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POSTED: Jun. 23 2008
Sarah Haskins and Hunter Kemper turned in stellar performances at the ITU Hy-Vee World Cup in Des Moines, Iowa, on Sunday to earn the final spots for nomination to the 2008 U.S. Olympic Triathlon Team.
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POSTED: Jun. 10 2008
USA Triathlon and the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) have partnered to deliver a new website, triathlon.teamusa.org.
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POSTED: Jun. 10 2008
The International Triathlon Union has issued the preliminary number of Olympic triathlon spots each country has earned with the conclusion of the Vancouver BG Triathlon World Championships this past weekend, the final event in ITU's two-year Olympic qualifying period. Only eight countries may send the maximum three men and three women to the Beijing Olympic Games.
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POSTED: Jun. 9 2008
Matt Reed has been on a one-man mission since winning the U.S. Olympic Trials in April and later learning his Olympic qualifying effort may be in jeopardy.
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POSTED: Jun. 9 2008
Sarah Haskins (St. Louis, Mo. / Colorado Springs, Colo.) is getting to like Vancouver. Last year she earned her first World Cup top-three finish in the city and on Sunday she topped that with a silver medal at the 2008 ITU Triathlon World Championship.
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POSTED: Jun. 9 2008
There must be something about the rain - or it could just be the World Championship stage - that motivates Jasmine Oeinck (Littleton, Colo. / Colorado Springs, Colo.). For the second-straight year Oeinck powered her way through dreary, wet conditions to earn a silver medal at the ITU U23 World Championship.
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POSTED: Jun. 9 2008
Team USA athletes performed well at the 2008 ITU Age Group World Championship in Vancouver, Canada on Saturday, despite changes to the course on race morning.
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POSTED: Jun. 6 2008
Water and air temperatures in the mid-50s and a steady rain made for less than ideal conditions for the 112 athletes competing at the ITU Junior Triathlon World Championship on Thursday in Vancouver, Canada.
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POSTED: Jun. 3 2008
More than 400 athletes will be part of a robust Team USA competing at the ITU Age Group World Championship in Vancouver, Canada, on June 7.
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POSTED: Jun. 2 2008
USA Triathlon is pleased to announce the 20 elite athletes who will represent the United States at the 2008 ITU Triathlon World Championships this weekend in Vancouver, Canada.
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POSTED: May. 29 2008
World Championship Sports Network (WCSN) is providing a special highlight show recapping every stop on the 2008 ITU World Cup Series including the highly anticipated World Championships taking place in Vancouver next week. Fans will get an in-depth look into each event, including athlete interviews, behind the scenes action and highlights from the event all on wcsn.com.
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POSTED: May. 27 2008
Matt Reed’s performance at the ITU Madrid World Cup over the weekend has put the American men in great position for securing a third Olympic Team slot.
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POSTED: May. 27 2008
The National Training Center Sports Medicine Institute, a USA Triathlon Approved Education Provider, will host a USAT-approved CEU course in lactate testing for coaches and athletes May 30 through June 1.
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POSTED: May. 27 2008
USA Triathlon invites junior triathletes (ages 15-19) from the Pan American Region (PATCO) to a junior development camp June 30 – July 6 in San Antonio, Texas.
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POSTED: May. 22 2008
A full team of 12 American triathletes travel to Spain for this Sunday's Madrid BG Triathlon World Cup, the historic 200th world cup in ITU history. Recent U.S. Olympic Trials winners Julie Ertel (Irvine, CA) and Matt Reed (Boulder, CO) headline the U.S. team. Coming off a silver medal performance in South Africa earlier this month, Reed will be looking to pick up much needed Olympic qualifying points, the final opportunity before next month's world championships in Vancouver, Canada.
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POSTED: May. 20 2008
Over 450 athletes braved the sweltering heat to conquer the hilly courses of the USA Triathlon Long Course Duathlon National Championship, the World’s Toughest Half and the Auburn International Triathlon on Sunday.
