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Brent Doscher Photography
The winner of the childrens bike is
Alexandra Southworth from Rockport!

There will be a drawing for a brand new kids' bike after the kid's races. The winner will receive a new Schwinn bicycle from
Belfast Bicycle. Donated by Belfast Pediatrics.

merchandise donated by Hammer Nutrition

5/4/2010
Registration Closes at
noon Friday, May 14
There are a few spaces left!

The Comfort Inn and the Belfast Harbor Inn are both offering a special discounts to racers and their families on Friday and Saturday night, May 14&15. You will need to call to make a reservation and to ask for the discount.

The Waldo County YMCA is excited to host its first annual triathlon festival. Our race day will be filled with events that will be exciting and fun for the whole family. Unlike most other traditional races, we will feature a full sprint tri in the morning and a trio of children’s triathlons in the afternoon! We hope that families will take this opportunity to come and visit our beautiful area of midcoast Maine. Belfast is located approximately 2 hours north of Portland and an hour east of Augusta. All of the proceeds from the event will benefit our YMCA children’s scholarship program.

Get directions to the Waldo County YMCA

Adult Triathlon
Sprint Distance with a Pool Swim
Who: triathletes age 14 and up
Date: Saturday, May 15 2010
Place:
Waldo County YMCA
157 Lincolnville Ave. Belfast, Maine 04915
Start time: 7:30 A.M.

Kids’ Triathlon
Triathlon Distance determined by age
Who: Age groups 7 & under, 8-10 year olds, 11-13 year olds
Date: Saturday, May 15 2010
Place:
Waldo County YMCA
157 Lincolnville Ave. Belfast, Maine 04915
Start Time: 12 noon

Schedule of Events

6:00 a.m.	Packet Pick-up and Transition Opens
7:30 a.m.	On Site Parking Closes
7:30 a.m.	Registration Closes for Adult Race/ Mandatory Race Meeting in the Pool Area
8:00 a.m.	Swim Wave 1 Starts
12:00 p.m.	Registration closes for Kid’s race
12:00 p.m.	Awards Ceremony / Kids’ Race Instructions
1:00 p.m.	Kids’ Races Start
1:00 p.m.	7 & Under- Wave 1
1:30 p.m.	8 -10 Year olds -Wave 1
2:00 p.m.	11-13 Year olds- Wave 1

Fees

Category	Waldo County YMCA Member Cost	Non-Member Cost
Adult triathlete	$60	$75
Teen triathlete	$45	$60
Relay team	$120 / team	$120 / team
Youth afternoon triathlete	$25	$25

Packet Pick-Up
Race packets will be available the day before the race, Friday, May 14, at the front desk of the Waldo County YMCA. Packets are also available on race day starting at 6:00 a.m. Racers will be able to drop off their bikes and gear the night before in the enclosed, secure, transition area.

Registration
There will be NO race day registration. Our race has a limited number of slots and will only be available online through the Waldo County YMCA website.

Registration will open at 9:00 a.m. February 1 for Waldo County YMCA members and to the general public 9:00 a.m. February 8th and will close when there are 144 registered adult racers (14 and up) and 48 in each age group category for the children’s races.

Refund Policy
Please note before registering that there can be NO REFUNDS or transfer of entries in this event. Once registered there are no exceptions. The triathlon will not be cancelled other than serious conditions that could put our racers and volunteers in danger. The race management reserves the right to cancel or modify the event for safety concerns. All roads are open to traffic. If it must be cancelled, the 2010 race will not be rescheduled.

Adult Triathlon

Swim
The swim will take place in the brand new Waldo County YMCA Tom & Sally Savage pool complex. The 525 yard leg (21 lengths) will be run with wave starts. The six lane pool will hold 12 racers at a time, two swimmers sharing a lane. Once all the swimmers in a wave finish, the next wave will start immediately. It is very important that you give us an accurate swim time for this distance in order for the organizers to keep the race running smoothly. To determine this time, we ask you to swim a timed 525 yards prior to the triathlon. You will be asked for this time when registering.

We will keep a 20 minute time limit for racers to complete the swim. If you cannot finish the swim within 20 minutes, we must ask you to get out of the pool and continue with the rest of the race. At this point, you will be racing ‘unofficially’ and ineligible for awards.

Bike
Racers will exit the pool area through a short carpeted indoor hallway, then enter the covered gymnasium which contains the transition area.

The 12.2 mile bike course starts immediately outside the building, then turns southwest on Route 52. The ride is a loop course on paved roads. We will have flaggers and law enforcement at the key intersections as well as motorcycle marshals with each wave. The terrain is mostly flat with rolling hills, both scenic and safe. There will be no drafting permitted on the bike course (enforced by the marshals).

Should a racer have a malfunction or breakdown, we will have a chase vehicle to help. Should you need assistance with a repair, you will be allowed to finish the race but be considered unofficial and ineligible for awards.

See Bike Course Below

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Run
The 3.5 mile loop run will start again at the transition area in the YMCA gymnasium and follow Route 52 again.

The terrain is mostly flat with a few rolling hills on pavement. There will be aid and water stations at each mile of the race. Racers will finish at the main entrance to the YMCA where spectators can cheer on friends and family.

See Run Course Below

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Timing
The morning race will be timed by All Sports Events with the results available the day after the race. We will use Chip timing to give racers splits for each leg of the race as well as time in transition! Timing chips are attached to a soft, comfortable Velcro strap which must be worn on the ankle.

Not ready to do the whole race by yourself?
We are offering a limited number of slots to teams. Your team can be Male, Female, or Coed. Teams will receive one chip that will need to be transferred from one racer to the next.

Post Race/Awards
Racers will enjoy plenty of food and drink to refuel themselves after the race. This will be a great time for families to relax with some food and music and celebrate before we start the kids’ races at 1:00 p.m. The mornings’ race award ceremony will start at approximately 12 noon.

The awards will go as follows: (There will be no double dipping.)
Top Male/Female Overall
Top Male/Female in five year increments
19 and Under, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, etc.
Top Relay Team Male, Female, and Coed

Kids’ Triathlon

Kids Race
We will kick off the afternoon with an exciting series of kids races! The goal of our race is to get kids excited about participating in the sport of triathlon. For this reason, we will not time the children. Instead, all racers will receive an award for finishing as well as a triathlon tee shirt.

Like the adults, the kids will start out swimming in the YMCA pool. After their wave is completed, they will be taken into the locker room where they will have a chance to dry off and change into their biking and running gear.

Volunteers and parents will help usher the kids to the nearby bike course (a closed loop in a neighboring school parking lot).

Kids will run on the Troy Howard Middle school's cross country course adjacent to the bike course. The racers will be cheered on by volunteers and parents during each leg giving them the encouragement they need to finish their first triathlon! We have just 48 slots per age group!

Distance per age group:
7 and Under
25 yard swim
600 yard bike (one loop of the bike course)
1/4 mile run

8-10 Year Olds
50 yard swim
1200 yard bike
1/2 mile run

11-13 Year Olds
100 yard swim
1800 yard bike
1 mile run

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