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Powerkids Duathlon
Saturday, april 18th
NEW DOWNTOWN BIRMINGHAM LOCATION
Birmingham Civil Rights Institute & Kelly Ingram Park
presented by the City of Birmingham and supported by
the Greater Birmingham Convention and Visitor's Bureau
Welcome to the PowerKids Duathlon, part of the Powerman Alabama Duathlon weekend!
Join Team Magic and the City of Birmingham as we expand the popular Powerman Alabama weekend to include something for everyone. In addition to the PowerKids Duathlon on Saturday, we will also be holding the Magic City Duathlon and the 16th Street Baptist Church 5k Run. Following the Team Magic events on Saturday, the Birmingham International Center and Cahaba Cycles bring you The Cyclismo Criterium bike race.
On Sunday, the Powerman Alabama Duathlon will take place along with the new Trak Shak Magic City 8k Run.
All event activities take place at the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute. Late registration and packet pick up for all events will take place in "the Commons Room." You will be able to purchase discounted tickets at packet pick up to take a tour.
POWERMAN WEEKEND SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
FRIDAY
5 pm - 7 pm Packet Pick Up & Late Registration & Timing Chip Pick up for Saturday races Magic City Duathlon, 16th Street Baptist Church 5k & PowerKids Duathlon; with race expo brought to you by Bike Link of Birmingham
Saturday
6:30 am - 7:30 am: Registration & Packet Pick Up & Timing Chip Pick Up for Saturday races only - Magic City Duathlon and 16th Street Baptist Church 5k
6:30 am - 10:30 am: Registration & Packet Pick Up & Timing Chip Pick Up for the PowerKids Duathlon
8:00 am - 16th Street Baptist Church 5k Run Start
8:15 am - Magic City Duathlon Wave 1 Starts - All Men
8:20 am - Magic City Duathlon Wave 2 Starts - All Women & Relay Teams
10:20 am - Expected finish of Magic City Duathlon
10:30 am - Start of PowerKids Duathlon
12 pm - 7 pm - The Birmingham International Center presents the Cyclisimo Criterium - visit www.cahabacycles.com for more info. Download an informational flyer HERE.
1 pm - 7 pm - Expo by Bike Link of Birmingham, Packet pick up & registration for Powerman and the Trak Shak Magic City 8k Run Opens - Timing Chip Pick Up is Race Morning.
Sunday
The Powerman Alabama Duathlon and Magic City 8k Run will take place on Sunday.
6:00 am - 7:15 am - Late Registration & Packet Pick Up & Timing Chip Pick up
7:30 am - Powerman Alabama 1st Wave Starts - All Professional Racers
7:31 am - Powerman Wave 2 - All Women & All Relay Teams
7:35 am - Powerman Wave 3 - All Men 40+ Years Old
7:40 am - Powerman Wave 4 - All Men 39&Under Years Old
7:45 am - Trak Shak Magic City 8k Run Starts
POWERKIDS DUATHLON DETAILS
Age Divisions, Course Distances & Start Times PowerKids Duathlon
The PowerKids Duathlon is divided into five age divisions to insure all participants have a safe, fun event.
10:30 am - Age 3-4: 50 ft. run; 500 ft. bike; 50 ft. run
10:40 am - Age 5-6: 1/8 mile run; 1/2 mile bike; 1/8 mile run
11:00 am - Age 7-8: 1/4 mile run; 1 mile bike; 1/4 mile run
11:20 am - Age 9-10: 1/2 mile run; 2 mile bike; 1/4 mile run
11:50 am - Age 11-14: 1/2 mile run; 3 mile bike; 1/2 mile run
IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT START TIMES AND AGE DIVISIONS:
Depending on registration statistics, age groups/start times/course distances MAY be changed. If there are changes, the age group awards listed below WILL remain the same.
POWERKIDS COURSE LINKS
Powerkids Bike (Age 9/10-2 laps, Age 11-14- 3 laps)
AWARDS
The boy and girl winner in each age from 4-14 will receive a medal. All finishers receive a Power Saturday logo finisher award.
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. Beginning in 2009, our new policy is to not ship these awards or make them available for pick up once the award ceremony is over. While we hope all of you stay and enjoy a chance at our prize drawings, certainly we hope those who place in one of our published award categories will stay to celebrate their race by staying to claim their award. 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.
All event activities will be held in and around Kelly Ingram Park in Downtown Birmingham and at the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute. Late registration and packet pick up for all events will take place in "the Commons Room." The address is 520 16th Street North, Birmingham, AL 35203.
The park sits between 5th and 6th Avenues North & 16th and 17th Street North.
You will be able to purchase discounted tickets at packet pick up to take a tour.
HOW TO GET THERE
Below are driving directions on how to get to the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute - also included below are parking tips and directions for those arriving during race hours to avoid race closings & delays.