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POSTED: May. 19 2008
USA Triathlon is proud to offer coaches an opportunity to serve as an official Team USA coach at a world championship event.
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POSTED: May. 19 2008
A partnership agreement with Siliconcoach will provide USA Triathlon National Team coaches and athletes access to new technology for analyzing performance and form.
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POSTED: May. 15 2008
Elite and age group athletes will converge in Auburn, Calif., referred to locally as the “Endurance Capital of the World,” this weekend for the 2008 USA Triathlon Long Course Duathlon National Championship.
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POSTED: May. 14 2008
If you are going to be in Vancouver, Canada for the 2008 BG Triathlon World Championships and have an interesting story to tell about your triathlon journey, now is your chance to share it with us. If your story is chosen you could win great prizes, including a pair of exclusive VIP passes in Vancouver, and other great ITU merchandise.
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POSTED: May. 14 2008
The USA Triathlon Strategic Planning Committee would like to thank the nearly 14,000 members who have given their input into planning the course of the Federation into the future by completing our online survey. (Ten randomly selected members won a free annual membership for participating).
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POSTED: May. 13 2008
USA Triathlon has announced that transition towel manufacturer Textile Solutions is now an Official Supplier of USAT and will be supporting the USAT Junior National Team, USAT Coaching Education Program, and the USAT National Championships.
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POSTED: May. 12 2008
USA Triathlon is pleased to announce the addition of 3D motion-capture provider Retül as a technology supplier to the National Team program.
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POSTED: May. 12 2008
Triathlete Matt Reed (Boulder, Colo.) finished third in voting for The United States Olympic Committee Male Athlete of the Month for April.
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POSTED: May. 9 2008
USA Triathlon has partnered with Sportstiks International to bring another resource to its growing list of sanctioned race directors.
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POSTED: May. 8 2008
Registration for the 2008 USA Triathlon Art & Science of Triathlon International Coaching Symposium – which features a dynamic lineup of national and international triathlon experts discussing the latest in triathlon research, trends and coaching – is now open.
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POSTED: May. 7 2008
Fresh off his wins at the St. Anthony’s Triathlon and the U.S. Olympic Team Trials in the previous two weeks, American Matt Reed (Boulder, Colo.) continued to display good form by placing second to World Champion Daniel Unger of Germany in last Sunday’s ITU World Cup triathlon held in Richards Bay, South Africa.
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POSTED: Apr. 30 2008
Melinda Montgomery, 48, of Decatur, Ga., Edward Gadient, 21, of Evanston, Ill., Brad Smith, 32, of Huntington Beach, Calif., and Aaron Powell, 33, of McKinney, Texas, have each won a complimentary annual USAT membership.
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POSTED: Apr. 23 2008
Television coverage of the U.S. Olympic Team Trials in Tuscaloosa, Ala., will be broadcast on MSNBC.
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POSTED: May. 2 2008
USA Triathlon is proud to announce that aquatic training outfitter AQx Sports will continue in its role of Official Supplier to USAT.
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POSTED: May. 1 2008
USA Triathlon recently named the members of the 2008 USAT Physically Challenged National Team.
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POSTED: Apr. 30 2008
Congratulations to Chad Risinger, 30, of Peoria, Ill., and Nancy Lipira, 52, of Huntington Station, N.Y., Aaron Powell, 33, of McKinney, Texas; Brad Smith, 32, of Huntington Beach, Calif.; Melinda Yantch, 48, of Decatur, Ga.; and Edward Gadient, 21, of Evanston, Ill. They are the winners of complimentary annual memberships being randomly awarded to select USAT members who complete our strategic planning membership survey.
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POSTED: Apr. 30 2008
Registration for the Team USA Lottery, an additional qualification process for Long Course World Championships in triathlon, must be completed by 5 p.m. Mountain time on Wednesday, May 7.
