"USAT SANCTIONING OR NOT? AA Sports has made the decision not to sanction its Multi-Sport events with USAT because it does not fit our grassroots mission. USAT is the currently recognized National Governing Body for the sport of Triathlon in the United States; however they primarily cater to the pro/elite athlete. The primary purpose for sanctioning an event is so that the elite athletes can be ranked nationally. Producing a Triathlon event is a costly endeavor, but in spite of that, the goal of AA Sports is to keep our costs to the athletes down as much as possible. Therefore, asking 99% of the athletes that do not have a desire to be ranked nationally to pay an additional $9.00 does not fit our mission."

Got this in an email today. What do you all think of their reasoning? aa sports runs most of the races in the NW.