Sprint Triathlon - Racing Underground

C RES C E N T
MO O N
Sp r i n t T r i a t h l o n
Sunday September 16, 2007
Entry Confirmation & Race Details
Welcome to the 2007 Crescent Moon Sprint Triathlon.
Your entry has been received, and your spot on the
starting line has been reserved for the inaugural edition
of our race on September 16th.
Schedule
This is the only correspondence you will receive prior
to packet pick-up – any additional info will be posted
to our event website at www.racingunderground.com
(then click the Crescent Moon Triathlon logo). It is a
great source of information about the Crescent Moon
Sprint Triathlon. The site will be updated with new info
about the event as it becomes available. For the latest
up-to-date information, this is the place to look!!!
11am-3pm
Starting wave times will be posted to the website one
week before the event.
Saturday, September 15th
(All events at Comfort Inn)
General Packet Pick-Up
Sunday, September 16th
(All events at Aurora Reservoir)
6:00 a.m.
6:00 a.m.
7:30 a.m.
8:45 a.m.
9:00 a.m.
11:30 p.m.
Transition Area Opens
Packet Pick-Up Opens
Packet Pick-Up Closes
All Bikes Must Be in Transition
Triathlon Wave Starts Begin
Awards Ceremony Begins
Directions
Our Host Hotel is the Comfort Inn, located at I-70 and
Airport Boulevard. From I-70 take Exit 285 South
(Airport Blvd.) and turn left into the Comfort Inn.
From Denver International Airport, take Pena Blvd.
and exit at Airport Blvd/East 40th Ave. Drive South
on Airport Blvd. to the Comfort Inn.
The race site is the Aurora Reservoir, located 20 minutes from the host hotel. There is a $5.00 per vehicle
entrance fee to the park, which will be waived on race
morning for Athlete vehicles prior to 8:30 a.m. Spectators not traveling with a competing athlete must pay
at the gate.
The most direct route to the Aurora Reservoir is to take
Airport Blvd. south from the host hotel to 6th Avenue
and turn left (east). 6th Avenue eventually becomes
Gun Club Road. Stay on this road as it continues past
Buckley AFB and over E-470. Several miles later you
will see signs for Quincy Avenue and the Aurora Reservoir. Turn left on Quincy and right into the reservoir.
Packet Pick-Up
You will need to show a valid USAT card at packet
pick-up, or pay the $10 USAT One-Day Fee. No Exceptions. Most participants who are not annual members of USAT have already paid the One-Day fee when
they registered for the race. If you are an annual member of USAT and you forget your card, you must pay
the $10 fee - please remember your card.
Since we are allowing packet pick-up by mail, we also
require you to initial and sign our “Pre-Race Briefing”
which is provided in written form. A copy is included
in this information packet. This means you do not have
to attend a pre-race briefing in person - cool!
A friend or family member may pick up your packet
for you, but they must come with a copy of your valid
USAT card (if you are a member), and a signed note
that it is OK for them to pick up your packet for you.
They must also bring your signed and initialed “PreRace Briefing” form.
If you are not a USAT member, and you would like
someone to pick up your packet for you, you must call
or email us at least 5 days before packet pick-up to let
us know if someone will be picking up for you so we
can be sure we have all of your One-Day USAT paperwork in order.
One person on a competing relay team may pick up the
packets for the entire team, but again, you must contact us at least 5 days prior to packet pick-up or your
packet will not be available.
Please be sure to bring the proper documentation
with you or the packets cannot be released. No exceptions!
General Packet Pick-Up will take place at the Comfort Inn from 11:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. on Saturday
September 15th (see directions above).
Early Packet Pick-Up will be available at Excel
Sports in Boulder from 5:30 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. on
Wednesday September 12th. Please do not call Excel
Sports for information on packet pick-up. They are
letting us use their parking lot, but do not have additional information.
Excel Sports is located at 2045 32nd Street in Boulder.
From 30th Street, turn east on Walnut (across from the
new Twenty-Ninth Strreet Mall). Turn left on 32nd
and Excel is located just ahead on your left.
Packet Pick-up By Mail
If you would like to receive your packet by mail, and
avoid traveling to a packet pick-up location, this service is available for a $15. You will receive your bib
and bike frame numbers, your swim cap, sweatshirt,
and racer goody bags in the mail during the week prior
to the race.
A Packet Pick-Up by Mail Request Form is included
in this information packet and must be filled out completely and mailed in along with the required documentation listed on the request form. Requests must
be RECEIVED by us no later than September 5th. Requests received after September 5th will not be honored.
