TriTulare Triathlon

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1 Be Prepared to TriTulare TriTulare Triathlon ATHLETE INFORMATION PACKET Race Date-Saturday, September 24, 2016 WELCOME to the 6th annual TRITULARE Sprint Triathlon, Duathlon, and Kids Race. The Boy Scouts of America Troop 234, Tulare, CA., is proud to host the TriTulare events and welcomes you for a Saturday morning filled with good times and wonderful challenges. We are excited to host these events, and hope to help you find fulfillment in your active lifestyle. This packet will give you information for the race. We are excited for your participation in a day that offers an event for everyone in the family. Event Location: Tulare Western High School, Tulare, CA. 824 W. Maple (The Transition and Event Area is located off North D Street, which is on the northeast part of the campus.) Friday Schedule: 7:00-8:30 p.m. Early Packet Pick up for Triathlon, Relay Triathlon, Duathlon, and Kids Race Late Registration for Triathlon, Relay Triathlon, Duathlon, and Kids Race Location: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Tulare Building Address: 451 East Merritt Avenue Tulare, CA. The parking lot and registration entrances will be in the back of the building. Enter in the Southwest door.

2 Saturday Event Schedule: 6:30 a.m. Transition Area Opens 6:30-7:30 a.m. Triathlon Packet Pick-up and Late Registration 6:30-8:15 a.m. Duathlon Pick-up and Late Registration 6:30-9:30 a.m. Kids Race Packet Pick-up 7:30-7:55 a.m. Pool open for swim warm-ups 8:00 a.m. Triathlon First Wave Begins 8:10 a.m. Triathlon Second Wave Begins 8:20 a.m. Triathlon Third Wave Begins (if needed) 8:30 a.m. Triathlon Fourth Wave Begins (if needed) 8:40 a.m. Duathlon start (on the Track) 9:00 a.m. Post Race Food Available: Free for all Racers! 10:30 a.m. Kids Race! (Approximate Time: starts after last adult racer finishes) 11:00 a.m. Awards. (Approximate time) 11:45 a.m. Transition Area Closes Transition Area: Only racers are allowed in the transition area including picking up their gear. The only exception is parents of minors who are competing in the Kids Mini Tri. The child transition area is separate from the adult transition area. This will help us maintain security. Please be respectful regarding space when you set up your transition spot. A folded towel is helpful in marking your area and in providing a spot to place your things. After you rack your bike by the seat, place your things either under or directly to the side of your bike. Be respectful of your neighbors. Transition spots will be on a first come, first served basis. They will not be reserved by race numbers. Remember your Helmet! There will be a separate transition area for the kids race participants. Restrooms: There will be two restrooms available for before the start of the race. One will be on the pool deck, and one will be at the track. Both are very close to the transition area. No portable restrooms will be available. Number Marking: Number marking will be available just outside the transition area before the race. All racers must be number marked before the race. Athletes will be marked with their number on each shoulder/arm (for swim lap counting). The race age will be marked on the right calf. Race Numbers: Each racer will also receive a race number that is to be worn on the run and must be worn as racers cross the finish line. The timing chip will be attached to the

3 race number. Racers must pin the race number to their front or use a race belt. Triathlon and Relay Triathlon Race Course: Swim: The Swim will take place in the Tulare Western High School Swimming Pool. Lane lines will be in the pool to create swim lanes. The race will include four waves. The male participants will be in the first two waves. The racers themselves through suggestions from the swim announcer will seed swim lanes. There will be slower lanes, regular lanes, and fast lanes. The announcer on the pool deck will issue guidelines. There will not be more than four swimmers per lane, with a goal of 3 or fewer swimmers per lane. Swimmers will be required to circle swim in the lane unless there are two or fewer swimmers per lane. Slower swimmers should yield to faster swimmers at the ends of the pool, waiting a few seconds for the faster swimmer to overtake them. There will be one certified lifeguard on the pool deck. Courtesy lap counters will be located on the east end of each lane. Athletes will complete 16 lengths, or 8 laps, in order to complete the 400 yards of the swim leg. The pool is a 25-yard swimming pool. Swimmers will begin and end on the East end of the pool. T1 (Transition 1): Swimmers will exit the pool on the East end, and will exit through the East Gate into the transition area. Once in the transition area, athletes will prepare for the bike leg. Nudity is not allowed in the transition area. Athletes must walk/jog with their bikes inside the transition area. Bikes may be mounted after exiting the transition area. Bike: Cyclists will exit the transition area, mount their bikes, and exit the parking lot on the North side of the parking lot, heading east. Athletes will exit the TWHS parking lot and turn left onto North D St. Cyclists will follow the bend on North D. St. and veer right. Cyclists will then turn left onto North E. St. Athletes will then turn left onto W. Pleasant Ave. and head west. Cyclists will continue on W. Pleasant until they reach the end of W. Pleasant and turn right onto N. Enterprise Ave. Athletes will then head North and turn left onto W. Prosperity Ave (Ave. 240). Cyclists will continue until they come to the turn around which will be located at the corner of Ave. 240 and Rd. 68. Racers will NOT cross Rd. 68 or bike on it. An aide station will be located after the turn around. Riders will be required to slow down to make the turn around. Cyclists will then continue back to TWHS on the same route they came west on. Police Explorers, Tulare Police Officers, or volunteers will be stationed at all major intersections. The bike course will not be a closed course. Traffic must be allowed on the roads during the race according to city and county policy. Cyclists are to ride on the right and pass on the left. Continuous riding side by side is not allowed for safety reasons. Drafting (Riding continuously in the slip stream of a fellow rider in front of you) is not allowed per USAT non-drafting rules. A race marshal in a vehicle will be available on the course for any emergencies or flats. Racers are advised to

