Omaha Triathlon...Omaha Triathlon Athlete Guide July 15-16, 2017 Welcome Race Omaha is very excited...
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Omaha Triathlon Athlete Guide July 15-16, 2017 Welcome Race Omaha is very excited that you have chosen to participate in the 8 th Annual Omaha Triathlon! This year’s event has moved to new and excited venue at Bluewater Development in Valley, Nebraska. This is private sand pit lake with extremely clean and clear water! The event offers a beach start and finish as well as very flat, fast, and scenic bike and run course. We hope you enjoy your race weekend as much or more than we will! Race Director Alan Kohll [email protected] Ironhawk Endurance Coach Brad Hildebrandt [email protected] Volunteer Director Lana Melroy [email protected] Event Coordinator Beth Dworkin [email protected]
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OmahaTriathlonAthleteGuideJuly15-16,2017
WelcomeRaceOmahaisveryexcitedthatyouhavechosentoparticipateinthe8thAnnualOmahaTriathlon!Thisyear’seventhasmovedtonewandexcitedvenueatBluewaterDevelopmentinValley,Nebraska.Thisisprivatesandpitlakewithextremelycleanandclearwater!Theeventoffersabeachstartandfinishaswellasveryflat,fast,andscenicbikeandruncourse.Wehopeyouenjoyyourraceweekendasmuchormorethanwewill!RaceDirectorAlanKohllalan@raceomaha.comIronhawkEnduranceCoachBradHildebrandtbrad@raceomaha.comVolunteerDirectorLanaMelroylana@[email protected]
ScheduleofEventsSaturdayJuly15,2017PacketPickupatScheelsVillagePointOmaha11amto4pmMandatoryBikeDrop0ff–Noonto5pmYoungmanLakeandParkPracticeSwim–2pmto4pm(Requiresadvanceregistrationonlinefor$15oratPacketPickupfor$20perperson).Thisistheonlychancepriortoracedaytogetintothelake.SundayJuly16th,2017ParkingShuttleService:4amto6amand8:30amto10:30amTransitionOpens:4:30amTransitionCloses:5:45amNationalAnthem:5:55amRaceBegins:6:00amAwardsPresentation:10:30amRaceConcludes:11:00am*AllTimesareapproximate.VOLUNTEERSWearealwayslookingforvolunteers!Pleasevolunteeratourvolunteerpageathttps://login.registermytime.com/raceomaha/volunteer.Ifyouhavefriendorfamilymemberwatchingtheracethereisnobetterwaytobeinvolvedintheracethantobecomeavolunteer.AgeGroupNationalsarearoundthecornerinAugustsopleasegetinvolvedinourlocalraceteamnow!Ifyouhaveanyquestionsaboutvolunteering,pleasecontactlana@raceomaha.com.PACKETPICKUPPacketPickupoccursatScheelsatVillagePointeinsidetheNorthEntrancefrom11amto4pmonSaturdayJuly15th.Eachracepacketmustbepickedupbyeachparticipantwithproperidentification.AllRelayteamsmustattendpacketpickuptoassurethateachmemberhassignedtheparticipationwaiver.Iensureallteammemberscanparticipatemakesuretohavethemsigntheelectronicwaiverreminderpriortoraceweekendwhentheyreceiveanemailnotificationorhavethemattendthepacketpickuptosignapaperwaiver.RacePacketsincludeaspecialdesignedtruckerhatforallparticipants,racetattoos,Bib,RaceNumberStickersforyourbike,swimcap,andbikehelmet,racenumberbracelet.Applyallracetattoosinadvanceathomebytheparticipantpriortoarrivingonracemorning.MANDATORYBIKEDROPOFFBikeDropoffisrequiredonSaturdayJuly15thbetweenNoonand5pmonlyatBlueWaterLakeinValley,Nebraska.Allparticipantsmustputtheirbikeinto
transitionattheirnumberedlocation.Allparticipantsmustputontheirracebraceletandbikenumberstickerpriortoenteringthetransitionareaforpropersecurityandidentification.BikeMUSTBERACKEDSOYOUCANSEEYOURRACENUMBEROFTHECROSSBAROFTHEBIKERACKWHENSTANDINGINFRONTOFYOURBIKE!SWITCHRACEOPTIONSIfyouwishtoswitchfromOlympictoSprintforanyreason,pleaseinformourstaffatpacketpickuponSaturdayandmakesureyouareassignedthecorrespondingwaveandswimcapcolorforthatwave.USATriathlonRules