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Race Entry Information
TRIATHLON (Swim Bike Run)
Sprint Triathlon SOLD OUT (Swim 500m, Bike 24km, Run 5km)
Novice Triathlon SOLD OUT (Swim 250m. Bike 24km, Run 2.5km)
Relay Triathlon SOLD OUT (Swim 500m, Bike 24km, Run 5km)
Novice Race & Coaching Day Package (4 April & 31 May) SOLD OUT
Sprint Race & Coaching Day Package (4 April & 31 May) SOLD OUT
AQUATHLON (Swim Run)
CLICK HERE to enter the Sprint Aquathlon £19 (Swim 500m, Run 5km)
CLICK HERE for details of the childrens aquathlon events (16yrs and under)
British
Triathlon members will receive a £5 refund on race day on
production of a valid British Triathlon membership card.
The event will be run under the rules of British Triathlon. The
organisers have a Triathlon England Event Registration Certificate.
CLICK
HERE to view urbanrace event images from previous
races.
Swim
The swim takes place in the pool at Ardingly
college and will be 20 lengths for the sprint distance and 10
lengths for the novice wave. Competitors will be four to a lane
with others of a similar estimated swim time. The excitement starts
at 7am and the slowest swimmers will enter the water first. Please
be as accurate as possible with your swim time as this will grade
you correctly. We do not change swim start times following publication
of the race instructions for safety reasons.
Bike
The bike course takes
you in a loop around the countryside of Sussex going North via
Ardingly and Worth Abbey then returning through Balcombe. At times
the course can be fast while it does have a couple of challenging
hills to climb. For safety reasons we have kept the bike course
distance the same for both the sprint and novice races.
Click
here to view a course map of the bike section.
Run
The run takes place around the Ardingly
College sports field and will be four laps for those competing
in the sprint race while novices will have to do just two laps.
Athletes will collect bands at the start of each lap to assist
them in counting laps.
Juniors,
Youths & TriStars
TriStars Go Free! We are adding a TriStar aquathlon race which will be completely free to enter. Please CLICK HERE for details. THE TRI STAR RACE IS NOW SOLD OUT FOR 2009.
As in 2007 Children that are aged
between 15 and 16 (Youths) can compete in the Sussex Triathlon
NOVICE race. Junior athletes aged 17yrs and upwards can also participate in the
Sprint distance race as normal.
Disabled Triathletes
Urbanrace events are inclusive to disabled athletes wherever possible. Disabled athletes are required to CLICK HERE to complete a Statement of Declaration and send this to us.  This statement requires you to make a self assessed declaration of your disability according to the relevant Competition Classes. We shall then consider any impact on the event and advise accordingly. Please CLICK HERE for a guide to the different Disabled Triathlete Competition Classes.
Venue
Ardingly
College, College Road, Ardingly, Near Haywards Heath, West Sussex.
College Road can be accessed at either end from the B2028 which
runs in parallel between Ardingly and Haywards Heath.
The nearest train station
is Haywards Heath which is approximately 3 miles away from Ardingly
College and provides good access from London, Brighton and Gatwick.
CLICK
HERE for a printable PDF map of the event location
and directions.
Food
& Beverages
Free
Pasta Meal! After the 2008 success we are teaming
up again with Ardingly College and their national award winning
catering services, provided by Sodexo Ltd, to provide a free and
healthy pasta meal to all race participants.
The meal will consist
of pasta and a choice of 3 sauces, accompanied by a mixed salad
and free tea, coffee and chilled water. Athletes will receive
one voucher as part of their registration pack on race day which
can be redeemed at the dining facilities at the college from 11am
on race day.
CLICK
HERE to buy additional pre-paid meal vouchers for
family and spectators who will be supporting you on race day.
Alternatively you can purchase additional meal vouchers by adding
them to your race entry fee. The cost of extra meal vouchers are
£5 per person and they will also be issued to the competing
athlete at the race day registration. Additional meal vouchers
are non refundable.
Athletes and spectators
will also be able to purchase a range of other drinks and healthy
snacks on race day in the dining hall.
Entries
You can enter online
via the urbanrace shop which uses secure encrypted technology.
Entering online will give you an email confirmation of your race
entry.
The closing date for
entries is 17 May 2009 if the event has not sold out before this
date. To ensure safety and service we have a limited amount of
entrants. The minimum age for entry is 8 years.
What
happens once I have entered?
Race instructions will
be emailed to competitors around 7 to 10 days prior to the event
and will include details of your start time. A start list will
also appear on our website prior to the event. For safety reasons
swim start times cannot be changed under any circumstances after
the publication of the race instructions. Race numbers, security
wristband, race programme and goodies will be provided to you
at the race registration.
Prizes
Prizes will be awarded
as follows:
Novice Race Triathlon
Male and
Female Winners Only and 15-16yrs Male and Female Youth Race Winners.
Relay Race Triathlon
Winning
Team Only
Sprint Race Triathlon
Winners
of Triathlon England age group categories; 17-18yrs, 19yrs, 20-24yrs,
25-29yrs, 30-34yrs, 35-39yrs, 40-44yrs, 45-49yrs, 50-54yrs, 55-59yrs,
60-64yrs, 65-69yrs, 70-74yrs, 75-79yrs, 80+yrs. There will also be prizes for 1st,
2nd and 3rd male and female overall.
TriStar Swim/Run Race
1st, 2nd and 3rd place medals will be awarded to the following Tri Star age group categories: Start (8 yrs), TriStars 1 (9-10yrs), TriStar 2 (11-12yrs), TriStars 3 (13-14yrs).
Swim/Run Race
Male and
Female Winners Only
Disabled Categories
Winners only of the following classes: Tri 1, Tri 2, Tri 3, Tri 4, Tri 5, Tri 6, Tri 7, Tri 8, Tri 9. For definitions of classes CLICK HERE.
Sussex
Triathlon Event Management Team
Race
Director
Dan James
Deputy
Race Director David Jones
Youth Event Director Gary Laybourne
Logistics Director Dave Perry
Safety
Director
Andy Relf (Trafeco)
Registration
Manager Katrin Morhenne
Swim
Course Manager Paul
Hedger
Transition
Manager Iain
Key
Bike
Course Manager Stewart
Angell
Run
Course Manager
Rob Charrington
Swim Transition Mangr Stephen Edwards
Finish Area Manager
Event Village Manager Jo Gregory
You can
contact a member of the management team on info@urbanrace.co.uk
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