Tawas 23 Triathlons Duathlon

TIME TRIAL START:

• Olympic Triathlon – 1500m swim, 28mi bike, 10k run
• Sprint Triathlon – 500m swim, 14mi bike, 5k run
• Sprint Duathlon – 2.5k run, 14mi bike, 5k run
• Olympic Aquabike – 1500m swim, 28mi bike
• Sprint Aquabike – 500m swim, 14m.bike
• Kaya-Tri: 2.3 mile Kayak/SUP, 14mi bike, 5k run (CANOE, KAYAK, STAND UP PADDLEBOARD)
• Super Sprint – 200m swim, 10k bike, 1mi run

**2 and 3 person relays offered for both the Olympic and Sprint Distance Triathlon

Entry Fees:	Ind.	Relays:	SuperSprint:
Until 2.28	$110	$150	$65
3.1 – 4.30	$125	$150	$65
5.1 to online closes	$135	$150	$65

Online Registration

Closes the Thursday before the event at midnight

Refund Policy: NO REFUNDS for any reason unless you have been double charged or accidentally signed up more than once, military transfer or death in the family.

Standard event industry policy: states that when emergency conditions such as weather, threats of terrorism, medical emergencies, or any potentially unsafe condition out of our control force cancellation of an event, refunds cannot and will not be provided since funds have been spent on race day already.

Athlete Amenities: Guaranteed to those pre-registered 14 days out!

Non-USAT Members

Must pay a $15 One Day Fee (collected ONSITE cash or check ONLY)

This fee was NOT collected online

• Custom event shirt
• Custom finishers medal
• Sponsor supplied samples
• Professional chip timing with results available online
• Awards to top three in each age group
• Great sponsor supplied raffle and awards ceremony following the last finisher
• The best post race snack table out there

This is a state park, all vehicles must have a Recreational Passport to enter the park. Michigan residents can purchase a passport at the Secretary of State when renewing vehicle tags or at the park office, the pass is good for an entire a year.

All non-residents can purchase a one day pass for $8.40 or an annual pass $33.40 at the park office. There is very limited parking that is a reason for the cap, so please plan to arrive early.

Great relaxing vacation awaits here

Lakewood Shores Property here

Venue

Lakewood Shores POA

Cedar Lake

Partners

Pepsi Co

Gatorade Endurance

Rudy Project

Support Crews

Knights of Columbus

Programs from the high school

Our exclusive TRI – One program was launched many years ago when athletes raced as part of their training, rewarded themselves for all the training they were doing and to gain all that important race day experience you cannot simulate.As the multi-sport community has evolved to the opposite now we are bringing back the program. It is really simple, you need more open water swim training? Great, cmon out and get it with our lifeguards and courses. Want to get a nice hard time trial on the bike in? Cmon out and race on our course. Need to get a run in and want to do so with aid stations? Cmon out and join other runners.

Each TRI – One will have a designated start time, you will simply head to the TRI – One start flag for the discipline you choose, line up, and when the clock strikes and the horn sounds you are off. With our events, time trial swim starts now you will line up accordingly. Or if you want to take the Kayak or SUP out for a nice paddle with others where offered.

The cost for these is a flat $30. For that, you get a finisher’s medal and access to the post-race food tent. You may purchase a shirt for $10.

You can register online or onsite. If onsite it is cash only!

The Transition Area will be adjacent to the beach on Lake Huron.

Opens – 6:00am

No friends or family members allowed in the transition area for any reason. The race director and race officials will close the transition area 30-45 minutes before race start to ensure all athletes are at the starting area for mandatory course meeting and announcements. Once the transition area is closed, you will NOT be permitted back in before the race starts. Family/Friends will not be permitted in for any reason at any time throughout the event.

Re-Opens

When the last cyclist is off the course and has headed out for the run. This time is variable and we will make announcements at the event when the transition area is ready to re-open.

Any athletes removing gear from transition areas before the announcer or race director has officially opened the transition area will be DISQUALIFIED from the race! This pertains to all athletes of all distances. All athletes deserve a clear transition.

In the event of inclement weather, it is recommended you have warm, dry clothing outside the transition area to put on following your finish due to other athletes still being on the bike course

Timing Chip

When you have completed the race, please do NOT enter the transition area wearing your timing chip. PLEASE remove your chip before re-entering the transition area and exiting again. This will cause a timing error.

Racking

You must rack according to your race number, based on the sequence numbers placed at the end of each row. Please remember racks will hold 7 bikes racked with the seat tip on the support bar. Please be courteous to fellow athletes to ensure there is space for 7 bikes on a rack. If there is not enough room for your bike on your designated rack, please see a 3D Team member and we will help. Please do not move another athlete’s bike or gear.

Aid Station

Located at the run in/out chute with water and Gatorade Endurance replacement.

Directional

Run In/Out and Bike In/Out chutes are clearly marked on the large structures at either end. It is your responsibility to go the right direction while racing in the transition area.

