Tri the Parks - John Tanner Fall 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 500 T-shirts are NOT guaranteed if you sign up after August 29 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 meter swim course is a triangle shape with the swim start and exit at the shoreline area marked by large START and FINISH signs. 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 bike course is 13.8 miles. The course is a clockwise loop course that follows the main road out of the park onto smooth, paved county roads. The course is characterized as rolling hills to flat with a few sections of up/downhill portions. Turns will be marked with staff/sheriff personnel. The course is marked with directional signs and mile markers are provided every two miles. Run Course: The 5 kilometer run course is a loop design with the first mile taking place around the park lake on a flat, paved trail. The second mile travels along an unpaved park road onto a paved county road to the turnaround. The final mile trave