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LURAY DUATHLONS
ATHLETE GUIDE 2019
ATHLETE GUIDE 2016
ATHLET
August 18
August 20 &
& 21
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WELCOME TO LURAY DUATHLON!
CONTENTS
2 Welcome to Luray Duathlon!
3 Schedule of Events
4 Pre-Race Information
Physical Addresses
Directions to Lake Arrowhead
Lodging
Training for the Triathlon
Personal Safety
5 Race Weekend Information
Athlete Packet Pickup
Your Three Race Numbers
Race Day Parking
From the Race Director Race Morning Procedure
Relay Teams
Dear Duathlete,
Spectators
Welcome to the 2nd annual Luray Duathlon in Luray, 7 Race Site Map
Virginia. We are excited to have you join us this year for 8 Transition Area Map
another memorable event! Our elite and top amateur
athletes will go head-to-head each day in what will make 9 The Races
The Swim
for exciting races to watch and fast finish times. The Bike
The Run
Training for the Luray Duathlon requires significant
Course Cutoff Times
commitment, hard work and sacrifice. All of us at the Luray
Triathlon & Duathlon want you to have a positive race 10 International Duathlon Course Map (Saturday)
experience and will be doing everything possible to help 11 Sprint Duathlon Course Map (Sunday)
you reach the finish line. 12 Post-Race Information
Post-Race Food
I’d like to personally thank the citizens of the Town of Awards
Luray and County of Page for embracing this special event Prize Purse
and for being such graceful and accommodating hosts. Race Results
Lost and Found
I would also like to thank all of the volunteers, businesses, Race Photographs
non-profits and race staff who help make this race a fun,
13 USA Triathlon Rules & Sanctioning
safe and welcoming experience for you. Without our team,
Water Temperature Rules
we simply could not do the event. Please take a second to Commonly Violated Bike Rules
thank a few of our volunteers on race weekend—they will Commonly Violated Run Rules
appreciate it. USA Triathlon Aging Up Policy
USA Triathlon Sanctioning
Good luck on race day! More Information
14 Sponsors
Ken Racine
Race Director
LURAY DUATHLONS
ATHLETE GUIDE 2
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
FRIDAY, AUGUST 16
START END EVENT LOCATION
3:30 PM 7 PM Packet Pickup Appalachian Outfitters (Downtown)
Optional Transitions Clinic and
4:30 PM 5:30 PM Race Site—Start Area
Race Q&A
5 PM 6 PM Optional Open Water Swim Practice Race Site—Start Area
Hawksbill Brewery Downtown
SATURDAY, AUGUST 17
START END EVENT LOCATION
6 AM 7:30 AM International Packet Pickup Race Site—Modern Woodmen Shelter
6 AM 7:45 AM International Bike Check-in Race Site—Transition Area
7:50 AM 7:55 AM Pre-race Safety Briefing Race Site—Start Area
International Tri & Du Race Starts
8 AM Race Site—Start
(see wave assignment for your start time)
12 PM 12:45 PM *International Awards Ceremony Race Site—Race Announcer
3:30 PM 6 PM Sprint Packet Pickup Appalachian Outfitters (Downtown)
Optional Transitions Clinic and
4:30 PM 5:30 PM Race Site—Start Area
Race Q&A
5 PM 6 PM Optional Open Water Swim Practice Race Site—Start Area
Hawksbill Brewery Downtown
SUNDAY, AUGUST 18
START END EVENT LOCATION
6 AM 7:30 AM Sprint Packet Pickup Race Site—Modern Woodmen Shelter
6 AM 7:45 AM Sprint Bike Check-in Race Site—Transition Area
7:50 AM 7:55 AM Pre-race Safety Briefing Race Site—Start Area
Sprint Race Tri & Du Race Starts
8 AM Race Site—Start
(see wave assignment for your start time)
11:30 AM 12:15 PM *Sprint Awards Ceremony Race Site—Race Announcer
Hawksbill Brewery Downtown
You have the option of picking up your Sprint race packet on Friday night when checking in for the
International Race for those of you doing the double.
*Awards ceremony times are approximate and will depend on our finishing athletes.
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ATHLETE GUIDE 3
PRE-RACE INFORMATION
PHYSICAL ADDRESSES PERSONAL SAFETY
Race Site:
Athletes may only swim in Lake Arrowhead during open
Lake Arrowhead Park
swim practice times on Friday and Saturday of race
265 Lake Arrowhead Rd
weekend from 5–6 PM and pre-race for warm up starting
Luray, VA 22835
at 7:30 AM.
