SWIM RIDE RUN RACE DAY INFORMATION SHEET RACE 5 – PETER SCULLIN RESERVE, MORDIALLOC SUNDAY, 6 APRIL 2014 Race Director: Julie Tedde Race Referee: Triathlon Victoria Event Manager: Matt O’Halloran Welcome to Race 5 of the 2013/14 TeamUp Tri Series. Please take the time to read the following participant instructions to ensure you have the best possible event experience. MINI - 6:45AM START AGE CATEGORY
SWIM CAP COLOUR
WAVE START TIME
WAVE
Women’s beginner (100m swim)
PINK
0 mins
B1
Women’s Mini (300m swim)
NEON GREEN
2 mins
M2
All females 30-39
SKY BLUE
4 mins
M3
All females 40+
PINK
6 mins
M4
All females 12-17
NEON GREEN
8 mins
M5
All males 18-39
GREEN
10 mins
M6
All males 12 -13
RED
12 mins
M7
All males 14-17
YELLOW
14 mins
M8
All females 18-29
ORANGE
16 mins
M9
All males 40+ and teams
ROYAL BLUE
18 mins
M10
Nunawading Club Wave
ASSORTED
19 mins
M11
OLYMPIC - 7:15AM START AGE CATEGORY
SWIM CAP COLOUR
WAVE START TIME
WAVE
Open ITU Junior Male
NEON GREEN
0 mins
O12
Open ITU Junior Female
PINK
2 mins
O13
All males 40-44
VIOLET
4 mins
O14
All males 16-29
NEON GREEN
6 mins
O15
All females 16-34
PINK
8 mins
O16
All males 35-39
NEON ORANGE
11 mins
O17
Males 50+ and all teams
NEON YELLOW
13 mins
O18
Females 35+
NEON GREEN
15 mins
O19
All males 30-34
VIOLET
18 mins
O20
All males 45-49
NEON ORANGE
20 mins
O21
PARTICIPANT INSTRUCTIONS SPRINT - 8:30AM START SPRINT CATEGORY
SWIM CAP COLOUR
WAVE START TIME
WAVE START TIME
All Open ITU Junior Male
NEON GREEN
0 mins
S22
All Open ITU Junior Female
PINK
2 mins
S23
All males 45-49
ORANGE
5 mins
S24
All males 40-44
ROYAL BLUE
5 mins
S24
All males 16-29
NEON YELLOW
7 mins
S25
All males 20-29
NEON ORANGE
7 mins
S25
All males 14-15
RED
9 mins
S26
All males 30 -34
YELLOW
12 mins
S27
All males 35-39
GREEN
12 mins
S27
Males 50+ and all Teams
SKY BLUE
14 mins
S28
All females 30-39
NEON ORANGE
16mins
S29
All females 40+
VIOLET
16mins
S29
All females 14-29
NEON GREEN
18mins
S30
All women’s friends and family sprint wave
PINK
20 mins
S31
KIDS TRIATHLON Kids - Start time 10:00am. Your family and friends can still enter: • Online at www.starttofinish.com.au (online entries close at 12:00 noon on Thursday, 3 April) • On day from 8:30am at the Entries marquee n TRAINING CLINIC Saturday, 5 April
EVENT TIMETABLE SATURDAY 5 APRIL Registration
All Events
2:00 - 4:00pm
Training Clinic
All Events
3:00pm
Note: no bikes to be dropped off on Saturday SUNDAY 6 APRIL
Location: Peter Scullin Reserve, Mordialloc Registration
Mini Tri Olympic Sprint Tri Kids Tri
5:45 – 6:15am 5:45 – 6:45am 5:45 - 7:50am 8:30 – 9:30am
Transition Opens/Closes
Mini Tri Olympic Sprint Tri Kids Tri
5:45 - 6:25am 6:00- 6:55am 6:00 –8:00am 9:00–9:40am
Pre Race Briefing
Mini Tri Olympic Sprint Tri Kids Tri
6:35am (beach) 7:05am (beach) 8:15am (beach) 9:50am (beach)
Race Start
Mini Tri Olympic Sprint Tri Kids Tri
6:45am 7:15am 8:30am 10:00am
Presentations
Mini Tri Olympic Sprint Tri Kids Tri
9:00am 11:00am 11:00am 11:15am
Session starts at 3:00pm Taken by: Triathlon Response Group All beginners are welcome, the clinic will include transition set up as well as tips on putting your Race together. To register: 1. Download the TeamUp app on your Iphone, Android or Facebook via the TeamUp Website 2. Sign into the app / create an account 3. Search for the ‘TeamUp Tri Series Training Clinic #5’ 4. Go to the ‘Get in Touch’ tab and let us know that you are interested by providing us with your full name Alternatively, please let us know by emailing: triseries@ starttofinish.com.au
PARTICIPANT INSTRUCTIONS
n WOMEN’S ONLY TRAINING CLINIC
n REGISTRATION PROCEDURE
Saturday, 5 April Location: Peter Scullin Reserve, Mordialloc Session starts at 2:00pm
