Event Overview

Packet Pickup/Registration: 2:00pm to 6:00pm Saturday ONLY

$50 till oct 4th $70 Oct 5th – 8th Online reg closes at midnight on Thursday the 8th On site registration is $70 on Saturday No reg on Sunday only ppu $105 relay price the whole time.

$5 team discount

No Race Day registration or Packet Pickup

Must show valid school id and USAT membership ID

Athlete on team may pickup packets for other team members with those ID’s

All athletes must show valid school ID at body marking with race number

An athlete who graduated in fall semester may not participate as a team member, BUT may participate as an un-attached athlete only for the remainder of that season.

TRANSITION AREA:
Transition area will open 2 hrs. before each event, you must have race number to enter

Athlete must wear race number on front during run

Bike numbers must be on bike
Transition area closes 30 minutes before race, all athletes will report to the pool area for mandatory meeting

There will be 5 bikes per rack, each team will rack with fellow team members

Un-attached athletes will have a separate race area in the rear of the transition area

Athletes only in transition area at all times no coaches allowed in transition area

SWIM:
Athletes will be permitted to wear warm clothing in pool area awaiting their start
Mandatory Meeting 30 minutes prior on pool deck

Self seeding of athletes for serpentine swim

BIKE:

Bike courses will be held around campuses being multi-loop courses. It is the athletes responsibility to know the course and count his/her laps.

Being a multi-loop sprint course there can be congested areas, athlete communication on the bike course is greatly encouraged

RUN:

Run courses will be utilizing university campuses, you will follow chalk and cones, it is the athletes responsibility to know the course. Race management is not responsible for athletes running off course.

Race numbers must be clearly visible on the front of race jersey at all times

FINISH:

AWARDS:

Awards will start at 11:30, athletes must be present, we will not mail awards

USCTRI RULES:

In addition to USAT governing body rules and regulations you will adhere to these rules

No running on pool decks – penalty = 2min.

No diving in pool - penalty = 2min.

Loop bike and run course, athletes are responsible for counting laps, failure in counting laps is automatic disqualification.

Crossing coned lane automatic disqualification

Communication on the bike courses is a priority

No MP3 players

SCORING:

Male – 5

Female – 5

Coed – 5 (3men, 2women)

Cross Country style scoring. Overall place determines point value contributed to team score.

Teams will consist of 5 athletes

Universities may have several teams, however team members must stay on team they have registered with.

Un-attached athletes are not taken out of overall scoring, they can bump a team member down.

AWARDS:

Top 3 teams in each division

Top 10 men, women