Web: www.townofluray.com
Pre-Race Day Packet Pick Up: Swimming in Lake Arrowhead outside of these designated
times may result in disqualification.
Appalachian Outfitters
2 West Main St., Luray, VA 22835 When training on the bike course, please ride single file,
Web: www.appalachianoutfittersluray.com bike on the right side of the road (with traffic) and obey
all traffic rules. When training on the run course, please
DIRECTIONS TO LAKE ARROWHEAD run on the left side of the road (facing traffic). Please be
courteous to the local residents as they will be the ones
The following directions are from downtown
supporting you on race day.
Luray (intersection of Hwy 340 and Main St.) to
Lake Arrowhead:
• Travel East on Main St. (US-211 Business) for
RESPECT LURAY
approximately 0.5 miles.
We have always been welcomed by the town of Luray.
• Take a right onto Reservoir Avenue. Reservoir Avenue
Our athletes have always respected the community by not
will become Fairview Rd after 1 mile. Continue to
littering and treating residents with respect. Please help us
follow Fairview for 1.7 miles to stop sign.
keep that tradition going so that we can enjoy the Luray
• Take a right onto Brookstone Rd, and then an immediate Triathlon and Duathlon for many years to come.
left onto Valleyburg Rd. Continue to follow Valleyburg
We have received complaints of riders not following
(becomes Lake Arrowhead Drive) for 1.3 miles to
Virginia law on riding your bike on VA roads. Here are
Lake Arrowhead Park on the left.
some laws to be aware of:
Driving directions can also be found at:
-Persons riding bicycles on a highway shall not ride more
www.luraytriathlon.com.
than two abreast. Persons riding two abreast shall not
impede the normal and reasonable movement of traffic,
LODGING shall move into a single file formation as quickly as is
There are a number of lodging options available in and around practicable when being overtaken from the rear by a faster
Luray including hotels, cabins, B&B’s and campgrounds. Please moving vehicle, and, on a laned roadway, shall ride in a
visit the Chamber of Commerce website (www.luraypage.com) single lane.
for a complete list or contact them at: 1-888-743-3915. -Ride as close as safely practicable to the right curb or edge
Camping is available at the race site (Lake Arrowhead Park). of the roadway
Reservations are required. Each tent is $20 per tent per night. Please consult this link of VA rules:
One tent permitted per site. TENT-ONLY campground. No https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title46.2/chapter8/
RV’s will be permitted of any kind. Make reservations by visiting section46.2-905
the Lodging menu on the Luray website.
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ATHLETE GUIDE 4
RACE WEEKEND INFORMATION
ATHLETE PACKET PICKUP YOUR THREE RACE NUMBERS
Please bring a photo ID with you to pick up your race Each athlete or relay team will receive three race numbers:
packet. NO PHOTO ID = NO RACE!!! If you are under
• The smaller sticker must be worn on the front of the
18 without a photo ID, your parent or guardian may show
cycling helmet.
their photo ID.
• The large number (4 holes) must be worn on the front
You have the option of picking up your packet either the
of the body during the run and when crossing the
day before or the morning of each event. If you plan to pick
finish line.
up your packet on race morning, please arrive no later than
7 AM so that you have plenty of time. • The larger sticker is for your bicycle and must be
clearly visible from the side and folded over the top tube
If you are racing in both races, you also have the option of
or down tube of your bicycle.
picking up your Sprint race packet on Friday night.
Things to know about packet pickup: RACE DAY PARKING
1. You must show photo ID in order to receive your race All athletes will be directed to park (Lot A) near the lake.
packet. The upper lot (Lot B) will be reserved for handicapped
parking and overflow from lot A. See “Race Site Map” for
2. Adults: Each individual athlete and every relay member
locations of each parking area.
must pick-up their own race packet.
3. Minors: Those under the age of 18 years may have their Please note: If you need to leave before the last finisher,
parent/guardian pick up their packet. you will be directed from lot A up through lot B, where
you must make a left turn on Lake Arrowhead Rd to
4. Race Category: You may change your race category avoid driving on the course for athlete safety. Thank you
during packet pick-up. For example, you may change in advance for your cooperation.
from Age Group to Aquabike or Age Group to Novice,
etc.