4 carry a flat repair kit in case they experience a flat. This should include a patch kit, a spare tube, and either a pump or CO2 cartridge to inflate the replacement tube. T2 (Transition 2): Cyclists will enter the TWHS parking lot in the North Gate from North D. St. Riders must dismount before crossing the dismount line. Riders will rack their bikes and prepare for the run course. Athletes must exit out the Run Out Gate. Run: Runners will exit the transition heading to the south side of the parking lot. Runners will then turn left, and head out of the parking lot, turning right onto North D. St. The athletes will then turn right onto W. Maple St. The runners will then turn left onto North B. St. The athletes will continue through the intersection at Cross Ave., and will then turn right onto the Santa Fe trail, heading West. Runners will continue on the Santa Fe Trail, crossing West St. and continuing on the trail until the turn around at Tulare Ave. Athletes will not cross Tulare Ave. An aide station will be available at miles 1 and 2 of the run course. (It will be the same aide station.) Runners will continue back on the same course. Runners will complete one lap on the TWHS track. The run course concludes on the track in front of the bleachers. Police Explorers, Tulare Police Officers, or volunteers will be stationed at all intersections on the course for safety. Part of the course, before the Sante Fe Trail section, will be open to traffic. Runners are to stay to the right of the cones for safety reasons when they pass. Run on the right, pass on the left. Duathlon: Run: The race will begin on the track by the finish line. Duathlon racers will complete two laps, or ½ mile, around the track before running to transition. T1 (Transition 1): Once in the transition area, athletes will prepare for the bike leg. Nudity is not allowed in the transition area. Athletes must walk/jog with their bikes inside the transition area. Bikes may be mounted after exiting the transition area. Bike: Cyclists will exit the transition area, mount their bikes, and exit the parking lot on the North side of the parking lot, heading east. Athletes will exit the TWHS parking lot and turn left onto North D St. Cyclists will follow the bend on North D. St. and veer right. Cyclists will then turn left onto North E. St. Athletes will then turn left onto W. Pleasant Ave. and head west. Cyclists will continue on W. Pleasant until they reach the end of W. Pleasant and turn right onto N. Enterprise Ave. Athletes will then head North and turn left onto W. Prosperity Ave (Ave. 240). Cyclists will continue until they come to the turn around which will be located at the corner of Ave. 240 and Rd. 68. Racers will NOT cross Rd. 68 or

5 bike on it. An aide station will be located after the turn around. Riders will be required to slow down to make the turn around. Cyclists will then continue back to TWHS on the same route they came west on. Police Explorers, Tulare Police Officers, or volunteers will be stationed at all major intersections. The bike course will not be a closed course. Traffic must be allowed on the roads during the race according to city and county policy. Cyclists are to ride on the right and pass on the left. Continuous riding side by side is not allowed for safety reasons. Drafting (Riding continuously in the slip stream of a fellow rider in front of you) is not allowed per USAT non-drafting rules. A race marshal in a vehicle will be available on the course for any emergencies or flats. Racers are advised to carry a flat repair kit in case they experience a flat. This should include a patch kit, a spare tube, and either a pump or CO2 cartridge to inflate the replacement tube. T2 (Transition 2): Cyclists will enter the TWHS parking lot in the North Gate from North D. St. Riders must dismount before crossing the dismount line. Riders will rack their bikes and prepare for the run course. Athletes must exit out the Run Out Gate. Run: Runners will exit the transition heading to the south side of the parking lot. Runners will then turn left, and head out of the parking lot, turning right onto North D. St. The athletes will then turn right onto W. Maple St. The runners will then turn left onto North B. St. The athletes will continue through the intersection at Cross Ave., and will then turn right onto the Santa Fe trail, heading West. Runners will continue on the Santa Fe Trail, crossing West St. and continuing on the trail until the turn around at Tulare Ave. Athletes will not cross Tulare Ave. An aide station will be available at miles 1 and 2 of the run course. (It will be the same aide station.) Runners will continue back on the same course. Runners will complete one lap on the TWHS track. The run course concludes on the track in front of the bleachers. Police Explorers, Tulare Police Officers, or volunteers will be stationed at all intersections on the course for safety. Part of the course, before the Sante Fe Trail section, will be open to traffic. Runners are to stay to the right of the cones for safety reasons when they pass. Run on the right, pass on the left. Kids Race: Kids participants will set up in their own transition area. The bikes will be placed in a freestanding position with a kickstand, or they may be laid on the ground. Swim: (Kids Race) The kids will swim 50 yards, two lengths, or one lap, in the swimming pool. A certified lifeguard will be on the pool deck. Bike: (Kids Race) The kid triathlon participants will enter the transition area through the East pool gate and exit out the Run Out Gate. The athletes will then head south in the parking lot and then turn to the east. The athletes will then exit the parking lot,

