Courtesy: USAT

The 2001 age group rankings for triathlon and duathlon have been released and are posted to the USA Triathlon web site. They will also be printed in the March/April 2002 issue of USA Triathlon Times.

USA Triathlon ranked 11,895 U.S. triathletes and duathletes in 2001, an increase of 27.8 percent over 2000.

Beginning in mid-March of 2002, USA Triathlon and its membership partner, Timberline Timing, will post ongoing rankings to let members know how they are doing throughout the season.

To be ranked, an athlete must be an annual member of USA Triathlon and compete in three USAT-sanctioned triathlons or three USAT- sanctioned duathlons. If an athlete competes in more than three sanctioned events, the best three results are chosen.

To find the rankings, just go to www.usatriathlon.org and click on the "age group" button on the left side of the home page. There is information on how the rankings are calculated and what to do if an athlete disagrees with his or her ranking.