So when I found the MiamiMan Aquabike race a few months back I didn't know that it was a USAT national championship race. When I did discover that it was a national championship event I thought that was kinda cool. There will probably be some good racers there. I was looking up some of the guys in my age group that were registered and I noticed that a few of them had bio's on the USAT/UTI sites for having been a part of Team USA and the age group world championships.
Well that got me wondering how does someone qualify for Team USA and those world championships. It took me a bit of googling but I eventually found out that I needed to finish top 18 in my age group at this MiamiMan race.
So that's kinda cool...I wonder where it is next year. Almere/Amsterdam Netherlands was the answer. So thats cool. I like Amsterdam and now I tell my wife and she is excited about the possibility too.
However, in the days leading up to the race I find out that the world long-course aquabike championships in 2020 will be raced at the FULL distance of 2.4 mile swim and 112 mile bike. Thats double what I am about to compete in and changes things. That is WAY more training than I had planned for next season.
I do well in the race, finishing 14th and a couple of days later I get the email that I have earned a spot on Team USA! This is really exciting. My wife is excited. Family and friends are excited for me. I paid my deposit and now I am officially a member of Team USA for next year!
My coach and I still need to have a heart to heart about what my training plan is going to look like next summer.
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