Tri Lanikai's Endurance Blog: Fwd: Congratulations from USA Triathlon

This is a major surprise to me, looks like I somehow qualified for the national Olympic distance triathlon championship!

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Subject: Congratulations from USA Triathlon
From: no-reply@usatriathlon.org
To: LANIRALSTON@MSN.COM
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Congratulations Lani Ralston. You have qualified for the Olympic-Distance race at the 2013 USA Triathlon Age Group National Championships on August 10 in Milwaukee, Wis., after finishing in the top 10 percent in your age group at the Women's Triathlon.

Registration will open on February 1, 2013. This event has sold out in each of the past three years and is expected to sell out again in 2013, so be sure to claim your spot on the starting line early.

The USA Triathlon Olympic Distance National Championship is the nation's premier amateur Olympic-distance event with the top age-group athletes from all 50 states forming one of the most prestigious age-group fields in the sport. A select few athletes from each age group will also qualify to represent Team USA at the 2014 International Triathlon Union (ITU) World Championships. ITU has not yet announced the date and location for the 2014 World Championships. Details will be added to the Team USA website as soon as ITU makes an official announcement.

For more information on the 2013 USA Triathlon Olympic Distance National Championship, please visit www.USATNationalEvents.org. Please note: Athletes must be current USA Triathlon annual members through August 10, 2013, in order to register. You may register or renew your membership at www.usatriathlon.org.

USA Triathlon annual members should CLICK HERE now to take advantage of exclusive sponsor discounts when making travel arrangements for Milwaukee. The host hotel is the Hilton Milwaukee City Center Hotel. PSA exclusively manages USA Triathlon-owned National Championship housing needs and can offer the best rate for the USA Triathlon room block. Once the room block has been filled, athletes looking to reserve other rooms at the Hilton Milwaukee City Center Hotel can use a 15% sponsor discount through USA Triathlon and Hilton.