Bill Warburton
RE: Marathon Nats in Bend, there is no qualifying procedure to do that
event. Like Cyclocross, anyone can do it.
Bill
On Thu, Apr 21, 2011 at 12:05 PM, Todd Dye wrote:
> I don't plan on racing XC nats in Sun Valley, but might attend a Saturday
> qualifier at Pickets, since I have schedule conflicts for the Sunday race.
>
> I don't want to hi-jack Bill's Poll, but on a related topic... does anyone
> know about qualifying requirements for Marathon Nationals in Bend in
> September?
>
> I couldn't find any details on the USAC site, and the USAC Nat Champs
> qualifying regs linked in Bill's email below don't mention Marathon either
> under qualifying or non-qualifying events.
>
> I would like to race Marathon Nationals, but probably wouldn't want to
> travel far out of state to qualify for the main event in Bend.
>
>
> On Thu, Apr 21, 2011 at 10:56 AM, Bill Warburton <
> bill@bendenduranceacademy.org> wrote:
>
>> Hi everyone,
>>
>> Mike Ripley and I have been discussing the possibility of a USAC
>> sanctioned qualifying race in Bend on Saturday June 25, the day before
>> Pickett's Charge that would act as a qualifier for Cross-Country Nationals
>> in Sun Valley in July.
>>
>> Currently, there are qualifying events scheduled in central Idaho and
>> central California, with the possibility of one in WA, but I haven't seen
>> that confirmed.
>>
>> In order to compete at the XC National event, you must qualify top-15 in
>> your category in a qualifying race. We think with that margin, we should be
>> able to have enough categories for everyone who enters to automatically
>> qualify. We would make the course meet the minimum requirements and knowing
>> that all would qualify should make the event fun and a great warm-up for
>> Pickett's. The cost would be just enough to pay for the USAC sanctioning and
>> additional permits. This will be more of formality and qualifier; Pickett's
>> will be the real race.
>>
>> I would like to get an idea of how many people are interested before we
>> say yes to this.
>>
>> Please respond directly off-list with your thoughts.
>>
>> Here are the Qualifying Regsfrom USAC.
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> Bill
>>
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>>
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>> 500 SW Bond St, Suite 142
>> Bend, OR 97702
>>
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William Warburton
Cycling Director
541.335.1346
Bend Endurance Academy
500 SW Bond St, Suite 142
Bend, OR 97702
www.BendEnduranceAcademy.org