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Old Hickory Lake Triathlon
COURSE DESCRIPTION
400 yd swim / 1.5 mi run / 12 mi bike / 1.5 mi run
Transition #1 and Swim Area Map
Transition #2 and Finish Area Map
interactive map of the run and bike courses and finish line
Course overview showing both runs, transition, and bike course
Main Staging Area
Your main staging area (Transition Area #2 and the Finish Line) is just behind the Holiday Inn Express. You will have a brief pre-race meeting at 7 am in the Transition Area #2. You will then head down to the swim start, about a 0.7 mile walk. You should wear running shoes and warm clothing down to swim start. You will receive a bag at registration labeled with you name and race number. Please take this bag to the swim start if you plan to leave any clothing. Your bag will be brought back to the main staging area for you to claim after you finish the race.
Swim Course (400 yards)
Your swim course is in a smooth, quiet inlet of Old Hickory Lake. Buoys will mark your 400 yard course. The course is basically a rectangle. There will be Sumner County Emergency Management Officials in boats and several volunteers in kayaks and canoes for your safety. Should you need to stop during the swim, you can hang onto one of the boats, then continue to swim, as long as you do not advance forward with assistance from the boat. If you are having trouble during the swim, pump your arm in the air and you will receive help immediately. You will be entering the water individually, a "time trial" start. Your individual race time begins when you enter the water. Racers enter the water every 3 - 5 seconds. This type start will be much more relaxing than a mass swim start. You enter the swim based on your race number, from lowest to highest number. Race Numbers are assigned based on your estimated swim time that you turned in on your entry form. Your racking position in transition is also organized by your race number.
Transition #1: From Swim to 1st Run
There will be an area marked for you to place your running gear in the parking lot adjacent to the swim exit. You will exit the swim, go to your designated spot in the parking lot to put on your running shoes and any other race attire. You may leave your swim cap and goggles and any other items in your labeled bag when you leave for your run. These items will be taken to the finish area where you can claim your belongings. You are also welcome to not bring a bag if you plan on just putting on running shoes to run to Transition #2. You can carry your swim cap and goggles with you on the run. Spectator Note: If your family and friends want to watch you swim, please caution them to stay to the side of the road when they leave the swim area. This road is YOUR bike course and a small segment of your run course. Thanks!
1st Run Course (1.5 miles)
The run course starts off up-hill, but then has some nice, flat areas through a beautiful residential area along Old Hickory Lake. You will have another steady climb as you head to transition #2.
Transition #2: 1st Run to Bike and From Bike to Final Run
There will be bike racks marked by race category. Please put your bike and your belongings on your designated bike rack.
You will enter transition #2 from your 1st 1.5 mile run, find your bike, bike out-and-back for a total of 12.5 miles, rack your back IN THE SAME PLACE on the designated bike rack, leave for your final run.
Bike Course (approximately 12.5 miles)
The bike course is a ONE LOOP course.
The bike course now exits from Bluegrass Commons Blvd right onto Hwy 31E/Gallatin Road. Proceed on Gallatin Road to a right on Douglas Bend Road. Stay on Douglas Bend Road until you reach Cages Bend Road. Go right on Cages Bend Road to a left hand turn on Shute Lane. At Shute Lane and Shoreside Drive, continue straight on Shoreside Drive staying on Shoreside until it dead ends back onto Shute Lane. Go left on Shute Lane, continuing on Shute Lane until a left turn on Devonshire. Devonshire becomes Riverchase which becomes Caudill Drive. From Caudill Drive, go left onto Music Village Boulevard from Caudill Drive through Trinity Broadcast Network back to the transition area. There are two speed bumps on this finishing section - a volunteer will warn you, but please be alert and slow down in this area - you will be almost finished with the bike, so don't crash here please!
2nd Run Course (1.5 miles)
The 2nd run course is out-and-back, on some of the same roads as your 1st Run.
You start by heading down hill out of transition #2, stay flat for most of the run, then climb the same steady hill you climbed for the 1st Run.
CHANGE FROM PREVIOUS YEARS - NOTE THAT YOU HAVE A DIFFERENT RUN TURNAROUND - DO NOT TAKE THE RIGHT TURN OFF OF BLUEGRASS DRIVE, JUST CONTINUE STRAIGHT LIKE YOU CAME FROM THE SWIM AREA ON YOUR FIRST RUN. YOUR TURNAROUND IS JUST BEYOND THE INTERSECTION OF BLUEGRASS DRIVE AND SECRETARIAT DRIVE.
The finish line will be adjacent to the transition #2 area.
Friday, Day Before Race
5:30 pm-7:30 pm - Registration & packet pick-up at host hotel Holiday Inn Express Hendersonville.
6:00 pm
- Race Overview in Transition Area; Followed by Beginner Q & A session
6:30 pm - Coach Stephen Taylor Clinics
Rapid Recovery; Be Ready to Race Again in 1-2 weeks (20 minutes)
Race Day Run Thru; Nutrition and Pacing (20 minutes)
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.
10:00 am - Coach Stephen Taylor presents: Next Steps; What to Do after Your First Triathlon (15 minutes)
~11:00 am or earlier - Awards ceremony following designated last finisher.
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
- Athena - 150+ pound women
- Masters - 40+ men and women
- Relay - male, female, mixed, corporate, family
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
Awards include a "trophy type" recognition award to all award winners, along with Gift Cards by ACME Multisports and product by Hammer Nutrition and other sponsors.
3 deep males & females for:
Overall Awards:
1st, 2nd, 3rd Overall: Open 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)
1st Masters (40+): Open Male & Female
1st Overall Relay Team in each category: male, female, mixed, corporate, family
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 $20.00 for each award you want to be shipped, relays are $15.00 per person. To receive your award in a timely manner, please include a complete return mailing address label and the award placement category in a separate note to: Team Magic, Inc - PO Box 130178 - Birmingham, AL 35213