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Try the Tri
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Are you ready to Try the Tri? Fit-N-Wise at Wise Regional Health System has made it possible to experience a triathlon without the intimidation of a large event. Get your feet wet have a great time and show your fellow athlete good sportsmanship. Please follow the links below for more info. Kids TriAdult Tri Try the Tri Training Wise Tri Triathlon Info on USAT Annual membership for adult and Kids Information on 1 day pass 250 yard Swim (indoor) / 8 mile bike / 2 mile run 2009 RACE DAY SCHEDULE : 5:00am- Packet Pick-Up: Checkin in, pay entrance fee, pick up goodie bag and get body marked. Check in closes at 6:30am! 5:00-6:40am- Transition Area Opens: Rack your bike and set up your race gear. (Helmet, shoes, glasses, etc.) No participant will be allowed to race without a helmet. No iPods or other music devices. 6:40am- Transition Area Closes: Mandatory pre-race meeting in parking lot 6:55am- Move to pool for swim start: In the pool area you will line up in order of your race number with the faster swimmers at the front and less experienced swimmers towards the end. This will assure a safe and smooth swim. 7:00am- Swim Start: Swimmers will enter the water one at a time at 20 second intervals.
2009 RACE INSTRUCTIONS : Parking: Park in the frontparking lot for the safety of the competitors and volunteers. Transition: Walk your bikes to the transition area and rack your bike. A volunteer will be there to assist you. Transition is a small area, so please keep your bike and equipment close together. Pre-race Meeting: Last minute race instructions will be given; this will be a good time to ask any questions that you might have. Swim: It is very important to have a good idea of your ability and swim time. Lining up fast to slow will allow for a safe and smooth swim for everyone. Swimmers will start at one end of the pool swimming down and back in the same lane. Change lanes and swim down and back. Repeat this until you have completed all 5 lanes. There is a ladder at the end of the pool where you will exit. VERY CAREFULLY you will exit the pool area and head to transition. Be very careful coming out of the pool area, the floor will be slick! Swim to Bike Transition: As you leave the pool area and enter the transition find your bike, put your helmet and shoes on and WALK your bike out of transition. You will mount your bike at the mount line. The mount line will be marked and a volunteer will be there to assist you. Bike: The bike course will be open to the public, so watch out for traffic. THIS IS NOT A CLOSED COURSE. Ride to the far right of the lane and pass only on the left side. The bike course is a narrow black top road with no shoulder, so pass with caution as this is an out and back course and you will have on-coming cyclists. This event is held in early morning, so traffic should be light to non-existant, but you will still need to use caution. As you approach transition, you will dismount your bike at mount/ dismount line. Walk your bike into transition and rack in the same spot you had it. Exit the transition area at the run out end of the transition and begin your run. Run: Course is a 2 mile loop. Stay to the far right or on the shoulder if possible. Part of the run course is on the bike route so watch out for the cyclists.
VOLUNTEERS: Please thank the sponsors and volunteers. They make events like this possible. Thank you for your participation and have a great race!!
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