PARKING We have a beautiful venue and one reason is that there are no large parking lots. Please carpool with at least one other participant if you can possibly do so. Parking will be on a first-come, first-served basis. We are currently working on an updated, comprehensive parking and shuttle bus plan. Please check back here for updates. (Click here to go to our maps page.) Packet Pickup & Registration There will be at least two opportunities to pick up your packets prior to race day. Remember to bring your photo ID. If you are a USAT member, you must also have your USAT card. USAT requires both of these IDs and we are not allowed to let anyone pickup their packets without them. There are no exceptions. If you do not have your USAT card, you can purchase a one day membership. If you do not have a photo ID we cannot give you your packet. USAT also does not allow for anyone else to pickup your packet."Packet pick up will also be available on race day at the registration table. We encourage all athletes to have their packets prior to race day if possible. Registration will be open until the race is full. We will only accept cash or check for registration sign ups after online registration closes. PARTICIPANTS THAT REGISTER AFTER SEPTEMBER 22 AT PACKET PICKUP LOCATIONS OR AT VENUE WILL BE REQUIRED TO PAY AN ADDITIONAL $10 DONATION TO THE NYC YMCA FOR THIS LATE OPPORTUNITY. Race-day Registration and packet pickup closes at 10:00AM. Transition Area Opens up at 8AM Saturday morning. As a courtesy to all athletes, you will not be allowed back into the transition area to retrieve your bike and belongings until after all have finished the bike course. This is for security, safety and gives you an opportunity to cheer for your fellow athletes. This will be at approximately noon. You should gather up all your gear and your bike and exit the transition. You must exit through one check area and we will be checking your body mark numbers with your bike number, so keep all numbers on you and with you until after leaving transition. Cape Able Bike Shop will have a tent outside of Transition. They will have bicycle mechanics on duty and triathlon merchandise on sale. Directions to Mainiac & Transition Transition is located at the public parking area at Gil Boucher Park in Biddeford Pool. Entrance to this area is directly across the street from Hattie's Restaurant which is located at the east end of Mile Stretch Road in Biddeford Pool. The immediate road to transition off Mile Stretch is called Gilbert Pl. This road is gravel and splits a few yards down. Stay left, on Beach House Road into transition. These two gravel roads will be closed to all traffic on race day. They are both part of the bike course. Mainiac Race Day Once you've parked, make your way to body marking, located next to the transition area at Gil Boucher Park - this will be the first thing you do on race morning. Volunteers will body mark you with your number and age before you proceed to the transition area. Next, head to bike inspection. Then you will be allowed into the transition area to rack your bike and to setup your gear. You must wear the color-coded swim cap issued at registration and be ready to start with your swim wave that will be given to you at packet pickup. All athletes need be out of the transition area by 9:45 AM and should be at the swim start for a mandatory pre race meeting at 9:50. The first Swim Wave will start at 10:00 AM. Typical ocean water temperature in September is 62 degrees. We Strongly Recommend the use of wetsuits and reserve the right to require their use. There will be lifeguards, boats and kayaks on the swim course to assist you if needed. The SWIM course is a counter clockwise rectangular 1/4 mile swim. After completing the swim, you will transition to the 14.85 mile bike course. You must buckle your helmet anytime that you are on your bike. Do not get on you r bike in Transition. Wait until you have crossed the clearly marked Bike Mount line. Cape Able Bike Shop will be patrolling the course to aid with any mechanical problems. They will be on the course to assist you in finishing the race, but you are ultimately responsible for repairing any bike problems. No roads are completely closed to traffic. It is your responsibility to know the race course, to follow the race official’s instructions, and to observe all USAT rules. All turns will be clearly marked and will be manned by volunteers and/or police officers pay attention!! Course maps are available on the website, www.mainaictri.com. Please use caution and brake when cycling downhill -- you will pick up speed very quickly! Always stay to the right of the roadway and do not cross the center line. Please dismount from your bike at the clearly marked Bike Dismount line before entering the transition area. After the bike you will transition to the 3.1 mile run. Please remember to wear your race number on the front at all times. There will be one aid station on the loop out-and-back course. All runners will pass this aid station twice. The aid station will supply water and HEED. No roads are completely closed to traffic. It is your responsibility to know the race course, to follow the race official's instructions, and to observe all USAT rules. All turns will be clearly marked and will be manned by volunteers and/or police officers pay attention!! RUNNERS WILL RUN ON the right side of the road, out and back. No roads are completely closed to traffic What if the surf is too rough? If the surf is seen to be too rough at start time we will switch to a duathlon race - a run-bike- run. Basically, you will do a shortened run in place of the swim and thus you will do a run, then the normal bike and then the normal run. Relay Teams As mentioned earlier, ALL members of a relay team must be present together to pick up their race packet. All relay team members must get body-marked together. For numbers, the swimmer will wear the color-coded swim cap, the biker will fasten the bike frame number to his/her bike, and adhere the helmet number to his/her helmet. The runner will wear the official bib number to cross the finish line. Swimmers will exit the water and will hand the timing chip to the biker in the RELAY EXCHANGE Area. Then, the cyclist will proceed to his/her bike rack. Following the bike, the cyclist will rack their bike, and then proceed to the RELAY EXCHANGE Area to hand the timing chip to the runner who will then proceed with the run. NO RELAY TEAM MEMBERS ARE TO WAIT IN THE TRANSITION AREA. YOU WILL Tag IN THE RELAY EXCHANGE area ONLY Words from your USAT Official Click Here! No Electronic Devices Audio devices are not permitted to be worn while racing. You will be asked to remove them before entering the race course. If the USAT official observes you wearing them, you will be accessed a two minute time penalty. Race Results BAY STATE RACE SERVICES is doing the timing for our race. Race results will be published on coolrunning.com within hours of the race completion. Race Photos CAPSTONE Photography will be doing the official photography for this race. You can go to their website within the week of the race and search for your photos there. Post-Race Activities The Pantry Café, Shaw's Supermarkets, Panera Bread and Poland Spring will supply the complimentary participant food and drinks immediately following your race. The body marking on the back of your hand will be crossed out when you are served at the food tent. Photo ID will be required for beer. All members of each Relay Team must be present at the same time for food and beer. Awards ceremony will take place at approximately 12:30, as soon as all participants have finished and results are tallied. Top 3 male and top 3 female triathletes will receive the coveted Mainiac hat. Gold, silver and bronze medals will be awarded to the top 3 male & female age-group winners across 12 age groups - 19 and younger to 70 and older in 5-year increments. Gold medals will be awarded to all teammates of the winning teams in three relay groups: all men, all women and coed. OUT OF RESPECT FOR ALL ATHLETES, YOU MUST BE PRESENT TO RECEIVE YOUR AWARD. NO AWARDS WILL BE MAILED. |
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