Triple Threat Triathlon & Duathlon

including Try-A-Tri and Try-A-Du

Join us Sunday June 12, 2011 at Birds Hill Park

Competitors will be issued a bib number to be worn on the bike and run. Pins will be provided but we highly recommend bringing a race belt to attach the bib to. Competitors will still be body marked and receive a number swim cap.

All competitors must be off the bike course by 10AM.

Race Day Schedule:

6:00AM - Transition / Check in Opens
7:15AM - Check In Closes
7:25AM - Pre Race Meeting
7:35AM - Check In - Olympic Athletes (Tri and Du)
7:45AM - Start - Olympic Tri / Du
8:05AM - Check In - Sprint Athletes (Tri and Du)
8:15AM - Start - Sprint Tri / Du
8:40AM - Check In - Try a Tri and Try a Du
8:45AM - Start - Try a Tri / Try a Du
9:40AM - Bike Cutoff (no new laps started)
10:00AM - BIKE COURSE CLOSED
11:15AM - Race Course Closed
11:25AM - Race Results and draws

Run course will close 3 hrs 30 min after the start of the Olympic distance

About the course

This race offers excellent opportunities for spectators to watch their favourite athletes on each part of the course.

Transition

Located on a grassy area adjacent to the East Beach Parking Lot. For security reasons, only numbered athletes will be allowed in transition. Bike racks are marked according to event - 4 bikes per rack. Athletes are asked to rack their bikes in the appropriate area. Map

Swim

Birds Hill Park lake. Course is marked by large buoys – 1 loop for Sprint, 2 loops for Olympic . Try-A-Tri swims 1 loop of a 300m loop. The water depth varies from 0’ to 6’ and temperature between 16C to 20C in early June. Wetsuits are likely to be allowed.

Bike

• New this year a Fan Friendly bike course. This year we will be using the complete North Drive / South Drive loop for our bike course. Each lap will require the rider to turn right down festival drive towards the transition area before looping around the dividing island and heading out to begin the next lap. Plenty of opportunities to have friends and family cheer you along without having to make the trek up to North Drive.
• As a result of this exciting change the sprint distance triathlon bike portion will increase to approx. 25km’s (2 loops). The Olympic distance event will remain at 40k (3 loops). The Try a Tri will complete one loop – approximately 13 km’s.
• The cycling course is not closed to vehicle traffic. Birds Hill Park requires competitors to be off the bike course by 10AM.

Run Course

A scenic and challenging 5km loop. The first 180m is on grass from transition to the Pine Ridge Path. This winding asphalt path climbs through the trees then descends into the West Beach parking lot. The course continues through the West Beach parking lot, past the West Beach washrooms and turns onto the crushed limestone path at the western end of the lake for an out and back run between the lakes. The course then turns right onto a gravel road and follows the road to the finish line. Olympic athletes complete 2 laps and Sprint athletes complete 1 lap. Long Duathletes complete 1 lap for the first run and 2 laps for their second run. The section between the lakes is omited for Try A Tri, Try A Du and the first run for Sprint Duathletes. Sprint Duathletes will complete the full run course for their second run. The course will be marked and volunteers will be directing runners.

Finish Line

The finish line is at the end of the gravel road, close to transition. There's plenty of room for friends and family to cheer you across the line. The recovery food tent is located close to the finish line and features a variety of snacks, water, and sports drink to replenish those glycogen stores.

Please note : Access to and from the East Beach parking lot will be regulated starting at 7:00AM until approximately 10:30AM . Please follow instructions from the race crew and officials.

Triple Threat - Kids of Steel

Saturday June 11, 2011 East Beach, Birds Hill Park

Registration and Entry Fees:

Visit Triathlon Manitoba for information on registration and entry fees.

PLEASE NOTE:

Park authorities require all competitors to be off the bike course by 10AM. Events will run from oldest to youngest age group. The race shedule will be strictly adhered to.

Access to and from the East Beach parking lot will be regulated starting at 7:00AM until approximately 10:30AM . Please follow instructions from the race crew and officials.

Race Day Schedule:

6:45AM - Transition opens and registration begins
8:00AM - Registration and Body Marking closes
8:05AM - Athlete and parent pre-race meeting
8:20AM - Transition closes
8:30AM - Start of 14-15 boys & girls event
8:40AM - Start of 12-13 boys & girls event
8:50AM - Start of 10-11 boys event
9:00AM - Start of 10-11 girls event
9:10AM - Start of 8-9 boys event
9:20AM - Start of 8-9 girls event
9:30AM - Start of 6-7 boys & girls event

Heats of the same age group will be split or combined, depending on final number of participants. No start will have more than 20 competitors.

