I received this email today from the organizers of the USWTS that benefits ovarian cancer research. This is the delightful "Subaru" Federal Way tri that Jocelynlf, Dex, and I did last September.


It is with great sadness that we announce that we will not be returning to Federal Way in 2009 with our US Women's Triathlon Series.

One of our concerns this year that we felt might impact our number of participants was the new Trek Women's Triathlon Series that is coming to Seattle in July. Our concern was that with two women's only sprint distance triathlons leading into September we might not have the number of participants that we needed to produce the event and make it successful for all parties. One option that we were considering for 2010 is changing it from a Sprint and SuperSprint distance event to a Sprint and Olympic distance event.

That being said, we are looking at coming back to Federal Way in 2010 and we will keep you posted on what we plan to do. We are still producing the event in San Diego, CA on October 18 and we are also producing the event in Las Vegas the weekend of October 3-4 - we have been hearing from other women's in Seattle/Federal Way that they are considering "taking it on the road" in 2009 for the cause.

Again, thanks so much for supporting the event and the cause - we and OCRF appreciate it!