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RACE DAY INFO
Check-In Saturday, May
31st
You will have to check in
for the
SUPERKids Triathlon
Saturday,
May 31st from
3:00pm to 5:00pm to pick up
your race packet,
T-shirt
and goody bag. In your
goody bag will be your swim
cap,
helmet number and bib
number. Please make sure
these number are
all the
same and your swim cap/bib
number is the correct and
same color. Check-in will
be held in the gymnasium of
the South County YMCA. In
order to keep things moving
smoothly, we remind you that
you must have signed a race
waiver online as well as
joined your child in the USAT. Please bring their
membership card. Children
that are not active members
of the USAT or that have
forgotten their membership
cards, will be required to
sign-up again at
registration and pay the
$5.00 fee.
THERE ARE NO
EXCEPTIONS!!
USAT Membership is required
of all participants for
insurance purposes. Please be
prepared!
Body Marking Saturday, May
31st
After
checking in, your child
should go to the body
marking area (signs will
direct you). Your child's
race number (found in the
race packet) will be marked
on his/her leg and arm.
These markings will be used
to identify your child's
race number at the start of
the swim.
Transition Area Preparation
Sunday, June 1st
The
transition area
is located on the grassy
area adjacent to the left of
the pool, at the rear of
the parking lot.
Individual spots will not be
assigned, but signs will
clearly designate the areas
reserved for each age group.
Athletes should have their
transition area equipment
(i.e., bike, shoes, etc) set
up at least 1/2 hour prior
to the start of the race.
Transition area will close
15 minutes prior to the race
for safety and mandatory
participants meeting!
Be sure to stay clear of
the athletes during the
race! In order to
make sure everyone has room
in the transition area, each
athlete should use only the
minimum amount of space
required to place their
equipment. See the
transition area
page for more information.
Race Results
Our race results will be
posted at
www.thelastmileracing.com
Parking
There is no parking
available at the SOUTH
COUNTY YMCA. Parking will
be available at the St.
Dominic Savio Boys Center or
at Broad Rock Middle School.
Directions
South County YMCA
165 Broad Rock Road
P.O. Box 3728
Peace Dale, RI 02883-3728
Phone: 401.783.3900
Fax:
401.783.4025
St Dominic
Savio Boys Center Proceed
past the entrance to the
YMCA on Broad Rock Road.
Turn right, about Ό mile
onto St. Dominic Road.
Police and parking
attendants will be there to
assist. Parking is limited
and on a first come first
serve basis. When these
lots are closed, please
continue to proceed up Broad
Rock Road another Ό mile to
the Broad Rock Middle
School. Follow signs and
walking instructions to the
triathlon.
Please limit
pedestrian traffic on Broad
Rock Road and follow signs!
Race Start
All athletes will meet in
the YMCA gym for start time
and wave group assignments.
You must be in the gym by
8:45 am for wave assignments
and mandatory race meeting.
Please leave yourself enough
time to
set-up in transition area.
The race will begin at the pool.
The start will begin with the
oldest age group, in waves of 10
swimmers at a time, 2 per lane.
Each wave of athletes will be
assigned a swim start time, with
the first wave starting
at 9:00am.
Participants 1 10 Wave #1:
Start time 9:00am
Participants 11 20 Wave #2:
Start time 9:05am
Participants 21 30 Wave #3:
Start time 9:10am
Continuing
on
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Athletes and
volunteers only will be allowed
in the pool area
due to very
limited space!!
All other participants will be
seated on the bleachers in their
waves or in the gymnasium
awaiting to be called into the
pool area. Each wave will have
a volunteer coordinator.
Swimmers will be called into the
pool by wave number. It is the
athlete's responsibility to get
to the gym to line up with their
wave. Volunteers
will assist the
athletes in the staging area.
Parents are not allowed
in
the staging area.
When a
wave is called to the swim
start, the participants then follow
volunteer instructions to their
lane assignments. At the
whistle, approx. 1 minute later,
the swim begins. The athletes will
swim their required number of
laps in their lane. Counters
will be monitoring each child.
At the end of the swim they will
walk to the pool and enter
the
transition
area.
Please
read all event instructions,
precautions, and
policies.
Everyone
associated with
SUPERKids Triathlon
is anticipating
a wonderful event. We're sure
you will agree on race day.
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