Athlete Guide - Free Radicals Tribe Triathlon Club · This is the fourth annual ANZAC 100 Challenge...

ANZAC 100 Challenge28/04/2018

Athlete GuideThis is the fourth annual ANZAC 100 Challenge brought to you by the Free Radicals Tribe Triathlon Club and the first based in a new location at Northern Beaches Leisure Centre. All proceeds from the event go to Townsville Legacy.

ParkingPlease park either in the medical centre car park to the far right of the pool (accessible from the right hand driveway) or the left hand side of the main pool car park outside of the changing rooms (accessible from the left hand driveway). Please DO NOT park in the right hand side of the pool car park as this must remain clear for other pool customers.

Sign InSign in will be open from 4:30am on Saturday 28th April. When you sign in you will be allocated a race number which is written on your arm/leg. You will also receive a timing chip which should be secured firmly around your LEFT ankle with the chip facing outwards.

Late EntriesThere are no registrations on the day. Registration closes on Friday 27th April at noon.

Bike Racking/TransitionTransition will be located in the new car park at the far left of the pool. Access will be available once you have signed in. The area will remain open until 4:55am at which time the race briefing will be held. Bikes will be available for removal once you have completed the event. However, weencourage you to stick around and support the remaining athletes. There will also be fruit, coffee, a BBQ breakfast and massage available. All bikes are to be removed by 11:00am. Security cannot be guaranteed beyond this time.

MapsCourse maps are available in this guide and will be located next to the sign in desk. It is the competitors responsibility to know the course.

RulesYou must abide by the road rules at all times. The road is open but there will be marshals at each critical area. Your bike must be roadworthy according to Queensland law. You stop on a red light, you go on a green one.

NOTE: Lights are MANDATORY for the bike leg and you will not be able to take part in the event without them.

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Race BriefingA short verbal briefing will be held at 4:55am, prior to event starting at 5:00am. All other information is contained in this guide

Race StartIn order to give everyone a fair opportunity to have an unimpeded swim you will have been allocated an individual start number based on your entry time. This number determines the order in which you start, with the fastest 2 competitors starting first and the slowest 2 last. Competitors should gather in groups of 2 at the start end of the pool according to their start number, each group of 2 will then be started at 5 second intervals.

First AidIf you have a need for first aid please see any member of the pool staff or any member of the FRT Admin team. If in doubt call 000, we are at Northern Beaches Leisure Centre in Burdell, also known as North Shore Pool. For safety there will be a sag wagon following the last cyclist.

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Course Maps

1km swim

The swim course will utilise the snake technique whereby you swim one length of the pool then swim under the lane rope to the next lane and swim back up it continuing in this manner until you reach the other side of the pool. You will be required to complete 3 laps of the pool in this manner with the first lap using all 8 lanes in order to complete 400m and the 2nd and 3rd laps using 6 lanes inorder to complete 300m, making a total of 1km. You will be seeded based on your entry time, beginning with the fastest seeded swimmers, with subsequent swimmers entering the water at 5 second intervals.

Please keep to the left of the lane at all times except when you need to pass a slower swimmer in front of you.

On completion of the swim head out of the pool area to the transition area in the car park.

NOTE: it is in your interest to be realistic in your entry time otherwise you will either be quickly caught by faster swimmers behind you or quickly catch slower swimmers in front of you. Any entry times deemed to be unrealistic will be adjusted accordingly.

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90km bike

Once you have collected your bike from transition, run your bike to the mount line on the road. From the pool car park turn right onto Erskine Place, left onto North Shore Boulevard, left on Mt Low Parkway, right onto the Bruce Highway, left onto Black River Road and then right onto Herveys Range Road. You will climb Herveys Range and continue up & over the top for about 4 km until Elliott Road. There you MUST check-in with the marshal so we know where everyone is on the course. The turnaround point (approximately 4km past the lookout) will be marked with a prominent sign and be manned. Water will be available to refill bidons. You return the same way.

NOTE: All roads are open to traffic. Road rules must be followed at all times and lights are MANDATORY. There will be water at the turn around, however it is your own interests to carry your own water & nutrition supplies. Cut off times, you must finish the bike leg by 10am (5 hours from the start time) in order to be allowed to start the run leg.

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Bike start & finish

Bike turnaround

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9km run

After racking your bike you will head out on the run initially in the same direction as the bike course but on the footpath. From the pool car park cross the road and turn right onto Erskine Place, left onto North Shore Boulevard following the footpath under the road to the park on the other side. Follow the footpath in a clockwise direction around the houses, returning under the road and back down North Shore Boulevard, cross Erskine Place and loop around the pool block back to the start. Repeat for your second loop. After your second loop enter the car park and cross the finish line near transition.

The route will be marked at all junctions and turns. Water will be available at 0, 1.5, 2.5, 4.5, 6, & 7 km around the course from 2 water bubblers/taps (be marked on the path) and a water table at the transition area at the start. It is your own interests to carry your own water & nutrition supplies if you require anything additional.

NOTE: Cut off times, the run leg must be started by 10am (5 hours from the start time).

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Transition

As you cross the finish line you will be presented with your ANZAC 100 club pin in recognition of your efforts. There will be a BBQ breakfast running until the last person has finished. Remember this is not a race, it’s a personal challenge. There will also be fruit, coffee and massages available.

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Schedule

Time Description

4:30am Sign in. No registrations on the day.Transition opens.

4:50am Transition closes

4:55am Race briefing

5:00am Bugle call to commemorate the ANZACs.Race start in multiple waves

8:30am – 8:45am First finisher due

10:00am Cut off time for starting run

11:00am approx Final finisher due.Event close

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SponsorsThe following companies have sponsored & supported this event

Maurice Blackburn is a national law firm with local lawyers, a partner of Triathlon Queensland and sponsor of the Free Radicals Tribe. We believe that fairness is a universal right, not just for the chosen few. We’ve been fighting for the rights of everyday Australians since 1919, and it’s why we’re the country’s leading social justice firm today. Phone: (07) 4772 9600

Massage FX - Health, sport and fitness are our passion. With experience in Personal Training and involvement in competitive sports at varying representative levels we use this knowledge and experience to compliment our massage treatments for the best possible results. Phone: 0408 745 376

The Physio Movement - a modern multi-discipline Allied Health clinic offering quality Physiotherapy, Chiropractic & Podiatry to local Townsville residents. Ourteam specialise in the diagnosis, treatment & rehabilitation of general & sports injuries; with a 'hands on' & 'evidence based' approach. Phone: (07) 4420 3073

Northern Beaches Leisure Centre

Townsville's largest Aquatic Complex includes Water Slides & 4 Pools.

Swim Right, Swim Here. Phone: (07) 4774 7593

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The Bean Queen Mobile Coffee Van – A keen supporter of the Free Radicals Tribe and the local community you’ll find the Bean Queen at all the events that matter! Email: [email protected]

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