TheOmahaTriathlonissanctionedbyUSATriathlonwhichinsuresthesafestraceforourparticipants.TheRaceDirectorsandRaceOfficialsareonhandtoassurethebestracedayexperienceandpreventanysafetyissues.USATriathlonraceofficialswillbecheckingbikesforbarendplugs,walkingthetransitionareatoassureyourgeariswithinyourspaceaswellasonthecoursethroughouttheracetoinsurerulesarebeingfollowed.Youcanseethemostcommonruleviolationsathttps://www.teamusa.org/USA-Triathlon/About/Multisport/Competitive-Rules/Most-Common-Rules-Violationsorreviewtheentirerulesathttps://www.teamusa.org/USA-Triathlon/About/Multisport/Competitive-RulesWetsuitsTheOmahaTriathlontypicallyexperienceswatertemperatureabove78FwhichisNOTwetsuitlegal.RaceDayairtemperatureshavevariedbetweenthemid70’stomidtoupper80’sdependingontheyear.WewillannouncethewatertemperatureduringthepracticeswimonJuly15th.However,theofficialwatertemperaturewillbeannouncedracemorningasmeasuredbyUSATriathlonraceofficials.Werecommendregisteringforthepracticeswimsoracedayanxietyisataminimum.Ifyouneedawetsuit,XterraWetsuitshasprovidedaBigDiscounttoRaceOmahausingdiscountcodeR-OMAHAatwww.xterrawetsuits.com.Theyalsooffermanyotheritemsthatyoumayneedforyourraceseasonorleisureactivities.CoursesSwim,BikeandRunCoursesarepostedathttp://raceomaha.com/event/omaha-triathlon/.Changesandadjustmentstothecourseduetounforeseencircumstancesmayoccur.Wewillnotifyparticipantswhenweareawareofanychangesthatmayoccur.PARKINGONRACEDAY-IMPORTANTRaceDayParkingisonlyavailableatDCWestHighSchool.SeeMapphotohere.Ashuttlebuswillbeginat4amuntil10:30amonracemorningJuly16th!Novehiclesareallowedtoentertheracevenueonracemorning.ShuttleswillresumeassoonasthelastparticipanthasreturnedfromthebikecourseforbothOlympicandSprintDistanceevents.Pleasedonotdiscardanytrashintheparkinglotandfollow
directionsofanyparkingattendants.Anyvehicleparkedoutsidethedesignatedparkingareawillbetowedatowner’sexpense.ParkingLotLocationMap:
DropoffLocationnearVenue:EastofRRTracks
RELAYTEAMSRelayTeamsaremadeupoftwoorthreemembers.Attheswimstart,allotherrelayteammembersotherthantheswimmermustremainattheirbikepositioninthetransitionareauntiltheirturn.Thechipisusedastheexchangebaton.Makesuretoplaceyourtimingchiponyouranklesecurelyduringeachrelayteammembersegment.Thebibshouldbeworkbythebikerandexchangedwiththerunnertowearalongwiththechipexchange.Theeasiestwayistousearacebeltforquickchange.Thebikershouldfacetheirracebibtotherearandtherunnerinthefront.TIMINGCHIPSAllparticipantsarerequiredtopickuptheirtimingchipthatmatchestheirbibnumberonracemorning.Doublecheckthatyourchipnumbermatchesyoubibnumber.Ifyouarenotcertain,pleasecheckwithTimingandassignedvolunteers.Ifyouloseyourtimechipduringtherace(commonontheswim),pleasemakesuretonotifyavolunteerimmediately.Ourtimerwillhavechipsatswimexitthatcanbehandledouttoanyparticipantsthathavetemporarilylosttheirtimingchip.RACEWAVEASSIGNMENTSYourWaveassignmentandswimcapcolorispostedatPacketPickup.EachWavehasacorrespondingcolorswimcap.Pleasedonotleaveyourswimcapathome.Ifyouhappentolooseyourswimcap,pleaselookforavolunteertoassistinlocatingareplacementswimcap.RESULTSResultsfromtheraceareavailableduringandimmediatelyaftertheraceatthetimerresultsmonitor.Wewillpostthefinalresultsathttp://raceomaha.com/results/.Ittakesupto2to3weeksforresultstobeprocessedbyUSATriathlon.
AWARDSAwardsarepresentedtothetop3overallfemaleandmalecompetitorsaswellasthetop3ineachagegroupfortheOlympicandSprintDistanceEvents.1stPlaceTeamandAquabikeDivisionalsoreceiveandaward.NEWIN2017,wehavenewlydesignedawardsinournewestcolor(BLUE).PHOTOSNewthisyear!“PhotosattheFinish”withOmahaTriathlonLogoPhotoBackDrop.RacePhotosfromtheweekendarepostedbeginningracedayatourFacebookpageathttps://www.facebook.com/OmahaTriathlon/.Wewillposthundredsofpicturesofourtriathletesinactionallforfree!RACE OMAHA UPCOMING 2017 EVENT SCHEDULE
o July 6th - Stroke and Stride #2/Youth Splash and Dash 6pm Lake Cunningham – 6PM
o July 8th - Nishna Valley Classic Sprint Triathlon - Individual and Relay- Race Starts at 8am and features a 750m Swim, 20k Bike and 5k Run. Individual and Team Relay. The town of Griswold, Iowa is helping to make this a special race day for all competitors. It is worth the drive for a great event to get warmed up for the Omaha Triathlon!
o July 15th - Omaha Kids Triathlon 9am and Special Practice Swim for Omaha Triathlon 2pm to 4pm.
o August 6th – Stroke and Stride Final at Levi Carter Park and USA Triathlon Race Omaha Youth Splash and Dash. A picnic follows with hot dogs and drinks courtesy of our sponsors, Omaha Steaks and Natural Grocers.
o USA Triathlon Age Group National Championships – August 12th and 13th, 2017.
o October 7th - Dirty Duathlon and Fred's Gravel Fondo Registerforalltheseeventsathttp://raceomaha.com/race-omaha-events/
