DETAILED RACE INFORMATION - ORGANISED BY ACTIVE TRAINING WORLD SUN 30TH JUNE 2019
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SUN 30TH JUNE 2019 DETAILED RACE INFORMATION ORGANISED BY ACTIVE TRAINING WORLD
WELCOME TO THE CENTURION TRIATHLON
THE VESUVIUS OF MULTI-SPORT RACING IN SOUTH-EAST ENGLAND
QUICK EVENT INFO:
RACE HQ ADDRESS: RACE START:
Stanborough Lakes, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, AL8 6DQ Metric & Imperial start together at: 7:00am
REGISTRATION & TRANSITION: CUT-OFFS
Opens at: 5:30am SWIM: 8:30AM (1HR 30 MINS)
Closes at: 6:45am BIKE: 14:00PM (7HRS)
RUN: 17:30PM (10HRS 30 MINS
TRANSPORT: PARKING:
TRAIN STATIONS: STANBOROUGH LAKE -
Welwyn Garden City Follow this link for the exact location of the car park.
Hatfield The car park is not free and has space for 500 cars. The car park is
payable by card or via your smart phone. Approximately 200
BUS SERVICES:
competitors will be taking part in the event.
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TRANSPORT RECCOMENDATION:
We advise you travel by car since it will be a very long day out, even for the fastest athletes of the day and we can’t image becoming a
Centurion, then immediately lugging all of your kit onto public transport. If you don’t drive, see if somebody will drive you, or find
somebody who is also racing who you can car-pool with.
REGISTRATION REGISTER ON THE DAY AT RACE HQ - STANBOROUGH LAKES Registration will be at the race headquarters next to the transition area. Registration is open from 05:30 am to 06:45 am only. If you are BTF registered you must produce your valid BTF licence on race day, otherwise you will be required to pay the £5 for a BTF day licence. You are able to pay by card or cash. CHECKLIST: 1. Timing Chip 2. Bike and helmet stickers 3. Wet and dry bag stickers 4. Centurion Swim Cap 5. Temporary Tattoos 6. Race Number 7. Race Number (With baggage label) 8. “Dry” drawstring bag 9. “Wet” Drawstring bag WHAT TO DO: 1. Attach your timing chip to your left ankle 2. Attach your bike sticker to your bike and your helmet sticker to the front of your helmet so they won’t come off. 3. Attach your wet and dry stickers to each of your wet and dry bags 4. Ensure you have your Centurion swim cap ready for the start of the race 5. Apply your temporary tattoos. Marshals will be on hand to help you with this at registration. 6. Tear the baggage label from your race number and attach it to anything you’d like to store in the baggage area. 7. Attach one number to a race belt, or one number to the back of your cycle jersey and the front of your run top. 8. Fill your “Dry” bag with anything you need for the bike and run. 9. Keep your “Wet bag” for anything you want to discard after the swim and bike, eg: wetsuit, goggles, swim cap, cycle top. The wet and dry bags are only suggestions. It is up to you how you would like to utilise them in transition. Another popular method is using one for the bike and one for the run. Just remember which is which!
TRANSITION:
For those of you who are competing in your first long distance triathlon, you will notice some key changes in the transition area than in sprint
and standard races. Listen up!
Baggage Tent Changing Areas
Male / Female As per British Triathlon Rules, there is no nudity in
Changing transition. However, for long distance races, triathletes
Swim In / often want to partially or even completely change their
Run Out outfit for the next leg of the race. Please use the tents
provided if you would like to do so.
Numbered Bag Storage
Numbered Bag Storage
These are for your “Wet” and
“Dry” bags. Please store them
according to your race number.
Wetsuit Off
Area Exits
Bike Racking Area These points will be
marshalled for the entire
race. Timing mats will be
positioned here to
Bike In/Out calculate your splits. These
are the only ways in and
out of transition.
Baggage Tent Bike Racking Area
Please store anything here you will not be racing All racking is individually numbered by race Wetsuit Off Area
with, such as warm clothes for pre and post number. Please rack your bike accordingly, by the Centurion rules are such that you must
race. Although it is a closed baggage area, we front of the saddle. Only essential items are to be remove your wetsuit before entering
advise against taking valuables to the race. stored in this area! No hard boxes are allowed. transition, to avoid congestion.
