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Race Report: USAT Age Group Olympic Nationals

As soon as it was announced that the 2016 USAT National Championships would be in Omaha, NE - I booked a hotel.  It was sometime in July, and you could not even qualify for the event yet, but I knew that would be my goal!  The very first race that I could qualify at, I did!  I qualified at three different races :-) The original plan was to focus on the olympic distance this year.  I was to work on my speed, especially on the run, and earn that Team USA Tri Kit.  That was my big goal after all.  I took the steps necessary.  I booked my race schedule with plenty of olympic races with a few sprint races to really push the speed.  I started going to speed sessions with Hanson's Running Group and started seeing a trainer to increase my strength.  Then I got the amazing news that I was picked to go to Kona and represent Women for Tri...  my training changed drastically. I knew my  mindset needed to change, too.  I still planned to go to USATAGNC, but this year was to be about recon.