Ten races comprise USA Triathlon’s 2013 Duathlon Race Series. (Photo: David Sanders/USA Triathlon)
With the aim of introducing more athletes to the exciting multisport discipline of duathlon, USA Triathlon today unveiled the 10 events that will comprise the 2013 USA Triathlon Duathlon Race Series.
With one event in each of USA Triathlon’s 10 Regions, athletes across the country will have the opportunity to compete in a top-flight run-bike-run event. Each event is sanctioned by USA Triathlon and will count toward the popular end-of-year Duathlon National Rankings for USA Triathlon annual members.
Awards will be presented to the top finishers in each series event.
The complete 2013 Duathlon Race Series schedule is as follows:
South Midwest Region
Event: Frost Yer Fanny Duathlon
Location: Fort Worth, Texas
Date: Feb. 18
Distances: 2-mile run, 15-mile bike, 2-mile run
Website: http://www.ironheadrp.com/2013_Frost_Yer_Fanny_Du.html
Contact: Jack Weiss – ironjack@ironheadrp.com
Mid-Atlantic Region
Event: Cary Duathlon
Location: Cary, N.C.
Date: March 9
Distances: Sprint: 2.5-mile run, 17.65-mile bike, 2.5-mile run; Long: 5-mile run, 31.5-mile bike, 5-mile run
Website: http://www.fsseries.com/index.php?action=event&event_id=49
Contact: info@fsseries.com
Southeast Region
Event: Double Oak Duathlon (Team USA Qualifier for 2013 Duathlon Worlds)
Location: Pelham, Ala.
Date: April 6
Distances: Standard: 10k run, 40k bike, 5k run; Sprint: 5k run, 20k bike, 2.5k run; Kids Race
Website: http://www.team-magic.com/events/doubleoak/index.html
Contact: races@team-magic.com
Pacific Northwest Region
Event: Mount Rainier Duathlon (USA Triathlon Long Course Duathlon National Championships)
Location: Enumclaw, Wash.
Date: April 28 Distances: Long: 8.5k run, 28.8-mile bike, 3.79-mile run; Short: 1.64-mile run, 14.4-mile bike, 3.79-mile run
Website: http://www.buduracing.com/events_detail.php?e=742
Contact: Deanna@BuDuRacing.com
Rocky Mountain Region
Event: Atomic Man Duathlon
Location: Los Alamos, NM
Date: April 28
Distances: Standard: 10k run, 40k bike, 5k run; Sprint: 4k run, 15k bike, 4k run
Website: http://www.triatomics.org/duathlon
Contacts: Frank Cherne – fcherne@msn.com
Northeast Region
Event: Shamrock Duathlon
Location: Glastonbury, Conn.
Date: May 19
Distances: 5k run, 26k bike, 5k run
Website: http://www.hartfordmarathon.com/Events/Ten_Penny_Ale_Shamrock_Duathlon___5K.htm
Contact: Beth Shluger – info@hartfordmarathon.com
Southwest Region
Event: Orange County Duathlon (Team USA Qualifier for 2013 Duathlon Worlds)
Location: Lake Forest, Calif.
Date: May 19
Distances: 2k run, 40k bike, 10k run
Website: http://www.octriseries.com/
Contact: billleach@sbcglobal.net
Midwest Region
Event: Sartell Apple Duathlon (Team USA Qualifier for 2013 Duathlon Worlds)
Location: Sartell, Minn.
Date: May 25
Distances: 5k run, 33k bike, 5k run
Website: http://www.appleduathlon.com/
Contact: http://www.appleduathlon.com/contact
Mideast Region
Event: Grand Haven Duathlon
Location: Grand Haven, Mich.
Date: July 7
Distances: 3.1-mile run, 12.4-mile bike, 3.1-mile run
Website: www.grandhaventri.com
Contact: rnknoll@gmail.com
Florida Region
Event: Longboat Key Duathlon
Location: Longboat Key, Fla.
Date: Oct. 20
Distances: 2-mile run, 20-mile bike, 5-mile run
Website: http://longboatkeytri.com/
Contact: kvaughan1229@gmail.com
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