Pre-Race Meetings
To make your pre-race preparations less time consuming, we have included the information normally covered in our pre-race briefing as a part of this information packet.
Please read this sheet carefully, and initial and sign it
where required. You must turn in a completed “PreRace Briefing” form to get your race packet.
As racers ourselves, we realize that for some of you,
attending a meeting prior to your event is just another
distraction in your preparation for the race.
We also realize that some of you also wish to ask questions prior to the event. Please feel free to email us
prior to race week with your questions – or attend the
question and answer session at 8:30 a.m. on race morning on the beach just outside the transition area.
Any import last-minute race information will be announced on race morning.
Race Course
Swim: Swimmers will complete 750 meters in the Aurora Reservoir. The start will be in waves which will
be posted on our website during the week before the
race, and also at packet pick-up on September 12th and
15th.
Water temperature in the reservoir in September is typically in the sixties and wetsuits are strongly encouraged.
Bike: The bike course is an out-and-back 20K (12.4)
mile rolling route. After exiting the reservoir drive,
riders will turn right (east) on Quincy and ride to a
turn-around point, then return via the same route.
Run: The 5K (3.1 mile) run course is an out and back
format on the bike path that borders the lake, with aid
stations approximately at each mile. Bathrooms are
located along the run route.
Crescent Moon Triathlon
Course Map
Watkins Road
Quincy
Powhaton
Swim Course
Swim Turn-Around
Aurora
Reservoir
Bike Course
Bike Turn-Around
Run Course
Run Turn-Around
Awards
Host Hotel
OVERALL & MASTERS WINNERS: $150 Cash
Awards will be presented to the first place overall male
and female finishers in the sprint triathlon. In addition,
the top overall masters (age 40 & over) male and female finishers will win $100. Athletes will not be allowed to win in more than one category, and cash winners will be excluded from age-group awards.
The Comfort Inn will serve as the host hotel for the
2007 Crescent Moon Sprint Triathlon and they will
be offering a special room rate for race participants.
Call (303) 367-5000 for reservations and mention code
HMT.
AGE GROUP: Awards will be presented to the top
three finishers in each 5-year age group. Overall and
Masters cash winners will be excluded from the age
group awards.
If you would like to reserve a room for the race, please
mention the Harvest Moon code (HMT) when making
your reservations and you will be given the discount
rate. We will be holding packet pick-up.
Beginning in 2006, triathlon rules state that your race
age is determined by your age on December 31st of the
race year. Your age-group for awards will follow this
rule.
Our Host Hotel is located at I-70 and Airport Boulevard. From I-70 take exit 284 South (Airport blvd.)
and turn left into the Comfort Inn. From Denver International Airport, take Pena Blvd. and exit at Airport
Blvd/East 40th Ave. Drive South on Airport Blvd to
the Comfort Inn.
CLYDESDALE/ATHENA: Men weighing over 200
pounds and women who weigh 150 pounds or more
may choose to enter the Clydesdale or Athena divisions
in place of their age group. Awards will be presented to
the top-3 Clydesdale and Athena finishers. Clydesdale
and Athena finishers will not be eligible for age-group
awards.
RELAY TEAMS: The top-3 relay teams in Male, Female, and Coed divisions will receive awards in the
triathlon. A Triathlon team consists of 2 or 3 participants.
****You must be present to claim your award – unclaimed awards will be raffled off and will not be
mailed.
Pre-Race Dinner
Since athletes and their families often have different
tastes, we do not organize a pre-race dinner. Instead,
we have made arrangements with the Country Market
Restaurant & Buffet to include pasta dishes in their allyou-can-eat buffet (less than $10 per person).
The Country Market is located directly across Airport
Blvd. from the Comfort Inn and their regular menu includes a wide selection of entrees at reasonable prices.
Event Rules
This event will follow all established rules of the sport
of triathlon Please be familiar with them, as you will
be responsible for following them. Race rules include,
but are not limited to the following:
General
1.
Treat other athletes, volunteers, and officials
with courtesy. No Unsportsmanlike Conduct!
2.
You must know and complete the entire
course.
3.
No outside assistance.
4.
Always have your race number and body
marking visible.
5.
No glass will be permitted in transition or any
where else on the course.
6.
Headphones, Ipods, etc. are forbidden during
any portion of the event & will result in a DQ
Swim
1.
2.
Start in your designated wave. Wave start
times will be posted on our website, at packet
pick-up and also on race morning.
