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REGISTRATION
To download a printable registratin form, click here
To register online with Active.com, click here
GENERAL INFO, TIPS & FAQ'S
The swimming start will be a time trial start based on submitted projected swim times.
Two swimmers at a time will enter the water every 3-5 seconds.
This is different than previous years' wave starts.
Day of Race Packet Pickup from 5:00 - 6:30 am at the Chickamauga Dam/swim area
All bodies must be marked by 6:45 am
You must have your bib number with you in order to pick up your chip.
Chips handed out at the Swim start on the morning of the race.
NO RACE DAY REGISTRATIONS
Field is limited to the first 500 participants.
Cost: Individual $45 Relay Team $70 After August 5th Individual is $50 Team is $75
Pre-Race Packets will be available Saturday, Aug. 7, from noon - 5:00 pm at the Sports Barn Downtown.
Location Get off I-24 onto the 4th St. Exit; turn left on Market St.; Parking is available on the Cherry St. Parking Deck.
Food An assortment of fresh fruits and PowerAde will be available for your health and enjoyment. Beer available for participants 21 or older.
Photos The SportsBarn is partnering with "The Purple Wing" photography who will be setting up 5 cameras at various locations throughout the course. To pre-register with Purple Wing click HERE
Markers All miles on run, 5 mile intervals on bike. Water will be available on the run course.
Rules USAT rules will be enforced, however, this is not a sanctioned race. Refer to USAT website for complete listing of rules. Helmest are required. Immediate disqualification if a helmet is not worn.
Scoring Chip time, all participants are responsible for picking up a timing chip and wearing this chip during the entire event - no chip - no score. You must have your bib number with you in order to pick up your chip. Chips handed out at the Swim start on the morning of the race. All run numbers go on the front of your clothing and must be visible at the finish line. Be sure to confirm that your chip number matches the number you were assigned during registration Scoring is provided by Alta Vista Sports and will be posted on the Sports Barn website later in the afternoon on the day of the race.
Overall Winner AwardS: 1st-$75.00, 2nd-$50.00, 3rd-$25.00. Cash awards will also be given to the top 3 male and top 3 female winners and first place only to relay teams.
Age Divisions Male & Female: 9-10, 11-12, 13-15, 16-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60+
Random drawing will be made after the race for one male and one female wetsuit from Quintana Roo.
Relay Teams Male, Female, Co-ed. Please stay in designated relay areas. Your team members must transfer the chip to you, and then you may proceed with your race. Runners on the relay team report directly to the Sports Barn and should not try to watch the swim portion of the race nor should they try to register at the swim area. (It is near impossible to get back to T2 if you attempt to watch your team swim or bike.)
Shirts A t-shirt to first 500 registered participants.
Parking Upper deck parking is available at the Cherry St. entrance (Sports Barn Downtown).
Reminder, we have two transition areas. Bike rack's are limited to the first 500 registrants.
Transportation back to the swim area after the race
There will be no transportation/shuttle back to the swim area after the race. We recommend bikes be ridden back to this area or alternative transportation be arranged prior to the race. Race officials will try to provide help finding transportation if needed.
Transition area policies:
- Participants are responsible for placing their bike-to-run gear in T2.
- Race officials are not responsible for transporting gear. However, race officials will bring all items left in the T1 to the Sports Barn and place them in a lost and found area - please use your race bag to place all googles, towels, shirts, etc. in to insure you find all of your leftover items from T1. Do not bring valuables to the course.
- Spectators can best view the race from the Downtown Sports Barn. No spectrators will be allowed in the transition areas.
The T2 bike racks will be located in the lower deck of the Sports Barn parking garage. T2 will be open by 5:00am. Bikes must remain in their racks until the last biker has finished. Do not attempt to remove your bike until that time. Thank you.
Spectators can best view the race from the Downtown Sports Barn. Please advise all spectators that they will not be allowed to remove their vehicles from the dam swim area until all bikers are out of the transition area.
Due to an increase of registrtations the swimming start will be a time trial start based on submitted projected swim times. Two swimmers at a time will enter the water every 3-5 seconds. This is different than previous years' wave starts.
The City of Chattanooga traffic and engineering are allowing us to have our Sprint. Please feel free to contact them and thank them for their service: 423-757-5005
Additional Information Teresa Potts-Wade, 423-266-1125 or 423-991-9691 (no calls after 9:30 PM please) or email
Tips & FAQ's:
- Please print out your own information. Race officials will not supply course maps at packett pickup.
- Water is available on race morning at TI - however you must use your own water bottle for filling. Cups and water bottles will not be available.
- You must have your race number in hand in order to pickup your timing chip. a) For those who chose to only wear their race number on the run course, you must still have the number with you in order to pickup your chip. If you do not pickup your packett on the day before the race then promptly show up on race morning at T1 to pickup your number and then your chip.
- You must wear a bike helmet at all times on the bike course. Failure to do so will result in DQ .
- Items needed: Swim goggles; Helmet, bike shoes and small towel with bike at T1; Running shoes at T2
- Hydrate well the day before race
- Eat good evening meal the day before the race - complex carb
- Hydrate well a.m. of race
- Light complex carb breakfast - up to 400 calories 2-3 hours prior to race
- Have a water bottle on your bike - may use sports drink if you have trained using it so your body is accustomed to it
- One water stop supplied on run course
- Swim, bike, run.
- Be sure you have tried swimming in the lake as it is a much different experience than a pool.
- Practice each segment for a distance that is longer than the actual race distance.
- Try two segments together including the transition (swim/bike; bike/run).
- Try the full distance once before the race.
- Be sure your cardio/pulmonary system is able to maintain aerobic exercise for the length of time you estimate your race to be.
- Have fun. To finish is to win.