WasaTriathlon

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Speactacular Provincial Park
Family friendly with 3 tris
$4800 in total prize money
Early season lake swim
Chip Timing
Triathlon BC Sanctioned
Triathlon Club Challenge
Enthusiastic Water Stations
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Race Venue: Wasa Lake Provincial Park - North of Cranbrook, BC

Race dates: June 12-13, 2010

Olympic Triathlon
The Olympic distance triathlon features Elite prize money and attracts some of the fastest triathletes in the West. Age groupers and elites compete together on a scenic and fast course. Relay Team categories continue to be very popular with athletes of all ages and abilities.
     Distances: Swim 1.5km, Bike 40km, Run 10km
     Date: Sunday June 13, 2010
     Start time: 8:30am Wave #1 Men & Teams and 8:55am Wave #2 Women
     Age Requirements: 18 year old on Dec 31, 2010

The Course: The swim is a one clockwise rectangular loop starting from the Horseshoe Bay beach. Wetsuits are allowed, long sleeves recommended. The cycling leg is a flat and scenic course which starts with a clockwise loop around Wasa Lake and heads north along the Rocky Mountain Trench and the Kootenay River. The return portion of the bike course is identical to the way out, with a return to Wasa Lake Park via the south entry. The triathlon will wrap-up with 2 flat out-and-back run segments, with a cruise by the transition zone in between. To view courses, click on:
Olympic SWIM\RUN MAP Olympic BIKE MAP Transition Map

Get your tri Club in the Triathlon CLUB Challenge! Clubs from all over USA and Canada will compete against each other for top spot and cool prizes. Results will be based on lowest total time for the top 5 individual olympic triathletes with at least 2 females will be included. A Tri Club may have any number of triathletes participating in the triathlon, but only five will be counting for the total time. To qualify, all members must be part of the same club that is affiliated with a triathlon governing body, such as Tri BC, ATA, and USAT. So round up your Tri Club teammates, challenge other clubs, indicate your training club name in the on-line form, and come to the Wasa Triathlon with team spirit and enthusiasm!

Awards and Prize money...

Prize Money: $4800 in prize money for the elite triathletes competing in the olympic triathlon will be divided equally between female and male categories. Prize money winners will be removed from the age-group awards.

Age-Group categories and awards
Solo: For male and female competitors, the age group categories are as follows (age as of December 31st, 2010): 18-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75-79, 80-84, etc and AWAD category (athletes with a disability - please visit tribc.org for more details)

Teams: Top teams in each category will be recognized with awards. The total combined AGE (as of Dec. 31, 2010) of the participant of each leg determines the male, female and mixed team category: less than 72, 72-119, 120-155, over 155.

Note: As a special feature of the Wasa Triathlon, teams of 2 athletes can compete in the relay team category as follows: Two athletes share the three legs of the triathlon, or the two can use an individual triathlete as their swimmer.

Course records
Female 2:03:14 by Kerry Spearing in 2008
Male 1:50:32 by Andrew Russell in 2008
Team 1:57:03 by Break a Leg (Seth Bitting and Ryan Cain) in 2008

Sprint Triathlon
The Sprint Triathlon is for all athletes ages 16 and up, suited for the first timer and recreational all the way up to the more serious triathlete seeking a speedy effort. The Sprint Triathlon is ran on an overlapping course with the Olympic Triathlon, making for a thrilling race stage.
    Distances: Swim 750m, Bike 20km, Run 5km
   Date: Sunday June 13, 2010
   Start time: 8:15am
Age Requirement: 16 year old on Dec 31, 2010

The Course: The swim is a one clockwise rectangular loop starting from the Horseshoe Bay beach. Wetsuits are allowed, long sleeves recommended.The bike course is identical to previous years, with 3 clockwise loops of Wasa Lake Park Drive and Hwy 93/95 and involves very little altitude change! The triathlon will wrap-up with 2 flat out-and-back run segments, with a cruise by the transition zone in between.
To view the course click on Sprint MAP Transition Map

Categories and Awards: Top 3 in each age category will receive an award, ages as of Dec. 31, 2010: 16-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70-79, 80-84, etc and AWAD category (athletes with a disability - please visit tribc.org for more details)

Course Records
Women- Marnie Anderson 1 hr 06:40 in 2003
Men- Trevor Williams 54min 32 in 2004

TriKids Triathlon

The Trikids triathlon event is the highlight of the weekend! Check this out: full course set-up as for the Sunday events, 3 separate events for various age categories, a TriKids’ clinic prior to the main events, the encouraging voice of a professional race announcer, shirt, medal and food for all !!! So kids, sign up, bring your smile to the start line and swim, bike and run to the Wasa Triathlon finish line. You are a triathlete!
Date: Saturday, June 12, 2010
Start Time: Athlete bag pick-up at 9:00am, orientation clinic at 9:30am,
races at 10:00am
Field Limit: 300
Cost: $49 entry fee + $1 for a mandatory one-day TriBC membership/Insurance