6 turning right onto North D. St. The kids will then turn right onto W. Maple St., and then left on North B. St. The triathletes will turn around before coming to Cross Ave. They will not cross Cross Ave. They will then return along the same route. Volunteers will be located at each intersection. Run: (Kids Race) Once the athletes return to the transition area, they will then run to the track and complete one lap, finishing the race in front of the bleachers. Timing: Athletes will receive a disposable chip that is attached to their race number. This chip will provide a finish time for each participant. Timing chips will be used for the Sprint Triathlon, Relay Triathlon, and Duathlon. The kid s race will not have a finish time, and kids participants will not have a timing chip. Aide Stations: Aide Stations will be available in three places on the course. 1. The transition area. 2. The turn around on the bike course. 3. Mile one and mile two on the run course. Water and Gatorade will be available at the aide stations. It will be provided in small paper cups. Please do not litter on the course outside of the aide station area. Athletes are encouraged to carry their own water bottles on the course. Athletes may fill their bottles at the aide stations with water through the help of a volunteer. Medical Tent: We have arranged to have a volunteer nurses, physicians assistant, or Doctor to staff a medical tent. The tent will be located at the central transition area. An ambulance will be on call for any medical emergencies. Parking: There will be plenty of parking for this race, and it will be a VERY short walk. Please park in the East side of the parking lot, since part of the run course and bike course will cut through the driving lanes of the parking lot. The Transition area will be located next to the pool on the Western side of the parking lot. (See Course Maps) Awards: A finisher award will be awarded to all Sprint Triathlon and Duathlon finishers. Kids Race participants will also receive a finisher award. Triathlon Awards will be issued to the first, second, and third place finishers in each of the following categories for the triathlon. Male and Female

7 19 and Under and above Duathlon Awards will be issued to the first, second, and third place finishers for the males and females. These will be overall awards. Kids Race There are no awards for the kids race, as it is not timed. All kids race participants will receive a finisher medal. Pictures: We will have an amateur photographer at the event taking pictures. We will post these pictures on a website and all athletes will be able to access pictures free of charge and copy them. The website for the pictures will be ed to all preregistered participants a short while after the race. Links to past races are available at tritulare.org Directions: From Hwy. 99, heading south. 1. Take the Prosperity Exit in Tulare. 2. Turn right and head west on Prosperity Ave. 3. Turn left onto North E. Street. 4. Turn left onto West Pleasant Ave. 5. Turn right onto North E. Street. 6. Turn right onto North D. Street. 7. Follow the road as it curves left. 8. The parking lot, pool, and track will be right on D. Street. From Hwy. 99, heading north. 1. Take the Bardsley Ave exit, EXIT Turn left onto E Bardsley Ave. 3. Turn right onto S K St. 4. Turn slight left onto S J St. 5. Turn left onto W Cross Ave.

8 6. Turn right onto N E St. 7. Take the 1st left onto W Maple Ave. 8. Turn Right onto North D. Street. 9. The Parking Lot, pool, and track are on the left just past the administration building and the TWHS cafeteria on D. Street. Sanctioning and Insurance: The events are USAT sanctioned. This affects racers in 2 main ways: packet pick-up and race rules. PACKET PICK UP: All racers are required to be either USAT Annual Members or USAT Single Day Members. During race registration, you indicated if you were or were not a USAT annual member. If you are not an Annual Member, you are considered a Single Day Member. Annual members must bring their photo ID and their current USAT member card at the time of packet pick up. NO EXCEPTIONS! Single day members are required to pay the USAT fee to USAT for race insurance purposes. You should have paid that at the time of registration. If you did not pay the USAT fee, please pay at the time of packet pick up by cash or check payable to USAT. We will have a record of who did or did not pay and if payment was not received, you will be required to pay the USAT fee before you can receive your race packet. USAT RULES AND REGULATION: Please observe all rules to keep this event safe and avoid disqualification or time penalties. This is a USAT sanctioned event. (IMPORTANT: helmets must be worn at all points on the bike course; No headphones allowed.) Refund Policy: There will be no refunds. Volunteers: All volunteers for the event will be wearing event volunteer t-shirts. This event could not take place without the help of all the volunteers. If you need anything, please seek out a volunteer. We hope to make this an enjoyable set of events that you will want to return for year after year. Updates: This packet may be updated in the weeks leading up to the race. It will be resent to the race participants periodically through and is available on the race website.

9 The Boy Scouts of America Scout Law A Scout is: Trustworthy Loyal Helpful Friendly Courteous Kind Obedient Cheerful Thrifty Brave Clean Reverent Scout Oath On my honor I will do my best To do my duty to God and my country and to obey the Scout Law; To help other people at all times; To keep myself physically strong, mentally awake, and morally straight. Scout Motto - Be Prepared Scout Slogan - Do a Good Turn Daily