Reston Olympic Distance<\/a> and Sprint events were closed within hours of registration opening – many months before the actual event itself ! For those hoping to compete not only in individual races, but also accumulate points in a series, getting shut out can be particularly problematic ! So, think about your goals while your spinning nowhere indoors over the winter hiatus, and then register right away for the popular area races, for, as the saying goes, “If you snooze, you lose !”<\/em> Good luck !<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"your goals over the winter hiatus, and then register right away for the popular area races, for, as Shut out of the May Columbia Triathlon, the June VTS Reston Sprint and other early season multi-sport events, Triathlon Trial Lawyer Doug Landau learned an important lesson; once you decide on what popular races you want to…<\/p>\n
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