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POSTED: Apr. 30 2008
USA Triathlon is pleased to announce that competitors in supported events can print official finishing certificates from Racing Certificates LLC.
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POSTED: Apr. 28 2008
More than 450 athletes competed Sunday in the Duathlon National Championship Festival, which featured elites and age group competitors vying for a trip to the World Championships.
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POSTED: Apr. 24 2008
USA Triathlon and its Board of Directors have announced the formation of a Strategic Planning Committee that will help guide the organization through the next five years and beyond.
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POSTED: Apr. 23 2008
U.S. Olympian Jarrod Shoemaker can add an appearance on a new, limited edition box of Wheaties to his numerous accomplishments. Shoemaker is featured on boxes of Wheaties, “The Breakfast of Champions” in honor of his success as a professional triathlete and Beijing Olympian.
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POSTED: Apr. 23 2008
More than 700 duathletes from all over the country will be visiting Richmond, Va., this weekend for the inaugural 2008 Duathlon National Championship Festival on Saturday, April 26 and Sunday, April 27.
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POSTED: Apr. 20 2008
The USA Triathlon Tuscaloosa Tri-Palooza in Tuscaloosa, Ala., concluded Sunday with the Twenty-12 Talent ID race, where Julie Rechel and Matthew Wisthoff emerged as the top athletes in their races with wins in the draft-legal sprint distance races.
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POSTED: Apr. 19 2008
Matt Reed and Julie Swail Ertel simply could not be denied in earning their first Olympic berths in triathlon with wins at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials in Tuscaloosa, Ala., on Saturday.
The pair joined Beijing-bound Jarrod Shoemaker and Laura Bennett, who qualified for the team at the first qualifier last September.
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POSTED: Apr. 19 2008
UC Berkeley’s Steven Sexton held off a strong run by defending champion Kevin Collington (Florida) to win the men’s USA Triathlon Collegiate National Championship Saturday. On the women’s side, UC San Diego’s Amanda Felder won, and proved she is back in top form after a tough 2007 season.
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POSTED: Apr. 20 2008
Two relative newcomers to the Elite triathlon world pulled upset victories today at the 2008 PATCO Triathlon Pan American Championships in the resort city of Mazatlan, Mexico. Jillian Petersen and Matt Chrabot of the United States ran away with the continental titles after thrilling break aways on the bike in both competitions surprised many top veterans who were unable to close the gap. This is the first major title for both young athletes and makes it the second year in a row for the U.S. sweep of the gold medals.
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POSTED: Apr. 18 2008
Twenty-one of the top triathletes in the country are ready to toe the line and compete for two Olympic team spots – one for a U.S. man and one for an American woman – at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials on Saturday in Tuscaloosa, Ala. The women’s race starts at noon while the men’s race begins at 2:30 p.m.
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POSTED: Apr. 14 2008
Slowtwitch.com will be providing live updates from this weekend's 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials in Tuscaloosa, Ala. The races are set for Noon (women) and 2:30 p.m. (men) Central Time on Saturday, April 19.
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POSTED: Apr. 14 2008
USA Triathlon is pleased to announce the addition of online multisport retailer Nytro Multisport as an Official Supplier to USAT. As part of the agreement, Nytro Multisport will be supporting the USAT Trade Team as well as offering discounted pricing to USAT’s 105,000 annual members and elite athletes.
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POSTED: Apr. 11 2008
Most alumni return to their alma mater with stories of their careers, families and successes. Susan Williams, a 1992 graduate of the University of Alabama (UA), will return to Tuscaloosa next week with all of these things, as well as an Olympic medal.
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POSTED: Apr. 11 2008
Six elite athletes competing in the 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials on April 19 were part of a media teleconference on April 8. Hunter Kemper, Andy Potts, Matt Reed, Sarah Haskins, Julie Ertel and Sarah Groff answered questions about their careers, preparations for the Olympic Trials, and competing as a professional triathlete.
