Saturday, August 18th, 2018
Kill Creek Park - Olathe, KS
FRIDAY, AUGUST 17TH START 3:30PM 3:30PM 6PM
END 6:30PM 6:30PM 6:30PM
EVENT Packet pickup Registration Orientation
LOCATION Kill Creek Park Beach House Kill Creek Park Beach House Kill Creek Park Beach House
ALL FIRST TIME ATHLETES ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND ORIENTATION
SATURDAY, AUGUST 18TH - RACE DAY START 5:30AM 5:30AM
END 7:45AM 7:50AM
EVENT Park gates open Transition open
5:30AM
7:45AM
7:50AM
9:30AM
Packet Pickup & Registration Transition area closed
8:00AM 10:00AM
Duathlon & 1st Heat Sprint Triathlon Start Awards Ceremony begins (approx.)
LOCATION Kill Creek Park Kill Creek Park Beach Parking Lot Kill Creek Park Beach House Kill Creek Park Beach Parking Lot Kill Creek Park Beach Kill Creek Park Beach
ADDRESS
PACKET PICKUP
Kill Creek Park 11670 Homestead Lane Olathe, KS 66061
Per USA Triathlon rules, athletes must 1. Show photo ID 2. Show USAT card (if applicable) 3. Pick up their own packet—not a friend, spouse, teammate, etc. 4. RELAY TEAMS: ALL team members must be present to pick up race packets.
ATHLETE ORIENTATION All new athletes are encouraged to attend this orientation at the Kill Creek Park beach on Friday, August 17th from 6pm - 6:30pm. The Race Director will cover information including: parking, transition on race morning, swim start, du start, finish line and results. Orientation will take place in the Kill Creek Park beach house.
*We are not trying to make your life harder. These are the USAT rules and are there for your safety.
PACKET CONTENTS Your race packet will include the following: - Timing chip in white pouch - Race numbers: helmet sticker, bike tag, bib + safety pins - Swim Cap (must wear on race day) - Race t-shirt - Promotional items from sponsors
Gates to Kill Creek Park will open at 5:30am on race day. There will be several parking attendants stationed throughout the park to direct you to a designated lot. Please assist us by following the directions of the parking attendants. Below is a parking map. The white arrows indicate what route you may be asked to use by the parking attendants. The yellow arrows show how to get to transition from each parking lot. NO VEHICLES WILL BE ALLOWED TO ENTER THE PARK AFTER 7:45AM. ALL PARTICIPANTS AND SPECTATORS WILL NEED TO ARRIVE PRIOR TO THIS TIME.
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FOR THE SAFETY OF ALL ATHLETES, PARK ROADS WILL REMAIN CLOSED UNTIL THE LAST BIKER IS OFF THE COURSE.
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Race Category Body Mark- ings are as follows:
Ages 45-49—Wear “45”
Ages 15-19—Wear “15”
Ages 50-54—Wear “50”
Ages 20-24 - Wear “20”
Ages 55-59—Wear “55”
Ages 25-29—Wear “25”
Ages 60-64—Wear “60”
Ages 30-34—Wear “30”
Ages 65-69—Wear “65”
Ages 35-39—Wear “35”
Athena—Wear “A”
Ages 40-44—Wear “40”
Team/Relay—Wear “R”
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5
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PACKET CONTENTS: Numbers below correspond with picture above 1. Bike Helmet Number - Adhesive Front Center on Helmet 2. Race Number Body Marking - Both Arms ALL PARTICIPANTS MUST GET BODY MARKED IN THE BEACH HOUSE ON RACE MORNING
3. Bib Number - Pinned Front Center on Shirt or on Race Belt
4. Bike Tag Number - Adhesive on Seat Bar Frame 5. Race Category Body Marking - Back Left Calf ALL PARTICIPANTS MUST GET BODY MARKED IN THE BEACH HOUSE ON RACE MORNING
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Timing Chip Velcro Band - Left Ankle
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Swim Cap (not pictured) - Pre-designated Swim Cap Color Denoting Heat (see “Heat Sheet” section)
TRANSITION Transition will open at 5:30am when the gates to the park open on race day. It will close at 7:50am. Transition will reopen for athletes to remove their items starting at 9:30am.
BODY MARKING Body marking volunteers will be located just inside the beach house. Please stop by after you drop your gear off and get marked. You will have your race number marked on both arms and your age group on your calf.
BIKE SUPPORT Please visit the team from Endurance House Kansas City set up near the transition area for any last minute mechanical support.
WATER STATIONS There will be one water station near transition. There are 2 water stations on the run course. There are NO water stations on the bike course.
TIMING & RESULTS Your timing chip is inside your race packet in a white envelope. Please wear your timing device on your LEFT ankle throughout the entire race. If you forget or lose your chip, please check in with the race management staff in the beach house. Results can be printed near the beach house. Times will be streamed live on the mtecresults.com website.
AWARDS Awards will be presented to the top 3 overall athletes in each race: Super Sprint Triathlon, Sprint Triathlon and Duathlon. The top three in each age group within each race will also receive an award. Teams will receive awards for the top 3 overall in each race: Sprint Triathlon & Duathlon. Awards will NOT be mailed - athletes must be on site to pick them up.
PHOTOS There will be multiple photographers on site. The race photos will be posted to the Facebook page via a link no later than August 22nd.
T-SHIRTS If you need to exchange your t-shirt size, please visit the race staff in the beach house AFTER the race in the event there are extras available.
All course maps can be found on JCPRD.com
A
Teams
27-40
AA
B
41-54
55-68
BB
C
69-82
83-96
CC
D
97-110
111-124
DD
E
125-138
139-152
EE
F
153-166
167-180
FF
G
181-194
195-208
GG
H
309-322
323-336
HH
I
337-350
351-364
II
J
278-291
292-305
JJ
Racks are assigned based on bib # ranges
Please rack 7 bikes per rack
POST RACE NOURISHMENT Treat yourself to organic fruit from our 2018 event sponsor: Natural Grocers and chocolate milk, donated by Hiland Dairy.
RELAX & RECOVER Enjoy a complimentary massage after your race with our 2018 event sponsor: Finan Chiropractic. To learn more about all other services that Finan Chiropractic has to offer, please visit their website.
8:00AM
SPRINT TRI
WAVE START
PURPLE
8:05AM
SPRINT TRI + RELAYS
TIME TRIAL START
GREEN
8:40AM
SUPER SPRINT TRI
TIME TRIAL START
PINK
Relays will start in the time trial heat along with the individual triathletes. Time trial format will have swimmers entering the water one at a time, every three seconds. Time trial athletes line up based on 100 meter pace time. (signs on the beach)
DUATHLON All duathletes will start on the main park road east of transition at the start flags Start time: 8:00AM