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Firebird Triathlon March 7, 2010 |
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Firebird Triathlon March 7, 2010 |
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DATE: March 7, 2010
TRI START TIME: 8:00am
DISTANCES:
Sprint
Triathlon:
SWIM:
600 meters
BIKE:12 miles
RUN: 5 kilometers
Super
Sprint Triathlon:
SWIM: 250 meters
BIKE:4 miles
RUN: 1 mile
Duathlon:
RUN: 2.5 kilometers
BIKE:12 miles
RUN: 5 kilometers
WATER TEMP: Approximately 60 (wetsuits allowed)
AIR TEMP: High 50s at start, 70/80s at finish
REGISTRATION & PACKET PICK-UP: Saturday March 6 1:00pm - 5:00pm Landis Cyclery (Warner & Rural in Tempe)
Race Morning: March 7 6:30am - 7:30am
AWARDS CEREMONY: March 7 11:30am (location TBD)
ENTRY FEES: Click here
ENTRY FORM: Click here
ONLINE REGISTRATION:Click hereTHE FASTEST TRIATHLON in ARIZONA!
SPRINT, SUPERSPRINT & DUATHLON
OPEN WATER SWIM – NO NEED TO DO ONE OF THOSE POOL SWIM TRIATHLONS
FLAT BIKE COURSE CLOSED TO TRAFFIC
FLAT RUN COURSE IN FIREBIRD RACEWAY
RACE LIMITED TO 350 ENTRIES
This is a no frills race. That means we are keeping the race fee as low as possible. No compromises in course support and logistics but there will be no goody bag, no t-shirt (unless you order one separately with your entry) and just bagels, fruit, water and Gatorade at the finish line.
Don’t worry about all the frills, come and race in the first open water swim triathlon of the year in the continental United States!
USA Triathlon rules will apply.
Wetsuits are strongly encouraged.
USAT AGE GROUP RULE
USA Triathlon, the governing body of the sport of triathlon, instituted a new age group rule in 2005. Your race age is your age on December 31, 2010 Therefore, if you age up into a new age group during the calendar year, you race in that new age group for the 2010 season. For example, Sally is 34 years old on the day of the Firebird Triathlon on February 21, 2010. Her birthday is on July 15, 2010 and on her birthday she will turn 35. Therefore, Sally races in the 35-39 age group for all of 2010, including the Firebird Triathlon.
REGISTRATION/PACKET PICK-UP
Registration and packet pick up will be from 1:00pm to 5:00pm on March 6 at Landis Cyclery, Warner and Rural, Tempe.
Registration will also be on Race Day starting at 6:30am and ending promptly at 7:30am. We are very serious when we say it ends at 7:30am. If you show up after that time you will not be allowed to race. If you do not think you can make it by that time, please pick up your packet at Landis on Saturday.
FIREBIRD TEAM TRIATHLON CHALLENGE
USAT and the ITU have been experimenting with a new triathlon event has received rave reviews from athletes and spectators. The team triathlon has each athlete team member doing an entire mini-sprint triathlon as part of the team competition, not just one of the events (swim, bike or run) as is usually the case in relay done in a triathlon competition. The Team Triathlon World Championships took place at the Hy-Vee Triathlon in Des Moines, Iowa last summer and can be viewed on YOUTUBE (link is http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhwR4OMMSA0). The ITU is hoping the Team Triathlon can be the next triathlon medal event at the Olympics and USAT is hoping to integrate the Team Triathlon concept into collegiate and elite competition.
The format is still experimental and the Firebird Triathlon is the first triathlon in the world to offer the Team Relay concept to age group and collegiate competitors. We will be providing feedback to USAT on the competition so your suggestions and comments are important. Who knows, in the 2016 Olympics, when the Team Triathlon starts, you can tell everybody who will listen that you did the first Team Triathlon way back when at the Firebird Triathlon.
Teams are composed of three athletes. Each athlete will do a 250 meter swim, a 4 mile bike and a 1 mile run. To make it fair, divisions in the Firebird Team Triathlon Challenge are 3 Men, 3 Women, 2 Men/1 Woman and 1 Man/2 Women. With each athlete doing an entire mini-sprint triathlon, the Team Challenge format is exciting and a true test of speed, endurance and fitness. When each athlete finishes his or her leg of the team race, he or she will hand their chip to the next athlete at the swim start.
The Firebird Triathlon is uniquely able to host the Team Triathlon Challenge. With Firebird Lake to swim in, closed roads on the bike, and a run inside of Firebird International Raceway, we have the ideal course for this competition. No traffic and no swimming pool - just flat and fast racing.
The Firebird Triathlon will start at 7:30am with individual and standard relay competitors. We expect to be finished with the Firebird Triathlon at about 10:00am. Fifteen minutes after the last Firebird Triathlon Finisher, we will start the Firebird Team Triathlon Challenge. You are welcome, even encouraged, to enter the Firebird Triathlon as well as the Firebird Team Triathlon Challenge. It should be no problem for you to do both events.
To enter the Firebird Team Triathlon Challenge simply enter your team via Active (link) or download an entry blank and send it in. Questions? Email .
COLLEGIATE DIVISION at the Firebird Triathlon
The Firebird Triathlon is offering collegiate athletes two ways to compete at the Firebird Triathlon. Collegiate competitors can enter as an individual in the Firebird Triathlon and/or as a team in the Firebird Team Triathlon Challenge. Collegiate athletes can compete in one or both.