SPRINT, OLYMPIC and MINI TRIATHLON
Pre event Clinic featuring Liv/giant brought to you by Bicycles Inc. Liv/giant is a Women specific Cycling group that sits under the GIANT brand. Come join us on Saturday and get the chance to trial ride some of the Woman specific road bikes and time trial bikes. If you come down on the day and enter one of the women’s feature races your name will automatically go into the draw to WIN a GIANT bike from Bicycle Inc. n WEBSITE Jump on our website www.starttofinish.com.au for all the latest updates, venues, course and transition maps and tips for beginners. n TOILETS Toilets are available at the end of the car park at Peter Scullin Reserve, on Pier Rd and on the event site near the Registration marquees. n FIRST AID St John First Aid will be located at the finish line and a roving bike crew will be located on course. If you require first aid assistance on the course, please notify a staff member or marshal. n ROAD CLOSURE AND PARKING Beach Road will be completely closed starting from the corner of Bay Rd and Beach Rd, Sandringham to Nepean Hwy and Beach Road, Mordialloc from 6:00am to 11:00am. n CLOTHING DROP OFF A bag drop will be located at the event site for free storage of your clothing during the event. Please do not place any valuables in the bag drop area, as we can not accept the responsibility for valuables lost or stolen. No bags are to be left in transition. n RACE KIT COLLECTION Participants can pick up their race kit at the event site on Saturday, 5 April from 2:00pm – 4:00pm and on Sunday from 5:45am - 6:15am for the Mini distance, 5:45 - 7:50am for the Sprint and 5:45am - 6:45am for the Olympic distance. You can also register for the Race during the above times.
Collect your pre-packed race envelope that will contain: • A coloured security wrist-band • A black velcro timing ankle-band with a timing chip attached • A bike & helmet security sticker • A swim cap and sponsor information Please check your details that are printed on the sticker on the outside of your pack. If any of the information is incorrect, you MUST return to registration to amend your details; this will affect the accuracy of your results. Once you have your pack: 1. Attach your security band to your wrist, allowing you access into the transition. 2. Place your bike sticker on the centre of your handle bars/ head stem and your helmet sticker on the right hand side of your helmet. 3. Attach your timing band around your ANKLE. Remember to hand the timing band in after the event or you will receive a $50 charge for the lost or unreturned band. 4. Proceed to the arm numbering area where you will have your race number written on your RIGHT ARM and RIGHT THIGH and race category letter written on the back of your RIGHT CALF. This can also be done yourself. Please use our website (www. starttofinish.com.au) for reference. 5. Proceed to the bike compound, find your race number on the bike racks to set up your bike and gear. You will find your sticker in your age group and then in alphabetical order. To reduce congestion please ensure that your helmet is securely fastened and your security band is on in preparation for your security check as you enter the transition/compound area. Those who entered after Thursday WILL NOT have an allocated bike spot and will need to rack their bike on the late entries rack. 6. Attend the race briefing which will be held on the beach for the Mini, Olympic and Sprint races. 7. We have full road closure, however be aware that cars may come onto the course and as always be aware of other cyclists on the road also. 8. All athletes should head out on the bike with a drink bidon.
