Participant Guide
Saturday, April 25, 2015
8:00 AM
Dear Triathletes,
Thank you for participating in the second annual Around the Mount Triathlon! It is our pleasure to
welcome you to our beautiful campus next Saturday.
This document is being sent to help communicate the key pieces of information you need to have a
fun, safe and successful event. Within this document we outline rules and disqualifiers so it is
important that you read it carefully. This will help familiarize you with the event and separate
courses.
Please take time to read the entire document and email us, via Kaitlin Hallahan with your questions:
at [email protected].
We will have packet pick-up on Friday, April 24 from 5 – 8pm in the Fieldhouse at the ARCC and
again beginning at 6am on race day, April 25.
We will race rain or shine so plan accordingly!
Thanks again for being a part of the second annual Around the Mount Triathlon in support of
Mount St. Mary’s University Athletics.
Race Committee
Around the Mount Triathlon
CONTENTS
Pre-Race Information ...................................................................................................................................... 3
Weather Conflicts .......................................................................................................................................... 3
Event Canncellation ...................................................................................................................................... 3
Directions ....................................................................................................................................................... 3
Parking ............................................................................................................................................................ 4
Packet Pickup & Body Marking .................................................................................................................. 4
Race Schedule ..................................................................................................................................................... 4
Race Information ............................................................................................................................................... 5
Transition Area .............................................................................................................................................. 5
Transition Area Bike Rack............................................................................................................................ 6
Restrooms ....................................................................................................................................................... 6
Water Stations ................................................................................................................................................ 6
Water Station Location ................................................................................................................................. 7
Pre-Race Meeting .......................................................................................................................................... 7
University Bookstore .................................................................................................................................... 7
Post-Race Meal .............................................................................................................................................. 7
Bib Number ................................................................................................................................................... 8
Timing ............................................................................................................................................................. 8
Relay Teams .................................................................................................................................................... 8
Start Time ....................................................................................................................................................... 9
Course Information, Maps & Race Rules ...................................................................................................... 9
Swim Format .................................................................................................................................................. 9
Swim Rules ...................................................................................................................................................10
Bike Format ..................................................................................................................................................11
Bike Rules .....................................................................................................................................................11
Bike Course Map .........................................................................................................................................12
Bike Course Directions...............................................................................................................................12
Run Format ..................................................................................................................................................14
Run Rules ......................................................................................................................................................14
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Run Course Map ..........................................................................................................................................14
Run Course Directions ...............................................................................................................................15
Awards ...............................................................................................................................................................30
Other Photos of Note ....................................................................................................................................31
Pre-Race Information
Weather Conflicts
The race will not be cancelled due to rain, hot or cold conditions so please plan according to the
forecast. We strongly encourage participants to monitor the weather forecast prior to race day.
Spring weather conditions may be unpredictable so plan ahead. For severe weather please read
below.
Event Cancellation
The triathlon may be delayed or cancelled due to severe or unsafe weather (lightning). Should the
event be delayed, the starting time of the event will be moved back accordingly. The delay will be
communicated to all participants on race day with updates also posted to our Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/#!/AroundTheMountTriathlon. If cancellation of the event takes
place, please follow instructions of the event officials and local law enforcement personnel. Your
entry fee is non-refundable if the race is cancelled due to adverse, inclement, or unsafe weather. The
Race Director reserves the right to modify the course at any time before or during an event by her
own judgment. REMEMBER WE WILL NOT CANCEL DUE TO RAIN.
Directions to Mount Saint Mary’s University
From Baltimore:
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Take I-695 Baltimore Beltway to I-795 Northwest Expressway.
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Take Northwest Expressway to end and pick up MD 140 toward Westminster.
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Stay on 140 through Westminster and Taneytown to US 15 at Emmitsburg.
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Take US 15 South for two miles to the College & follow signs to PNC Athletic Complex.
From Washington:
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Take I-495 Washington Beltway around western side of metropolitan area across the
Potomac River to I-270 North to Frederick.
