USAT 2005 Duathlon National Championship
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BJ Evans of USA Triathlon
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January 5, 2005
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Jan. 5, 2005) - USA Triathlon has announced that it will hold its 2005 Duathlon National Championships on June 11-12 in Mason, Ohio. The Duathlon National Championships for elite/pro triathletes will be held June 11. There will be a $5,000 prize purse. Age group duathletes will race on June 12. Athletes will complete a 10k run, 40k bike and 5k run.
The top six finishers in each age group will qualify for the 2005 International Triathlon Union Duathlon World Championships on Sept. 25-26 in Newcastle, Australia. Slots will roll down to the top 15. Any unfilled slots from other qualifying races will be added to the respective age groups at the national championships.
Other slots for the 2005 duathlon world championships will be available at the following races:
Desert Classic Duathlon
Feb. 27, 2005
3.5-mile run; 21-mile bike; 2.7-mile run
www.phoenixtriathlonclub.org/frames/desertclassic.html
(Three slots per age group available, with slot rolling down to those athletes who finish within 25 percent of the age group winner's time)
Virginia Duathlon
April 3, 2005
5k run; 32k bike; 5k run
www.virginiaduathlon.org
(Three slots per age group available, with slot rolling down to those athletes who finish within 25 percent of the age group winner's time).
Powerman Alabama
April 10, 2005
8k run; 60k bike; 8k run
www.team-magic.com
(Three slots per age group available, with slot rolling down to those athletes who finish within 25 percent of the age group winner's time)
(Three slots per age group available, with slot rolling down to those athletes who finish within 25 percent of the age group winner's time)
The top finisher in EACH age group at each regional qualifier wins a complimentary entry to the 2005 Duathlon National Championship. Registration for the duathlon national championship will open Jan. 24, 2005.
Mason is located just north of Cincinnati and south of Dayton off of interstates 71 and 75. Mason is easily accessible by two major airports, Greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport and the Dayton International Airport.
Visit www.ohio4fun.org for more information on Mason, Ohio.
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by GREG on January 6, 2005
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Excellent Job! Perfect weekend. This should be a great race.
One question is who is putting up the $5,000 for the Pro race. USAT?
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by Tropicgirl on January 6, 2005
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In addition, who is putting on the race, has this been announced? When will a website and registration info. be available? Oh, so many questions :)
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by JDub on January 6, 2005
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Tropic-
You doing this back-to-back with Ottawa Canadian Qualifier, or are you already qualified from last year's Nats?
JDub
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by Tropicgirl on January 6, 2005
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Well, this may sound silly, but I have a long term plan, and I am not going to go to Worlds in Australia. I plan on racing 2005 Canadian Nationals as a Pro and making the National team for 2006. Australia is not in the budget. That being said, I think I am making the choice to do the USA Nats over the Ottawa race, because I am sure the competition will be deep there!
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by Duman66 on January 6, 2005
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I am really looking forward to having Du Nats relatively close to home!(3hr drive)
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by moolb on January 6, 2005
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Bend, Oregon to Mason, Ohio
32 hours... OHHHHH The humanity!!!
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by krazy_kirby on January 6, 2005
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The posting says that the top finisher at each regional qualifier gets complimentary entry. How do you find out what the regional qualifiers are? I am excited that nationals is so close to my home. A short drive from MI. Will see you all there!
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by Duman66 on January 6, 2005
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Hell thats right in your back yard! I remember when I was young and stupid (as opposed to old and stupid now) I would drive all night, race and drive home. Cant do that anymore, I like sleeping;)
Where do you live?
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by Tropicgirl on January 6, 2005
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Oh ya, I like to pretend that I am still young enough to do those crazy things. I will not be able to get away until Friday June 10th after work, and will get to Mason at midnight...then up bright and early for that race!
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by krazy_kirby on January 6, 2005
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I don't think I've done too many races I haven't drove home afterwards. I'm in the Lansing area of MI. Even though I am young I would rather not drive to and from day of. Thankfully my girlfriend supports me a lot and likes to drive.
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by MIKEPLUMB on January 6, 2005
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<< The posting says that the top finisher at each regional qualifier gets complimentary entry. How do you find out what the regional qualifiers are? >>
Kirby, it wasn't made exactly clear, but what it is is that each age group winner from the 4 SC Worlds qualifiers get a free entry to Nationals. THe qualifiers are listed above, Sweet Tomatoes, Powerman Alabama, etc...
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Anonymous post on January 7, 2005
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Mike are you running for USAT Board of Directors?
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by MIKEPLUMB on January 7, 2005
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yes, and last I heard I was unapposed for the California region. In fact all but two of the regions, the person running didn't have anyone to run against from what I was told.
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by Tropicgirl on January 7, 2005
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I still want to know who is putting on the race..and the most logical to me is Fatrabbitracing. COme on, someone must have the dirt! I want more info., a website...and for Krol to show up :)
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by MIKEPLUMB on January 7, 2005
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I don't know who is putting on the race, whoever submitted the best package I presume, but don't know if that has been decided yet.
Whoever puts it on, I am sure it will be a very well done event.
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Anonymous post on January 8, 2005
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Powerman Alabama is a long course race but a short course qualifer? That doesn't make sense.
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by MIKEPLUMB on January 9, 2005
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you may think of Powerman AL as long course, but it really isn't. PM AL has 10 miles of running (8km + 8km) and SC Worlds has 10 miles of running (10km + 5km). SC Worlds has 40km of cycling and PM AL has 60km, so the bike is about 12 miles longer at PM.
PM AL is one of the most competitive age group duathlons in the country so it makes sense for it to be a qualifier when there are multiple qualifiers.
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by ftofnoone on January 10, 2005
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huge difference between an 8k and 5k off the bike. And one kilometer is almost (not that close) a mile.
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by tomziebart on January 11, 2005
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Premier Event Management will be putting on the race, so it will be a World Class Event! Z
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by JDub on January 12, 2005
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If that's the case, will all the event info (i.e. hotels) for the Dannon Race be applicable?
When will Premier come up on line to put out some info?
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by Wombat on January 14, 2005
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Is there still an elite division or is everything age group? If there are elites, how do they qualify? I notice nobody ever mentions elite qualifiers when all the qualifying info is given out.
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Anonymous post on January 20, 2005
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Any word on where nationals will be this year? I think they're coming up in June? I saw Ohio on the USAT web site, but couldn't find a specific race or anything yet.
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by JDub on January 21, 2005
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Tommy -
Check www.somersault.ca for info on the Ottawa Du. Or e-mail Andrew Armstrong at andrewarmstrong@rogers.com (he is the reace director for it). I assume you're asking about the SC World's qualifier. Tri Canada site has info on the slots available for SC Worlds and the other 2005 SC qualifiers (and 2006 for that matter), but I think there's four per age group available at Ottawa in June. No info on rolldowns.
JDub
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Anonymous post on January 22, 2005
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SC Nats is FUBAR since USAT took it over.
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