WELCOME TO THE CEDARS OF LEBANON TRIATHLON!
2009 Cedars Tri - Racers Getting Ready in Transition Area
PRE-RACE INFORMATION - PLEASE REVIEW
The links below give you all the race basics - read on for complete event details and reminders, including: Schedule of Events, Post Race Info, Where To Stay, Directions, Race Support, Course Information, & Packet Pick Up Requirements
Quick Links (also provided below:)
1. Directions YAHOO! map
2. Race # & Timing Info
3. TIPS FOR BEGINNERS
4. Map My Ride Bike Course
5. Map My Ride Run Course
6. Swim, Finish & Staging Area
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Friday, Day Before Race
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm -
Registration & packet pick-up
Cedars of Lebanon Swimming Pool Area
6:00 pm -
Race Overview in the Transition Area;
Followed by Beginner Q & A
Saturday, Race Day
6:00 am - 6:45am - Registration & packet pick-up & body marking
7:00 am -
Bikes must be in the transition area.
Race overview in transition area.
7:30 am -
Interval swim starts begin by participant race number.
11:00 am -
Awards ceremony following designated last finisher.
NOTES ABOUT POST RACE FOOD:
We will be providing Peanut Butter and Jelly, Hot Dogs grilled on site, chips, cookies, fruit, drinks to racers and volunteers. PLEASE tell your friends and family to bring their own snacks as there is no concession stand at this venue. There IS A DRINK MACHINE with soda and bottled water.
WHERE IT HAPPENS
Cedars of Lebanon State Park is located approximately 31 miles east of Nashville in Wilson County. It is 6 miles south of I-40 on U.S. Highway 231 (State Route 10). From I-40, take exit number 238, go south on Hwy 231 (State Route 10.) The entrance to the park will be on your left (or on the east side) of Hwy. 231. From the Murfreesboro area, just take Hwy. 231 North to the park. If you are coming from Birmingham or Chattanooga area, you can take the new 840 from I-65 or I-24. 840 is only a couple of miles west I-40 exit 238. OR, for a real short cut....if you are traveling from the Birmingham area or Chattanooga area, or in between...take I-840 from I-65 or I-24, then exit for the Nashville Speedway off of 840. Go to Hwy 231, go north on 231, the park entrance will be on your right within a few miles. This will take at least 10 minutes off of your drive.
YAHOO! map
Link to Cedars of Lebanon State Park Web Page
WHERE TO STAY
 Sleep Inn & Suites
I-40, Exit 232
150 South Eastgate Court, Lebanon, TN 37090
Telephone: 615-449-7005
The race host hotel is a short 10 minute drive from the race site - be sure to ask them the quickest way to the park or check out the map yourself to take Hwy 109 directly from the hotel to just a few hundred yards from the park entrance.
VIEW PROPERTY WEB SITE AND BOOK ONLINE
Complimentary Deluxe Continental Breakfast Open at 5 am, In-Room Coffee Service, Refrigerator and Microwave in rooms, Indoor Pool, Fitness Center, Meeting Room, Computer Center, Complimentary wireless internet, Cable TV with HBO, Complimentary Morning Paper, Guest Laundry Facilities, Fax & Copy Service, Valet Laundry. Credit Cards & Travelers Checks
 Holiday Inn Express & Suites - Lebanon
615-994-3225
MUST CALL HOTEL DIRECT & MENTION THE RACE TO GET A $79.99 rate. Just a few miles from the race site.
HOTEL WEB SITE WITH DIRECTIONS
 RACE SUPPORT
ACME Multisport will be on site for race support on Saturday morning and during registration hours Friday - they are there for emergencies, not complete tune-ups so be sure to have your bike checked before you come to the race.
ACME Multisports will be set up during the expo selling those last minute items you might need.
EVENT DESCRIPTION
300 yd swim / 16.5 mi bike / 3 mi run
EVENT TIMING AND GETTING YOUR RESULTS & PHOTOS
We use electronic timing chips, body marking, helmet numbers, bike frame numbers, numbered swim caps and bib numbers to insure we keep track of you during the race and hopefully get your results accurately. Click HERE or on the image below to see what you need to expect to receive in your race packet and what to do to make sure we know who you are in this event.
TIPS FOR BEGINNERS
Map My Ride Course Links with Elevation
Bike Course
Run Course
SWIM COURSE (300 yards)
(pdf layout of transition and pool and finish area)
The swim is in the 50 yard outdoor pool. This pool has been resurfaced for this year, with new lane lanes, etc... beautiful! You will enter the pool in an "interval start" fashion. Participants line up by race number (beginning with the lowest number to the highest.) Race Numbers are assigned based on your estimated swim time you submitted when you registered. If you would like to start at the back, that is fine. Your racking position in transition is also organized by your race number.
