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Anyone heard any more info?
Team USA town hall 9 days ago said - âcoming soonâ.
Team USA town hall 9 days ago said - âcoming soonâ.
Now 22 days ago. I guess still âcoming soonâ
Gotta wonder if USAT is partnering up with the PTO again next year for the US Open. Would explain the announcement delay. I think the PTO is supposed to announce their schedule next month, presumably after Kona.
There will be no juniors at the '24 AG race, so there likely will be easier timetable thatâs not 12 hours of racing each day.
Emailed USAT this week.
ââŚdetails are being finalized and will be announced shortlyâŚâ
Seems really late in the year to have not even confirmed the locationâŚno?
Wonder if it has anything to do with the fact the PTO hasnât released their schedule yet either
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Finally confirmed - Atlantic City Sep 13, 2024 - Sep 15, 2024
Finally confirmed - Atlantic City Sep 13, 2024 - Sep 15, 2024
https://www.usatriathlon.org/get-racing/2024-nationals
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Also, had no idea that IM Atlantic City 70.3 is now discontinued. Really enjoyed that race.
Funny story - I talked to some of the Delmo staff at AC 70.3 this year. They said that when it was initially announced as AC for 2024, no one had reached out to Delmo at all. I mean, maybe he will be the RD maybe he wonââŹâ˘t, but you donââŹâ˘t try and put on a race south of the NJ Turnpike without talking to DelmoââŹÂŚ.
Also, had no idea that IM Atlantic City 70.3 is now discontinued. Really enjoyed that race.
Technically AG Nats is ââŹĹRDââŹâ˘dââŹÂ by their in house RD staff. IââŹâ˘m sure they consult/plan w PTB who are local etc.
DelMo already sending out the emails to register for AC Tri as the perfect training race for AG Nats.
Man, if itâs going to be the same course as AC Tri, thatâs a little blah. I guess not much you can do down there.
And that bike course is only 22 miles. Is that good for AG Nats, or will they have to find the 3 miles or so.
No theyââŹâ˘re going to have to standardize the bike courses to 20k and 40k somehow. AC Tri is 11 and 22 - not sure how thatââŹâ˘s going to be accomplished tbh given the location.
Easy, theyââŹâ˘ll just extend the course down the AC expressway a bit, and add a bit more in AC. Possibly put some distance into Pleasantville or Absecon off one of the exits. The stature of the race should help get those extra permits cleared.
The city commission of AC has been pushing sporting events really hard the last few years here - US Indoor Rowing champs, etc. The area is dying, and theyââŹâ˘re willing to flex to inject some business into the area.
Now, I havenââŹâ˘t done a race at the boardwalk (whether itââŹâ˘s tri AC or AC 70.3) without having to dodge or almost shoulder check an inebriated boardwalk bum. Boardwalk traffic is going to be the big problem to solve.
I havenât had any real problems racing on the boardwalk since he was able to rope it off a little bit.
It was crazy a few years ago when all he had were signs saying âRace in Progressâ and the boardwalk was a free for all.
I think itâs much better now
Anyway, Iâm not sure about extending the expressway. The next exit is the GSP. I donât see that happening.
The next exit after that is Delilah Road which is almost 5 miles up from the normal Tri AC exit., so thatâs be 10 miles round tripâŚjust to the original courseâŚtoo much.
Bumping this thread for 2025
I know the recent precedent seems to be that cities host for 2-3 years, but I was surprised to see this when running a google search for the 2025 location:
Does this suggest Atlantic City is a 1 and done location if they are soliciting new/open bids for 2025?
Bumping this thread for 2025
I know the recent precedent seems to be that cities host for 2-3 years, but I was surprised to see this when running a google search for the 2025 location:
https://www.connectsports.com/...tional-championships
Does this suggest Atlantic City is a 1 and done location if they are soliciting new/open bids for 2025?
I was wondering when/if this thread would resurface. I had posted Iâm not a fan of Atlantic City and was hoping they would keep it in Milwaukee. My Inbox is full of âbeggingâ emails asking me to sign up for this yearâs race which I donât plan on doing. Iâm curious to see how attendance will compare to last yearâs race.