RACE MORNING PROCEDURE
5. Swim wave times will be posted by age/category at
packet pickup. Packet pickup and the transition area open at 6 AM. Packet
pickup closes promptly at 7:30 AM and transition area
6. You will receive your timing chip on race morning near closes at 7:45 AM on race morning.
the finish line. You must have your running bib number
with you in order to receive your timing chip. If you have not already picked up your race packet, you will
pick it up at Modern Woodmen shelter.
7. Race day registration may be available at packet pickup
if the race is not sold out. Be sure to see You will be body marked behind packet pickup and pick up
www.luraytriathlon.com for up-to-date race status. your timing chip near the finish line. You must have your
running bib number with you on race morning in order
to get body marked and pick up your timing chip. We
recommend you place your timing chip on your left ankle
opposite the chainring side of your bicycle.
NO PHOTO ID = NO RACE After being body marked and picking up your chip, you
will drop off your bike and gear in the transition area.
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ATHLETE GUIDE 5
Bike racks are numbered and triathletes must put their
bicycles and gear on their designated rack.
You must use your assigned rack. Please be courteous of
the space and belongings of other racers before, during and
after the race.
Please note: that only athletes are allowed in the
transition area. No exceptions. You must show your race
number in order to remove your bike after the race is over.
RELAY TEAMS
Each relay team will be given one timing chip to be
worn by the first runner at the start of the race. After
completing the first run, the runner will transfer the
team’s timing chip to the biker waiting at the team’s
designated bike rack location in the transition area. After
completing the bike, the biker will transfer the team’s
timing chip to the second runner at the team’s designated
bike rack location in the transition area.
SPECTATORS
For athlete safety, we request that spectators please enjoy
watching the athletes from within Lake Arrowhead Park
during the race.
The main entrance to the lake will be closed when the race
starts for athletes entering and exiting the park for both the
bike and run portions of the race.
You’ll be able to watch the first leg runner either lakeside
or up on one of the embankments overlooking the lake, as
they make their way around the lake. You will be able to
watch the athletes run through transition to head out on
the bike course. The athletes will return to the transition
area after the bike to head out again on the run before finally
finishing back in the park.
Please note: If you must leave before the last finisher, you
must exit out the Lake Arrowhead Park secondary entrance
by making a left turn on Lake Arrowhead Rd to avoid
driving on the course for athlete safety. Thank you in
advance for your cooperation.
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ATHLETE GUIDE 6
RACE SITE MAP
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ATHLETE GUIDE 7
TRANSITION AREA MAP
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ATHLETE GUIDE 8
THE RACES
THE RUN - 1ST LEG COURSE CUTOFF TIMES
This first run leg is on trail. This will include grass surface, crushed International cut-off times will be:
stone, dirt trail, and wooden foot bridges. It’s a moderately technical
loop around the lake. The International leg is slightly longer using the RUN BIKE RUN
crushed stone driveway to gain extra mileage before crossing the grass 1 hour and 10 3 hours and 30 5 hours
dam. The run is a clockwise direction around the lake and will meet up minutes after final minutes after final after final wave
with the swimmers of the Triathlon just outside of the transition area. triathlon wave start. triathlon wave triathlon start.
The timing mat to end the run and start T1 will be just before you turn start.
into the transition area. On the backside of the lake the dirt trail will be
narrow (single track) so please pass with caution and verbal announce- Sprint cut-off times will be:
ments to runners you are overtaking. It is recommended that you
jockey for position when crossing the grass dam before you arrive at the
RUN BIKE RUN
single track section. Also on the single track section there are two tech- 50 minutes 2 hours and 45 3 hours and 30
nical spots that will require you to decide how to get around. These two after final triathlon minutes after final minutes after final
sections are trees growing in the path that you have to swing around or wave start. triathlon wave start. triathlon wave start.
climb over, so please be prepared. We will have signage and volunteers Athletes not making each cutoff will be asked to turn in their timing
throughout the course that will insure that you navigate correctly. chip.
THE BIKE - 2ND LEG Finishing the race after the course cutoff time is at the discretion of each
athlete, but race support will not longer be provided and the The event
Please see the course map for your race. If you are doing the Interna-
holds no responsibility for athlete safety after this point.
tional, you will do a second loop at the intersection of Hollow Run
Rd and Ida Rd. If you are doing the Sprint, you will do only one loop.
