ITPMAN TriathlonITPMAN Triathlon
About Our Race
The ITPMAN Triathlon is a non-profit event where 100% of all net proceeds go to the ITP Foundation. Thanks in part to athletes and sponsors like you, over $175,000 has been donated to medical research and to assist numerous families living with ITP.
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Distance:
.5
mile swim • 15 mile bike • 5 mile run
Date and Time:
Saturday, September 22, 2012 - 7:00 A.M.
Location:
Weed Beach Park, Darien/New Canaan, CT
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ENTRY FEES
Standard Triathlete Fee
$85 - Through 6/30/2012
$100 - 7/1/2012 to 8/31/2012
$120 - 9/1/2012 to Registration Close
Relay Team Fee
$200 per relay team
** Field limited to 500 athletes. All athletes and relay team members must have a valid USAT membership at the time of the race, otherwise each entrant will be required to purchase a one-day USAT license for $12. **
REGISTRATION FEATURES
VIP Access
Exclusive VIP Access for $250 includes:
- Registration to the 2011 ITPMAN Triathlon
- VIP parking pass
- Expedited check-in at the VIP Table - No Waiting!!!
- An official ITPMAN souvenir race belt
- 12 week training program designed by Pro Triathlete Jessi Stensland
- A personal trainer to assist you on the day of the race
Race for Free
Become a member of the ITP Team and your registration for the 2012 ITPMAN is free. Furthermore, all future ITPMAN Triathlon events are free for all existing and active ITP Team members.
Please take notice that if you are a new ITP Team member, you must pay a $150 lifetime membership fee and commit to raising an additional $350 for the ITP Foundation by the end of the year. To become a member of the ITP Team, please visit us at www.itpfoundation.org.
Souvenir Race Belt
Add $10 to your registration and receive your official ITPMAN souvenir race belt. Unlike safety pins, our race belts keep race numbers in place without causing damage to your race gear.
RACE DETAILS
Race Packet Pickup
Race packets will be available for pickup in the week leading up to race day. Location and time will be announced shortly.
Race packet pickup always requires a photo ID. A valid USAT membership must be presented for packet pickup or entrant will be required to purchase a one-day USAT license for $10. Entrant must be present; no one else may pick up your race packet on your behalf.
Race Day Schedule
| 5:15 AM |
Check-in begins. NO packet pickup after 6:30 AM
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6:20 AM
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LAST shuttle leaves Hindley School
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| 6:45 AM |
Transition area closes
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| 6:50 AM |
Course orientation, final race instructions
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| 7:00 AM |
Race start (rain or shine)
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| 10:30 AM |
Awards
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| 11:00 AM |
Course closes
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Awards & Race Results
Prized gift certificates will be awarded to the overall and top three male and female finishers of each of the following age groups:
Youth division, 18-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65+
Winners must be present at the post-race awards ceremony to claim their award. Results will be posted shortly after the race on the ITP Foundation website - www.itpfoundation.org
COURSE DETAILS
Swim - 0.5 miles
The race will begin on the beach. At 7:00 AM triathletes will make their way around three buoys in a counter-clockwise loop (keeping all buoys to their left) before heading back to shore for their bike transition.
Bike - 15 miles
Triathletes will leave Weed Beach and make a left onto Nearwater Lane. Left onto Boston Post Road. Right on Hollow Tree Ridge Road. Continue on Hollow Tree Ridge over Merritt Parkway into New Canaan on Lapham Road. Continue on Lapham Road and make a right onto Farm Road. At South Avenue (Rt. 124) take a right. Continue on South Avenue (Rt. 124) over Merritt Parkway and take a right onto Talmadge Hill Road. Make a left onto Hollow Tree Ridge Road. Follow Hollow Tree Ridge Road to Boston Post Road. Make a left on Boston Post Road and continue to Nearwater Lane. Make a right on Nearwater Lane back to the transition area.
Run - 5 miles
Triathletes will leave the transition area at Weed Beach for their third and final leg. As they leave Weed Beach, they will make a left onto Nearwater Lane. Right at Boston Post Road and right again onto Ring's End Road. Right on Harbor Road back out to Ring's End Road and go right. Then right onto Pear Tree Point Road. Make a left onto Long Neck Point Road. Run back on Long Neck Point road to Pear Tree Point Road. Make left on Rings End Road to Boston Post Road take a left. Make a left onto Nearwater Lane, and back to the beach area and finish line.
Complete map, directions, and topography of the bike and run course is available by downloading the ITPMAN Competitor's Guide.
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