TRANSITION AREA map 

A Time Trial swim start. For safety reasons it is important we ensure we are doing all we can to alleviate stress at the start and turning at buoys. A time trial start ensures everyone has a clear, stress-free swim. You will SELF SEED according to your 500m swim time. (THIS IS YOUR ACTUAL swim time, not what you THINK you will swim, or want to swim) this is important to ensure you are not swam over or create congestion by seeding yourself faster than you can swim. Don’t be that athlete that creates a traffic jam. See yourself appropriately and everyone will have a great time in the water.

Each athlete will report their number to the timer before crossing the timing mats and entering the water. Again your responsibility to report that number to the timer. You will be lined up on the causeway and enter off the causeway with a jump into the lake.

As with any Great Lake swim we are at the mercy of mother nature. The pier will allow us to use another side if one side is rough so this will be an ever changing swim course from year to year. Water temps in the great lakes can do what we call the flip, where the wind can pull all the warm water from bay out and flip it with the cold water so it could literally be 75 on Saturday and 60 Sunday morning. Typical temps this time of year will be in the upper 60’s.

A fast rolling, smooth loop on very lightly travelled roads. There may be 25 homes on the entire course. Some farm land, some tree lined but this is one of those courses where you can put the head down get as aero as possible and put the hammer down.

This course was part of the old Tawas Half Ironman run which is on the 8 foot wide paved path along US23. It is a fast out and back course finishing back at Shoreline park.

It will be YOUR responsibility to print maps and know the courses. They will not be available at the events.

ALL aid stations will be stocked with water, lemon-lime Gatorade Endurance Formula,.

Canoes, Kayaks and Paddle Boards are all welcome and will race in their own division. This will change as will the swim from year to year based on the wind direction and mother nature. Heading straight down the lake to your turnaround buoy, returning to the beach in front of the clubhouse where you will park your vessel and head to transition, meshing in with the swimmers exiting the opposite side.

You will start just before the Sprint Female wave.

You are required to have a life jacket on board

You will start with your specific swim start in the time trial line. Check the information cube at the event for wave start information.

You will complete the Swim and Bike disciplines of the event. Following your Bike discipline, you will dismount your bike, cross the Bike In timing mats and place your bike back at your spot on the rack in the Transition Area. You will then proceed across the Run Out timing mats and you are done! Your finish time will be when you cross the timing mats at that point.

DO NOT re-enter the transition area through Run In/Out or Bike In/Out. This will cause a timing error.

Finisher Memento

Finisher Memento

If the event offers a finisher’s memento, please proceed to the finish area to receive the item. Tell the support crew at the finish line you were in the aquabike race and they will hand you the finishers memento.

You will keep your timing chip & strap on until all the bikes are off the course. Once we announce the transition is open, you may turn your chip & strap in at the designated collection point and retrieve your gear at that point.

Run – Bike – Run: here we go for the folks who would rather not swim:

Starting out under the duathlon start flag you will head out to the 2.5k turnaround point, head back down the hill and into the transition area for the bike discipline. Then following your loop on the bike you will transition back to the final run. Then following the sprint 5k course to finish it all off.

Bib Number

At registration you will receive ONE bib number that the runner must wear on the front of their chest, since they will be crossing the finish line.

Body Marking

All relay members will get body marked with the bib number assigned to them, so they can all be identified on the course.

Timing Chip and Strap

The athlete competing in the first discipline should securely attach the timing chip to their ankle. The chip and strap should be handed off to the next relay member inside the Transition Area ONLY at the designated RELAY area. Each athlete should only wear the chip on the ankle, never on the wrist. Do not just grab it and go. You must make sure it is secure on your ankle before leaving the Transition Area. Exchanging outside of the Transition Area could result in a disqualification.

Transition Area

There will be a designated rack(s) for RELAYS only. This is typically near one of the exit/entry points. Please make sure all relay member’s gear is in this designated area. Even when the Transition Area is closed, relay members may still have access to the Transition Area to warm up and prepare for their discipline.

Each athlete will be assigned a timing chip and strap. These will be available race morning unless otherwise stipulated in your race confirmation. After check-in, bring your race number to the TIMING CHIP flag where a support crew will hand you a timing chip that corresponds with your bib. Please DO NOT take your own chip off the boards. You MUST physically show your bib number to the support crew in order to pickup your chip. NO exceptions.

You are responsible for this chip and strap once it is handed to you. Failure to turn it in for ANY reason will result in a $40 charge.

You must wear your chip and strap on your ankle for the entire event, start to finish.

Chip collection will NOT be at the finish line unless stipulated ahead of time. Chips and straps will be collected on your way out of the transition area, once we open it for gear retrieval. Please do NOT turn them in ahead of time, unless it is to a 3D crew member.

We provide all the timing and scoring services for each and every event we host. This will be with ChampionChip or Chrono Track timing systems.

