A stunningly beautiful and fun challenge for all ages and skill levels in historic surroundings.
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| Events SPRINT (400M/28K/5K), OR OLYMPIC (400M/40K/10K) |
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Date
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Saturday, May 29th , 2010 8:00 am, Rain or Shine!
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Venue
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Principia College Crafton Athletic Center, One Maybeck Place, Elsah, IL..
Check-in, Pool, Showers, Locker Rooms, T1, T2.
FINISH LINE; College Chapel Green - Awards Ceremony, Post Race Feed. |
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Directions
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Elsah, IL is 45 miles north of St Louis, and 10 miles up IL Rt. 100 from Alton, IL..
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Categories
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Overall Male/ Female; Individual age groups: 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, etc.- 3 deep;
Relays: men’s, women’s, mixed, family;
Overall Male/ Female Principia Alumni; Overall Male/ Female Principia student.
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Awards
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Custom, hand-crafted awards by local artisans.
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Fee
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$55 per individual; $140 per relay postmarked BY APRIL 30, 2010.
$65 per individual; $160 per relay postmarked MAY 1- MAY 22, 2010.
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Registration
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ONLINE REGISTRATION ONLY through Active.com.
••• NO RACE DAY REGISTRATION •••
List all names in relays on registration form.
All Principians check appropriate box.
Make sure to list your estimated 400M swim time in appropriate box.
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Packet pick-up
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May 22 - 28, 2010 from 10:00 to 6:00pm at Wild Trak Bikes ONLY.
LIMITED TIME RACE MORNING PACKET PICK-UP: 6-7 am.
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Packet includes
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Bike and Running numbers, wrist band (for access to transition & after race feed)
Campus entry pass, collector’s edition shirt, maps, and goodies.
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Do the course
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Saturday, May 22 at Principia College Crafton Center:
RIDE THE BIKE COURSE with race officials at 9:00am.
RUN THE RUN COURSE at 10:30am.
Course graphics:
Pool map
Transition map
Interactive Running, Bicycling, and Parking Maps
2010 Olympic Bike Map
2010 Sprint Bike Map
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| Timing |
Race Timing and Results posted at:
http://www.fleetfeetsports.com/ |
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Race day
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6:00 - 7:00am Late Packet pickup / Body Marking
6:00 - 7:30am Transition Open. Body Marking, Wrist Band, and Visible Race Number required for entry into transition area.
7:31am Transition Closes
7:45am Mandatory all athlete meeting poolside. Athletes line up at poolside numerically by Olympic racers followed by sprint racers.
7:46 - 8:00am Opening remarks, updates, Q&A.
8:00am First Olympic swimmer off. Next swimmers follow at 15sec intervals. 10min gap after Olympic swim before sprint racers begin.
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Weather
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Race runs RAIN or SHINE except in severe weather warning per Race Director.
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Refunds
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No refunds possible under any circumstances. Course can change per Director.
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Parking
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Practice football field.
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Transition
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Crafton Athletic Center parking- east side (a short walk from athlete parking).
Transition access ONLY WITH RACE WRISTBAND.
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Feed
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After race feed with a breathtakingly beautiful vista of the Missouri farm lands far below. Athletes eat FREE WITH WRISTBAND. Food available for purchase for guests while it lasts.
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SWIM (400 meters)
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SWIM START BY RACE NUMBER. Serpentine swim, (down-back-under lane rope); Individual, in-water start with 10 sec. intervals. Transition from pool, over indoor, carpeted track to T1.
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BIKE (28K/40K)
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An exhilarating, picturesque, and challenging rural course on blacktops with a number of tricky, technical decents and turns, and a few short climbs. See map links above.
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RUN (5K/10K))
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A shaded run on blacktop through a nature preserve, past historic structures, and culminating at Principia’s peaceful Chapel Green overlooking the majestic Mississippi river basin and the expansive Missouri farmlands.
See map links above.
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Accommodations
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Corner Nest Bed and Breakfast, Elsah, IL (618) 374-1982
Green Tree Inn, Elsah, IL (618) 374-2621
Maple Leaf Cottages, Elsah, IL (618) 374-1684
and numerous listings under “Alton, IL”.
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Vital questions...
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Contact us at triathlete58@gmail.com
In case you missed it, REGISTER HERE at Active.com
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| Sponsored by |
Principia College
Wild Trak Bikes |