Wetsuits will be allowed; fins, paddles, buoys,
or other devices are forbidden.
Bike
Motorcycle marshals will be on the bike course to enforce these rules!
1.
2.
3.
4.
Ride to the Right Side of your lane, except to
pass.
Drafting WILL NOT be allowed. You must
keep at least three bike lengths between you
and the rider ahead of you. Any attempt to
pass must be completed within 15 seconds.
Helmets must be buckled BEFORE mounting
the bike, and may not be unbuckled at any
time while on the bike.
Bar-Ends must be plugged with a solid plug.
This is a USAT rule. Unplugged bar-ends will
result in a DQ.
Run
1.
Your bib number MUST BE VISIBLE at the
finish of the event for our timers to score you.
No number means you did not finish!!!.
Results
Final results will be posted to our website on the evening of the event. We typically get them posted at approximately 9:00 pm.
Volunteering
Volunteers are always appreciated. If you know someone who is interested in volunteering, please have them
contact us (jill@racingunderground.com) or 303-6427917.
IMPORTANT!!!
TIMING CHIPS WILL BE DISTRIBUTED DURING BODY-MARKING IN THE
TRANSITION AREA ON RACE MORNING. YOU MUST SHOW A PHOTO ID
AND YOUR BIB NUMBER TO RECEIVE
YOUR TIMING CHIP. NO EXCEPTIONS
WILL BE MADE TO THIS RULE. PLEASE
MAKE SURE YOU HAVE YOUR PHOTO
ID WITH YOU WHEN YOU ARRIVE!
PACKET PICK-UP CHECKLIST
____ PRE-RACE BRIEFING: All participants must initial and sign this pre-race briefing form. We do this in
place of an in-person pre-race briefing to save you the hassle of coming to a meeting prior to race-day. If you are
doing packet pick-up by mail (PPBM), please mail this along with your PPBM request, otherwise please turn it
in at packet pick-up.
____ USAT WAIVER: If you are NOT an annual member of USA Triathlon, you will need to read and sign this
waiver.If you are doing packet pick-up by mail (PPBM), please mail this along with your PPBM request, otherwise please turn it in at packet pick-up.
____ USAT MEMBERSHIP CARD: If you are an annual member of USA Triathlon, you will need to show this
card at packet pick-up, or you will be required to pay the $10 One-Day Fee. Please remember your card! If you
are doing packet pick-up by mail (PPBM), please mail a copy of your card along with your PPBM request,
Pre Race Briefing
IMPORTANT!!!
This form must be initialed, signed and dated where required, and turned in at packet pick-up in order to get your
race packet. Each number of a relay team must fill out one of these forms.
In lieu of a pre-race meeting, we are allowing you to skip this step in the registration process and read the following informational sheet. You must initial each section of the sheet, and sign and date on the opposite side. In
doing so, you are acknowledging that you have read this form in it’s entirety and understand what is contained.
Please feel free to email with your specific questions, or attend our Q&A session at 7:00 a.m. on race morning.
initial_____ TRANSITION: Sprint Triathletes will rack their bike in the marked “Sprint” area, and long course
triathletes will rack their bikes in a separate area. Bikes found in the wrong area will be moved during the swim.
The transition area is first-come, first-served. Please rack your bike then come out and get body marked. Volunteers with markers will be located just outside the transition area. The transition area is open to racers only.
Please have your friends and family wait for you outside of the transition before, during and after the race. You
will be required to show your number to enter the transition. This will be strongly enforced after the race when
athletes are removing bicycles and gear from the transition area. Your bike # must match your PAPER bib #.
Body marking will not substitute for the paper number. This is done to verify that each bike leaves with it’s rightful owner. In previous years, our volunteers were yelled at by a number of competitors for enforcing this rule. If
you are too wiped out from the race to retrieve your won gear, a volunteer will assist you. Please do not harass our
volunteers – if you don’t like the rule please yell at me. THERE WILL BE NO RIDING IN TRANSITION –
A MOUNT/DISMOUNT LINE WILL BE LOCATED AT THE BIKE IN/BIKE OUT END OF TRANSITION.
