How to Qualify for USAT Age Group National Championships

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to compete for Team USA? To come together with the best in the world and battle it out on the course? You may never compete on the world stage, but you can qualify and participate in the USAT Age Group National Championship in 2018.

This year the race will be held in Cleveland, Ohio on August 11-12, 2018. The Olympic Distance Race is held on the 11th and the Sprint Distance Race will be held on the 12th.

To race the USAT Age Group Olympic Distance National Championship Race you must qualify. The Sprint Distance race requires no qualification and some people will opt to do both. If you are looking for a qualifying race, it must be a USAT Sanctioned triathlon of any distance (super-sprint to Ironman distance) but cannot be a duathlon, aquathlon, or aquabike event. These events have their own national championship races.

You must also participate as an age-group athlete. Elite, Novice, Athena and Clydesdale categories will not be eligible to qualify.

Qualification and registration for the event will end on August 3rd, 2018. Anyone who qualifies after that date will be eligible for the 2019 Age Group National Championship Race.

There are four ways you can qualify for the race.

1. Finish in the top 10% of your age group in any eligible race.
2. Finish in the top 33% of your age group at any Regional Olympic Distance Championship Race or Regional Olympic Distance Special Qualifier Race. You can find a list of Regional Championship Races here. 
3. Finish in the top 33% of the previous year’s USAT Age Group National Championship Race.
4. Be a member of Team USA or an All-American.

If you qualify at a race, you will receive an email from active.com inviting you to participate in the USAT Age Group National Championship race. This email could be sent out up to 15-days after your event. If you think you've qualified but never received an email, contact your race director

The all3sports team is very excited to be heading out to Cleveland this year and we will be offering bike transport. You’ll be able to drop your bike off just a few days before the race and pick it up a few days after the race. Book your spot now!