COURSE DESCRIPTION
POWERMAN ALABAMA (8K/53K/8K)
The run course is a mix of flats and gradual hills with an out-and-back section and loop through residential Irondale. The 53k bike is an out-and-back course with a nice mix of gradual ups and downs and a few fast flat sections on Hwy. 78 Crestwood Boulevard, with a 2.8 mile out-and-back segment on John Rogers Drive.

 

Course Maps:

• Bike Course Map
• 1st Run Map
• 2nd Run Map

 

Food & Fluid Available On Course
There will be Powerade and water on the run course for both Powerman and Whistlestop. Hammer Nutrition products will be provided in your race bag and Hammer Gel will be available on the run course. PLEASE note there will NOT be Powerade at the bike bottle exchange, based on past consumption. Since so many people prefer to have their own fluid replacement, we will have WATER only available on the bike course, but WILL have Powerade on the run course.

 

And as always, the Birmingham Rugby Club will be passing out water at the Powerman bottle drop!! Be sure to yell a big thank you to these guys!

 

TRANSITION AREA RULES
ALL BIKES MUST BE IN THE TRANSITION AREA ON SUNDAY MORNING NO LATER THAN 7:00 AM. Please respect other participants that are racing before your wave start begins, or may still be racing when you are finished. Keep on alert for racers as you move in and out of transition before, during and after your race is over.

 

You will rack your bike according to your race number. Pre-registered race numbers are assigned based on age group within your race (Powerman and Whistlestop being in separate area.) Late registrants will receive last numbers and be racked in the same area.

Transition Area Map

 

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Saturday
9:00 am - 10:00 am: PowerKids Duathlon and One Mile Run Registration
10:00 am - POWERKIDS DUATHLON BEGINS
11:45 am - POWERMILER KIDS ONE MILE RUN
12:00 pm: PowerKids Duathlon and One Mile Run Awards
12:00 pm - 7:00 pm: Expo & Registration
3:00 pm: General Race Overview Meeting for Powerman/Whistlestop
*after 3pm mtg: Beginners Questions and Answers
5:00 pm: MANDATORY Pro Meeting

Sunday
5:30 am: Transition Area Opens
5:30 am - 6:30 am: Late Packet Pick-Up; NO registration
5:30 am - 7:00 am: Body Marking & Timing Chip Pick Up
7:00 am: Race Overview; Transition Area
7:15 am: Move to start line staging area in front of school

 

For Wave Starts - Beginners, Clydesdale and Athena start in their Age Group Divisions
7:30 am: Powerman Alabama Elite Men and Women Start
7:31 am: Powerman all MEN & Women 60+
7:34 am: Powerman all WOMEN 59 and Under + all Relay Teams
7:36 am: Powerman all MEN 34 & Under
7:39 am: Powerman all MEN 35-44
7:42 am: Powerman all MEN 45-59
7:47 am: Whistlestop all WOMEN, including ALL RELAY TEAMS
7:50 am: Whistlestop all MEN 39 & Under
7:53 am: Whistlestop all MEN 40+
11:00 am: Whistlestop awards
12:00 pm: Powerman Awards

 

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

 

Powerman Alabama Age Group Awards
(Individual, Elite, Clydesdale, Athena, Beginners & Relay)
Awards will be three deep in male & female five year categories:

15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75-79, and 85+.

 

Cash Awards

A $4,990 cash purse will be divided as follows:

Top 5 Overall Men & Women = $750, $600, $350, $200, $100
Top 3 Masters Men & Women (40+) = $250, $150, $95

Other prizes will include a "trophy type" award and also may include multi-sport product awards

 

Male and Female Categories For All Listed Awards
Top 3 Beginners
Top 3 Clydesdale (39& Under) (Men weighing 200 or more pounds)
Top 3 Clydesdale (40 years and over) (Men weighing 200 or more pounds)
Top 3 Athena (Women weighing 150 or more pounds)
First Place in Relay Teams: Corporate, Male, Female, Mixed, and Family

 

NOTE ABOUT AWARDS: We order awards three weeks prior to the race date based on who is registered. If you register after that date, you may receive a generic award not listing your specific award category.