PARTICIPANT INSTRUCTIONS
n KIDS TRI INFORMATION Kids Tri Information will be available on a separate sheet at registration and on our website www.starttofinish.com.au POST-EVENT n BLACK TIMING BANDS You must hand back your timing band at the finish line. n REFRESHMENTS Refreshments will be available at the finish line. Each participant will receive an Emma & Tom’s bar and a cup of Dextro Isotonic Sports Drink and a Chobani Yoghurt sample. n MOCHA MONKEY Mocha Monkey will be serving coffee and food on site during the morning. n RACE RESULTS Finish times and places will be up on our website www.starttofinish.com.au by 6:00pm Sunday. n SCHOOLS AND CLUBS AREA All Triathlon Schools and Clubs attending have been given the opportunity to set up their marquees in our schools and clubs area to use as a base for their team. To book a marquee please download the marquee form from our website. n SPOT PRIZES Spot Prizes will be given out randomly after the event to a lucky few. You can head down to the main stage between 8:30 – 10:00am to collect your prize. AGE GROUP MEDALS are awarded to the top 3 place getters (If medals are not collected, they must be collectedfrom the Start to Finish Office in Port Melbourne.) Olympic Distance Age Category winners will receive a Dextro Energy prize pack. Must be at 11:00am presentation to claim prize. n SERIES WINNERS Please note that the Series Winners will not be announced at Race 5 presentations. Winners will be announced on our website and their medals and a Mizuno product voucher, valued at $200 will be sent out to them via post after Race 5. EVENT SPONSORS n TEAMUP TeamUp is a free app, developed by VicHealth to help you get out and get active with others in your area, when and how it suits you.
TeamUp is the perfect tool to help you prepare for the TeamUp Tri Series, with hundreds of activities listed across Victoria, including cycling, running, swimming and many more. Download the TeamUp App and register for Race 5 for your chance to WIN a GIANT Bicycle from Bicycle Inc. valued at $1,500. Visit teamup. com.au to download the TeamUp app for iPhone, Android or Facebook! n TINELI Tineli has quickly grown to become a leading manufacturer of custom printed and off-the-shelf performance clothing in Australia, with everything from Cycling to Triathlon kit, they are to be able to help you with custom or stock performance clothing. n PHYSIOHEALTH PhysioHealth will be on site at all TeamUp Tri Series events offering Physiotherapy Injury management and post race therapies to ease those tired Muscles. Visit the PhysioHealth tents after the race to meet the dynamic Physio team and learn more about their athlete screening programs and high performance athlete development. n MIZUNO Mizuno has a great range of technical running shoes to suit all your triathlon needs, from training shoes right through to shoes appropriate for sprint distance and long course racing. come and see the guys at Mizuno and Running Fit to discuss all your triathlon and running needs - they are runners themselves so can give you some great advice! n BICYCLES INC. Visit Craig and the team at Bicycles Inc. and have a look at the latest GIANT bikes or if you have any issues with your bike they will be happy to assist. n CHOBANI YOGHURT The Chobani yoghurt van will be distributing free samples! Chobani is authentic strained Greek yoghurt made the right way, with only natural ingredients and never any preservatives. Chobani has fat-free and low-fat varieties, and two times more protein per serving than regular yoghurt. n GRAVITY ZERO Purchase any set of Gravity-Zero wheels before the 30th April 2014 from Melbourne’s Gravity-Zero dealers (Cycling Obsession or Evolution Cycles ) & get a 10% discount plus a FREE bike check. For more information please see the Gravity-Zero team on event day!