2015 WTC Birds Hill Duathlon IN THE PARK INFO SHEET BirdshillDuathlon.com Race 1-4: May 5, 12, 19, 26 Welcome New this Year WTC Birds Hill Duathlon in the Park is Manitoba's premier duathlon series consisting of four races held every Tuesday evening in May. All racers who sign up for all 4 races ONLINE before 11:59pm on April 18th, 2015 will receive a $20 Woodcock Cycle Works gift certificate! Chip timing will be provided by Steve from Results Canada. This Run + Bike + Run race series has been held annually for over 30 years, and is currently held in Bird's Hill Park on "East Side Beach". Organized by Winnipeg Triathlon Club, all races will feature great on-site prizes and refreshments for all participants. Brought to you by: Online registration for each race closes Saturday at 11:59pm. If you are unable to register online in time, we have walk-up race day registration for an extra fee. Awards BBQ/Windup will take place at the closing of the 4th race Tuesday, May 26th (weather permitting). The Grand prize and prize money will be awarded for category winners. Gift certificates, generously donated by Woodcock Cycle Works, will be awarded for category/age group winners. 5pm 6pm 6:15pm 6:30pm 6:45pm 6:50pm 7:10pm Registration opens Walk-up registration closes Pre-registration check-in closes Pre-race meeting KOS Short & Long course start Adult Long course start Adult Short course start Race Distances Adult Short (Ages 12 +) 2km Run, 13km Bike, 2km Run Fees Adult Adult Long (Ages 16 +) 4km run, 24km Bike, 4km Run Online Price: Race day walk-ups (non pre-reg) Kids of Steel Short (Ages 7-11) 200m Run, 2km Bike, 400m Run Non Tri MB members: Kids of Steel Long (Age 12-15) 400m Run, 13km Bike, 2km Run Kids of Steel KOS Online Price: * Changes can be made on race day without penalty by seeing the Timer. Note: Your One Day Membership Fee provides you Liability Insurance through Triathlon Manitoba, but does not in any way provide the athlete with personal accident or health insurance. Personal Insurance is your responsibility. If you do not have an annual Triathlon Manitoba Full Membership you will need to pay an additional $10.00 per Athlete for a One Day Membership. You can get your Triathlon Manitoba membership at: http://www.triathlon.mb.ca/Membership.aspx Sign up, save money, and support Triathlon in Manitoba Race day walk-ups (non pre-reg) Non Tri MB members: $20 $25 add $10 $8 $13 add $10 Online Multi-kid family discount structure* up to 2 Adults and 4 children *Online discount ONLY Save 15% Grand Prize How are prizes drawn? $800 Sugoi Shopping Spree from Stride Ahead Sports 1. At each race, 5 bib numbers will be drawn and placed into the perpetual hat. This will be drawn at the awards BBQ/Windup scheduled to take place at the closing of the 4th race on Tuesday May 26th, 2015 (weather permitting). 2. An additional name each race will be drawn from the early bird 4-race sign ups. 3. A total of 24 names will be drawn over the 4 races. 4. If the name of someone already in the pot is drawn, there will be a re-draw. 5. At the final race, the Grand Prize Winner will be drawn from the 24 names. 6. You MUST be present to receive the grand prize, otherwise there will be re-draw. Continuing From Last Year Race bibs are MANDATORY, race belts are encouraged. Only pre-registered/paid racers have until 6:15pm to sign in and pick up their timing chip and race bib. You will not be permitted to race otherwise. The infamous gingersnap cookies will be available again with the after race snacks. No combining of Points will happen between the Adult Long and Short races. Each will be separate races with their own separate age group winners. Staggered Race Start times: 6:45pm - KOS Short & Long Course 6:50pm - Adult Long Course 7:10pm - Adult Short Course On site registration booth opens at 5:00pm and closes at 6:00pm. Any new walk-up registrations not in line by 6:00pm, will not be processed or permitted to race. We encourage online registration to save yourself time and the $5 walk-up fee. Make cheques payable to: Winnipeg Triathlon Club You can change your Pre-registered Online choice of race distance last minute without penalty by seeing the TIMER on race day. General Food Bananas, oranges, bagels, cookies, and refreshments will be available after each race, but only enough to help tell a few war stories. Fruit is generously provided by Vic’s Fruit Market. Cutoff Times Race cutoff times are enforced for the safety of our Volunteers, Race Staff and Athletes. Cut off times apply to the Adult Long Distance Duathlon only. You have 1hr 25min from race start to have any part of your bike across the dismount line, and 2hr 10min total to complete your entire race. Thereafter, no athletes will be allowed to continue onto the second run. Refunds will NOT be provided to those not making the cut off time. Failure to stop as directed could result in a penalty from the Triathlon Manitoba Officials. Prize Money The overall and KOS age group first place athletes will receive a Woodcock Cycle Works gift certificate. Amounts are outlined in the adjacent charts. Total cash value is dependant upon an average of 180 athletes attending all four race dates. (Race Director reserves the right to change/modify at any time.) Prizes will be mailed to each winner. Total Prize Money = $200 Points To win, you must accumulate the highest number of points in your age category, at the same race distance. Best 3 of 4 races in one race distance only, will determine the winners. Race Director reserves the right to make final changes should a race be cancelled. Winners will be decided by points earned: 1st 50pt 2nd 40pt 3rd 31pt 4th 23pt 5th 16pt In the event of a tie, the winner will be decided by the outcome of the last Head to Head race. The Race Director will make the final decision, if required, after that and there will be no appeals. 1st Overall KOS Overall Male KOS Overall Female Adult Overall Male Adult Overall Female Short Long $25.00 ea $25.00 ea $25.00 ea $25.00 ea $25.00 ea $25.00 ea $25.00 ea $25.00 ea 12 Additional Random $20 Draws = $240 We will randomly give away three $20 Woodcock Cycle Works gift certificates at each race. Three winners will be drawn from the participants list from each race. www.BirdshillDuathlon.com