COURSE DESCRIPTION
300 yd pool swim / 16.5 mi bike / 3 mi run

 

ACME Multisports will be on site Friday night and race day with plenty of multisport products and race morning to assist you with any last minute mechanical issues. Please know they are not there to provide bike inspections or general maintenance for free - they are there to support you with emergency situations and major issues may incur a charge.

 

ACME Multisports will also be on the course for support should you need assistance. Per USAT rules, you can get assistance from our bike support team or bike course coordinators, but NO assistance from other racers or spectators.

 

 

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. 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. 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 with the exception of 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 energy drink, 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.

 

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Friday, Day Before Race
5:00 pm- 7:00 pm - Packet pick-up Cedars of Lebanon State Park Pool Area

 

6:00 pm - Team Magic will conduct a brief race overview and field questions about the race course, race flow and logistics, 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 last finisher.

CATEGORIES, AWARDS, & PRIZES

 

USAT AGE UP RULE
All USAT races will use the "AGE UP RULE" for award distribution and ranking. It is important that you begin in the proper wave start with respect to this rule. The age up rule means you are racing based on your age as of 12/31/2010. Our computer timing program will automatically calculate your age based on your birth date and the age up rule criteria.

 

CATEGORY TYPES

• Individual (Age Group) - Open for all age group men and women
• Aquabike - Swim and Bike Only
• Paratriathlete - Physically Challenged Division - MORE INFO
  
• Beginners - Participated in no more than 3 triathlons
• Clydesdale - 200+ pound men
• Athena - 150+ pound women
• Masters - 40+ men and women
• Relay - male, female, mixed, family

 

Awards & Prizes

Please note:

• Order must be placed three weeks (minimum) prior to race date to receive specific category award.
• Awards ordered based on number of participants registered in each award category.
• Awards are given based on categories defined below.

 

Overall:

1st, 2nd, 3rd Overall: Male & Female

1st, 2nd, 3rd Overall: Beginner Male & Female

1st , 2nd, 3rd Athena: Women 150#'s or more

Top 3 Clydesdale (39& Under) and Top 3 Clydesdale (40 years and over): Men weighing 200 #'s or more

1st Masters (40+): Open Male & Female

1st Overall Aquabike Male & Female

1st Overall Paratriathlete Male & Female

Top 3 Overall Relay Team in each category: male, female, mixed, family

(Click here for Relay Team Info)

 

Age Groups:

1st, 2nd & 3rd in Male & Female in the following age divisions: 13-15, 16-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75-79, 80+

 

Important Note About Our Event Awards

Team Magic hopes you will join us after each race for the awards ceremony - this is the grand finale of each event and is held very soon after the final race finisher.

 

Our awards are most often product awards and a recognition award of your placement. We do not ship awards or make them available for pick up after the awards ceremony is completed. Please make arrangements for someone to pick up your award at the event or plan on staying for the awards ceremony. Award categories are available on each race web page.

 

Preliminary results will be posted as soon as possible at the race site - the location will be announced by our race announcer. If you see that you will be receiving an award but cannot stay for the ceremony, please designate a fellow racer, friend, or volunteer to claim your award. All awards not claimed at the race site will be distributed to race sponsors, city officials, race supporters and at future race prize drawings.

 

Complete race results will be posted on our web site as soon as possible after each event, usually within 24 hours.