Carlisle City Aquathlon
Carlisle City Aquathlon – Children and Adults
Sunday March 22nd 2015
Over 160 competitors in 2014 – RESULTS 2014
Based at the Richard Rose Morton Academy to the west of Carlisle, the Carlisle City Aquathlon is the perfect event to start the new multi-sport season and is suitable for the experienced athlete or complete novice.
Adults complete a 500m pool swim followed by a new, flat, spectator friendly, 5K run on tarmac and gravel paths all within the school grounds. The children’s race, part of the British Triathlon North West Race Series, features different distances across the various age categories.
All finishers will receive a medal and trophies will be awarded to the first three in each age group, male and female.
Entries Now Open – Click on EC logo to enter
Entries up until March 8th 2015
Children BTF Member £10.00 – Non BTF Member £11.00
Adults BTF Member £12.00 – Non BTF Member £16.00
From March 9th to March 20th 2015 add £1.00
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Race Information
Venue
The race venue is the Richard Rose Morton Academy and Morton Pool, Wigton Road, Carlisle, CA2 6LB. There is ample free parking on site.
Registration
Registration is open from 11:00 until 12:00 and will be well signposted.
Members of British Triathlon must show their race licence.
Course maps will be on display at registration.
Race Briefing
The briefing will be 12:15 near transition.
Waves
Information on waves will be published at registration but from previous experience, with around 160 competitors, there will be around 12 waves between 1230 and 1500.
Swim
Morton Pool is a 4 lane 20m pool.
WE WILL TRY TO KEEP TO A MAXIMUN OF 3 SWIMMERS PER LANE OF SIMILAR ABILITY BUT WE CANNOT GUARANTEE THIS – SOME ATHLETES HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO PROVIDE ESTIMATED TIMES.
Each wave will be called to enter the pool by the main entrance and will be seated until the allotted wave time. Please listen out for your wave.
Distances
Tri Start – 2 lengths (40m).
Tri Star 1 – 6 lengths (120m).
Tri Star 2 – 10 lengths (200m).
Tri Star 3 – 16 lengths (320m).
Youth – 20 lengths (400m).
Different coloured swim hats to be worn in each lane provided by the lap counters. THESE ARE TO BE DROPPED BY THE SWIMMER ON EXIT AND WILL BE RE-USED.
No diving permitted. Tumble turns are allowed.
Lap counters will indicate when a swimmer has 2 lengths to go. Please adhere to the instructions of the lap counters.
Transition
Exit the pool by the corner exit onto the matting and up into transition. Transition will be on a grassed area. The transition area is quite small so please remove kit once you have finished and try not to place your shoes/kit until close to your swim time. Follow the marshal’s instructions out onto the run course.
Run Routes
For 2015 all run routes are within the school grounds.
Tri START competitors have their own small lap of the run course, basically one lap of the main school building.
The rest of the children will complete a 1000m circuit, only a different number of times depending upon their age group, as follows: –
Tri Star 1 – one lap.
Tri Star 2 – 2 laps.
Tri Star 3 – 3 laps
Youth – 4 laps.
Although marshalled we cannot count the laps for the children so they will have to remember this themselves, parents can help in this regard. At the end of each lap the children will run past the finish chute, this should make it spectator friendly and is a good place to shout encouragement.
WE WOULD STRONGLY ADVISE EACH CHILD/PARENT/CARER WALKS OR JOGS A RUN LAP BEFORE THE RACE BEGINS TO LET THE CHILDREN FAMILIARISE THEMSELVES WITH THE COURSE.
Adult
New for 2015 the adult run course is four laps of a 1250m circuit.
Finish
Please be prepared to shout your race number out at the finish to ensure time keepers are able to identify everyone. All finishers will receive a medal and water will be available as you cross the line.
RACE NUMBERS
Please note that for 2015 – all competitors including the children will be required to wear a race number to the front either pinned to a race vest/top or on a number belt. This is a change from previous years.
Refreshments
We hope that Carlisle Tri Juniors will have a stall selling snacks and confectionary.
Presentation
This will occur as soon as possible after the last finisher, without tempting fate we are normally pretty quick in this regard!!
Prizes
There are gold, silver and bronze medals for male and female top 3 in each child’s age group.
There will be prizes for the first three male and female open adults and the winner in each veteran age category.
On behalf of Sport in Action and Carlisle Tri Juniors we hope everyone has a safe and enjoyable race.
Any queries CONTACT HERE