Long Course Triathlon

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2008 ITU Long Course Triathlon World Championship

August 30-31, 2008

Almere, Holland

Almere is located approximately 33km to the east of Amsterdam.

The Holland.com website describes Almere as a city that "prides itself on stunning scenic beauty and many beaches. The various walking and cycling paths take you to the most beautiful spots in and around Almere. Lovers of water sports are spoiled for choice. You can go diving, angling, sailing and wake-boarding at the Cable Center.  Almere was built in the 1970s. Not until 1976 did the first inhabitants move into the newly built homes. A city which does not boast any historical buildings or monuments has to offer visitors and citizens something else, Almere has realized various architectural tours de force."

* Race dates subject to change.  USAT reserves the right to change qualifying events for any sanction related issues.  Please check the race website to up to date information.

* USAT will only recognize athletes racing in their age group as qualifiers for Team USA. If an athlete wishes to qualify for Team USA, they must race in their age group wave, not the elite wave. Athletes racing in the elite wave will not be considered. 

2008 Team USA Lottery

The Team USA lottery is an additional qualification process for long course triathlon Team USA athletes. All lottery registrations must be turned in by the end of the business day on FRIDAY, MAY 7, 2008.  There will be absolutely NO exceptions to this deadline. Selections will take place on May 8, 2008 and selected athletes will be contacted on May 10, 2008. To register for the lottery, please visit: http://www.active.com/event_detail.cfm?CHECKSSO=0&EVENT_ID=1558039 and fill in the appropriate information.

Up to 5 athletes from each age group will be selected at random from the lottery. If a particular age group does not have any available slots, then no athletes will be selected from the lottery to join Team USA.

Requirements:
*All requirements must be met in order to be eligible to put your name in the lottery
-         Must race in a Long Course event prior to the World Championship race.
-         At that Long Course event, athletes must meet or beat the following time requirements:
·        Age                  Male                Female
        18-34               5:40                 6:10
        35-44               5:45                 6:15
        45-49               5:50                 6:25
        50-54               5:55                 6:40
        55-59               6:10                 6:50
        60-64               6:45                 7:00
        65+                  Any Finish
            Ironman distance time qualification:
·        Age                  Male                Female
        18-34               12:20               13:20
        25-29               12:30               13:30
        30-34               12:40               13:40
        35-39               12:50               13:50
        40-44               13:00               14:00
        45-49               13:10               14:10
        50-54               13:20               14:20
        55-59               13:40               14:40
        60-64               14:10               15:10
        65+                  Any Finish 

-         Must include the event website/official results of the race in which you qualified
-         Must pay a $100 nonrefundable fee to put your name in the lottery
-         Must sign up on active.com by May 7, 2008

Process for Accepting your slot on Team USA 

1. Athletes must finish in the respective place (such as 1st in age group) for their 2008 age group at selected qualifiers 
2. USAT will follow up with an e-mail instructing automatic qualifiers on how to accept their slot, pay and register for Team USA.
   ** Athletes must go to the designated registration link provided in the e-mail by the specified deadline to officially accept his/her sloto n Team USA.
3. Roll down athletes will also be e-mailed and informed of thier position on the roll down list. If an athlete wishes to be considered for a slot on Team USA, he/she must respond to their roll down e-mail by the specified deadline expressing his/her intent to join the team.
4. Any athlete who neglects to follow these instructions and does not meet the deadlines may face the consequences of losing his/her slot on Team USA.
5. If a qualified athlete does not receive an e-mail (possibly due to spam protection or other technical difficulties), be sure to e-mail Team USA - teamusa@usatriathlon.org.
6. Once an athlete has registered, paid and received confirmation, he/she has officially accepted his/her slot on Team USA.

Age-Up Rule
All athletes compete in their age as of December 31st in the year they are competing.

If you attempted to qualify for the 2008 Long Course Triathlon World Championship in 2007 and you will be competing in a new age group in 2008, please note your time will be compared against your 2008 age group to determine if you finished in first place in the age group you will competing in in 2008.

Cancellation Policy
The deadline to withdraw from the 2008 Long Course World Championship with a full refund (less a $25 administrative fee) is June 1, 2008. Please send your intent to withdraw and an address you would like the refund sent to teamusa@usatriathlon.org.

This event is sanctioned by the International Triathlon Union and follows all ITU rules.  Visit www.triathlon.org for a full set of ITU rules.

Resources for qualified athletes
Roster
Schedule
Location Information
Travel Information
Uniforms
Race link
ITU link
Team USA Checklist