COURSE DESCRIPTION
1.5k swim / 42k bike /10k run

 

MAIN STAGING AREA - TRANSITION FLOW AND FINISH LINE
The main staging area is on the two lawns at the corner of Chestnut Street and Riverfront Parkway. The finish line is on Riverfront Parkway between the river and the transition area.

 

The race transition area is organized based on your assigned race number. Since you will be starting the swim based on your race number assigned by age group per USAT rules for championship and qualifier racers, you will be traveling the same distance through transition as those you are competing against in your age group. The bike racks are marked by ranges of "7" numbers, beginning with 1 through 7 and so on. You do not have to rack in numerical order ON the rack, but your bike must be racked on the rack designated for your race number range.

 

Transition and Main Staging Layout

 

Map My Ride Maps with Elevation Option

Swim Course
Bike Course
Run Course

 

 

SWIM COURSE
The swim course is 1.5k point-to-point in the Tennessee River. The swim will go with the current. Shuttles will take athletes from the main staging area to the University of Tennessee Chattanooga Rowing Center. The shuttles will leave from the corner of Chestnut and Riverfront Parkway, adjacent to the race transition area. The swim exit will be at the North Terrace on the waterfront, before the City Pier. You will run up some stairs from the waterfront to the transition area. The race transition will be on the waterfront side of the Chattanooga Aquarium on Riverfront Parkway on the "South Green." SHOULD YOU REQUIRE ASSISTANCE ON THE SWIM AND TAKE A LIFE PRESERVER FROM THE WATER VOLUNTEERS, PLEASE RETURN IT TO THE FOOD TENT IN THE POST RACE AREA. If you DO use a flotation device to MOVE FORWARD, you will be disqualified from the race.

 

The water temperature is expected to be somewhere close to 28 degrees C / 82 degrees F, which means NOT wetsuit legal. Feel free to bring a wetsuit just in case we dip below 78 F!

 

SWIM START INFORMATION:
The swim will be conducted in a time-trial fashion with individuals starting the race at approximately 5 second intervals based on race number, with racer number 1 being first. Since this race is the USA Triathlon National Championship Special Qualifier, we will organize racers by age group per USA Triathlon rules for championship and qualifier races. There will be an ELITE wave offered this year.

We do change the swim order a bit each year - just remember - we must start you in your age group range since this race is a qualifier for the USAT National Championship AND someone will always have to start at the end, sorry. Also, remember due to weight limitations at our swim start, we must do this race as an interval start. For those of you to the rear of the start, thanks for your patience and understanding.

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 & Any Individual Racer also Racing as part of a Relay Team

 

To join the ELITE start: Send a one-page summary with your race results/resume from 2008 & 2009 to george@team-magic.com by Tuesday, July 6th at midnight. Team Magic will notify you if you will be accepted into the ELITE start by next Thursday, July 8th.

IMPORTANT ABOUT CHOOSING ELITE START:
If you start as an ELITE at the front of the race - you will start every 3-5 seconds based on your assigned race number, beginning with racer number 1.

A. You are eligible for the prize purse for overall winners:
A $4990 cash purse will be divided as follows:
Top 5 Overall Men & Women = $750, $600, $450, $210, $110

B. You will not get ranked with USAT nor can you qualify for USAT Nationals at this race.

C. You will not "drop back" into your age group - so no age group ranking or awards - you are only racing for overall prize money

 

*Age group racers are NOT eligible for Overall Awards or Cash - you are racing in your age group and eligible only for age group or Masters awards or other categories if you are registered as Clydesdale, Athena or Beginner

Note about Masters Cash Awards:
We will have a prize purse for Masters as listed below, but you will not start in the ELITE wave. Masters racers will start as assigned by age group and swim time within their age group.
Top 3 Masters Men & Women (40+) = $200, $100, $75

 

SWIM EXIT INFORMATION / SWIM TO BIKE TRANSITION:
There will be steps and volunteers at the swim exit. Your path to the transition area will be different than in 2008 - you will enter the transition area on the "Chestnut Street" side as racers did in 2007. This will also be your "run start" area when you come back from the bike course. The bike entrance and exit is on the OPPOSITE side of transition from the swim finish and run start.

