The Colorado Triathlon Club Championships. To be held June 4th at Boulder Res, the scoring has been vastly overhauled so large and small tri clubs all have a legit chance to win. It’s no longer an attendance awards, not confusing on scoring, doesn’t favor young fast athletes only, and includes the sprint and Olympic categories so no one is left out… It’s all about “balance.”303Triathlon: We’re excited to break the news on the new Colorado Triathlon Club Championships. Can you please share more information on the background of this event?
Lance Panigutti (Race Director – Without Limits): Colorado has a really robust club triathlon scene, but you wouldn’t know it. In the past it’s a very fragmented scene and while Rocky mtn Tri Club and Boulder Tri Club make a visible presence at events you still don’t see a true team element of racing together. We hope to add that dimension to the 303triathlon Colorado Triathlon this season and put the club scene (small and large clubs) squarely in the limelight!
303Triathlon: What really makes the scoring and format special?
Lance Panigutti (Race Director – Without Limits): In short it no longer favors the mega clubs like Boulder and Rocky mtn. Tri Club, but the most balanced club! If you look at the format below it only takes 12 athletes to compete (6 men and 6 women), but my favorite part is that the scoring is also balanced between the sprint and Olympic distances. Let’s see who the strongest and most balanced club in Colorado is for 2016!
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Colorado Triathlon Club Championships – $500 winner take all! This year’s brand new Colorado Club Championships moves from a series point format to a single championship event. The big changes are a move to a time based system were small and mid-sized clubs can compete for the title of the fastest club in the rocky mountain region!
Scoring Rules
Rule #1: 12 total racers count towards final standings
Rule #2: Time is added together based on the scoring structure (posted to the left). The competiton is NOT point based this season, but a combination of sprint & olympic distance times
Rule #3: Racers in the elite category will not count for a club, must be registered as an age-grouper
Rule #4: If “XYZ” club does not have an athlete in the Olympic category or two athletes in the sprint category then the slowest time in that category will be substituted towards that club’s scoring time total.
Sprint Distance Scoring
Men under 40 – top 2 athlete time for your club
Men 40 and over – top 2 athlete times for your club
Women under 40 – top 2 athlete times for your club
Women 40 and over – top 2 athlete times for your club
Olympic Distance Scoring
Men under 40 – top (1) athlete time for your club
Men 40 and over – top (1) athlete for your club
Women under 40 – top (1) athlete for your club
Women 40 and over – top (1) athlete for your club
2012 Champions – Rocky Mt. Tri Club
2014 Champions – Boulder Tri Club
2014 Champions – Boulder Tri Club
2015 Champions – Boulder Tri Club
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