Here is your chance to race back to back with professional Triathletes from around the world! We are proud to announce the opening of registration for The Dextro Energy Triathlon ITU World Championship Washington DC. This race takes place June 21st, 2009 in Washington, DC and is comprised of two races: 1) a fully USAT sanctioned amateur race in regular age group format in the morning. 2) an ITU sanctioned professional race beginning with the men at 11am and the women at 1pm. More information can be found at http://www.washingtondc-triathlon.org/
This race is brought to you by the producers of The Nation’s Triathlon in partnership with Upsolut Sports, producers of The Hamburg Cityman currently the worlds largest triathlon.
Charles L. Brodsky
CEO, Destro Energy Triathlon
ITU World Championship Washington DC chuck@wseminc.com
What a great way to bring the sport of triathlon to the city of DC! I’m excited to be racing, and even more so, to watch the Pro’s racing at the first ITU event I have ever been to…and in my hometown no less.
I already registered through the early registration email I got for members of USAT. If you are a USAT member you should have received information about this race where you can register today.
Looks like your registration site is about as reliable as Active.com! Wife is registered, then I turn around to register myself and I get “Internal Error, Please try again” over and over
The amateur race is sanctioned by the USAT so drafting is not allowed. Amateurs can race either Olympic distance or Sprint distance. The Sprint distance is exactly 1/2 an Olympic distance.
If anyone is having trouble with our registration process please email me and let me know. Thanks.
Charles L. Brodsky
CEO, Dextro Energy Triathlon
ITU World Championship Washington DC chuck@wseminc.com
Are not the 2009 ITU World Championships to be held in September in Australia ???
I think a race marketing bozo might be slightly overbilling their event’s inclusion in the ITU “World ‘championship’ Series” (another multi continent made 4 tv draftfest for professional triathletic performers) with amateur triathletes being conned into bankrolling the show for the profit of the RDs involved.
One day they may realise that having too many events with the word “world” in the title just reduces the value.
Are not the 2009 ITU World Championships to be held in September in Australia ???
I think a race marketing bozo might be slightly overbilling their event’s inclusion in the ITU “World ‘championship’ Series” (another multi continent made 4 tv draftfest for professional triathletic performers) with amateur triathletes being conned into bankrolling the show for the profit of the RDs involved.
One day they may realise that having too many events with the word “world” in the title just reduces the value.
The ITU pro race is part of their world championship series. Age group race is just another USAT sanctioned tri.
It’s called the World Championship Series exactly because it’s a series to determine a world champion, over the Olympic distance, as opposed to a one off / one day World Champs as we’ve had in previous years. Fairly simple concept really?
The winner of the Grand Final in Australia (September) could in effect not be the 2009 ITU World Champion, consistency is the key in 2009. Prize money and points are greater at the Grand Final to give it more importance, however somebody could potentially not perform there but still take the title.
As for the series in some way devaluing the title ‘World Champion’ I personally think a World Champion should be someone who can perform consistently across a number of races, instead of someone who pulls off one win.
I can’t comment on the mens races at ITU events as I’m usually in the drug testing facility at that point with the missus. But as far as the womens races go, having the absolute best of the best, in every counting race will make it a very exciting season. If the series winner is still up in the air by the time the Grand Final comes around…even better!
As for the series in some way devaluing the title ‘World Champion’ I personally think a World Champion should be someone who can perform consistently across a number of races, instead of someone who pulls off one win.
Next thing the track 100m world champ title will also be all about consistency. Think it is silly and devalues the title completely.
Not a world champ, just a log leader who could afford do do plenty races.
Strikes me the more I read on ST, the more I realise Dan needs to set up a new category on the forum. It would be called something like: " I get shit at home all day from the wife for this damn triathlon addiction, so I’m gonna take it out on someone online". Then bitter bloggers could chastise each other with absolutely no need for fact or any level of reasoning in their arguments.
In reply to afreekdusoet.
“Not a world champ, just a log leader who could afford do do plenty races” (I think he meant ‘to do’ but the wife had obviously just been on at him…again)
I’ll ask you a few questions?
-Do you even know how many races there are in the up coming ITU WCS,
-Do you know how ITU are ensuring the top 15 males and females within the sport can in fact afford to be at every race.
But then I think I can already predict your answer.
I’ve been looking for one of these signatures that lots of posters have, but haven’t been able to decide on one. It just came to me!
SB.
“Never underestimate the predictability of stupidity”
Snatch, 2000.
I guess that makes me the bozo The ITU has changed their format for Elite athletes to earn points to represent their country in the Olympics. Their new format creates a 7 city World Championship Series tour. As the ITU is the world wide governing body of the sport only they are allowed to use the title World Championship. Ironman uses the words only because of an agreement made between the WTC (then) and the ITU made a long time ago. The format for the event incorporates an age group race along with an Elite race which makes it much more exciting and interesting. Plus it adds another race option for age groupers! As far as I know there are no other World Championship triathlon events taking place in the world (except for the Ironman World Championship) races.
As for amateur triathletes being ‘conned’ i disagree with you and, frankly, resent the connotation of the word as it applies to what I do for a living. The RD’s around the world (in the United States that’s me) spend their professional careers producing top quality non-draft USAT sanctioned traithlons in the hearts of major cities around the world. Here in DC amateurs can choose to race through the heart of Washington DC and share parts of the course and finish line arena with the elites. Not sure how having a choice to register for this race is a “con” but would love to hear your thoughts as after all no one is twisting your arm to register.
Charles L. Brodsky
Founder and CEO Dextro Energy Triathlon
ITU World Championship Washington DC
Charles L. Brodsky
Founder and CEO Dextro Energy Triathlon
ITU World Championship Washington DC
Simple,
Change your promotional material from: "ITU World Championship Washington DC " to: "ITU World Championship Series, Washington DC " or even better: "ITU Professional World Championship Series, Washington DC ". The latter most truly represents the nature of the event ie there is no “World status” either on the day or via a pointscore for the amateur field whose race bankrolls the show - implying otherwise is the “con”.
I recognise that the ITU claim the rights to the term “World” in race titles - something they bludgeoned the rest of the planet into accepting (their only losing round being with the marketing juggernaut that calls Kona home). Then a decade later they “start franchising the term out”? They should get their check book out and mail Mr Veovodin et al asap.
“As far as I know there are no other World Championship triathlon events taking place in the world (except for the Ironman World Championship) races”
The fault is not entirely yours as the ITU themselves appear guilty of diluting their own “brand” ( I suspect there is some sanctioning fee involved) in order too milk the inclusion of our sport in the Olympic program (albeit a draft legal variation). A more apt term for the franchised races would be: “ITU Professional Championship Series” – as the term “international” is already included in the title (ITU) a second planetary reference is really redundant.
I think that the word Series is included in some of the press I’ve read about this race. Regardless, I’m just glad there is another tri in DC, and one that has the sprint option.
there is no “World status” either on the day or via a pointscore for the amateur field whose race bankrolls the show - implying otherwise is the “con”.
It is a World Championship qualifier for Age Groupers however…
The ITU has changed their format for Elite athletes to earn points to represent their country in the Olympics. Their new format creates a 7 city World Championship Series tour. As the ITU is the world wide governing body of the sport only they are allowed to use the title World Championship. Ironman uses the words only because of an agreement made between the WTC (then) and the ITU made a long time ago. The format for the event incorporates an age group race along with an Elite race which makes it much more exciting and interesting. Plus it adds another race option for age groupers! As far as I know there are no other World Championship triathlon events taking place in the world (except for the Ironman World Championship) races.