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Gulf Winds Triathlon Club Competes for National Club Title

December 1, 2011 (Tallahassee) – Gulf Winds triathletes will get the chance to compete as a Club and individually in a national swim, bike, run mileage competition organized  by USA Triathlon.  In 2010, the Gulf Winds Triathlon Club won a national competition as the #1 club in the country based on members’ podium finishes both overall and in age groups.

Here’s how USAT describes the competition: The National Challenge Competition (NCC) is designed to get triathletes excited about off-season training at the club level. Tri Clubs across the country go head-to-head to see who can log the most training miles during the competition.

The NCC will feature three sessions, each one month in duration, from December to February. Clubs will record their training miles and submit them on the NCC website for automatic calculation and ranking.

All sessions will include swim, bike, and run, but one sport will be highlighted for each session. The winning club for each session is determined by the greatest number of miles logged during that session for that month's discipline. Recognition will also be given to the first club to reach the benchmark mileage for each session and Overall Combined Mileage for a club at the end of the three months.

View the official flyer here. (PDF)

The NCC Awards (PDF)

The December session will count swim mileage in that month.  January will do the same with cycling, and February, with runs.

More rules from USAT:

• Athletes may begin logging and entering miles on December 1st.
• USAT encourages miles to be logged on at least a weekly basis.
• Only miles accrued between the first and last day of each month will be counted for that month's session.
• Swim workouts may be entered in yards, meters or miles, while bike and run workouts are both entered in miles only.
• Odometers/computers must be used to track all miles for the bike (see only exception in the next bullet point).  Athletes who use a trainer must place their odometer on the back wheel to track their speed and distance. Moderate resistance must be used (5 on a 10 point scale) at a minimum.
• If an athlete does not have a computer tracking their mileage during a spinning class or stationary bike, USAT will grant that person 15 miles for each hour on a spin/stationary bike.
• A swim bench or rowing machine will not count for swimming miles in the competition.
• USAT will grant one (1) mile of running for every three (3) miles on an elliptical machine. There will be no weighting of the elliptical miles as with actual run miles.  Athlete should enter (1) mile into the "run" category for every (3) miles of elliptical training.
• Using an Elliptical Trainer:
  • Miles accumulated on an elliptical trainer will not be weighted the same as actual running miles. Before entering your elliptical distance please divide the athlete’s miles by 3.
  • Example: Sue runs 6 miles on the road. She enters 6 miles into the run distance field of the entry form. Mike does 6 miles on an elliptical trainer. He enters 2 miles into the run distance field on the entry form (6 / 3).
• Any athlete may be asked to submit to a mileage audit at any point in the competition.  Onus will be on the athlete to verify their mileage during the competition.  Verification can be made by GPS, Coach, training mate, club administrator and/or legal guardian. If an athlete can not verify their mileage, they will be disqualified from the competition for the entire season.  The club representative will be notified of the violation and the athletes miles will be removed from the system.
• In order to equalize each discipline, we have weighted the other disciplines outside of cycling (1 Swim Mile = 10 Mile, 1 Bike Mile = 1 Mile, 1 Run Mile = 3 Mile)
• Additional Notes: All clubs will enter their actual miles into the NCC site.  The weighting will be calculated automatically. Elliptical miles will not be a weighted discipline.

Gulf Winds Triathlon Club
123 Main Street
Tallahassee, Florida 32311

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