If the water or air temperature is too cold, the race will be changed to a Duathlon (run/bike/run) for the health and safety of the children.

There will be recovery snacks and participation prizes for all competitors. Emergency medical personnel will be on-site.

DISTANCES:

7yrs and under (orange wristband):
50m swim / 1.5 km bike / 500m run

8 & 9yrs (red wristband):
100m swim / 5 km bike / 1km run

10 & 11yrs (blue wristband):
200m swim / 5 km bike / 2 km run

12 & 13yrs (green wristband):
300m swim / 10 km bike / 3 km run

14 & 15yrs (yellow wristband):
500m swim / 10 km bike / 4 km run

About the Course

This race offers excellent opportunities for spectators to watch their favourite athletes on each part of the course.

Transition

Located on a grassy area adjacent to the East Beach Parking Lot. Bike racks are marked according to age group - 4 bikes per rack. Athletes are asked to rack their bikes in the appropriate area. For security reasons, only athletes and their parents will be allowed to be in transition. Athletes may take a towel and shoes to the swim area. Helmets must remain with the athlete's bike in transition.

Swim

Birds Hill Park lake. Course is marked by large buoys and coloured balloons – athletes will swim to the balloon that matches their wristband. The water depth varies from 0’ to 6’ and temperature is normally between 16C to 20C in early June. If the water is too cold for the safety of the athletes, the event will be switched to a duathlon. Map

Bike

A rolling out-and-back course leaving from the transition area in the East Beach parking lot and turning onto South Drive. Turnaround points are marked with a coloured balloon that matches the athlete's wristband. The cycling course is not closed to vehicle traffic. Parents may cycle with younger athletes provided the parent does not ride in the draft zone in front or beside the athlete. Bike Map Bike exit & entry from transition

Run

An out-and-back course around most of the lake. The surfaces are crushed limestone and asphalt. Turnaround points are marked with a coloured balloon that matches the athlete's wristband. Map

Interested in volunteering? Contact our Race Director

Race Crew Job Descriptions

Registration, Timing & Results

Transition

Swim Course

Bike Course

Run Course

Food

Race Crew Schedules
	Friday evening set-up
6:30 PM	Pick up equipment from TriMB storage in Stonewall Build transition (racks, fencing, flagging) Position KOS swim course buoys
	Saturday KOS
7:30 AM	Transition opens, registration & check-in begins
8:30 AM	Registration closes
8:45 AM	Pre-race meeting
9:00 AM	Racing starts
Noon	Awards
	Change bike racks from KOS to adult Return course equipment (signs, pylons, water jugs etc) to parking lot
	Saturday evening set-up
	Re-postion swim buoys for Sunday race
	Sunday Triathlon & Duathlon
5:45AM	Registration crew arrives
6:00AM	Transition & check in starts
	Remaining race crew arrives
7:15AM	Race day registration closes, check in closes
7:30AM	Pre-Race meeting
8:00AM	Racing begins
Noon	Results and awards
	Return course equipment to parking lot. Take down transition. Load trailer and return all equipment to Triathlon MB storage in Stonewall.

Below is a list of rules all participants are expected to follow while participating in any triathlon competition.

1. No cutting the course.
2. Numbered swim caps are provided and must be worn during the swim.
3. No headphones or glass containers.
4. Your chest must always be covered by a swim suit , race suit or some other type of top.
5. No riding your bike in the transition zone. You must get on and off your bike at the dismount line.
6. Absolutely no drafting off another bicycle or vehicle. Keep away from other cyclists and vehicles except to pass. The draft zone is 7m long and 3m wide.
7. Follow the rules of the road. Keep to the right. No blocking.
8. Un-sportsman like behavior, including the use of foul language, is not tolerated.
9. Helmets must be properly fastened before touching your bike and must remain fastened until your bicycle is parked in the bike rack.
10. All of your equipment must be racked appropriately so as not to interfere with fellow athletes moving through the transition. Discarding clothing, water bottles and other equipment on the course is not allowed. If you leave transition with something it must remain with you until you return to transition.
11. No receiving assistance anywhere on the course, except from race personnel and aid stations.
12. The ends of bike handlebars must be plugged.