Race Course

 

SWIM

The swim will be held at the Municipal pool. All competitors must be able to swim the appropriate distance without any swimming aids or assistance from others. Lane lines will be in so swimmers can stop and hold onto the lane line or may stop at each end of the pool, if they need to rest. Per USAT rules, the competitors must swim, using any stroke they wish, they just cannot run along the pool bottom. We will try to keep lane assignments to 2 swimmers per lane. Only 1 parent may be on the pool deck to assist your child out of the pool. The 6 – 8 year olds will start at the west end of the pool and finish at the east end. The 9-11 and 12-14 year olds will start at the east end of the pool and finish at the east end of the pool.

BIKE

The bike course begins by exiting the Municipal parking lot area on Lions Drive turning left onto Kennedy drive, then left onto Carey. The 6 -8 age group will ride one lap on Carey, the 9-11 age group will ride 3 laps on Carey and the 12-14 age group will ride 5 laps on Carey before returning to the Municipal pool where the transition area is located.

RUN

All 3 age groups will exit the Transition area after dropping off their bikes and run into Lions Park. All 3 age groups will run on the same course in Lions Park.

TRANSITION AREA

The Transition area is the area where the athletes keep their bike & helmet. Transition will be located the semi-circle parking lot just east of the Municipal pool adjacent to the covered shelter. After the swim all the athletes will enter in the same spot to get into the Transition area. All athletes must have bike helmets to bike. Helmets must be on and strapped before mounting your bike. All athletes will then exit the transition area with their bike but cannot mount their bike until they exit the transition area. There will be a bike mount line posted which is where the bike can be mounted. Bikes cannot be ridden in the transition area. Upon returning from the bike ride, bikes must be dismounted just before entering the transition area. Athletes will then return their bike to where their bike was parked. At that point all athletes will again exit the transition area to begin the run. There will be Transition volunteers directing athletes where to enter and exit as well as overhead signs indicating the “SWIM IN”, “BIKE OUT”, “BIKE IN” and “RUN OUT” spots in the Transition area. Only athletes are allowed in the Transition area. No parents allowed in Transition. All athletes must be able to tie their own shoes and mount their own bikes unassisted.