One person at a time enters the pool and begins swimming when given the start command. Swim down the first lane, touch the wall, go under the lane rope, swim down that lane, and continue the same process until you exit after swimming 6 lengths for a total of 300 yards. While you are entering the pool by estimated swim time, someone may need to pass you. We encourage participants to pass ONLY at the wall. If someone taps your foot, please stop at the wall and let them go under the lane rope before you. When you exit the pool, volunteers will direct you to the transition area where you will begin your bike segment of the race.
BIKE COURSE
(pdf of the course)
The bike course is a 16.5 mile loop of rolling, mostly rural roads through farms and open land in Wilson County. Roads have a great surface (the park was resurfaced the last week of June 2005) with a rough area of older road surface as you enter back into the park the last three miles. The edges of the road have some washing and there is significant "bumpiness" in areas of miles 13-1/2 until about 15-1/2. This portion is also very shady which affects visibility. Please note that many, many road bikes have traversed this course over the past few years at this race and for recreational rides (including one of your race directors)- so we are confident it is ok to ride, please just show general caution on this last segment.
There are small bridges at around mile 14 and just after mile 15 that will be covered with carpet. You will be able to ride your bike over these bridges, but we ask that you slow down as you approach. If you are training on the course prior to the race, you can ride over the bridges as they are, but do so with caution. Overall, this is a beautiful, well paved course for over 13 miles - expect a couple of good hills with nice recovery down hills between miles 3 and 5, and again between miles 8 and 10. One final short steep climb at mile 12 will send you into the park for a mostly flat finish.
RUN COURSE
(pdf of the course)
The run course is a 3 mile out-and-back course on the state park roads. Not very hilly for most of the course, mostly flat with some slight inclines and rollers and one short steep hill just before the run turnaround.
There will be two aid stations with water and powerade, one about 1/2 way (0.8 miles) to the turnaround, and one at the turnaround. Water and powerade will also be available as you leave the transition for the start of your run.
Notes on Categories and Awards
Follow this link for important RELAY TEAM INFORMATION
Relay Teams will be racked separately and tents will be provided as a staging area near the bike in/out section of the transition area.
1st Overall Male & Female AquaBike: notes about Aquabike - this category is for those that want to do the swim and bike portions only. You will finish your race when you return your bike to the transition area. There is no finish line to cross. Please be sure to turn your timing chip in at the race finish line. Your swim and bike time will be recorded by timing mats and totaled to determine the Aquabike winner.
Your category CANNOT change once the race starts. If a category is not indicated when you register, you will be entered as an individual. If you choose Beginner, you will fall back in your age group if you do not win an award in your chosen category. PLEASE CHECK YOUR LABEL ON YOUR BIB NUMBER WHEN YOU PICK UP YOUR RACE PACKET - notify us of any errors before the race begins.
Beginners are defined as: racers that have competed in three or fewer triathlons and have not received a race award.
IMPORTANT NOTES ABOUT GETTING YOUR AWARD:
You can only claim your award at the award ceremony or have someone pick it up for you if you have to leave. Awards will not be mailed. Please be sure to check the draft race results when posted at the race site to see if you will be getting an award or, if you must leave right away, pick a friend to listen at the ceremony for your name. We hope you will choose to stay for the ceremony and celebrate everyone's accomplishments that day - there are also random prize drawings! Hope to see you there.
 IMPORTANT RULES REGARDING RACE PACKET PICK UP
Please review the basics below and open the links to the USAT Registration Rules and Most Commonly Violated Race Rules
This race is sanctioned by USA Triathlon and Team Magic race directors Therese Bynum and Faye Yates are Certified Race Directors.
1. ALL athletes are required to show photo ID.
2. NO ID, NO RACE, NO EXCEPTIONS.
3. Every single participant must have a photo ID, this includes all relay participants.
4. Youth athletes without an ID must be accompanied by a parent/guardian with a photo ID.
5. Annual members are required to bring their membership card every time they compete in a USAT sanctioned event.
6. If your card has been lost, you can download and print out a temporary one at https://www.usatmembership.com.
7. Athletes may only pick up their own packets. Under no circumstances may an athlete pick up a packet for another person. Regarding relays, all relay members must be present to receive the packet, or split up the relay packet for each participant.
8. If an athlete does not bring a photo ID to packet pickup they must go home to get it
9. If an athlete does not bring their USAT membership card to packet pickup they have three options:
a. Go home to get it
b. Find internet access where a temporary card can be printed
c. Purchase a one-day membership for $10 which can later be applied to a membership renewal by submitting a receipt of purchase
10. Annual members do not have to sign a waiver at packet pickup because they already signed it when they applied to become an annual member.
Please click here to view the complete USAT REGISTRATION RULES
Please click here to view USAT MOST COMMONLY VIOLATED RULES
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