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Follow I-270 North to US 15 North to the College & follow signs to PNC Athletic
Complex.
Additional starting points can be found via the Mount Athletics Website at:
http://www.mountathletics.com/fancenter/directions
Parking
Participants should park in the parking lot across from the transition area at the ARCC. There are
no other events taking place at the ARCC that morning so there will be plenty of parking spaces
available.
Packet Pick Up & Body Marking
Packet pickup will be held on Friday, April 24 from 5:00pm – 8:00pm at the Knott ARCC. We will
be set up in Fieldhouse on Court 3. We encourage everyone to arrive early to help process everyone
through check-in. Photo ID will be required for packet pick up. We highly recommend attending
packet pick up on Friday evening if possible. Body marking will be required. We will mark one arm
and one leg with your race number and mark your age on your calf. We will be doing body marking
at packet pick up and on the pool deck.
Race Schedule
All times are approximate
Friday, April 24
5:00pm-8:00pm: Sign-in/Packet Pick-up
Location: Knott ARCC Field House Court 3. Please note the ARCC will close at 8:00 PM
so please plan to arrive early.
Saturday, April 25
6:00am-7:15am
Sign-in/Packet Pick-up in the Field house on Court 3
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Body marking located in the Field house on Court 3
Transition area open for bike racking
7:15am Packet Pickup closes
7:30am Pre-race meeting & final instructions
7:30am TRANSITION AREA CLOSES
7:45am Participants proceed to the pool area
8:00am Race begins
12:30pmAwards and Closing Ceremony (approximation)
Race Information
Transition Area
The Transition area will open at 6:00am on Saturday, April 25. We will not allow participants to
rack their bikes on Friday, April 24.
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We recommend that you arrive early with your bike to claim your spot in the transition area.
We will not have a spot selected for you, they are first come first serve.
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Each rack is designed to hold 6 bikes, 3 on each side.
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Each participant will receive a wrist band in their packet. YOU MUST have a wrist band to
enter the transition area.
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You must wear your band during the race, you will not be allowed to leave transition with
your bike after the race without a wristband, for security purposes.
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ALL participants must be checked in by 7:15am and racked in transition by 7:30am NO
Exceptions!
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The transition area closes promptly at 7:30am.
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Rack your bike using your seat and make sure your gear is set up on the right side of your
front wheel. The picture below shows a blue towel with the gear for the participant on the
most left side of the rack.
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Transition Area Bike Rack
Restrooms
There are public restrooms inside the ARCC as well as locker rooms with showers at the pool.
Water Stations
We will have water on the run course as well as near the transition area. You will have 2
opportunities to hydrate on the run course. The on-course water station is located at approximately
the 1.2 mile mark. Runners will pass this location two times with the ability to get hydrated each
time. There are no water stations on the bike course.
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Water Station Location
Pre-Race Meeting
This will take place at 7:30am in front of the transition area. This is designed to give all racers last
minute instructions for a safe and successful race. Please attend!
University Bookstore
Mt. St. Mary’s University Bookstore is open on Friday, April 24 until 5 p.m., and will not be open on
Saturday, April 25. If you are interested in purchasing any Mount clothing, please adjust your
schedules accordingly.
Post-Race Meal
Sandwiches, soft drinks and beer will be available for all race participants and volunteers following
the race. Friends and family may bring their own food, and can find vending machines in the
ARCC. The school cafeteria is located on the main side of campus in Patriot Hall.
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Bib Number
Bib numbers have been assigned to each participant and must be worn and visible on the bike and
run course. You must have it on the front for the run segments and either front or back on the bike
segment. You will not get a finishing time if you do not have your number at the finish line. Relay
teams only need it for the runner.
Timing
This race is chip timed. You will be given your timing chip on the pool deck minutes before you
swim. The chip must be worn low on the ankle and must have your bib/race number on the chip
(see picture below). We will collect the chip from you at the finish line. Chips that are not returned
will billed to you at a cost of $20 to replace the chip.