The Firebird Triathlon will have a special wave (with a discounted entry fee) for all athletes who are current full time students at a college or university. Awards will be given for the top five men and the top five women collegiate athletes. Team scores will not be kept for the individual collegiate division of the Firebird Triatthlon.
Team scores will be kept for the Firebird Team Triathlon Challenge. Points will be awarded for relays in the 2 divisions - 1 Man/2 Women and 2 Men/1 Women. Points will not be awarded for the all men's or all women's Team Challenge. Points will be awarded for each relay finish as follows:
1st Place - 25 points
2nd Place - 18 points
3rd Place - 12 points
4th Place - 8 points
5th Place - 4 points
EVENT LOCATION
JUST 10 MILES SOUTH OF PHOENIX ON I-10.
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EVENT PARKING
There is plenty
of parking at Firebird Raceway. Please park in Lot 1, using the first gate into
Firebird Raceway. Park your car and walk the ¼ mile to the Transition Area.
TRANSITION AREA
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SWIM
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The swim will be an
open water swim in Firebird Lake.
The water in Firebird Lake will be a bit chilly. Wetsuits are encouraged.
Please check back. Information on wetsuit rental will be posted shortly.
The water in Firebird Lake is clean and tested to be safe for swimming. The Firebird Triathlon has a long history in Arizona, with triathlons being run at the lake in the 80s, 90s and most recently for five years starting in 1999. Firebird Lake has an undeserved reputation for poor water quality. Because the water table from which the water is pumped to fill the lake is briney, the lake has a salty taste. Before you make a judgment about the water, please email racedirector@gmail.com with questions or talk to one of the many, many Arizona triathletes who have done this event
WETSUIT RENTAL
Looking for a wetsuit rental?
CLICK HERE to rent your wetsuit from Xterra Wetsuits.
XTERRA is also our preferred wetsuit rental partner. As you know, the water
temperature will be in the low 60s for the race in Firebird Lake and wetsuits
are strongly encouraged. Though it is a short swim no matter the distance of the
swim you are doing, most athletes will want a wetsuit for buoyancy and warmth.
Don't have one? No problem-- XTERRA provides an inexpensive and easy solution--
rent one for the week by visiting their rental shop--
CLICK HERE for more information about Xterra wetsuit rentals.
BIKE
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Sprint and Duathlon athletes will go 3 laps, Supersprint athletes will go 1 lap.
The road will be closed to traffic.
RUN
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The run is flat and
very, very fast.
Water and energy drink will be available every mile.
There are relay categories for Men, Women and Mixed.
In an effort to keep entry fees down, t-shirts are not being provided as part of your entry fee and must be ordered separately. If you wish to purchase a t-shirt indicate that you wish to do so on your entry form and we will have it ready for you when you pick up your race number. T-shirts MUST be ordered by February 25th.
Weather in March in Phoenix is likely to be quite nice. Expect morning temperatures to be in the high 50s with temperatures rising to near 80 by the finish of the race.
Clydesdale/Athena
USAT rules will be followed. Please check the USAT website at www.usatriathlon.org for more
information. At the time of this writing, the USAT rules dictate that those
eligible for the Clydesdale category be men who are 200 pounds and over and the
those eligible for the Athena category be women who are 150 pounds and over.
Refund Policy
No refunds will be given for any reason whatsoever. We cannot transfer your
entry to another race. We will transfer your entry to another athlete for a $25
processing fee if done more than 5 days before the race.
If you wish to switch between sprint, supersprint and duathlon you may do so at any time prior race morning.
Entry Fees
No Refunds or entry transfers. If you wish to switch between Oly and
sprint, or vice versa, please see Refund Policy, above.
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Sprint, |
Postmarked prior to Feb 25, 2010 |
$60 |
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Postmarked 2/26/10 to 3/6/10 |
$70 |
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| Race Day | $80 | |
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Relay
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Postmarked prior to Feb 25, 2010 |
$90 |
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Postmarked 2/26/10 to 3/6/10 |
$90 |
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| Race Day | $100 | |
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Firebird Team Triathlon Challenge |
Postmarked prior to Feb 25, 2010 |
$99 |
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Postmarked 2/26/10 to 3/6/10 |
$120 |
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| Race Day | $150 | |
| T-shirt* | Must order by Feb 25,2010 | $12 |
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One day USAT License, if not USAT member |
$10 |
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*T-shirts are not part of your entry and must be ordered separately.
SEND ENTRY TO:
FIREBIRD TRIATHLON
PO Box 417
LOVELAND, OH 45140
Online
Registration
Online registration is provided by Active.com.
Please read the Online Registration Information page. When you are ready to register online, click on the appropriate link below.
Lodging Information and Host Hotel
For course maps, see the Course Details section.
Course Modifications
Tucson Racing reserves the right to postpone, cancel or change the race
or race format at any time to ensure athlete safety. If Tucson Racing determines
conditions that might compromise the safety of participants, Tucson Racing, in
its sole judgment, may cancel, postpone, or change the race and/or race format.
No Refunds or Transfers will be given.
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www.tucsonracing.com. No warranty, expressed or written, is made regarding the
content of this site. Tucson Racing will
not be held liable for mistakes, typographical errors, omissions, or other
errors which may render some information inaccurate. Information and policies
found within this site are subject to change without notice.
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