Tri the Parks - Don Carter State Park Sprint

TRIATHLON, DUATHLON, AQUABIKE: SPRINT DISTANCE EVENT RACE INFORMATION Registration cutoff is 6:00 AM on race day or when field limit is reached if earlier Field limit is 300 T-shirts are NOT guaranteed if you sign up after August 8 Transition Area: Bike racks are coordinated to match with your assigned race number. Place your bike in the rack corresponding with your number Body Marking: All athletes will be marked with race number and age Swim Caps: Swim caps are provided in your race packet and must be worn. Your cap color identifies your swim start position EVENT TIMELINE 6:00 a.m. Park opens 6:00 a.m. - 7:30 a.m. Check-in 7:30 a.m. Report to the beach for the swim seed positioning and duathlon course start 7:45 a.m. Start sequence information and last minute course updates 8:00 a.m. Race starts 11:00 a.m. Awards ceremony begins TRIATHLON COURSE: Swim Course: The 600 m swim starts off of the dock and finishes at the boat ramp and is marked by large START and FINISH signs.. Swimmers will swim 200 m out to the 1st buoy, make a left turn, swim parallel the shore for 200 m, then make a left turn for the final 200 m. The wetsuit ruling will be made when the USAT Official takes the race day water temperature reading on the morning of the race. Wetsuits are legal when the water temperature is below 78 degrees. The swim portion of the race will be conducted in a time trial start with athletes lining up in race number sequence and starting every 5 seconds. Bike Course: The 10.9 mile bike course follows the beautiful roads of northern Hall County. Riders will turn right out of the park and follow North Browning Bridge Road north for approximately 2.5 miles. Turn right to head north on Clarks Bridge Road for an additional 2 miles. Turning left on Bogus Road, riders enter a 4 mile loop with rolling hills and green pastures on either side. The left turn at Napone Rd. brings the course back to Clarks Bridge Road. Turn right on to Clarks Bridge Road and follow for a half mile. T