Boulder City Set to Host USAT Club, Halfmax National Championships

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — More than 50 clubs and about 1,500 triathletes will compete Saturday at USA Triathlon’s Club and Halfmax National Championships in Boulder City, Nev., just outside Las Vegas.

Eleven clubs will be eligible to earn points toward the USA Triathlon Club National Championship. Members from other clubs will compete for age group awards.

Championship day will feature three events, all of which are eligible to count toward the Club National Championship. Competitors have the option to race in the Pumpkinman Triathlon (sprint or Olympic distance) or the Halfmax National Championship (1.2-mile swim, 56-mile bike, 13.1-mile run). The Pumpkinman sprint race features a 0.75k swim, 20k bike and 5k run. This event features a three-way partnership of Ultramax Events, BBSC Endurance Sports and USA Triathlon.

“It is great to see the excitement and anticipation for this event continue to grow each year,” said USAT National Events Director Jeff Dyrek. “This year is the largest participation USAT has seen at this national championship, and what’s even greater to see is how our membership has embraced the format and spirit of competition toward each other.”

The challenging course features a swim in Lake Mead, one of the largest man-made lakes, a scenic bike route surrounded by rock canyons and a run course that ventures into Boulder City via a long climb on Nevada Way Road.

The 2008 USA Triathlon Halfmax National Championship will serve as one of three qualifiers for the World Championship and will feature a minimum of 10 slots per age group for Team USA and the 2009 Long Course Triathlon World Championship.

Schedule of Events

Thursday, October 16
1 p.m. – 5 p.m.: T2 setup (Government Park in Boulder City)

Friday, October 17
11 a.m. – 6 p.m.: Athlete registration/packet pickup (Government Park)
11 a.m. – 6 p.m.: Endurance Village Expo (Government Park)
11 a.m. – 6 p.m.: Mandatory run gear bag check in (Government Park – T2)

Saturday, October 18
5 a.m.: Transition Area No. 1 at Boulder Beach opens
7 a.m.: Halfmax race begins
7:30 a.m.: Pumpkinman sprint race begins
8 a.m.: Pumpkinman Intermediate Distance begins.
8 a.m. – 1 p.m.: Endurance Village Expo
10:30 a.m.?3 p.m. Buses located at the top of the park will bus athletes down to T1 to pick up vehicles. Please leave your bike secured in T2 when retrieving your car. Drivers will NOT allow bikes on the buses. Pumpkinman Award Ceremony will begin as soon as AG categories are filled.

Club Divisions

Division I – more than 250 members
Division II – 130 to 249 members
Division III – 80 to 129 members
Division IV – 30 to 79 members
Division V – 2 to 29 members

Club Nationals Scoring Criteria

Click here to view the Club Nationals scoring criteria

Links

USA Triathlon Club Nationals site
USA Triathlon Halfmax Nationals site
Club National Championship – Pumpkinman Triathlon site
Halfmax National Championship site

2007 Results

Club National Champions
Division I: Columbia Multisport Club
Division II: St. Louis Tri Club
Division III: Multisport Madness
Division IV: Full Throttle Endurance
Division V: Defined Fitness Training

Individual Champions
Sprint Male: Ted Zederic - 1:14:12
Sprint Female: Kristin Moore - 1:23:41
Intermediate Male: Donny Forsyth - 2:04:14
Intermediate Female: Laurel Wassner - 2:15:36

Halfmax National Champions
Overall Male: Daniel Bretscher - 4:01:53
Overall Female: Elizabeth Fedofsky - 4:41:23
Second Place Male: Jeremy Sipos - 4:07:02
Second Place Female: Alexandra Lonergan - 4:43:04
Third Place Male: Phillipe Kozub - 4:09:14
Third Place Female: Amanda Durner - 4:46:28