Posted: December 10, 2005

Triathlon: 42 “Best Of The US” State Qualifiers Set For 2006

(St. Paul, MN – 12/9/2005)–– ”Best of the US” Management is pleased to announce that, to date, 42 State Qualifiers for the 2006 “Best of the US Amateur Triathlete Competition” have been determined. They are:

AL -  Buster Britton Triathlon at Oak Mountain State Park, Pelham, AL on June 10 (400 yd swim – 12 mile bike – 3 mile run).
AK - The Alaska State Triathlon Championship in Knik, AK, on August 6 (Intermediate Distance).
AZ –Sahuarita Lake Triathlon in Sahuarita, AZ on May 29 (1K swim – 25K bike – 5K run).
AR – Ozark Valley Triathlon/AR State Triathlon Championships near Fayetteville, AR on June 25 (1000 yd swim – 19 mile bike -4 mile run).
CA –  Santa Cruz Triathlon in Aptos, CA on July 9 (Intermediate Distance). 
CO – Loveland Lake to Lake Triathlon (Tentative) in Loveland, CO on June 24 (1.5K swim – 29.5 mile bike – 10K run).
CT – Pat Griskus Olympic Triathlon in Middlebury, CT on June 17 (1 mile swim – 25 mile bike – 10K run).
DE - TBA
FL – Coca-Cola Classic Sprint Triathlon in St. Augustine, FL on April 22 (.5 mile swim – 13 mile bike – 5K run).
GA – West Point Lake Triathlon near LaGrange, GA on July 23 (Intermediate Distance).
HI – Lavaman Triathlon at the Waikoloa Beach Resort on the Kohala Coast of Hawaii on April  2 (Intermediate Distance). 
ID –Spudman Triathlon in Boise, ID on  June 10 (Intermediate Distance)
IL - Tri Shark Classic at Moraine View State Park near LeRoy, IL on  June 3 (600 yd swim – 13 mile bike – 5K run).
IN –  Muncie Family YMCA Pepsi Y-Tri in Muncie on August 12 (Course Distances TBA)
IA – Pigman Sprint Triathlon near Cedar Rapids, IA on June 4 (,5K swim – 25K bike – 5K run). 
KS - TBA
KY – Buffalo Trails Triathlon in Maysville, KY on May 27 (.5 mile swim - 22 mile bike -5K run).
LA – TBA
ME - TBA
MD – Columbia Triathlon in Ellicott City, MD on May 21 (Inteermediate Distance). 
MA  - TBA
MI – Sylvania Triathlon in Sylvania, OH on August 13 (Intermediate Distance).
MN –  Lake Waconia Triathlon in Waconia, MN on June 25 (.5 mile swim – 16.5 mile bike – 4 mile run). 
MS – TBA
MO – Quatermax Triathlon at the Innsbruck Resort near St. Slouis, MO on July 30 (1K swim – 28 mile bike – 6.5 mile run).
MT –  Janet Clarkson Memorial Triathlon near West Yellowstone, MT  on June 17 (.64 mile swim – 7.3 mile bike – 5.2 mile run).
NE -  Cornhusker State Games Triathlon at Holmes Lake in Lincoln, NE on July 23 (Swim 1K – Bike 21K – Run 5K).
NV – Rage in the Sage Triathlon at Lake Mead National Recreation Area near Las Vegas, NV on April 23 (Intermediate Distance).
NH -  Mooseman Triathlon Festival at Wellington State Park, Bristol, NH on June 3 (Swim 1.5K – Bike 44K – Run 10K).
NJ – New Jersey State Triathlon at Mercer County Park, NJ on July 23 (Intermediate Distance).
NM – Milkman Triathlon in Dexter, NM on June  3 (400m swim – 20K bike – 5K run).
NY –  Shoreline Triathlon at Hamlin Beach State Park near Rochester, NY in July (date TBA) (.5 mile swim – 15 mile bike – 4 mile run).
NC -  White Lake Sprint Triathlon in White Lake, NC on May 7 (750m swim – 14 mile bike – 5K run)
ND – Castaway Club Triathlon in Detroit Lakes, MN on August 19 (2/3 mile swim – 20 mile bike – 5 mile run).
OH –  Buckeye Lake Triathlon in Millersport, OH on July 16 (Internediate Distance)
OK – Route 66 Triathlon in El Reno, OK on June 4 (Intermediate Distance). 
OR – Deschutes Dash in Bend, OR on July 23 (1300yd swim – 14 mile bike – 5K run).
PA – Philadelphia Triathlon in Fairmount Park on June 25 (Intermediate Distance). 
RI – Pat Griskus Olympic Triathlon in Middlebury, CT on June 17 (1 mile swim – 25 mile bike – 10K run).
SC – Clemson Triathlon in Clemson, NC on May 13 (750m swim – 11 mile bike – 5K run).
SD – Dakota Man Triathlon near Sioux Falls, SD on June 27 (600 yd swim – 16 mile bike – 3.5 mile run).
TN – McMinnville City Triathlon in McMinnville, TN on June 24 (350 yd swim – 15.3 mile bike – 3 mile run).
TX – Tri Raider Sprint Triathlon at Buffalo Springs Lake in Lubbock, TX on June 25 (750m swim – 20K bike – 5K run).
UT -  St. George Triathlon in St. George, UT on May 13 (Intermediate Distance).
VT – Vermont State Triathlon (Tentative) in Salisbury, VT on July 23 (1.5K swim – 28 mile bike -10K run).
VA/DC – Kinetic Sprint Triathlon in Spotsylvania, VA on April 23 (750m swim – 18 mile bike – 5K run).
WA – TBA
WV – MedExpress Mountaineer Triathlon in Morgantown, WV on June 25 (Intermediate Distance).
WI –  Wisconsin Triterium Triathlon in Verona, WI on June 18 (Intermediate Distance).
WY - TBA

For information on the abovementioned events, visit BestOfThe USTriathletes.com.

The fastest male and female resident amateur at each of the qualifying events earn the right to represent their state at the “Best of the US Championship” in Excelsior, MN on September 16.

The Best of the U.S. Amateur Triathlete Competition is produced by Midwest Events, LLC of Saint Paul, Minnesota.