COURSE DESCRIPTION
600 yd swim / 16.2 mi bike / 3 mi run

 

COURSE SUPPORT

 

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.

 

Click for Course Map and Transition Area / Main Staging Area Map

 

SWIM COURSE

The swim course is 600 yards in Lake Guntersville. New this year, the course will now have the swim start and swim finish side by side behind the Guntersville Recreation Center. The course is straight out from shore and back. You will swim counter clockwise and keep buoys on your LEFT until you get to the swim exit. Finish the swim behind the host facility, Guntersville Recreation Center and run through a grassy area a short distance to the transition area. You enter the swim based on your race number, from lowest to highest number. The race numbers are assigned based on your estimated swim time this year. Swimmers will be started approximately every 3 seconds.

 

TRANSITION AREA

Your racking position in transition is also organized by your race number.

 

There will be no changing of start position on race day. Race numbers are assigned on the Thursday morning before the race date. All registrants after that time will have the UPPER numbers and be starting at the rear, sorry, no exceptions. Pre-register by the Wednesday before the race to get a spot in the swim order!!!!

 

BIKE COURSE

The bike course is a 16.2 mile loop with a mix of residential and rural roads. It is flat and fast, with only a couple SMALL rolling hills. This course has only right hand turns, so do not turn unless it is marked, there is a sign, or a volunteer clearly tells you to turn.

 

RUN COURSE

The run course is 3 miles out-and-back on a paved running trail that winds along Lake Guntersville. This is one flat and fast run course! Please try to stay to your left on the running trail going out and coming back to avoid running into others.

 

POST RACE ACTIVITIES
Great pool-side awards ceremony with live music. Facilities for showering at the Guntersville Recreation Center. Plenty of food and drink for participants and volunteers. Please remind your family members that they need to bring snacks or plan to purchase from the concession stand at the pool area, thanks!

 

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Friday, Day Before Race

4:30 pm - 8:00pm - Registration & packet pick-up Guntersville Recreation Center

4:30 pm & 6:30 pm - Race Overview in Senior Citizens Building adjacent to the transition area

6:30 - meeting followed by Beginner Q & A session.

 

Saturday, Race Day

6:00 am - 6:45am - Packet pick-up & body marking & timing chip pick up

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.

 

CATEGORIES, AWARDS, & PRIZES

 

CATEGORY TYPES

• Professional - Card Carrying Professional Racers
• Individual - Open for all men and women
• Beginners - Participated in no more than 3 triathlons
• Clydesdale - 200+ pound men; masters 40+ and 39& under
• Athena - 150+ pound women
• Masters - 40+ men and women
• Relay - male, female, mixed, corporate, family

RELAY TEAM INFORMATION

 

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.

 

"Should I be a beginner?"

If you do not place in the top three beginners position you will fall back into the open age groups for awards. So we recommend for your first 3 races, choose "Beginner," then move on to any other category...

 

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 12/31/08. Our computer timing program will automatically calculate your age based on your birth date and the age up rule criteria.

 

Awards & Prizes

Don't miss out on these great race logo insulated lunch/beverage sacks sponsored by the Marshall County Convention and Visitor's Bureau and the Lake Guntersville Chamber of Commerce - be sure to stop by their booth at the expo to claim yours!

 

 

 

 

Cash Awards

A $1350 cash purse will be divided as follows:

$300, $200, $100

Top 3 Men & Women

$75 for Top Male and Female Masters

 

In addition to the cash awards, we will be giving traditional tie-dye beach towels and a "trophy type" recognition award to all award winners, along with Gift Cards by ACME Multisports and product by Hammer Nutrition.

 

3 deep males & females for:
- Age groups 11&under, 12-14 and in 5 year intervals from 15-19 to 85+
- Beginner
- Clydesdale in categories 39& under and 40+
- Athena

 

THREE DEEP AWARDS FOR RELAY TEAMS
Awards offered to top 3 teams in the following categories: Family, Corporate, Male, Female, Co-ed (mixed male/female) So, if you are not able to participate at the full distance this year, put a team together and join the fun!

 

QR is donating a bike frame and 2 wetsuits for the prize drawings at race site awards. Be sure to stick around for your chance to win!

 

Important note about awards:
1) Order must be placed three weeks (minimum) prior to race date to receive specific category award.
2) Awards ordered based on number of participants registered in each award category.

 

SHIPPING AWARDS NOT PICKED UP
If you leave before the award ceremony, send $5 for each award you want to be shipped, relays are $5 per person. To receive your award in a timely manner, please include a complete mailing address and the award category:
Team Magic, Inc - PO Box 130178 - Birmingham, AL 35213