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POSTED: Apr. 9 2008
Preparations are nearing completion for the first Tuscaloosa Tri-Palooza, a weekend-long festival celebrating multisport that will feature the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for triathlon on Saturday, April 19.
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POSTED: Apr. 8 2008
USA Triathlon and Competitor Radio have partnered to help promote the triathletes who will be representing the U.S. at the upcoming Olympic Games in Beijing, China.
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POSTED: Apr. 8 2008
USA Triathlon has announced the addition of Fuel Belt, Inc., as an official supplier to USAT through a multi-year agreement.
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POSTED: Mar. 31 2008
The rainy weather that had been plaguing the sunshine coast the past few months and even the past few days cleared up for a beautiful warm day for the ITU Mooloolaba World Cup triathlon on Sunday, March 30. Laura Bennett (fourth) and Mark Fretta (17th) had the top U.S. finishes, but it was young Manny Huerta who stole the show. His 20th place finish guaranteed his slot to compete at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials in Tuscaloosa, Ala., on April 19.
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POSTED: Mar. 28 2008
USA Triathlon has added Focal Point Sunglasses – a preferred dealer of current USAT partner Rudy Project – as a corporate partner for 2008.
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POSTED: Mar. 25 2008
USA Triathlon member Judge Michael E. Jones has used his artistic skills to create a collectible poster for the 2008 U.S. Olympic Triathlon Team. Jones will be holding a poster signing during the weekend festivities at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Triathlon in Tuscaloosa, Ala., in April.
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POSTED: Mar. 18 2008
USA Triathlon (USAT) is pleased to announce the addition of Wicked Fast Sports Nutrition as a Bronze Sponsor.
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POSTED: Mar. 18 2008
USA Triathlon is excited to announce that the 2008 USAT Aquathlon National Championship will be held at Bolsa Chica State Park in Huntington Beach, Calif., on Sunday, June 8.
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POSTED: Mar. 17 2008
USA Triathlon is pleased to announce the creation of a USAT Hall of Fame to honor elite and age group athletes and other contributors who have played a key role in the development of the sport and USAT since they both began in the early 1980s.
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POSTED: Mar. 17 2008
USA Triathlon invites junior triathletes (ages 15-19) from the Pan American Region (PATCO) to a junior development camp in San Antonio, Texas, scheduled for June 30 - July 6, 2008.
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POSTED: Mar. 13 2008
USA Triathlon has partnered with AT&T to offer members the Desktop Communicator that will bring breaking news stories, weather and more to their desktop. Download it today!
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POSTED: Mar. 10 2008
USA Triathlon is pleased to announce the selections for the Garmin 2007 Age Group Athletes of the Year awards. Included in the list are awards for Age Group Triathletes and Duathletes, Physically Challenged Triathletes, and Junior Triathletes.
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POSTED: Mar. 10 2008
USA Triathlon is pleased to announce the recipients of its 2007 Coach of the Year awards as selected by the USAT National Coaching Committee.
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POSTED: Mar. 10 2008
USA Triathlon is pleased to announce the selections for the Garmin 2007 Junior Elite and U23 Triathletes of the Year awards.
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POSTED: Mar. 7 2008
The new USA Triathlon merchandise website at www.usatstore.com is open for business! It's loaded with must-have USAT logo items such as trailer hitch covers, keychains, water bottles, hats, beanies, headbands, and t-shirts, with much more to come.
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POSTED: Mar. 7 2008
We are pleased to post the 2007 end of year rankings. Any questions or concerns that could result in changes to these must be received by the end of the day on March 13, 2008.
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POSTED: Feb. 29 2008
A group of 16 elite triathletes have been recognized by USA Triathlon with their inclusion on the first-ever USAT Trade Team, a group of National Team caliber athletes who train and compete with the goal of winning medals in international competition while receiving support from national sponsors.