 

BIKE COURSE

The bike course leaves the transition left onto Riverfront Parkway, left onto ML King, onto Hwy 27 North, turnaround just before Hwy 153, exit Hwy 27 onto ML King, right on ML King, right on Riverside/Riverfront, end at Transition at Ross Landing Park.

 

PRINTABLE OVERVIEW OF THE ENTIRE BIKE COURSE.

PRINTABLE OVERVIEW OF THE DOWNTOWN SEGMENT OF THE BIKE COURSE.

 

 

RUN COURSE
The 10k run course is an out-and-back course through part of downtown and on the Riverwalk. Water stations will be located approximately every mile and in the transition area.

 

Runners exit the transition lawn on the east side, onto Chestnut Street. The course goes North on Chestnut, taking a quick right onto Riverfront Parkway. At the top of the hill, angle left onto the Veterans Bridge exit ramp. Cross under the High Street overpass. Immediately after crossing under the Riverwalk bridge, turn left, up the steps. Continue bending to the left onto the Riverwalk and across the bridge that you just passed under. After crossing Veterans Bridge / Georgia Avenue, turn left onto the first access sidewalk on your left, then a quick right onto Battery Place. Stay on Battery Place until the bottom of the hill (at Mabel) where you get back on the Riverwalk proper. From this point, the course follows the Riverwalk. The 5k turnaround is located roughly 3/10 mile past the Curtain Pole parking area and bathroom.

 

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Saturday, Day Before Race
12:00 pm - 7:00pm - Registration & 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 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

 

Post-Race Activities
Stick around and enjoy the day: Plan on bringing tents, chairs and your family to enjoy the waterfront! Racers will be invited to enjoy plenty of complimentary post race food and drink and there will be vendors on site selling food and drink for your family and friends or feel free to have them bring their own. If you do bring a tent, please note you cannot use stakes in the ground.

 

CATEGORIES, AWARDS, & PRIZES

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 12/31/2010. Our computer timing program will automatically calculate your age based on your birth date and the age up rule criteria.

 

CATEGORY TYPES

• Elite - Card carrying pros or elites that have had resume approved
• Individual (Age Group) - Open for all age group men and women
• Aquabike - Swim and Bike Only
• Paratriathlete - Physically Challenged Division - MORE INFO
  
• 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, family

 

 

Awards & Prizes

A $4990 cash purse will be divided as follows - ONLY ELITE RACERS

Top 5 Overall Men & Women = $750, $600, $450, $210, $110

*Age group racers are not competing for top overall awards or cash.

 

Note about Masters Cash Awards:
We will have a prize purse for Masters as listed below, but you will not start in the ELITE wave. Masters racers will start as assigned by age group and swim time within their age group.
Top 3 Masters Men & Women (40+) = $200, $100, $75

 

Other prizes will include a "trophy type" award and also may include multi-sport product awards.

 

Awards & Prizes

Please note:

• Order must be placed three weeks (minimum) prior to race date to receive specific category award.
• Awards ordered based on number of participants registered in each award category.
• Awards are given based on categories defined below.

 

Overall:

1st, 2nd, 3rd Overall: 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): Men weighing 200 #'s or more

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: *15-19, 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+

*if 14 or under but interested in racing, contact races@team-magic.

 

Important Note About Our Event Awards

Team Magic hopes you will join us after each race for the awards ceremony - this is the grand finale of each event and is held very soon after the final race finisher.

 

Our awards are most often product awards and a recognition award of your placement. We do not ship awards or make them available for pick up after the awards ceremony is completed. Please make arrangements for someone to pick up your award at the event or plan on staying for the awards ceremony. Award categories are available on each race web page.

 

Preliminary results will be posted as soon as possible at the race site - the location will be announced by our race announcer. If you see that you will be receiving an award but cannot stay for the ceremony, please designate a fellow racer, friend, or volunteer to claim your award. All awards not claimed at the race site will be distributed to race sponsors, city officials, race supporters and at future race prize drawings.

 

Complete race results will be posted on our web site as soon as possible after each event, usually within 24 hours.