RACE RULES
KEY POINTS:
Swim hats are compulsory and will be provided
Wetsuits are mandatory below a water temperature of 14 degrees Celsius and prohibited above 22 degrees Celcius. Water temperature will be
taken on the morning of the race and not beforehand. We will not be able to provide ANY information on this matter until the morning of the
race.
Correctly fitted and structurally sound helmets are mandatory on the bike.
You must mount your bike AFTER the mount line and dismount BEFORE the dismount line.
Drafting is strictly prohibited on the bike (BTF Drafting Explanation)
You must abide by the Highway Code at all times on the bike.
!
Headphones are strictly prohibited during all legs of the race.
This is an individual effort. Outside assistance is strictly prohibited!
FOOT-DOWN POINT
There is one foot-down point on the course. Explanation:
“If the competitor does not bring both wheels to a complete stop and
put one foot on the floor then they will be disqualified. There are no
exceptions, even if there is no traffic approaching."
To find out more about the foot-down point, please see the “BIKE”
a
section of this document.
All rules will be enforced by British Triathlon Officials.
British Triathlon Federation (GB) 2019 Complete Race Rules
Failure to comply with race rules will result in disqualification and no finish time.
RACE BRIEFING
6:45AM SHARP
After the transition area closes, everybody will gather outside the gates to the swim entrance and the race briefing will commence. Points covered
in the briefing will be:
- The swim, bike and run course and any hazards which may have cropped up on the day, including the foot-down point
- Cut-off times (if you are not going to make a cut-off on the bike, you will be asked to drop down to the Metric distance)
- Race rules
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- The feed stations W
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SWIM COURSE Start buoy
DEEP WATER RACE START AT 7AM SHARP
Everybody will line up in line with the first start buoy. Swimmers who are less confident,
please keep to the right and to the back of the start line buoy, as this will be slightly off
the racing line. Those who are most confident, please keep to the left and to the front
for a clean start. Both the Metric and Imperial distance will start together.
All swimmers will complete two clockwise laps of Stanborough Lake.
Upon completing your second lap, exit the water in the same location you came in, by the blue ATW
Swim flag.
The cut-off time for the swim course is 8:30am (90 minutes), which is equivalent to 4:30/100m
WETSUITS
We do not know whether wetsuits will be forbidden, optional or compulsory, since this is determined by
the water temperature which must be taken 1 hour before the race. After exiting the swim, marshals and
signage will signify the wetsuit off area. The area will be fenced off with temporary green mesh fencing.
Please completely remove your wetsuit here and carry it to transition, storing it in your WET drawstring
bag. Do not store your wetsuit by your bike or you will be issued a time penalty.
Feed Station
BIKE COURSE
YOU MUST BEGIN YOUR BIKE LEG BEFORE 8:30AM
The Metric bike course is 82Km
Metric x2
The Imperial bike course is 83 ¾ miles
Imperial x4
You must have a helmet on whenever you are touching your bike, from the moment you un-rack, until
you re-rack. The bike course starts at the mount line and finishes at the dismount line. You must mount
after crossing the line and dismount before crossing the line.
The course is marshalled and signed, so simply follow the instructions out on the road and you will be
able to safely navigate the course.
After completing the course, dismount before the dismount line, run with your bike to transition, rack your
bike and only then remove your helmet.
Back FOOT DOWN POINT
“If the competitor does not bring both wheels to a COURSE PROFILE
complete stop and put one foot on the floor then they The course is mostly made up of
will be disqualified. There are no exceptions, even if roads in the Chilterns. This means it
there is no traffic approaching.“ is quite an undulating course, but
You will be warned by marshals and signage that you with some very straight and fast
are approaching and have arrived at the foot-down roads too. We think it is a very fun
point. course to ride!
GPX FILES
DOWNLOAD THE ZIP FILE HERE
Race HQ After clicking the download link, unzip the folder and extract the files to a folder
Out of your choosing. From here, you can move the files to your bike computer so
you can follow the route on the day, or you can open the files with a dedicated
application.BIKE FEED STATION
EVERY CYCLIST MUST TRAVEL THROUGH THE FEED STATION ON EACH LAP
.