The course will be marked with spray chalk arrows and signs at all the
turns. Volunteers will point you in the direction of your turn.
Even though there will be police officers and sheriff’s deputies on the
course for your safety, the course is still open to traffic—please BE
ALERT and BE CAREFUL!
We recommend that you pre-ride or pre-drive the course prior to race
day. Knowing the course is YOUR responsibility.
THE RUN - 3RD LEG
Please see the course map for your race. If you are doing the
International, you will be doing a 2x out and back run course. If you
are doing the Sprint, you will be doing a single out and back course.
Runners should run on the left side of the road at all times.
The run course will have limited vehicle traffic. Volunteers will be on
the course to direct runners. Please stay alert and remain aware of
your surroundings!
Aid stations will be located at approximately each mile mark. Aid stations
will be supplied with water and Hammer Nutrition HEED.
Please be sure to return your timing chip to a volunteer after crossing
the finish line.
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ATHLETE GUIDE 9
INTERNATIONAL TRIATHLON COURSE MAP (SATURDAY)
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ATHLETE GUIDE 10SPRINT TRIATHLON COURSE MAP (SUNDAY)
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ATHLETE GUIDE 11POST-RACE INFORMATION
POST-RACE FOOD RACE RESULTS
Pizza, PBJ sandwiches, fruit, pasta salad, trail mix, chips, Unofficial results will be published at our results kiosk
cookies and drinks will be provided free of charge to during the event. You will be able to access results using
all athletes and volunteers after the race at the Modern your bib number. Our USAT officials will post the penalties
Woodmen Shelter. on a pink slip next to the results. Our timer will then update
the results with penalties in preparation for the awards
There will also be local vendors selling coffee and other food.
ceremony.
AWARDS Results will be published live and can be accessed with a QR
code that will be located at the race site. You will be emailed
Awards ceremony will be held near the race announcer’s the results link and QR code that can be shared with family
tent. Awards will be given for the Top 3 finishers in each of and friends so they can follow your race.
the following divisions:
• Top 3 Overall (Male & Female) LOST AND FOUND
• 1 deep in each of the following Age Group categories
The lost and found will be located at the race announcer’s tent.
(M&F): 15 & Under, 16-19, 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+ RACE PHOTOGRAPHS
• 1 deep in Relay Teams (No divisions) We are excited to announce that the race photos will be
FREE again this year! That’s right! Photos will be taken
Athletes who complete the “Hawksbill Double” by by Hypnotic Imagery. To view your photos online, please
individually completing both the International and Sprint go to our Photos page on the Luray Triathlon website.
Duathlons receive a special award. Athletes racing in a relay
are not eligible for the “Hawksbill Double”.
Please note: There will be a charge to have your awards
mailed. If you must leave early, we suggest you make
arrangements to have someone else pick up your award
for you.
LURAY DUATHLONS
ATHLETE GUIDE 12USA TRIATHLON RULES & SANCTIONING
The Luray Triathlon is a USA Triathlon (USAT) MORE INFORMATION
sanctioned event and, as such, follows USAT rules.
For more information about USAT and USAT rules, please
contact USA Triathlon by visiting www.usatriathlon.org or
COMMONLY VIOLATED BIKE RULES calling 719-597-9090.
• No drafting or blocking.
• No headphones, iPods, radios. USAT officials will be
on the course and penalties will be assessed.
• Hard shell helmets must be worn and must be fastened
before mounting your bike outside the transition area.
Failure to fasten your helmet results in an automatic
disqualification.
• Stay to the right to allow faster cyclists to pass on the
left and obey the yellow line rule. Crossing the yellow
line is an automatic disqualification.
COMMONLY VIOLATED RUN RULES
• No headphones, earphones or any radio-type devices
will be allowed.
• You must have your run # on your front as you
approach the finish line.
USA TRIATHLON AGING UP POLICY
Participants will compete in whichever age group they
would be in as of Dec. 31st, 2019. In other words, your age
group for the 2018 season will be determined by your age
on December 31st, 2019.
USA TRIATHLON SANCTIONING
USA Triathlon is the national governing body for the
sport of triathlon. Being an annual member or a one-day
member provides event organizers and participants with
the necessary liability insurance coverage for athletes,
volunteers, sponsors and race staff.
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