Via I-65 North
From I-65, take I-20/59 Northeast towards Atlanta. Exit at the 17th Street Exit (it is the first exit off I-20/59). Bear right and proceed to the light. From that light go two blocks to 6th Avenue North. Turn right on to 6th Avenue North. The Institute is one block up on your left.
Via I-65 South
From I-65, take I-20/59 Northeast towards Atlanta. Exit at the 17th Street Exit (it is the first exit off I-20/59). Bear right and proceed to the light. From that light go two blocks to 6th Avenue North. Turn right on to 6th Avenue North. The Institute is one block up on your left.
Via I-20/59 North (from Tuscaloosa)
From I-20/59, heading towards Gadsden/Atlanta take the 17th Street Exit. Bear right and proceed to the light. From that light go two blocks to 6th Avenue North. Turn right on to 6th Avenue North. The Institute is one block up on your left.
Via I-20 West
From I-20 West merges into I-59 South. Then take the 22nd Street Exit. At exit take left and proceed up three blocks to 6th Avenue North. Take a right on 6th Avenue North and go down to 16th Street. The Institute will be on your left.
PARKING FOR THE RACE
Powerman Weekend Parking Tips
1. There is limited parking in a lot behind the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute on 15th Street.
2. There is plenty of parking available as "street parking" in the area surrounding the race site - there is no meter charge after 5 pm on Friday or during the weekend.
3. DO NOT park in any church parking lots as they will have you towed.
4. Be sure to observe signs at downtown businesses that say NO PARKING OR YOU WILL BE TOWED.
5. Be sure not to park at any "Covered Meters" - this indicates that this road is part of the race course.
Directions for visitors and spectators arriving during race hours:
-From I-65 North/Southbound- Take 20/59 Eastbound to 17th Street Exit.
Turn Right onto 7th Avenue North, Left onto 15th Street and park where
available.
-From 20/59 Westbound- Take 22nd Street Exit. Turn Right onto 8th
Avenue , Left onto 17th Street, Right onto 7th Avenue North, Left onto
15th Street and park where available.
-From 31/280 Northbound- Take 1st Avenue North Exit. Turn Left onto
1st Avenue North. Turn Right onto 21st. Watch for Bicycles at 6th Ave
North - EXPECT DELAYS. Turn Left onto 8th Avenue North, Left onto 17th
Street, Right onto 7th Avenue North, Left onto 15th Street and park
where available.
ALL ROUTES- After parking, walk one block east to Civil Rights
Institute, 16th Street Baptist Church, and Kelly Ingram Park.
For information on the area, check out these very informative links from EncyclopediaOfAlabama.org:
16th Street Baptist Church Info
City of Birmingham Info
Why is Birmingham the "Magic City?"
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Birmingham was founded in 1871, just after the U.S. Civil War, as an industrial enterprise. It was named after Birmingham, one of the UK's major industrial cities. Through the middle of the 20th century, Birmingham was the primary industrial center of the Southern United States. The astonishing pace of Birmingham's growth through the turn of the century earned it the nicknames "The Magic City" and "The Pittsburgh of the South".
Over the course of the 20th century, the city's economy diversified. Though the manufacturing industry maintains a strong presence in Birmingham, other industries such as banking, insurance, medicine, publishing, and biotechnology have risen in stature. Birmingham has been recognized as one of the top cities for income growth in the United States South with a significant increase in per capita income since 1990.[3]
Today, Birmingham ranks as one of the most important business centers in the Southeastern United States and is also one of the largest banking centers in the U.S. In addition, the Birmingham area serves as headquarters to one Fortune 500 company: Regions Financial. Five Fortune 1000 companies are headquartered in Birmingham.
HOW TO GET THERE
YAHOO! map
Kelly Ingram Park is accessible from Interstate I-20 Downtown Exit Number 125 or other downtown exits from I-65 or the Red Mountain Expressway depending on your travel origination.
PARKING FOR THE RACE
Coming Soon!
The Redmont Hotel
2101 Fifth Avenue North
Birmingham, Alabama 35203
Toll-Free 877.536.2085
Telephone 205.324.2101
The Alta Vista HotelReservations 1.888.290.8099
Main Line 1.205.290.8000
260 Goodwin Crest Drive - Birmingham, AL 35209
EVENT TIMING
The PowerKids Duathlon is timed using electronic timing. They will pick up their timing device at the timing tent near the race start area and return it when they cross the finish line.
Refund Policy:
Team Magic has a NO REFUND policy. However, we do offer partial credits for cancellations during our cancellation periods.
A credit for 50% of your race registration fee will be offered until 21 days prior to the race date.
Credits can be used to register for another Team Magic event and will be valid for 12 months after the event date.
In order to receive the credit, log-in to www.imATHLETE.com, select "My Events" and click "Manage Registration" on the event you'd like to cancel.