Age Group Nationals---anyone else? (Page 2)

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Thx!

Top 10% of Age group or overall in any USAT race counts as a qualifier for nationals (even super sprints).

I believe that you can qualify at any USAT race (any distance, that is).  The event for which you qualify is the Oly, as that one is by invite only.  The sprint is open, so anyone could race it.

So, you finished "in the money" in a sprint (and congrats, btw!), but the event that gets you into is the restricted Oly race.

GO!!!

Matt

You can qualify doing any distance.  No mistake. It does seem strange to me that some people who go do their first oly at AGN--yikes!

So, are you going? :)

Hmmm...

I see lots of us are hard at work today. 

Carry on.

Matt

Um, Matt, we don't ever talk about that...

I think of it as spending time with my sponsor.  They do pay for my racing, equipment, and living expenses after all!

I'm running an experiment as we speak.  It has nice long 30 minutes of sit and watch.  Translation: 30 minute increments for BT.

There are some hills, but it's not really *that* hilly. The area by the lake tends to be flatter than more inland until you get way farther north. The grades may not be any more than the bridges you see, just go on a bit longer, so could very well be closer to Florida terrain than over by like IM Wisc or Rev3 Dells. You would likely say Racine (also on the lake) has some hills, but it's really on the flat side when looking at the others for comparison. When times are slower there it's due to wind & heat. It has some fast times when those aren't as present and/or someone can handle them well.

The swim is in a semi-protected bay, so the water might not be that cold. It's also later in the summer. Could very well be just under wetsuit legal temps or maybe over. Could have the lake turn-over, so cold is a possibility, but more likely it's fine.

So none of the above seems to be a significant reason to not do it.

AND body glitter? 

Fair enough.  I think this is all true, for the most part.

There are some really, really nice fast guys though.  A lot of them post on this board--even in this thread!

One of the nicest fast guys I've ever met is LB's son--and he's a TEENAGER! ;)

One thing I've noticed is that I often get mirrored back what I put out.  If I smile a lot and am encouraging to others, I get that back.  I'm not sure if it works the same way for dudes, and I can imagine it might not, but I think it's a pretty good default temperament :)

Double dog dare you to rock the Speedo plus body glitter at AGN.  All that and be smokin fast? Pure win.

Originally posted by Exige I got 2nd age group at a local USAT olympic and got nothing?

When was the race and how many were in your age group?  They may just haven't gotten to your race for qualifying yet.