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POSTED: Feb. 26 2008
Four days, four great races, tons of activities.
Excitement is building for the USA Triathlon Tuscaloosa Tri-Palooza, a weekend long festival celebrating multisport in Tuscaloosa, Ala., April 17-20.
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POSTED: Feb. 26 2008
Athletes interested in being a part of Team USA for the ITU Long Course Duathlon World Championship in Geel, Belgium on August 10, 2008, should be aware of the four qualifying races taking place throughout the U.S.
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POSTED: Feb. 26 2008
USA Triathlon is excited to announce the 2008 Twenty-12 Talent ID Invitational, a draft-legal sprint race taking place in Tuscaloosa, Ala., on April 20, 2008.
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POSTED: Feb. 26 2008
USA Triathlon (USAT), in conjunction with Skins™, the global leader in the development and manufacture of engineered gradient compression technology, announced today that Skins™ USA has been named an Official Supplier to USA Triathlon. The product will be supplied for use to the USAT National Team, U23 Team, Trade Team and Junior Programs and will be worn for enhanced performance and training, and faster recovery.
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POSTED: Feb. 26 2008
The process of becoming an American citizen is long, arduous, and often frustrating – kind of like training for a triathlon. Fortunately, Matt Reed is prepared for both.
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POSTED: Feb. 25 2008
The 2008 International Triathlon Union winter triathlon world championship in Freudenstadt, Germany, was contested in balmy conditions and had the appearance of a summer XTERRA event. The lack of snow did not stop the hometown favorite Sigrid Mutscheller and Norwegian Arne Post from defending their world championship titles.
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POSTED: Feb. 15 2008
Daily Triathlon, a web-only publication designed to provide the rapidly expanding triathlon community with daily news, information and conversation officially announced its launch on Friday, Feb. 15.
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POSTED: Feb. 6 2008
USA Triathlon (USAT) and Endless Pools, Inc., have reach an agreement to extend their corporate partnership through 2008.
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POSTED: Feb. 12 2008
The International Triathlon Union has announced that the 2008 Aquathlon World Championship is headed to Monterrey, Mexico on June 28 and that schedule changes have been made for the ITU BG Triathlon World Championship this June in Vancouver, Canada.
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POSTED: Feb. 10 2008
Mike Kloser (Vail, Colo.) defended his elite men's title and Heather Best (Fairbanks, Alaska) won for the elite women at the USA Triathlon Winter Triathlon National Championship at Mt. Bachelor outside Bend, Ore., on Saturday, Feb. 9.
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POSTED: Feb. 6 2008
The winter wonderland of Mt. Bachelor Resort is the site for the USA Triathlon Winter Triathlon National Championship, set for Saturday, Feb. 9.
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POSTED: Feb. 1 2008
USA Triathlon is pleased to announce that its 2008 Age Group National Championship in Portland, Oregon on September 20 will include a CEO Challenge. The CEO Tri Challenge will be a “race within a race” in which CEOs compete in the 1.5k swim, 40k bike, 10k run championship event. The CEOs will not be required to qualify at a regional event to attend the USAT Championship.
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POSTED: Jan. 29 2008
A total of 22 U.S. athletes are currently eligible to compete in the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Triathlon scheduled for April 19 in Tuscaloosa, Ala. The initial list is based on the 2007 end of the year International Triathlon Union Olympic rankings. USA Triathlon requires athletes be ranked in the top 125 in the world the week before the Olympic trials in order to compete. The list could change as athletes continue to compete and earn ITU ranking points at international events prior to the Olympic Trials.
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POSTED: Jan. 29 2008
USA Triathlon (USAT) and Garmin International have reached an agreement to extend their corporate partnership, USAT officials announced today.
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POSTED: Jan. 28 2008
USA Triathlon is proud to introduce its new Certified Multisport Shop program. This is a group of retailers around the country targeting those athletes who love to swim, run and bike. As members of USA Triathlon we ask that you support these shops that are helping the sport grow.