Relay Teams
Relay teams will be starting among the individual participants. The swimmer’s starting position is
determined by the estimated swim finish time indicated during registration. The relay team hand-off
from swim to bike must be inside the bike transition area and the timing chip must be handed off.
Then the chip will again be handed off in the bike transition between the biker and the runner. If a
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relay team crosses the finish line without their chip their time will not be captured. The runner must
wear the race number (bib number).
Start Time
The Triathlon will begin at 8:00am on Saturday, April 25. We will sort the participants based on
expected swim finish time and assign bib numbers in chronological order of start. Bib #1 would
start first, with Bib #290 the last entrant into the swim portion. An approximate swim start list will
be posted at the sign-in areas on Friday and Saturday. This should be used as a guideline, not a
guarantee swim start time.
Course Information, Maps & Rules
Swim Format
The swim is the first leg of the race and is held in the Mount’s heated indoor pool. Participants will
swim 300 meters in a snake or serpentine style method.
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Swimmers will be ordered by swim time, with the fastest swimmer to enter the water first.
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Participants will enter the water in 15 second intervals, swimming "laps" to the end of the
pool. Participants will swim to the end of one lane and back down the other side of that
same lane, duck under the ropes and swim to the end of the next lane and back in the other
side of that lane. This will be done until the swimmer reaches the other end of the pool.
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There will be a ladder at the end of the pool.
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Please time yourself at 300 Meters before the race so that you can estimate an
accurate time.
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If you estimate your time too fast or too slow, it will hurt your overall time and the others
around you. Your best time will come if you do not pass or get passed. If you are able to,
please practice swimming underneath the lane lines at your own pool before race day
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Swim Rules
We will not allow walking, continual pushing of the pool floor or pulling on the ropes. Advancing
in this manner will disqualify you from your event. If disqualified you will be allowed finish the race
but your name will be pulled from the results.
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No Diving
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No walking or continual pushing off the pool floor
No pulling on the ropes
Swimmers must cross the timing mat, jump in the pool feet first then begin swimming
Passing is allowed
o Passing is allowed at the wall only.
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o If you want to pass the swimmer in front of you please tap their feet. That swimmer
is required to pause once they reach the wall at the end of that lap and allow you to
pass.
o No passing is allowed mid lap.
o If your foot is tapped by the swimmer behind you, YOU MUST PAUSE AT THE
WALL at the end of that lap to allow the swimmer behind you to pass.
Swimmers must touch the wall at the end of each lap
Flip turns are permitted
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No walking or continual pushing off the pool floor
Bike Format
This is a 12.8 mile course. The bike course is NOT closed to traffic. You must obey all traffic laws
and use good judgment when racing on the course. We will mark the turns with signs and plan to
have Frederick County Fire Police at the two major intersections of Old Frederick Road & Maryland
Route 76 and Old Frederick Road & Maryland Route 77. WE STRONGLY ENCOURAGE YOU
TO DRIVE THE BIKE COURSE to ensure you know where to turn. It is your responsibility to
know the course.
Bike Rules
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Helmets are required, with chin straps fastened, before you leave the transition area and kept
fastened until you return to the transition area.
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A bike mount/dismount area will be marked near the transition area. Failure to
mount/dismount at the appropriate location will result in a time penalty.
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When on the course please stay to the right and allow faster riders to pass on the left.
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There is no water on the course so please bring your own.
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There is no drafting on the bike. We will be monitoring this and will disqualify anyone who
is caught drafting. To avoid this please leave 3 bikes lengths between you and the person in
front of you.
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To pass you must move to the left then pass. Again, please follow all applicable traffic laws.