Distance and Categories (all ages as of Dec 31, 2010)
   Race #1:   Age 7 & U Swim 50m, Bike 1.5km, Run 500m
   Race #2: Age 8-9 Swim 100m, Bike 5km, Run 1km
                     Age 10-11 Swim 150m, Bike 5km, Run 2km
   Race #3: Age 12-13 Swim 200m, bike 10km, Run 3km
                     Age 14-15 Swim 300m, bike 10km, Run 3km

The course: For all the details on all the courses of the TriKids races, please see the course map. The swim will follow the shallow waters along the beach and will be safe for all swimmers. All participants must swim the first leg by making all efforts to not stand and water run. The bike is an out and back route on the quiet park roads. And finally, the out and back run is on the paved Lions' Trail bordering the lake. The course will be extremely safe. Click here for a
TriKids MAP TriKids Transition Map

Safety: Each child must have an adult supervisor present during the event, to assist in the transition area or be a course marshall, and to ensure a fun and safe time for all.

All Wasa Triathlon racer fees include
   *Souvenir shirt
   *Post race Awards Lunch
   *Recovery finish line food, music, and Awards
   *Eligible for the $4800 olympic triathlon prize purse
   *TriBC sanctioning
* Acceptance of TriBC and ATA memberships for insurance coverage
   *Professional race announcer Steve King
   *WinningTime.ca timing system
   *Beautiful, safe and peaceful setting at the edge of the rockies
   *Numerous draw prizes for athletes and volunteers
   *Personalized bib number and customized swim cap

Weekend Schedule
Saturday, June 12:
   9:00am: TriKids Check-in and late registration (Horseshoe Bay Transition Area)
   9:30am: TriKids Orientation Clinic and Races # 1-3
12:30pm: TriKids food and presentations

2:30-4:30pm: Bag pick-up for Sprint and Olympic,
                          Prestige Rocky Mountain Hotel & Resort, Cranbrook
                     *****(bring tri membership cards and photo ID)*****

4:30pm: Pre-race meeting, Prestige Rocky Mountain Hotel & Resort

5:30pm: Carbo Load Dinner, Prestige Rocky Mountain Hotel & Resort
                 (pre-purchase tickets during on-line registration)

Sunday, June 13 (Horseshoe Bay Transition Area)
   6:30am: Transition opens ALL RACERS CHECK-IN
   8:15am: Transition CLOSES for ALL racers
8:15am: Sprint Triathlon start
8:30am: Olympic Men and Relay Teams START
   8:55am: Olympic Women START
11:30am: Lunch is served (until 1:15pm)
1:30pm: Awards Ceremony

Race Bag pick-up: Race bag pick-up will take place at the Prestige Rocky Mountain Hotel and Resort, Cranbrook (209 Van Horne St. South), June 12th from 2:30pm to 4:30pm. Pre-Race meeting and Carbo Banquet will follow, highly recommend that you attend.

Carbo Banquet Dinner: Athletes, family and friends of the Wasa Triathlon have the opportunity to get together, socialize with old friends and relax over a delicious pasta and chicken dinner. It will be served at the Prestige Inn and Resort immediately following the race meeting. The dinner will consist of pasta with several choices of sauce, roasted chicken, a variety of salads, bread, desert, juice or sport drink and tea or coffee. Tickets may be purchased on the registration form at the following costs: $8 for Kids under 12, $12 for Youth 12-17 and under and $20 for adults age 18 and over

Post race Festivities: will include Food, Music, Awards and Prizes. Family and friends are welcome to join the celebration! Extra Lunches may be purchased in the on-line registration.

Registration
Events Online process all the registration for the Wasa Triathlon and is a quick, easy and secure method that confirms your entry instantly. To get the race fees, deadlines and to register, go to

SOLO (TriKid, Sprint, Olympic) Registration

RELAY TEAM Registration

TriKids can register on-line for the same fee until June 7. Then in-person registration is available on race morning, but shirts cannot be guaranteed.

Triathlon BC and mandatory race-day insurance
For information on the benefits and how to become an annual Triathlon BC (TriBC) member, go to www.tribc.org . 2010 TriBC members and Alberta Tri members have their insurance covered for this event. All other athletes MUST purchase, in the registration process, a one-day TriBC membership/ insurance in order to participate. These fees are:
For solo, add $15, For a team, add $5 /person, For a TriKid, add $1

Refund Policy: No refunds of entry fee, no roll-over of entry to the following year, and no transfer of entry to another racer, sorry.