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Cedars Of Lebanon Triathlon
COURSE DESCRIPTION
300 yd pool swim / 16.5 mi bike / 3 mi run
ACME Multisports will be on site Friday night and race day with plenty of multisport products and race morning to assist you with any last minute mechanical issues. Please know they are not there to provide bike inspections or general maintenance for free - they are there to support you with emergency situations and major issues may incur a charge.
ACME Multisports will also be on the course for support should you need assistance. Per USAT rules, you can get assistance from our bike support team or bike course coordinators, but NO assistance from other racers or spectators.
SWIM COURSE (300 yards)
(pdf layout of transition and pool and finish area)
The swim is in the 50 yard outdoor pool. This pool has been resurfaced for this year, with new lane lanes, etc... beautiful! You will enter the pool in an "interval start" fashion. Participants line up by race number (beginning with the lowest number to the highest.) Race Numbers are assigned based on your estimated swim time you submitted when you registered. If you would like to start at the back, that is fine. Your racking position in transition is also organized by your race number.
One person at a time enters the pool and begins swimming when given the start command. Swim down the first lane, touch the wall, go under the lane rope, swim down that lane, and continue the same process until you exit after swimming 6 lengths for a total of 300 yards. While you are entering the pool by estimated swim time, someone may need to pass you. We encourage participants to pass ONLY at the wall. If someone taps your foot, please stop at the wall and let them go under the lane rope before you. When you exit the pool, volunteers will direct you to the transition area where you will begin your bike segment of the race.
BIKE COURSE
The bike course is a 16.5 mile loop of rolling, mostly rural roads through farms and open land in Wilson County. Roads have a great surface (the park was resurfaced the last week of June 2005) with a rough area of older road surface as you enter back into the park the last three miles. We are still hopeful that this will be paved for 2008!
There are small bridges at around mile 14 and just after mile 15 that will be covered with plywood/carpet. You will be able to ride your bike over these bridges, but we ask that you slow down as you approach. If you are training on the course prior to the race, you can ride over the bridges as they are, but to so with caution. There will be caution signs as you approach during the race. Expect a couple of good hills with nice recovery down hills between miles 3 and 5, and again between miles 8 and 10. One final short steep climb at mile 12 will send you into the park for a mostly flat finish.
RUN COURSE
The run course is a 3 mile out-and-back course on the state park roads. Not very hilly for most of the course, mostly flat with some slight inclines and rollers and one short steep hill just before the run turnaround.
There will be two aid stations with water and powerade, one about 1/2 way (0.8 miles) to the turnaround, and one at the turnaround. Water and powerade will also be available as you leave the transition for the start of your run.
Friday, Day Before Race
5:00 pm- 7:00 pm -
Registration & packet pick-up Cedars of Lebanon State Park Pool Area
6:00 pm - Team Magic will conduct a brief race overview and field questions about the race course, race flow and logistics
Saturday, Race Day
6:00 am-6:45am - Registration & packet pick-up & body marking
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.
After you finish Stephen Taylor will entertain you in the post-race food area while you wait for the award ceremony. He will be talking about Next Steps: What to do after your first triathlon.
~11:00 am -
Awards ceremony following last finisher.
CATEGORY TYPES
- Individual - Open for all men and women
- Aquabike - Swim & Bike only
- Beginners - Participated in no more than 3 triathlons
- Clydesdale - 200+ pound men
- Athena - 150+ pound women
- Masters - 40+ men and women
- Relay - male, female, mixed, corporate, family
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.
"Should I be a beginner?"
If you do not place in the top three beginners position you will fall back into the open age groups for awards. So we recommend for your first 3 races, choose "Beginner," then move on to any other category...
USAT AGE UP RULE
All USAT races will use the "AGE UP RULE" for award distribution and ranking. It is important that you begin in the proper wave start with respect to this rule. The age up rule means you are racing based on your age as of 12/31/08. Our computer timing program will automatically calculate your age based on your birth date and the age up rule criteria.
Awards & Prizes
Prizes will include a "trophy type" award and also may include multi-sport product awards.
3 deep males & females for:
Overall Awards:
1st, 2nd, 3rd Overall: Open Male & Female
1st, 2nd, 3rd Overall: Beginner Male & Female
1st , 2nd, 3rd Athena: Women 150#'s or more
Top 3 Clydesdale (39& Under) and Top 3 Clydesdale (40 years and over)
1st Masters (40+): Open Male & Female
1st Overall Relay Team in each category: male, female, mixed, corporate, family
Important note about awards:
1) Order must be placed three weeks (minimum) prior to race date to receive specific category award.
2) Awards ordered based on number of participants registered in each award category.
SHIPPING AWARDS NOT PICKED UP
If you leave before the award ceremony, send $5 for each award you want to be shipped, relays are $5 per person. To receive your award in a timely manner, please include a complete mailing address and the award category:
Team Magic, Inc - PO Box 130178 - Birmingham, AL 35213