The Mid-Atlantic Monthly

MID-ATLANTIC REGION HOLDS ANNUAL MEETING
by Amber Lenses

The USAT Mid-Atlantic Region held its 2004 Annual Meeting on January 24, 2004 at the Sheraton Columbia Hotel in Columbia Maryland. The meeting was the first Annual Meeting held by the Region in several years. Despite snowy weather conditions, more than twenty people attended the meeting, including several race officials and several Regional Board members.
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MID-ATLANTIC REGION ANNOUNCES RESULTS OF ITS 2004 ELECTION

The Mid-Atlantic Region has announced the results of its election for the 2004 Board of Directors. Returning as at-large representatives on the Board will be Greg Sabo and Andrew Southerling. Bill Hauser also will return as the Pennsylvania representatve on the Board and Len Lesham will return as the Delaware representive. New Jersey and North Carolina both will have newcomers as its representatives. Melanie Fink will serve as the New Jersey representative on the Board and Karen Buxton will serve as the North Carloina representative. The election results were announced at the Region's Annual Meeting held on January 24, 2004.

REGION LAUNCHES NEW WEB SITE

Quick and comprehensive multi-sport information, along with the nation’s most innovative regional race ranking system, now is available online in the Mid-Atlantic region, USA Triathlon – Mid-Atlantic announced today. The new website is now live at www.usat-ma.org.

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TALKING NUTRITION
by Tara L. DeSorbo, R.D.

We are pleased to announce that Tara L. DeSorbo, R.D. will join us each month to answer your nutrition questions. Tara is a Pennsylvania-based triathlete and former college swimmer and cross country runner. By day, she is a registered dietician with the Belmont Center, specializing in the treatment of eating disorders. She also serves as the Director of Client Care for Nutritional Health Systems, LLC, a nutrition education firm that provides full service counseling in all areas of nutrition, including sports nutrition. Tara has worked closely with several collegiate athletic teams and has served in a consulting capacity with USA Swimming's Splash magazine.

If you have a question that you would like to see answered by Tara in this newsletter, please e-mail her at nutritionalhs@hotmail.com.

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REGION ADDS MORE CHAMPIONSHIP RACES IN 2004, INCLUDING OFF-ROAD CHAMPIONSHIP
The Mid-Atlantic Region has added several events to its previously announced list of 2004 Regional Championship races. The Region now has a total of ten Regional Championships, including for the first time an Off Road Championship race, the Odyssey Off Road Duathlon.
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SCIENCE OF SPEED
www.elitewellness.com
by Dan Moser, Ph.D. & Jeff Devlin

Brrrr. Has this recent weather been cold enough for you? Many of you are grateful for your treadmills and indoor bike trainers. But after a while the indoor scenery loses its luster, and you are overcome by the itch to get some fresh air.

This month, the science of speed looks at cold weather training and its effect on the human body.

The science of speed combines two expert perspectives on seasonal triathlon testing, training, and racing and is sponsored by ELITE Testing (a division of ELITE Health & Wellness) (http://www.elitetesting.com), located in Philadelphia.

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MID-ATLANTIC REGION OFFERS TRIATHON CLINICS FOR NOVICE WOMEN

New triathlete clinics for novice women interested in participating in triathlon are held several times throughout the year in various northern Virginia locations. For information on the clinics, and on-line registration, visit the Her Tri Clinic link at www.triitnow.com . For further information, contact: Melissa Merson, USAT Mid-Atlantic Women's Commission liaison, at MMerson@usat-ma.org.

REGISTRATION OPEN FOR DEWEY BEACH TRIATHLON

Registration is now open for the 9th Annual Dewey Beach Sprint Triathlon, to be held on Saturday, Sept. 18, 2004. Dewey Beach is one of the most popular multisport events in the Mid-Atlantic region and consists of a 1/2 mile ocean swim, a 16 mile bike leg, and a 3.5 mile run.

Although it has been in the past, the Dewey Beach race is NOT the regional sprint championship this year as previously reported. This year, that honor goes to the Lums Pond Triathlon, to be held on Sunday, August 15th in Bear, Del. For more information on the Dewey Beach Sprint Triathlon, please visit www.deweybeachtriathlon.com. For more information on the Lums Pond Triathlon & Duathlon, visit www.piranha-sports.com.

HELPFUL LINKS

The Mid-Atlantic Monthly Web Site
http://www.midatlanticmonthly.com

USAT Mid-Atlantic Web Site
http://www.usat-ma.org

USA Triathlon Web Site
http://www.usatriathlon.org

Mid-Atlantic Region Rankings
http://www.lin-mark.com/usat_rank/index.asp

Mid-Atlantic Region Club Directory
http://www.lin-mark.com/usatclubsma.htm

World Triathlon Corporation (Ironman)
http://www.ironmanlive.com

Duathlon.com
http://www.duathlon.com

RESULTS FROM LAST MONTH

Do you take an extended break from training (more than 1-2 days!) at the end of the year?

Yes	84%
No	16%

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Published by Bill Hauser
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