ITU Pan American Cup Preview
Aaron Kamnetz
As for a race preview...
The first ITU race of my career as a professional athlete is this weekend, July 14th, in Geneva, New York. What makes this such a unique experience (beyond it being y first PRO race) is that I will be allowed to draft on the bike, start the swim from a dive (off of a platform), and I'll be racing in the mid to late afternoon. All of these are going to be new and different factors of the race. Oh, and there is the fact that it is going to be really, really fast :)
This race sees former USA Olympian, Victor Plata, current collegiate national champion, Kevin Collington, USA Elite Development and National Team members John Dahlz, Michael Orton, Mark Fretta, Doug Friman, Matt Seymour, and many other highly talented athletes. It is going to be an All-Star field on the starting line Saturday afternoon.
Training has been nearly flawless over these last few weeks which has really helped my confidence levels. I feel fit and ready to race. I know that this is going to be a very fast-paced race with a lot of learning going on from my end of things. But, that is okay with me. I have to start somewhere and I plan to make that first appearance and impression count. While I plan to use this as a learning experience of sorts, that in no way means I don't want to compete. In fact, the exact opposite is true. I plan to go out there and rock the Triathlon world with a fast, smooth, and top notch performance.
Look to see me crossing the line near the front (assuming all goes well of course!) on Saturday :)Oh, and as a side light, I set-up a simple/basic website and since I know all of you well enough, feel free to take a look and comment on it for me. ( http://kamnetz.googlepages.com/)
Hope all is going well for everyone, and expect a full-fledged report Saturday night!
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Aaron R. Kamnetz
USA Triathlon Collegiate Commissioner
MWCTC Director and Webmaster
Coach, Monona Swim & Dive Club
Co-Head Swim Coach, UW TRI Team
Asst. Coach, McFarland High Track & CC
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