USA Triathlon

Rocky Mountain Regional Federation Meeting

9/16/00

10 am – 12 pm

Minutes taken by Ally Cox

Present:

Alison Kasuboske (USAT Regional Coordinator), Ally Cox (USAT Event Sanctioning Coordinator), Tina Kauffman (USAT Intern), Dana Duthie (Pikes Peak Triathlon Club President), Larry Seidman (Pikes Peak Triathlon Club Member), Bettina Younge (CU-Boulder Triathlon Coach), Penny Bergsten (Saturn Triathlon at Monument Race Director), Kevin Bergsten (Penny’s husband and helps with the race), Phil Hackbarth (Cheyenne Mountain Triathlon Race Director), Matt Larsen (Colorado Springs Triathlete), Tracy Summers (Denver area Triathlete)

  1. Introductions and attendance sign up
  2. AK began by explaining the purpose of this meeting
    1. Lack of leadership and organization
    2. Regional Federation functions and responsibilities
      1. Website: event calendar, regional rankings, club listings, bulletin board
      2. Regional Rankings- Timberline Timing could be used or find someone else
      3. Explanation of Regional Ranking System- the region is reimbursed for fulfilling different responsibilities
      4. Creation of a regional board of directors with representation from each state in the region that will meet twice a year
  3. Regional Federation organization

A. Larry and Kevin will work together on the website. Larry suggested getting a link off the Pike’s Peak Tri club page to create an immediate presence and then moving the site to it’s own page

    1. Set another regional meeting date (1st or 2nd weekend in November)
      1. Denver, CO was suggested as a more convenient location
      2. Penny and Tracey said they would look into finding a conference room.
      3. Post upcoming meeting details on website, and recruit participation from other states. AK will email the info. to Larry who will post it on the site.
  1. Goals to make the region grow
    1. Organize race calendar so that proximal events don’t overlap- Dana
      1. AK will email race directors and ask for feedback as to when they are planning to host their events in 2001
      2. Post the calendar on the website so that new race directors can plan around the larger and more mature events- Larry
    2. Regional Championship events- nominations were discussed and voting will take place at the next meeting
      1. Sprint- Saturn Triathlon at Monument
      2. Olympic- Boulder Peak
      3. Half Ironman- Desert Sun or Harvest Moon
      4. Collegiate Championship- possibly include a collegiate wave at other championships- Battina
    3. Race Series
      1. Cheyenne Mountain Sprint, Saturn Triathlon at Monument, Boulder Peak- Penny
      2. A sprint distance series was suggested at the Air Force Academy- Dana
  2. USAT info.
    1. Ally Cox, USAT Event Sanctioning Coordinator, notified everyone of the increase in the one day fee.
    2. In 2001 the fee will move from $5. to $7 to purchase a one day license.
  3. The meeting was adjourned by each person explaining what they would do to help the region become organized and grow the sport of triathlon. The ideas above are followed by the person who suggested it and who will follow through to make it a reality.