Live Blogging for Elite Nationals

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — USA Triathlon will host a live blog for the 2009 USAT Elite National Championships on Saturday, August 22. The blog will incorporate twitter updates and live images from the races. Coverage begins at noon local time (1 p.m. EST) for the elite women and continues through the elite men's race, which begins at 2:15 p.m.

Visit our live blog page to follow the races. You can also follow USA Triathlon on Twitter at twitter.com/usatriathlon.

Although we will not be live blogging for the age group races due to the quantity of participants (over 1,100 are expected) the timing company will provide semi-live updates after the swim, T1, bike, T2, and run is completed for each age group. You can follow those updates here by clicking on the "Live Race Day Age Group Results" link.

For more information about the event, please visit the links below.

Age Group National Championship Page

Age Group National Championship Race Preview

Pre-Race Photo Gallery

Elite National Championship Page

Elite National Championship Race Preview

In addition, USA Triathlon will incorporate coverage from contributors, including Athletes for a Cure, which is sponsoring a simultaneous live TwitterCast, Chat, and AudioCast of the elite races. Race day coverage begins at 12:30 p.m. (EST) for the women's race and 3:15 p.m. (EST) for the men's race.

To follow the live Twitter updates from the course, follow @athletes4acure. To interact with the course reporters, be sure to use hashtag #afac in your tweets. To listen to the live AudioCast call from any phone, call (914) 338-0298. To chat with the reporters and listen on your computer or wi-fi enabled device go to www.BlogTalkRadio.com and search for "Athletes for a Cure." Click on the "play" button and the audio will start.

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