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Pre-Race Briefing, Cont’d
initial _____ TIMING CHIP DISTRIBUTION: Timing Chips will be distributed on race morning at Body
Marking. You must show a PHOTO ID and your paper bib number to receive your timing chip. In order to provide packet pick-up by mail, and to allow friends and family to pick up your racer packet, we must verify your
Photo ID on race morning when you pick up your chip. There will be no exceptions to this rule. If you do not
have your photo ID, you will not be allowed to race. Timing chips are worn on the left ankle.
initial _____ SWIM: Each racer is assigned a color coded swim cap. Please start in the appropriate wave as
designated by your swim cap. The swim is an out and back route. Kayaks and patrol boats are located along the
route. If you feel you are getting into trouble, please flag down a boat. The water temperature on race day is
typically in the mid-to-low sixties. Wetsuits are strongly encouraged for all racers. Please practice in your wetsuit
before race day.
initial _____ BIKE: The bike route is held on scenic rural country roads. The entire bike course is open to traffic,
so please ride on the right side of the road. Motorcycle marshals will patrol the bike course. This is a non-drafting race, which means you must leave at least 3 bike lengths between your bike and the one ahead of you. If you
attempt to pass, it must be completed within 15 seconds, at which time the overtaken rider must drop back.
initial _____ Bike Cont’d: You are required to wear a helmet while on the bike course. The helmet must be
buckled before mounting your bike, and cannot be unbuckled until you dismount at the finish of the bike route.
You will be disqualified if you violate this rule. There will be a follow vehicle on the bike course, so if you need
a ride back to transition, just wait and it will arrive.
initial _____ Bike Cont’d: All bike handlebars must have solid end-plugs. Participants who do not have solid
end-plugs in their handlebars will be disqualified.
initial _____ RUN: The run course is an out-and-back format with aid stations approximately every mile. You
must wear your paper bib number on the front during the run. This will allow race officials and our race photographer to identify you. The tear-tag at the bottom of your race number may be collected at the finish. Please do
not remove it prior to the race.
initial _____ BBQ: The post-race Bar-B-Que will be served to the long-course athletes beginning at noon. A
BBQ lunch is not included in the sprint entry fee. If you would like a BBQ lunch, tickets may be purchased on or
before September 7th. Tickets are $10 and must be purchased prior to race day.
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initial _____ PAPER BIB NUMBER & TIMING CHIP: One last time, your paper bib number is required on
the run course, and to retrieve your gear. You must show a Photo ID on race morning to obtain your timing chip.
No ID = No Race
initial _____ RELAYS: Your tag-zone is just inside the transition area near the bike exit. Cyclists do not need to
rack their bikes, and may warm up and wait for their swimmer (or runner) in this zone. Volunteers will ensure that
you do not interfere with exiting solo athletes. The chip-exchange at both the start and finish of the bike segment
takes place here. Swimmers start the race with the timing chip. Following the swim, swimmersmust run through
transition and transfer the chip to their cyclist. Folowing the bike, riders must transfer the chip to their runner.
Runners must run through the entire transition before starting the run course. This ensures that solos and teams
all complete the same course. Chips for all disciplines must be worn on the left ankle.
initial _____ RESERVOIR OPENS: The gate to the reservoir opens at 6:00 a.m. sharp. There is no need to
begin lining up at 4:00 a.m.
initial _____ RACE INFO PACKET: All current additional information on the race is contained in the race
packet you received by email or at registration. Please read this info carefully. It is your guide to the event. You
should make a copy of this form for reference.
initial _____ FINAL INSTRUCTIONS: Any additional information will be posted to the race website and/or
announced on race morning.
I verify that I have read this in it’s entirety and understand the information it contains.
________________________________
_________________________________
Printed Name
Signature
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Date
Packet Pick-Up By Mail
All packet pick-up by mail requests must be received in our office by September 5th. Requests received after
that date cannot be honored. All packets will be mailed on or before September 7th. A check in the amount
of $15 must be included with all packet pick-up by mail requests, as well as the forms listed below. Relay
team packets will be mailed to one address for a $20 fee.
Required Forms:
* All Participants: must include an initialed and signed “Pre-Race Briefing” form
* All USAT Annual Members: must include a copy of your current valid USAT card
(Name, USAT#, and expiration date must be visible)
* All Non-USAT Athletes must include a signed USAT Waiver
* A completed copy of this request form
First Name:_________________________________________
Last Name:_________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________
Relay Team Name (If Applicable) - *** Each team member must submit the required forms.
Address where packet will be mailed (please print clearly)
*** Packet will require a signature for delivery confirmation
Name (if other than yours): _________________________________________________________________
Street:__________________________________________________________________________________
City:_____________________________________________ State:__________________ Zip:____________
Please mail this form with all required documentation and a $15 ($20 for relay teams) check made payable to
Racing Underground:
Racing Underground
PO Box 7042
Golden, CO 80403