Welcome to the 10th Edition of the
Old Hickory Lake Triathlon!!
PLEASE REVIEW THIS INFORMATION CAREFULLY
IN AN EFFORT TO BE MORE AND MORE "GREEN" WE ARE NOT PROVIDING RACE BOOKLETS FOR PRE-REGISTERED RACERS.
IF you have raced this event before - be sure to review the maps - our staging area has moved to the Sumner County YMCA.
Hope you like the new venue and course modifications.
TELL YOUR FRIENDS! We do have space. They can register on Friday from 5-7 pm at the race site.
QUICK LINKS TO EMAIL CONTENTS:
Directions, Hotels & Schedule of Events
Course & Site Info: New Staging Area For 2011!
Event Timing and Race Number Info
Categories, Awards & Prizes & Post-Race
USA Triathlon Information for Packet Pick Up
TIPS for Beginners
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Friday, Day Before Race
5:00 pm-7:00 pm -
Registration & packet pick-up at Sumner County YMCA
6:00 pm - Race Overview in Transition Area; Followed by Beginner Q & A session
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 bike transition area.
7:15 am
- Racers need to be on their way to the swim start / transition area one.
7:30 am
- Interval swim starts begin by participant race number.
10:45 am - 11:00 am estimated time -
Awards ceremony following designated last finisher.
DIRECTIONS TO THE RACE SITE
Race registration and packet pick up will be held at the Sumner County YMCA on Friday night and Saturday morning. The address for the host hotel is 102 Bluegrass Commons Boulevard, Hendersonville, TN 37075. The bike transition area and finish area are located adjacent to the YMCA facility. Transition #1 is at the bottom of Caudill Drive at the swim entrance and exit.
YAHOO! map
Directions from I-65 North of Nashville
Take the TN-386/VIETNAM VETERANS BLVD exit- exit number 95- towards HENDERSONVILLE and GALLATIN. Take the SAUNDERSVILLE RD exit- exit number 8 from Vietnam Veterans Boulevard. Turn RIGHT onto SAUNDERSVILLE RD. Turn RIGHT onto 31E / East Main Street. Turn LEFT on Bluegrass Commons Boulevard. Race registration is inside the YMCA, and all other race staging is beside the YMCA.
Event Parking
There is AMPLE parking in the parking lot of the First Baptist Church. This parking lot is directly across Music Village Boulevard, adjacent to the YMCA. DO NOT park at the YMCA lot please.
COURSE DESCRIPTION
400 yd swim / 1 mi run / 12 mi bike / 2 mi run
Course Map Links: descriptions below links
Main Staging Area Map: Sumner County YMCA
Swim Course and Swim to Run Transition Area
Run #1 from Swim Area to Main Staging Area at Sumner County YMCA
Bike Course
Run #2 from Sumner YMCA - out and back course
Main Staging Area
Your main staging area (Transition Area #2 and the Finish Line) is just beside the Sumner County YMCA. You will have a brief pre-race meeting at 7 am in the Transition Area #2. You will then head down to the swim start, about a 0.7 mile walk or jog. You should wear running shoes and warm clothing down to swim start. You will receive a bag at registration labeled with you name and race number. Please take this bag to the swim start if you plan to leave any clothing. Your bag will be brought back to the main staging area for you to claim after you finish the race.
Swim Course (400 yards)
Buoys will mark your 400 yard course. The course is basically a rectangle. There will be Sumner County Emergency Management Officials in boats and several volunteers in kayaks and canoes for your safety. Should you need to stop during the swim, you can hang onto one of the boats, then continue to swim, as long as you do not advance forward with assistance from the boat. If you are having trouble during the swim, pump your arm in the air and you will receive help immediately. You will be entering the water individually, a "time trial" start. Your individual race time begins when you enter the water. Racers enter the water every 3 - 5 seconds. This type start will be much more relaxing than a mass swim start. You enter the swim based on your race number, from lowest to highest number. Race Numbers are assigned based on your estimated swim time that you turned in on your entry form. Your racking position in transition is also organized by your race number.
Transition #1: From Swim to 1st Run
There will be an area marked for you to place your running gear in the parking lot adjacent to the swim exit. You will exit the swim, go to your designated spot in the parking lot to put on your running shoes and any other race attire. You may leave your swim cap and goggles and any other items in your labeled bag when you leave for your run. These items will be taken to the finish area where you can claim your belongings. You are also welcome to not bring a bag if you plan on just putting on running shoes to run to Transition #2. You can carry your swim cap and goggles with you on the run. Spectator Note: If your family and friends want to watch you swim, please caution them to stay to the side of the road when they leave the swim area. This road is YOUR 1st run course.