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POSTED: Jan. 28 2008
She's back. In 2007 we brought you periodic updates from Sara McLarty as she traveled the globe competing as a professional triathlete. Another year older -- and wiser? -- Sara is back to continue her journey, with special attention on qualifying for the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team. Her training year begins in her home state of Florida, where she and a number of other elites are beginning preparations for the season at the National Training Center in Clermont.
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POSTED: Jan. 28 2008
USA Triathlon is pleased to announce the recipients of its annual elite athlete awards for 2007 as selected by the USAT Athlete Advisory Council and sponsored by Garmin International. Highlighting the list are Olympic/ITU Triathletes of the Year Andy Potts and Laura Bennett, both repeat selections from 2006. Potts was also named Multisport Non-ITU Athlete of the Year, along with Jamie Whitmore. Rookies of the Year Awards (first pro race was in 2007) went to Tyler Stewart and Eric Limkemann.
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POSTED: Jan. 22 2008
USA Triathlon (USAT) is pleased to announce a partnership agreement with Nu Science Laboratories, Inc., the developer and distributor of the nutritional supplement nuBound.
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POSTED: Jan. 14 2008
She's back. In 2007 we brought you periodic updates from Sara McLarty as she traveled the globe competing as a professional triathlete. Another year older -- and wiser? -- Sara is back to continue her journey, with special attention on qualifying for the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team. Her training year begins in her home state of Florida, where she and a number of other elites are beginning preparations for the season at the National Training Center in Clermont.
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POSTED: Jan. 10 2008
Now that 2008 has arrived, attention at USA Triathlon has turned toward those athletes who are competing for the final spots on the 2008 U.S. Olympic Triathlon Team that will be representing the U.S. in Beijing in August.
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POSTED: Jan. 9 2008
USA Triathlon is pleased to announce the publication of its first-ever Yearbook, designed to give members an exhaustive look back at the major events from 2007, plus a brief preview of what’s in store for 2008.
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POSTED: Jan. 9 2008
USA Triathlon (USAT) is pleased to announce that Avia has joined on as a corporate partner and will be designated as the official running shoe of USAT.
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POSTED: Jan. 8 2008
The International Triathlon Union (ITU) released today amendments to the previously announced 2008 BG Triathlon World Cup calendar. Long-time organisers of the World Cup in Cancun, Mexico and the Mexican Triathlon Federation have agreed to host a World Cup on October 12th in the Chiapas region in southern Mexico with 50% more prize money offered, US$150,000.
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POSTED: Jan. 8 2008
With the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games just months away, USA Triathlon is set to kick off the fourth and final year of its annual Haul to the Great Wall Elite Race Series.
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POSTED: Jan. 7 2008
Three Winter Triathlon events are on tap in the coming weeks, so don't get left out in the cold. Durango, Colo. and Weston, Mass. will play host to world qualifying winter triathlons on January 26 and Bend, Ore. (Mt. Bachelor) will host the USAT Winter Triathlon National Championship on February 9.
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POSTED: Jan. 7 2008
Multisport event organizers from across the United States are set to gather in Colorado Springs, Colo., for the newly named USA Triathlon Race Director Symposium, January 11-12.
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POSTED: Dec. 17 2007
USA Triathlon has reached an agreement with Ludus Tours to provide services and support to triathlon fans traveling to the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China next August.
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POSTED: Dec. 17 2007
ISM will continue to serve as an Official Saddle Supplier of USA Triathlon and Team USA, thanks to a renewed agreement with USA Triathlon (USAT).
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POSTED: Dec. 13 2007
USA Triathlon is pleased to announce the addition of Spinervals Cycling to it lists of corporate partners. As an Official Training DVD Supplier to USA Triathlon, Spinervals will support Team USA, USAT coaches and clubs, and the Haul to the Great Wall elite race series.
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POSTED: Dec. 10 2007