PRE-RACE INFORMATION - PLEASE REVIEW
please download your race book here
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Friday, Day Before Race
5:30 pm-7:30 pm -
Registration & packet pick-up at host hotel Holiday Inn Express Hendersonville.
6:00 pm - Coach Stephen Taylor will be discussing bike fit & what to look for when choosing a bike - ACME Multisport will also be on hand with some bikes to check out
6:30 pm - Race Overview in Transition Area; Followed by Beginner Q & A session
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 bike transition area.
7:15 am
- Racers need to be on their way to the swim start / transition area one.
7:30 am
- Interval swim starts begin by participant race number.
~11:00 am or earlier -
Awards ceremony following designated last finisher.
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/default.aspx.
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
DIRECTIONS TO THE RACE SITE
Race registration and packet pick up will be held at the host hotel Holiday Inn Express on Friday night and Saturday morning. The address for the host hotel is 615 East Main Street, which is the same as Hwy 31E or Gallatin Road. The bike transition area and finish area are located just behind the Holiday Inn Express. Transition #1 is at the bottom of Caudill Drive at the swim entrance and exit.
YAHOO! map
Directions from I-65 North of Nashville
Take the TN-386/VIETNAM VETERANS BLVD exit- exit number 95- towards HENDERSONVILLE and GALLATIN. Take the SAUNDERSVILLE RD exit- exit number 8 from Vietnam Veterans Boulevard. Turn RIGHT onto SAUNDERSVILLE RD. Turn RIGHT onto East Main Street. The Host Hotel Holiday Inn Express is on your left, just before Bluegrass Commons Boulevard. Race registration is inside the hotel, and all other race staging is behind the Holiday Inn Express, adjacent to the Holiday Inn Express Parking Lot.
Event Parking:
There is AMPLE parking in the parking lot of the First Baptist Church. This parking lot is directly adjacent the race finish line, which is on Music Village Boulevard. Please review the staging map in this booklet for directions.
WHERE TO STAY
A Note To Our Athletes: Please understand we work very hard to secure these hotel partners, rates and rooms just for you. In return, we hope you will utilize these contacts so they will continue to welcome back Team Magic and our athletes each year.
Holiday Inn Express Hendersonville is the host hotel at (615) 824-0022.
CLICK HERE to make an online reservation.
They are located on the main Highway 31E in Hendersonville. The street address is 615 East Main Street, Hendersonville, TN 37075.
Please tell them you are with the Old Hickory Lake Triathlon and Team Magic for event pricing.
This is definitely where you want to stay. The hotel parking lot connects to your race transition area and finish line!
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