Mountain Lakes Triathlon Confirmation E-Mail

PRE-RACE INFORMATION - PLEASE REVIEW
please download your race book here
this book has race maps, rules, course notes - you will receive this book at packet pick up, but we encourange you to download and review prior to your arrival

Friday, Day Before Race
4:30 pm - 7:30 pm - Registration & packet pick-up Guntersville Recreation Center

6:00 pm - Race Overview in Senior Citizens Building adjacent to the transition area (meeting followed by Beginner Q & A session)

Saturday, Race Day
6:00 am - 6:45am - Late Registration, Packet pick-up & body marking & timing chip pick up

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. Collegiate Racers will start first, followed by Individuals and Relay Teams by estimated swim time.

RACE SUPPORT
Cahaba Cycles and ACME Multisport will be on site for race support on Saturday morning and during registration hours Friday - they are there for emergencies, not complete tune-ups so be sure to have your bike checked before you come to the race.

ACME Multisports will be set up during the expo selling those last minute items you might need.

Cahaba Cycles will be showing off their new RETUL - a state-of-the-art bike fitting system. See below for details!

Experiencing on-the-bike pains like numb hands or a sore neck? Looking to shave off precious seconds from your bike split?

Have you thought about a professional bike fit?
While aerodynamic bikes, wheels and gear can help, a proper and precise bike fit holds the key to drastically improving your ability to ride faster and more efficiently. Having your bike fit specifically to YOU with regards to your flexibility, body type, goals and experience is the most important thing you can do to increase performance and prevent season-ending injuries. Chris Leven will introduce Retul, a state-of-the-art fitting tool which uses motion-capture technology, at this year’s Mountain Lakes Triathlon expo Friday evening from 4:30-7:30. By adding Retul to their fitting arsenal, Birmingham, Alabama-based Cahaba Cycles now has the ability to base fitting adjustments on hard data captured from all parts of the body while the athlete is pedaling his or her bike. For more details please contact Chris at the Trussville location at 205-655-6090.

Follow this link for important RELAY TEAM INFORMATION

1st Overall Male & Female AquaBike: notes about Aquabike - this category is for those that want to do the swim and bike portions only. You will finish your race when you return your bike to the transition area. There is no finish line to cross. Please be sure to turn your timing chip in at the race finish line. Your swim and bike time will be recorded by timing mats and totaled to determine the Aquabike winner.

Your category CANNOT change once the race starts. If a category is not indicated when you register, you will be entered as an individual. If you choose Beginner, you will fall back in your age group if you do not win an award in your chosen category.

Beginners are defined as: racers that have competed in three or fewer triathlons and have not received a race award.

Special Prize Announcement from Quintana Roo!
In addition to many other cool prize drawings, the headliners are from our Fueling Sponsor Quintana Roo...

One winner from Beginner category - during the award ceremony, one lucky beginner racer will receive a COMPLETE bike from QR! If a guy, he wins Tequilo - $1600 value. If a woman, she wins Chicqilo - also a $1600 value. Tequilo is an entry-level, aluminum, triathlon bike. It is an aerodynamic machine that comes outfitted as a complete bike. The Chicqilo is compartable to Tequilo, only it has woman-specific components and a cool pink paint job.

Two QR Wetsuits will be given away by random drawing from all racers - one male and one female.

Cash Awards: A $1350 cash purse will be divided as follows:
$300, $200, $100 to Top 3 Men & Women
$75 for Top Male and Female Masters
Checks will be mailed in the week following the event

IMPORTANT NOTES ABOUT GETTING YOUR AWARD:
You can only claim your award at the award ceremony or have someone pick it up for you if you have to leave. Awards will not be mailed. Please be sure to check the draft race results when posted at the race site to see if you will be getting an award or, if you must leave right away, pick a friend to listen at the ceremony for your name. We hope you will choose to stay for the ceremony and celebrate everyone's accomplishments that day - there are also random prize drawings! Hope to see you there.

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.

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.

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.

WHERE IT HAPPENS
The Guntersville Recreation Center (1500 Sunset Drive, Guntersville, Alabama, 35976) is located at the corner of Hwy. 69 & Sunset Drive. Guntersville is located about 65 miles from Birmingham in Northeast Alabama between Huntsville and Gadsden on Hwy. 431. The host hotel, Holiday Inn, is located on Hwy 431/Gunter Avenue. From the Holiday Inn, go north on Hwy 431/Gunter Ave, take a left at the 2nd traffic light (before Chevron) onto Patterson. Go to 2nd stop sign, go right on Sunset about 1 mile. The Recreation Center will be on your left, across the road from the Piggly Wiggly.

PARKING - IMPORTANT - PLEASE READ
Please DO NOT PARK on the side of the road on Sunset Drive... this section is part of your bike course and we need the course to stay clear!

There is PARKING at the Piggly Wiggly Shopping Plaza this year, but please DO NOT PARK IN THE 1st THREE SPACES ACROSS THE LOT NEAREST THE RETAIL SHOPS. You will be ticketed and towed if you park in these spaces or on Sunset Drive. Please follow the direction of parking volunteers to designated parking areas. There is plenty of parking near the softball fields near the swim start, and behind the Recreation Center near the baseball fields. All parking is within a short walk of the race site, so please cooperate with the parking direction volunteers.

WHERE TO STAY
You can try the Holiday Inn for cancelations, but they are officially sold out of rooms. Please try the Microtel Inn & Suites. If they are booked, contact Lake Guntersville Chamber of Commerce for options at

HOLIDAY INN - LAKE GUNTERSVILLE
Team Magic's host hotel for this event every year! Closest the race site.
Phone 256-582-2220

Microtel Inn & Suites
220 Highway 75 North, Albertville, AL 35950

For Reservations Call: 256-894-4000

Now Part of Wyndham Rewards
Continental Breakfast, High Speed Internet, Pool, Gym

GET FUELED FOR YOUR RACE

PASTA DINNER BUFFET AT SUNSET BAR & GRILLE
INSIDE LAKE GUNTERSVILLE HOLIDAY INN

Menu includes for $11.95
Pasta
Red and White Sauce
Meat Sauce
Vegetable Medley
Salad w/ various Dressings
Garlic Bread
Bread Pudding
(Tax, Gratuity and Drink not Included)

VISIT OUR RACE SPONSOR PIGGLY WIGGLY FOR RACE FUELS AND SNACKS FOR RACE DAY
located conveniently across the street from the race site

Reminder: Post-Race Food is Complimentary for Racers Only - Your family & friends can pick up snacks from:
1. The Piggly Wiggly across the street
2. Visit the concession stand at the Recreation Center Pool