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Bike Course Map
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Bike Course Directions
Bike Course Turn by Turn Directions. This is an out and back course
Out Leg
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Exit the transition area and mount your bike
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Turn left onto Jim Phelan Way
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Turn right onto College Lane
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Turn right onto Old Frederick Road
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Stop, then continue on Old Frederick Road across Route 76 Motters Station Road
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Turn right onto Ordorff Road
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Turn Left onto Mud College Road
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Turn Right onto Old Frederick Road
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Stop, then continue on Old Frederick Road across Route 77 Rocky Ridge Road
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Continue through the covered bridge
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Turn Around at entrance to Loy’s Station Park
Return Leg
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Continue back through the covered bridge
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Stop, then continue on Old Frederick Road across Route 77 Rocky Ridge Road
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Stop, then continue on Old Frederick Road across Route 76 Motters Station Road
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Turn Left onto College Lane
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Turn Left onto Jim Phelan Way
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Turn Right into transition area and dismount your bike
Run Format
The 5K run is contained exclusively within the Mt. St. Mary’s Campus. The run is mostly on a
paved surface with a minor section on crushed stone. The finish will take place near the transition
area on grass. There will be course marshals at each turn assisting with directions as well as
directional signs. There will also be a chalk line at each turn to indicate the running route. If you are
not sure which direction please ask the volunteers and they will direct you!
Run Rules
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You must wear your number (bib#) on your front during the run. This is required for
accurate timing at the finish line and will aid the photographers in identifying you on the run.
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Please stay to the right on the run so other runners can pass you on your left.
Run Course Map
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Run Course Directions
The Run Course is broken down into 4 sections noted on the map by 4 separate colors
RED YELLOW BLUE AND GREEN
Turn by Turn Directions with Pictures
RED
1.
Exit the transition area and cross behind the ARCC
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2.
Turn Left onto gravel DiNunzio Memorial Trail and continue behind the tennis courts
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3.
Cross Jim Phelan Way on proceed under the Route 15 tunnel
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YELLOW
4.
Exit the tunnel and proceed south toward memorial gym
5.
Turn right after Memorial Gym and proceed towards the Seminary
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6.
Turn right and cross in front of the Seminary
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7.
Continue straight toward the Chapel of the Immaculate Conception
8.
Stay to the left and continue through the parking lot
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9.
Turn right at the end of the parking lot and proceed through the gates
10.
Follow the service road around the Founders’ Plaza in front of Delaplaine Fine Arts
Center
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11.
Turn Left at intersection of University Way and continue to Bradley Hall
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12.
After passing Bradley hall turn right and proceed behind the Science building
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At the end of the parking lot, take narrow sidewalk
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14.
Turn Left at end of narrow sidewalk and continue towards Sheridan Hall
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15.
Cross between Rooney Tower (Right) and Sheridan Hall (Left)
16.
Turn right into parking lot continue to John Walsh Way
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17.
Continue to intersection of John Walsh Way and University Way
BLUE
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Repeat steps four (4) through ten (10) (BLUE LOOP)
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After passing Founders’ Plaza turn right and proceed down University Way
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20.
Enter the Route 15 tunnel
GREEN
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Exit the tunnel and proceed on gravel DiNunzio Memorial Trail
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22.
Turn right and proceed to ARCC
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Leave the pavement and proceed to finish area on grass.
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24.
Finish
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Eat, Drink and Relax!
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And most importantly….have fun!
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Security
All participants are responsible for their equipment and belongings. Mount St. Mary’s University
and the Race Committee will not be responsible for lost or stolen equipment or belongings. Only
participants with a proper wrist band will be permitted in the transition area. You must wear your
wrist band the entire race and it will be required to take your bike out of the transition area. Please
share with your family and friends that they must stay out of the transition area.
Awards
Each finisher will receive a finisher’s medal after they cross the finish line. The awards ceremony for
the Triathlon will follow the last triathlon finisher. We will do our best to make the results available
as quickly after the final finisher completes their event as possible. The categories being awarded
will be as follows.
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Overall Male
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Overall Female
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Top Female Team
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Top Male Team
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Top Mixed Team
Age groups winners for Males and Females will be awarded in the following categories:
16 and under, 17-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60+
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Other Photos of Note
Other Photos of Note (Continued)
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