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Hello from Team Magic and the Chattanooga Track Club -
We welcome you to the 2009 Chattanooga Waterfront Triathlon! Final race instructions and reminders below, along with a link to your race book. We encourage you to either download this book or visit the web site to preview race details prior to coming to the race site, especially if you are not picking up your packet until race morning.
This race book has all basic race detail, USAT rules, course maps, race morning important things to remember, etc....
 CHATTANOOGA WATERFRONT NAMED SPECIAL QUALIFIER FOR USA TRIATHLON NATIONAL TRIATHLON CHAMPIONSHIP
2009 Special Qualifying races will qualify the top 33% or top 5 finishers (whichever is greater) in each age group for the 2009 Age Group National Championships taking place in Tuscaloosa, Alabama on August 22, 2009. The top U.S. age group athletes must qualify to compete in the USA Triathlon Age Group National Championship. The top finishers in their age group will qualify for the ITU World Championship on August 29, 2010 in Budapest, Hungary.Please visit www.usatriathlon.org for complete Special Qualifying and Age Group National Championship information.
 CHATTANOOGA WATERFRONT TRIATHLON IS THE QUALIFIER FOR TENNESSEE FOR THE BEST OF THE US AMATEUR TRIATHLETE COMPETITON.
One male & one female representive from all 50 states--having earned the right to compete by winning their state's Qualifier race-- will congregate at Lake Mission Viejo, Mission Viejo, California on September 27, 2009.
What will follow is the launching of the most talent-rich men's and women's amateur waves ever assembled for an American triathlon. The first man & woman to cover the International Distance course will be crowned the "Best of the U.S. 2009"
Saturday, Day Before Race
12:00 pm - 7:00pm -
Packet pick-up; Team Magic Black Tent
3:30 pm -
Beginner Q & A session; Athlete main tent
4:15 pm - Race Overview; Athlete main tent
4:30 pm - USAT rules overview by USAT Head Official in main tent
5:00 pm -
Professional & Elite Athlete Mandatory Meeting; main tent
Sunday, Race Day
5:30 am-6:45am -
Registration & packet pick-up & body marking; shuttles to swim start from finish/transition area
6:00 am Load Bus #1: Racer # 1-84 Bus departs 6:15 am
6:00 am Load Bus #2: Racer # 85-168 Bus departs 6:20 am
6:00 am Load Bus #3: Racer # 169-252 Bus departs 6:25 am
6:00 am Load Bus #4: Racer # 253-336 Bus departs 6:30 am
6:00 am Load Bus #5: Racer # 337-420 Bus departs 6:35 am
6:40 am Load Bus #1: Racer # 421-504 Bus departs 6:45 am
6:40 am Load Bus #2: Racer # 505-588 Bus departs 6:50 am
6:40 am Load Bus #3: Racer # 589-672 Bus departs 6:55 am
6:40 am Load Bus #4: Racer # 673-756 Bus departs 7:00 am
6:40 am Load Bus #5: Racer # 757-840 Bus departs 7:05 am
7:20 am Load Bus #1: Racer # 841-924 Bus departs 7:25 am
7:20 am Load Bus #2: Racer # 925-1008 Bus departs 7:30 am
7:20 am Load Bus #3: Racer # 1009-1092 Bus departs 7:35 am
7:20 am Load Bus #4: Racer # 1093-1176 Bus departs 7:40 am
7:20 am Load Bus #5: Racer # 1177+ Bus departs 7:45 am
7:00 am -
Bikes must be in the transition area. Race overview in transition area.
7:30 am -
Interval swim starts begin by participant race number.
SWIM START ORDER:
Assigned based on submitted estimated swim time within your age group. All categories start within their age group except ELITE & RELAY TEAMS.
ELITE RACERS
AGE 60+
AGE 29&UNDER
AGE 40-49
AGE 30-39
AGE 50-59
RELAY TEAMS & Individual Racers also racing as part of a Relay Team
12:30 pm -
All racers must be finished with the race. When you finish the bike, please be sure you can finish the run by 12:30 pm to have a supported race. We will no longer have police and volunteer support after this point.
* 12:30 pm -
* Awards ceremony following designated last finisher. This is an approximate time, please plan to be present at 12:30 pm if you want to attend the awards ceremony. Awards presented in Athlete main tent
Parking & Other Reminders
1.Parking is available in the Republic Parking lot adjacent to the main staging area- this is the closest parking lot - of course if you are staying downtown, you can just ride on down on your bike!
2. Trash & Recycling - we will provide containers for both. Please, please, please do the right thing and dispose of your trash in bags or containers provided and put your plastic and cans in the recycling bins. Nothing is worse than picking up a hot banana peel at the end of race day - help us out, thanks!
3. Award Ceremony - we will not be saving awards for those that cannot attend the award ceremony. If you do place to receive an award, please ask a friend to pick yours up. We really want you to stick around for post-race festivities and cheer on racers. Awards will take place as soon as possible after the last finisher - usually by 11 am.
4. Portable Toilets - there will be portable toilets staged around the transition area and expo area as well as at the bike course turnaround. There are also restroom facilities or portalets available along your run course and at the swim start area.
 IMPORTANT RULES REGARDING RACE PACKET PICK UP
Please review the basics below and open the links to the USAT Registration Rules and Most Commonly Violated Race Rules
This race is sanctioned by USA Triathlon and Team Magic race directors Therese Bynum and Faye Yates are Certified Race Directors.
1. ALL athletes are required to show photo ID.
2. NO ID, NO RACE, NO EXCEPTIONS.
3. Every single participant must have a photo ID, this includes all relay participants.
4. Youth athletes without an ID must be accompanied by a parent/guardian with a photo ID.
5. Annual members are required to bring their membership card every time they compete in a USAT sanctioned event.
6. If your card has been lost, you can download and print out a temporary one at https://www.usatmembership.com/default.aspx.
7. Athletes may only pick up their own packets. Under no circumstances may an athlete pick up a packet for another person. Regarding relays, all relay members must be present to receive the packet, or split up the relay packet for each participant.
8. If an athlete does not bring a photo ID to packet pickup they must go home to get it
9. If an athlete does not bring their USAT membership card to packet pickup they have three options:
a. Go home to get it
b. Find internet access where a temporary card can be printed
c. Purchase a one-day membership for $10 which can later be applied to a membership renewal by submitting a receipt of purchase
10. Annual members do not have to sign a waiver at packet pickup because they already signed it when they applied to become an annual member.
Please click here to view the complete USAT REGISTRATION RULES
Please click here to view USAT MOST COMMONLY VIOLATED RULES
The main staging area is on Riverfront Parkway on the waterfront side of the Chattanooga Aquarium. Take I-24 into Chattanooga. Take Exit 178 onto US-27. Go about 1.2 miles to exit 1A, or look for signs for downtown Chattanooga and the Tennessee Aquarium. The major downtown streets of Broad and Market will lead you to the Aquarium and Chestnut Street will lead you to Riverfront Parkway, the main drive along the Tennessee River in downtown Chattanooga. Event parking will be under the Olgiati Bridge.
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