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THE COLUMBIA TRIATHLON Race Information - May 23, 2010 |
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Welcome to the Columbia Triathlon, one of the most challenging Triathlons in the USA. This event owned, managed and produced by the Columbia Triathlon Association in cooperation with Howard County Recreation and Parks. Special Notice to athletes in regard to
USAT CARDS FOR REGISTRATION
Athletes MUST bring proof of annual membership or purchase a one-day permit. Athletes who do not bring/show proof of membership must purchase a one-day license OR will not be allowed to race. Athletes who forget their membership cards will have four options. Note all CTA events have the one day option as a part of the race entry fee structure should you select that form of payment. If you do forget your card, you have the following choices this year:
Please remember to pack your USAT membership card. Don’t leave home without it! THANKS
FROM ALL OF US: We wish to thank all who will enter and
will compete this year from across the USA. Our first race at the
Wilde Lake indoor pool center drew 90 people and that is how it all
started in 1984. This year should be another great event and we look
forward to having you here to race the "Real Deal" as The Main
Event! The course is groomed and will be ready for the challenge
you bring.
Columbia Triathlon Elite Division Information
The division of the Columbia Triathlon currently named "Elite Division" is meant solely for those triathletes who want to race against the whole field and not in their respective Age Group. We review all entrants to this race division and will remove those we feel may not belong there. If you wish to race in the Elite Division, we may ask you to provide prior race results to document your claim of "Expert" status. For the Columbia Triathlon, we require that you be able to achieve the following finish time in order to race in the "Elite Division":
Current USAT Age-Group Member National Rankings Policy All Columbia Triathlon Association events have received an exemption from USAT that affects the USAT member age-group National rankings. Age-group participants at CTA events may request to be seeded in the Expert/Elite wave, if they meet the pre race requirements as noted on the web site. This wave is NOT for those who simply want to start in an earlier swim wave. If the racer is selected/qualifies for the Expert/Elite wave, the participant's race points used for USAT ranking purposes will be calculated based upon the USAT "pacesetters" in that Expert/Elite wave. All other age-group participants racing in their designated 5-year age-group wave, will have their race points calculated based upon the USAT "pacesetters" in the various respective age-group waves. The USAT Rankings are expected to be initially released in July where the member race points from all events will be combined for age-group rankings with No regard to the wave starts. This procedure is in contrast to previous years when age-group participants were denied race points at events, if they started in the Expert/Elite wave. Current USAT-Mid-Atlantic Age-Group Rankings Policy In order to best conform to the USAT policy, USAT-MA will award race points and rank all age-group members regardless of their start wave at these exempted events based upon the first age-group Mid-Atlantic male and female finishers.
CTA REFUND POLICY: A partial cash (via check) refund less $50, will be made, Only if requested in writing/email on or before March 15, 2010. Please allow up to 4 weeks for processing. After this date, absolutely NO refunds will be made for any reason. PLEASE UNDERSTAND THIS POLICY PRIOR TO REGISTERING! Entries are non transferable between events, or between athletes. Entries cannot be rolled over to another year. Selling of your race entry slot is strictly prohibited by us and USATriathlon rules. If you do sell your race slot, you will be disqualified from the race and you, as well as, the entrant who purchased your slot will be unable to race in another TriColumbia event for a minimum of 2 years. Selling of race entries jeopardizes our race insurance coverage, and can change the placement status of other athletes that have trained hard to complete the race. Entry fees are not transferable to another person or to another race. There are no refunds at all given to community/charity slots since this money is allocated directly toward charity. If you are registered as relay, substitutions to your relay team may be made up to one month prior to the race. The captain (the person who paid for the entry) must be a part of the team and there is a $25 admin fee for EACH change. You may not switch from a relay team to the individual category. If you are registered as an individual and would like to switch to a relay, it may be done up to one month prior to the race with a $25 admin fee plus the entry cost difference. USA TRIATHLON MEMBERSHIP INFO: If you wish to become a USAT member call 1-719-597-9090. Processing time is about 2-3 weeks. We strongly urge you to update you to update your membership status ASAP. All info requests should be addressed to the National Office at 1-719-597-9090 or via their website at http://www.usatriathlon.org/. ACTION SPORTS PHOTOGRAPHY: They are our official event photographers and will be there race day. RACE ENTRY CONFIRMATION/UPDATES: Your credit card statement or cancelled check will serve as confirmation of race entry and acceptance. Further event info will available on the web site for you print. Please go to your race entry online and check it for accuracy. All entries will be confirmed on our web site at tricolumbia.org. We will not use USPS. ON COURSE AMENITIES: Water, Lemon Lime Gatorade Endurance Formula, Hammer Gel Energy gel CASH AWARDS for PROFESSIONALS: Professional Total: $25000, equal M/F distribution 1: $ 5000 COLUMBIA TRIATHLON AWARDS: NO duplication. Ceremony begins about 10:45am. PROFESSIONAL OVERALL: Top 3, ( Waterford Crystal - Top Award). Special and Unique Awards. AMATEUR OVERALL: Top 5, (Raymond Weil Watchesl -Top Award). Special and Unique Awards. Not eligible for Age Group Awards. AGE GROUP AWARDS: Top 5 minimum of 2 to comprise age group): 14-16, 17-19, 20-24, 25-29, etc. thru 80+. (divisions subject to change due to entries received). MASTERS OVERALL:Special Crystal Award: Top Male 40+ (The Bill Ammon Memorial Award) Top Female 40+ (The Judy Flannery Memorial Award) GRAND MASTERS OVERALL: Special Crystal Award: Top Male, 60+ (The Ralph Perry Memorial Award) Top F, 50+, (The Marianne Rains Memorial Award) MID-ATLANTIC CLYDESDALE/ATHENA Regional Championship (The Joseph Francis Law Memorial Trophy): OVERALL Top Performance: Clydesdale and Athena CLYDESDALE AGE GROUPS: Top 5 M, 39&Under, and Top 5 M, 40+ ATHENA AGE GROUPS: Top 3, 39 &Under, Top 3, 40+. MILITARY OVERALL: Top Male and Female RELAYS: Top 3, All Male/All Female/Coed MARRIED COUPLES: This is the only such award in the USA world of Triathlon JUNIORS: Top 2, combined ages 79 years & under SENIORS: Top 2, combined ages 80 years and over. TOP FIRST TIME COLUMBIA TRIATHLETE: M/F MOST IMPROVED TRIATHLETES (Top M/F): The Stephen Michael Auten Memorial Award. We are the only race in the US that recognizes this achievement. Please indicate your Exact 2008 finish time to be eligible. Refer to the race results online as well. RESULTS AND AWARDS: Official race results will also be posted on our web site (www.tricolumbia.org) within 12 hours after the race and also at www.chiptimes.com. If you qualify for an award and are unable to attend the Awards Presentation, either have someone pick it up for you or please send us a check in the amount of $10.00, made payable to The Columbia Triathlon Association, Inc., 9130-G Red Branch Road, Columbia, MD 21045 (P&H) and we will mail your award to you. PROBLEMS/CONCERNS: The CTA office: 410-964-1246/2274(FAX)EMAIL: info@tricolumbia.org Train Smart The Columbia Triathlon Race Committee |