An AG Championship Series with Rev3!!

Where is time going the last couple weeks!!
Craziness I tell ya...one of the crazy-awesome things that got released this week--

So did you hear about the Rev 3 Age Group Championship Series that is being launched for the 2013 season? I am SO flippin' excited for this!!

New for our 2013 race season will be Rev3′s Age Group Race Series. This series will provide our Rev3 athletes an opportunity to race against the best age groupers in the country in a season finale, championship Rev3 race. The series will also include Clydesdale and Athena divisions. Our inaugural Rev3 Championship Race will be Rev3 Knoxville Half in 2014. Rev3 races of the Olympic, Half and Full distances will serve as qualification races for the championship race.

In addition, Rev3 will have an age group leader board on our website. We will do weekly stories on age groupers competing in the series and we will provide links to these athletes social media pages and blogs. Lastly, we will highlight the age group championship race with a video, the same way we do the pro races! Not only will age group winners be able to compete in the super-competitive series championship race, first, second, and third place winners will be awarded cash prizes. Prizes from our Rev3 sponsors will also be awarded to our fourth and fifth place winners in each age group, to include Clydesdale and Athena athletes.

Beginning this race season, Knoxville 2013, Rev3 age group athletes will start accumulating points. Take a look at some of the series specifics below:

1. Races of Olympic, Half and Full distances for 2013 will serve as a qualifying opportunity for the 2014 championship race.
2. The distance for the championship race, will be the Half at Knoxville and it is mandatory to compete in if you want to win your age group in our series.
3. You will have to compete at a minimum of 2 Rev3 races (Olympic, Half or Full distance events). You can race multiple events, but we will only count your best 2 races.
4. A cross country scoring format will be used. 1st place is 1 point, 2nd place is 2 points and on down the line. So the lower point total you have at the end of the 2013 race year, the better.
5. We will have a limited number of slots per age group, based off the % of athletes that raced with us in 2012 (TBD still). So, the Male 30-34 will probably have more spots then the male 60-64, as more athletes race in the 30-34 category.
6. Tie breakers for the series will be determined by the lowest overall percentage to the winning time of your age group in the 2 races that were used to qualify for the championship event.

We will be offering the following slots for our age group championship race:

Age	Male	Female
- 19  20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39  40-44 45-49 50-54 55-59 60 +  Clydesdale/Athena	6 12 25 39 37 35 23 14 8 6 10	6 13 15 21 20 19 13 9 6 6 8

As the nitty gritty details become known, we will be posting them to the Age Group Series link on our website. In addition to the new series, we will be offering the ALL ACCESS PASS once again. The pass will be available through the month of November, at which time we will discontinue sales for the remainder of 2013.

It should also be noted that Rev3 will be working closely with USAT to determine the best course of action in regards to age group drug testing at our races.  As more information becomes available, we will share it on our website, but please know that we WILL be testing age group athletes.

Age group athletes your opportunity is here. We are excited to serve YOU.

Revol-U-tion3 Triathlon. The revolution begins with U!

I know I have TONS of super-fast-friends who will absolutely have a blast with this series!!

As a member of the Rev 3 Team, I'd love to hear your thoughts on the series!!
Tell me what you think!

Go for it!

Competition.

I recently had a conversation with a friend about being competitive and racing. We shared our different views on the subject-She is ultra competitive, on top of all her race stats and those in her direct (and indirect) "line of fire". The goals of winning and/or beating certain individuals is what gives my friend one big dose of motivation.

My perspective on competition thus far really has more to do with beating myself. Setting goals, meeting them and then raising the bar a bit higher is what has been my motivating factor. Getting faster, going longer and seeing consistent improvement with my performance has been my reward.

Winning.

My friend wants to win. It is not the end all be all of her existence but it is something she strives for~her goals are set on AG wins and overall wins. She knows what she wants and has a plan to do just that!

I don't go into a race with thoughts of winning. The one time I went into a race with thoughts of an age group placement did not come to fruition. Lesson learned. I have been lucky enough to have some good races this season and won or placed in my age group several times. Getting second in my age group at my first triathlon was amazing and a totally unexpected treat.

Don't get me wrong-placing in my AG at any race is great/fun/exciting and now that I have had a small taste of it, I want to continue to improve as an athlete. It is tangible proof to me that I have come SO far.

Two years ago I could not even fathom doing a triathlon. Two years ago I could only dream about running a 1/2 marathon-never mind setting my sights on Boston "someday". Two years ago my goal was to lose fat, get my body healthy and fit enough to run a mile or two without stopping. Mission accomplished.

To me, racing is issuing a challenge to myself. Complete this race in XX:XX amount of time. Improve on this or don't do that. It is a learning experience and a way for me to measure my own success. I try not to get all caught up in the winning.

In the last few days, the conversation with my friend has been replayed and thought of several times. I am afraid that she may have awoken a sleeping tiger. A bit of drive hidden deep within. The desire to pursue bigger goals.

Being so new to running (and even newer to triathlon) I still have so much to learn, so much training, smaller goals to accomplish and so much more room to grow as an athlete.

I mean really--I finally got off the treadmill in Jan 2010 and started running outside. I have only just begun dipping my toes in the waters of swimming in July. I started cranking out some cycling miles this summer~on a beast of a bike to boot!

But why can't I dream big? Why can't I have expectations of winning?

I can and I will. I truly believe you can do anything you set your mind to do. If you have the passion and the drive, you can make those dreams a reality. I am living proof of that. I have achieved each goal I have set for myself and then some.

I just think right now is the time to continue learning, striving to better myself and making new goals. The time will come soon enough when I will allow my focus to shift into a more competitive mode. Then I will change my focus and put my eyes on the prize-the medal, the golden cup, the win.

So watch out Ms.MastersWinner, I am behind you now and getting closer and closer each race. One of these days I am going to catch you. And maybe, just maybe one day I am going to beat YOU and win.