Race Report: USAT Age Group National Championship
This past Saturday I participated in the USA Triathlon Age Group National Championships held in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The Nationals have two races, the Olympic Distance and the Sprint Distance held on consecutive days. To race in the Olympic distance race, one has to qualify by meeting criteria. Basically, if you win your age group or finish in the top 10% (for larger races) of any sanctioned race, you get an invitation. For the sprint, you do not have to qualify. At both races, a good number of Team USA slots are available to ITU Worlds for the Olympic and Sprint races held at various other places around the world. I went into this knowing full well I was not vying for a Team USA spot. My goal was to do this as a tune up during my Ironman training and to have fun. A friend of mine from Plymouth, Massachusetts also was going and we spent the weekend together so it was half racing and half social. In all honesty, I went for Spotted Cow. For those who don't know, Spotted