Courtesy: USAT

Age group triathletes from around the country will be in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, this weekend for the 2001 USA Triathlon Age Group National Championships.

The event, which will take place Saturday, Sept. 1, will crown national champions in each age group and is also a qualifier for the 2002 International Triathlon Union (ITU) World Triathlon Championships in early November in Cancun, Mexico.

Over 800 age groupers from around the country are scheduled to compete, including many former national champions and world medallists.

"Coeur d'Alene is just a beautiful site for our age group national championships," said USA Triathlon Executive Director Steve Locke. "I'm looking forward to a challenging event."

The race will be Olympic distance (1.5K swim, 40K bike, 10K run) and non-draft legal. Competitors will swim around Coeur d'Alene Lake, and then bike and run around the city of Coeur d'Alene.

The event is being directed by Round and Round Productions and the Coeur d'Alene Triathlon Foundation, in conjunction with USA Triathlon.

For more information and a complete start list for the USA Triathlon Age Group National Championships, please go to www.roundandround.com/TriNats.htm