow and future-proof their businesses. Featured presenters included motivational speaker and coach Terri Schneider, Paralympian and veteran Melissa Stockwell and Team in Training Senior Vice President Bob Merrill.
The Symposium was also hosted in collaboration with Triathlon Business International’s seventh Annual Business Conference. Learn more at
www.usatriathlon.org/rdsymposium.
DUATHLON RACE SERIES EVENTS
Southeast: Los Locos Duathlon, April 9, Germantown, Tenn. 2-mile run, 14-mile bike, 2-mile run
Pacific Northwest: Mount Rainier Duathlon, April 30, Enumclaw, Wash. Sprint: 1.64-mile run, 14.44-mile bike, 3.79-mile run; Standard: 5.12-mile run, 28.88-mile bike, 3.79-mile run
Southwest: Spring Sprint, May 7, San Diego, Calif. 1-mile run, 10-mile bike, 3-mile run
Mideast: Muncie May Duathlon, May 13, East Selma, Ind. Sprint: 1-kilometer run, 20.6-kilometer bike, 5-kilometer run; Standard: 5k run, 41.2k bike, 10k run
Midwest: Sartell Apple Duathlon, May 27, Sartell, Minn. 5k run, 33k bike, 5k run
Rocky Mountain: Mission Valley Duathlon, May 28, El Paso, Texas. 5k run, 20k bike, 5k run
Northeast: Whaling City Duathlon, July 30, New Bedford, Mass., 1-mile run, 12-mile bike, 5k run
Nationwide: USA Triathlon Duathlon National Championships,June 17-18, Bend, Ore. Sprint: 5k run, 20k bike, 2.5k run; Draft-Legal Sprint: 5k run, 20k bike, 2.5k run; Standard: 10k run, 40k bike, 5k run Florida: Fort De Soto Duathlon, July 8, Tierra Verde, Fla. 1-mile run, 10-mile bike, 3.1-mile run
Mid-Atlantic: Maryland Duathlon, July 15-16, Woodbine, Md. Sprint: 2-mile run, 13-mile bike, 2-mile run; Standard: 2-mile run, 26-mile run, 4-mile run
South Midwest: Bronda’s Duathlon, Nov. 12, Fort Worth, Texas. 2-mile run, 16-mile bike, 2-mile run
Visit
www.usatriathlon.org/duseries for more information on the USA Triathlon Duathlon Race Series: including series rankings for 2013-16.
ULTRA-DISTANCE NATIONALS MOVED T O OKC
USA Triathlon announced Dec. 14 that Oklahoma City has been selected as the new host city for the USA Triathlon Ultra-Distance National Championships, set for Sept. 16, 2017, at Lake Hefner. The race will take place in conjunction with the Redman Triathlon, home of the 2016 ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Championships.
Originally announced as being held in Sandusky, Ohio, USA Triathlon was forced to move the event due to unforeseen circumstances related to permitting.
For more information and to register, visit
www.usatriathlon.org. For the full National Championship lineup, visit
www.usatriathlon.org/nationalchampionships.
PARATRIATHLON NATIONALS MOVE TO WISCONSIN
The 2017 USA Paratriathlon National Championships will take place June 25 in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin, in conjunction with the Pleasant Prairie Triathlon.
National titles will be up for grabs in six sport classes (revised for 2017), and athletes will compete in a 750-meter swim, 20-kilometer bike, 5-kilometer run course at Prairie Springs Park and Lake Andrea.
Athletes may also qualify for the USA Paratriathlon Development Team Program, designed to identify and develop athletic potential leading toward the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.
OHIO TO HOST YOUTH & JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS THROUGH 2021
In an unprecedented five-year agreement, West Chester, Ohio, will host the USA Triathlon Youth & Junior National Championships at Voice of America Park through 2021.
West Chester first hosted rising youth and junior triathlon stars in 2012 and is a prime location for the National Championship event, with more than 20 of the 38 active High Performance Teams within a day’s drive of the venue. Youth & Junior Nationals is scheduled for Aug. 5-6.
To learn more about USA Triathlon Youth & Junior National Championships, visit
www.usatriathlon.org/usatjr17.
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