1st Run Course (1 mile)
The run course starts off up-hill, but then has some nice, flat areas as you approach the main staging area at the Sumner YMCA.
Transition #2: 1st Run to Bike and From Bike to Final Run
There will be bike racks marked by race number. Please put your bike and your belongings on your designated bike rack.
You will enter transition #2 from your 1st 1 mile run, find your bike, bike out-and-back for a total of 12 miles, rack your back IN THE SAME PLACE on the designated bike rack, leave for your final run.
Bike Course (12 miles)
The bike course is a pure out and back course using lanes closed completely to traffic on Gallatin Road and Vietnam Veteran's Boulevard. This course will have zero residential areas and no sharing of the road with automobiles. Cones will separate bikers going out and back on the "north bound" side of Vietnam Veteran's Blvd and cones will separate bikers out and back on the short segment of Gallatin Road and there will be cones separating bikes from cars on this section.
2nd Run Course (2 miles)
The 2nd run course is out-and-back. You start by heading down hill out of transition #2, stay flat for most of the run, then climb the same steady hill back to the main staging area for a short, downhill finish into the Sumner YMCA North Parking Lot.
EVENT TIMING & GETTING RESULTS & PHOTOS
We use electronic timing chips, TriTats Body Tattoos, helmet numbers, bike frame numbers, and bib numbers to insure we keep track of you during the race and provide you accurate results. Click HERE or on the image below to see what you need to expect to receive at race packet pick up and what to do to make sure we know who you are in this event. We are using a NEW race number system that has all of your race numbers on a one-page sheet, all adhesive and waterproof!
CATEGORIES, AWARDS, & PRIZES
USAT AGE UP RULE
All USAT races will use the "AGE UP RULE" for award distribution and ranking. The age up rule means you are racing based on your age as of 12/31/11. Our computer timing program will automatically calculate your age based on your birth date and the age up rule criteria.
Overall:
- 1st, 2nd, 3rd Overall: Male & Female
- 1st, 2nd, 3rd Overall: Beginner Male & Female
- 1st , 2nd, 3rd Athena: Women 150#'s or more
- 1st, 2nd, 3rd Clydesdale (39& Under): Men weighing 200 #'s +
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1st, 2nd, 3rd Clydesdale (40 years and over): Men weighing 200 #'s +
- 1st Masters (40+): Open Male & Female
- 1st Overall Aquabike Male & Female
- 1st Overall Paratriathlete Male & Female
- Top 3 Overall Relay Team in each category: male, female, mixed, family
(Click here for Relay Team Info)
Age Groups:
1st, 2nd & 3rd in Male & Female in the following age divisions: 12 & Under, 13-15, 16-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75-79, 80+
Complete race results will be posted on our web site as soon as possible after each event, usually within 24 hours.
PLEASE hang around for your awards! We will not mail awards. Enjoy the celebration with us. If you cannot stay, please ask a friend to grab your award for you, thanks!
 IMPORTANT RULES FOR
RACE PACKET PICK UP
Please review the basics below and open the link to the USAT Most Commonly Violated Rules.
This race is sanctioned by USA Triathlon and directed by Therese Bynum and Faye Yates, co-owners of Team Magic, Inc. and Certified Race Directors.
NEW FOR 2011:
USAT annual members that register online for Team Magic races now have membership numbers and expiration dates approved through imAthlete.com and no longer have to show their USAT member cards at packet pick up.
If there are any questions regarding your membership status you should receive a message from event management directing you to a check in area at packet pick up for "PENDING" issues.
REQUIREMENTS AT USAT SANCTIONED EVENTS:
1. EVERYONE MUST SHOW A PHOTO ID
2. IF YOUR USAT MEMBERSHIP HAS EXPIRED, YOU MUST PAY FOR A NEW ANNUAL OR ONE-DAY MEMBERSHIP AND SIGN A WAIVER
3. EACH MEMBER OF RELAY TEAMS MUST BE AN ANNUAL MEMBER OF USAT OR PAY THE ONE-DAY MEMBERSHIP FEE. ALL RELAY MEMBERS MUST BE PRESENT TO PICK UP THEIR PACKET, OR THEY CAN PICK UP INDIVIDUALLY WITH THE LAST MEMBER OF THE RELAY TEAM TO PICK UP RECEIVING THE TIMING CHIP.
4. RACERS MUST PICK UP THEIR OWN PACKETS. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES CAN A RACER PICK UP ANOTHER RACER'S PACKET IF THEY ARE RACING. YOU MAY PICK UP A RACER'S PACKET IF THEY ARE NOT RACING, BUT NO TIMING CHIP OR BIB NUMBER WILL BE DISTRIBUTED.
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