Throughout the course, there will be sets of timing mats or gators, typically under structures, indicating finish, bike in, run out, swim finish, etc. You must cross over these areas. Do NOT avoid them or attempt to jump over them.

Every effort will be made to supply you with a swim, bike, run, transition 1, transition 2, and finish times. However, it is explicitly expressed that the electronic timing systems are not fool proof. They are electronics and computers which are outside in the elements and they are not perfect systems. We along with any other timer out there can only score what is captured in a system.

Preliminary Results

These are posted at the event in and around the post event areas. This area is designated with a large purple RESULTS flag. Results are rarely 100% final at the time of the awards ceremony due to post race corrections.

Your results will be posted on the event website under the RESULTS tab located on the home page as well as event page. Every effort is made to post these by the following morning or within 24 hours of the event.

ANY and ALL timing questions and inquiries must be sent to: results@3disciplines.com

Emailing or contacting event management in any other way will not guarantee an attempt to retrieve results.

All athletes and all relay members will be body marked with their race number. After picking up your chip and strap please proceed to the body marking area typically designated with a large BODY MARKING flag. You must have your bib number for this process.

Event support crew will be marking race numbers on your swim caps, biceps, tops of hands, and quadriceps. You will also have your event code marked on one calf. T = Long Course, S = Sprint, SS = Super Sprint, D = Duathlon, R = Relay, H = Half. On the opposite calf will be your age.

Due to an increasing amount of athletes entering events they may not be properly trained for, we are asking each athlete to be responsible and honest with his/her ability to complete the distance registering for. Due to safety concerns for everyone involved including you the athlete, but also the support crew volunteers and officials like police, sheriff, fire department, etc. we must instill course cut off times at 4 hrs. Raffle and awards start at 3 hrs and 30 minutes in Olympic distance events and 99% of all athletes are finished by that time. So you must register for the event you will finish under that 4 hour time limit. Being a responsible athlete means if you cannot complete the Olympic distance comfortably under that time we recommend you participate in the sprint event. We encourage you to train for the goal to reach that Olympic distance under the 4 hour time limit. If you do not have a clear idea as to how to achieve that goal we are here to help, please let us know.

An athlete will be informed he/she has reached the 4 hr. cut off, at which time the athlete will acknowledge he/she understands completely and he/she will be brought in off the course by the course coordinator. If the athlete refuses this he/she will be informed that there will not be any support left on the course from that point and he/she must acknowledge this and understand he/she is continuing under those circumstances at which time the athlete will remove the timing chip/strap and give to the course coordinator.

Again an athlete must take the responsibility on as an athlete understanding his/her ability at the time of the event. Knowing that support crew volunteers, as well as other personnel out on courses must be kept in safe conditions as well.

Age Up Rule

Your age on race day is the same as how old you will be on December 31 of that year.

Overall

Top 3 Men and Top 3 Women Overall in each event and excluded from their age group.

Age Groups

Top 3 Men and Top 3 Women within each of the following age groups: 19 and under, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39,40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75-79, 80+ *In the event there may not be at least 4 athletes within an age group, an age group may be combined, for example 2 in 20-24 and 2 and 25-29 = 20-29 age group combined.

• *Sprint Triathlon – Typically offers 15 and under and 16-19 in addition.
• *Clydesdales (Male 225 lbs or more) – 1st Overall in Olympic and Sprint Distance Triathlons.
• *Athenas (Female 165 lbs or more) – 1st Overall in Olympic and Sprint Distance Triathlons.

Aquabike: Top 3 Men and Top 3 Women in Olympic and Sprint Distance Aquabike.

Sprint Duathlon: Top 3 Men and Top 3 Women.

Super Sprint – All athletes will receive a finisher medal when crossing the finish line. This category is designed for those wanting to Try the Tri or to enjoy a fun, family-friendly race. In that spirit, no awards are presented. Everyone is a winner!

Awards will in NO circumstances be given out early, or individually before the awards ceremony. If you must depart before the awards ceremony, you may opt to pay a shipping and processing fee and have the award mailed to you. Please click on the link below to be taken to the Transition Bag Store where you can select the AWARD Item.

REQUEST AWARD MAILING

Specific to Multi-sport:

The center line violation rule will result in a disqualification! An athlete cannot cross the center line for any reason whatsoever. This is extremely dangerous and could result in serious injury or death therefore will not be tolerated.

Refunds

All race fees are non-refundable. No refunds are allowed.

Transfer to Another Race

Transfers to another 3 Disciplines owned event are allowed. All transfers must be completed two weeks prior to the event in which you are registered or the event you would like to transfer to whichever is sooner. The transfer fee is $15.00 plus any potential difference in race fee.

Events that do not fall under our transfer policy include: Cannonball Run, Sister Lakes, Xterra Rockport Rugged and I Tri for Mac.

Transfers may be made within the current race season only.

Transfer to Another Distance

You may switch between the Olympic and Sprint distances at any event. Please contact us at info@3disciplines.com to change your distance or you may do so at the registration tent at the event. No fee to change distance.