Emails Suck

Emails piss me off sometimes. Let me explain...So, last Thursday, I get back to my car after my ride and I’m checking in on 4square. I then check and see what emails I got and this little gem from USAT was sitting in my inbox

” Congratulations! The USA Triathlon Southeast Regional Council has preliminarily determined that you have qualified to compete in the 2010 Age Group National Championship on September 25, 2010 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama…
Congratulations again! We hope that you are able to represent the Southeast Region this year while we have the unique honor of hosting the USA Triathlon Age Group National Championship.Sincerely,USA Triathlon Southeast RegionRankings Committee”

Needless to say, I was pretty stoked. I didn’t think that I placed high enough in my races to qualify. I guess I tried calling MH to tell her. I was going to tweet it and tell my coach so we could adjust my training schedule as needed, but decided to wait until a little later. On the way home, I stopped by MH’s grandmother’s house to join them for a birthday dinner. When I got in my car to leave, I saw I had another email from USAT. Psyched, thinking that it was further instructions…race info…whatever…I click read and am greeted with this kick in the junk

Dear USA Triathlon Member,

You may have recently inadvertently received a notice informing you that you qualified for USA Triathlon's Age Group Nationals. This message was sent in error and we apologize for any confusion this may have caused…

Thanks for your continued support,
USA Triathlon

Thanks a lot USAT. might want to double check everything before you hit that send button next time.