Stone Creek Kid’s Triathlon

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Event Details

General Information:

When:  Saturday, August 16, 2008

Where:  Stone Creek Pool

Time:  8:00 am

What:  A kid’s triathlon -  swim 100 yards, bike, 5 kilometers, run 1 kilometer – in that order

Who can participate:

Any child 6-14 years of age is invited to participate.  Children should be able to ride a bike and complete the swim distance.  Every child, regardless of finish place or time, will be treated like a winner!  All finishers will receive a medal.

What does my child need to participate?

Each child will need to bring the following items in order to participate:

-         swimsuit

-         bike

-         bike helmet

-         pair of athletic shoes for the bike/run portions

-         towel

-         shirt and/or shorts to wear over swimsuit during the bike and run portions

-         socks

-         goggles

-         sunscreen

-         water bottle

How a triathlon works:

The Stone Creek Kid’s Triathlon will be held in the traditional triathlon format of swim, bike, and run.  Children will complete each sport in that order.  He/she will swim in the Stone Creek pool, the head immediately to the Transition Area, which will be in the pool parking lot adjacent to the pool.

The Transition Area is kind of like “home base”.  Here, your child will select a bike rack in the morning for his/her bike (labeled with bib number range), and also put their helmet, shoes, towel, water bottle, and any clothes next to their bike.  After completing the swim, your child will go the Transition Area and retrieve his/her bike, bike helmet, shoes and then proceed to the bike course.  Plenty of volunteers will be available to assist your child.

After your child finishes the bike leg, he/she will return to the Transition Area, find their bike rack, and re-rack their bike.  Then, they will take off on the run course.  The race finishes when they cross the finish line.

Just as in an ‘adult triathlon’, each child will be assigned a race number, and he/she wears that on the front of their body during the run portion of the event.  Your child will also be ‘body marked’ – a triathlon tradition of writing each participants race number on his/her arms and legs.

Please note parents and siblings are not allowed in the transition area at any time, including before the race, during the event, or after the child has completed the race.

When to arrive/packet pick up:

Packet pickup will be Friday, August 15, 2008 from 3 pm to 7 pm at the Stone Creek Pool  in the Stone Creek Community.

If you cannot pick up your child’s packet on Friday, you may pick it up Saturday before the race.  We recommend all participants arrive no later than one hour prior to the start of the race.  If you need to pick up a race packet the morning of the race, add another 15 to 20 minutes to your arrival time. 

Parking and Directions:

Parking attendants will help you find adequate parking the morning of the race.

From I 75, Take exit 22, North Valdosta Road towards Valdosta.  Turn on Coleman Road towards Stone Creek (follow the signs).  Turn left into Stone Creek.  Turn left at the three way stop on to Tillman Bluff Road.  Turn left on Greenway Drive towards the pool.

If you have any questions, call John Anderson 229-563-6356.

Race Course:

More to come!

Participant List:

More to come!

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