You will be notified with a “FEED STATION
AHEAD” sign about 200m before the station.
This is your cue to remove your empty bottles
TOILET
from your cages.
We advise you take old water bottles to the race which you don’t mind bottle
drop
never seeing again. The bottle drop is where you can throw your empties
and shortly after, marshals will be handing out 750ml High 5 bottles. The
first set of bottles will contain “Just Water” and the second set will contain
“High 5 Energy Drink”. Both of which will be clearly signed so you know high 5
just
water
what you’re getting. energy drink
feed
station
If you’d rather keep your own bottles, the marshals will be on hand to help
you refill them with either water or energy drink. We understand for those
contending to win the race, every second counts, however we would prefer
that you don’t throw away your brand new bottles on your second, third or
fourth lap. There is nothing worse than a reusable bottle not being reused! DISMOUNTING AT THE
We will have plenty of spares at the end, so if you want to add one to your
collection, rather than using it once and never seeing it again, we very FEED STATION
much welcome this! If you would like to dismount your
bike for a breather, or to use the FEED STATION
ahead
After you have passed the water bottles, tables will be laid out with toilet, please continue past the bottles
bananas, both whole and cut into halves, High 5 Energy Gels, some of and tables, around the corner to the
which are caffeinated and are labelled as such, and crisps. Please help bike racking provided. Your legs may
yourself to whatever you require in order to make it around the bike course be very wobbly, so dismount with
safely. care!Transition & Toilets
RUN COURSE
YOU MUST BEGIN YOUR RUN LEG
BEFORE 14:00PM
.
Feed Station 2
Metric x2
Imperial x3
Feed Station 1
FEED STATIONS
COURSE PROFILE Items available at the feed stations are
The run course is 5 miles/8km long. The Metric course is the same as on the bike course. The
16km and the Imperial course is 15 miles. The is run on only difference is there is no bottle
mixed terrain, from grass within Stanborough Lakes, out drop and the drinks will be handed to
onto a trail, then onto public footpaths within Welwyn you in biodegradable cups. Please
Garden City. It is not a hilly course, however it is far from discard your cups in the designated
flat. litter zones, approximately 200m from
the feed stations. Both stations will
have toilets.
Wear your race number on your front so it is visible to officials at all times.
The course will be marshalled at key locations and signed at every turn.FINISH
YOU MUST FINISH THE RACE BEFORE 17:30 FINISHER’S MEDAL
As you enter the finish straight, you will pass a set of timing mats we use to Every finisher of the Centurion
identify each person by name before they finish. This allows our Triathlon will be awarded with one of
commentator to personally congratulate every person and award them the these exceptional medals after they
title of “a Centurion”. have crossed the line.
On the back is a recessed area with
After finishing, you will be awarded with a custom finisher’s medal, your space for a plaque to showcase your
timing chip will be removed and you will be able to get a triumphant name and finish time. If you would like
picture of yourself wearing the famous Centurion Helmet. to purchase one of these medal inserts
for £8, please see us at registration or
Food, water and refreshments will be available at the finish line. A much at the finish line. All engraved plaques
needed post-race massage will be provided by Moveology for £10, should will be sent out in the post to your
you desire one. address after the race.
.
PRIZES
Both the Metric and Imperial races will have trophies for: BEHIND THE DESIGN.
1st, 2nd and 3rd male and female. Around the edge are 200 red etches,
100 of which represent every mile of
Boxed age group medals will be awarded to: the Imperial Centurion and the other
1st place in each BTF Age Category 100 represent every kilometre of the
Metric Centurion. We’ve counted
We will have multiple prize presentations at the venue them so you don’t need to. (You just
throughout the day, so please stick around for the fun, even if have to swim bike and run them!)
you don’t expect to win anything. The presentation timings will
be announced 10 minutes beforehand and will depend on
when the prize slots are filled.THE CENTURION TRIATHLON
MEET YOUR DESTINY
The results will be available to view straight away after you have finished the race. Please see the staff at the Event Chip Timing gazebo for a
print-out of your splits.
Alternatively, head online to www.eventchiptiming.com/results for a full race breakdown. Results are live during the race, so you will be able to
track your friends and loved ones as they compete.
From all of us at Active Training World, we wish you all the best and an excellent race come Sunday.
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