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The Enduroman Double Iron UK - Sponsored by
220 Triathlon
1 -2 August 2009
(View
provisional Double / Triple 2010 webpage and enter online now!!)
Located
in the heart of England, Lichfield hosts the UK's only Double Iron
Distance Triathlon. With the sport of Ultra Triathlon spreading
across the world, come and be part of this unique experience.
This will be a 'no frills' event. Enduroman just wishes to provide
the UK with double distance races and beyond.
The Enduroman Double Iron race entry limit is set at a maximum of
72 individual athletes. (3 waves of 24).
DATE:
Saturday 1st August to Sunday 2nd August
2009
START: 06:00
AM.
DISTANCES:
Swim
4.8 Miles, Bike 224 Miles & Run 52 Miles
CUT
OFF
TIME: Swim
3.5 hours. Bike 22hrs. Total time 35 hours.
LOCATION:
The Friary Grange Leisure Centre, located on the A51 near to Lichfield,
Staffordshire in the heart of England, will provide the perfect
host to the Double Iron UK 2008.
See Google Maps Link
The centre will
be open to competitors and spectators from 4.30am Saturday 1st August
2008.
TIMETABLE
OF EVENTS
| Date |
Time |
Event |
Location |
| Fri
31 July 09 |
17:00
-
18:30 |
Registration |
Esporta |
| Fri
31 July 09 |
19:30 |
Race
Brief (English) |
Esporta |
| Sat
01 Aug 09 |
04:30 |
Set
up tents (crews) |
Race
Village |
| Sat
01 Aug 09 |
04:30
-
05:15 |
Wave
1 Bike Racking / Hand in Event Bags |
Race
Village |
| Sat
01 Aug 09 |
06:00 |
Wave
1 Swim Start |
Pool |
| Sat
01 Aug 09 |
06:45
-
07:30 |
Wave
2 Bike Racking / Hand in Event Bags |
Race
Village |
| Sat
01 Aug 09 |
09:30 |
Wave
2 Swim Start /
Swim cut off Wave 1 |
Pool |
| Sat
01 Aug 09 |
10-15
-
11:00 |
Wave
3 Bike Racking /
Hand in Event bags |
Race
Village |
| Sat
01 Aug 09 |
13:00 |
Wave
3 Swim Start /
Swim Cut off Wave 2 |
Pool |
| Sat
01 Aug 09 |
16:30 |
Swim
Cut off Wave 3 |
Pool |
| Sun
02 Aug 09 |
04:00 |
Bike
Cut off Wave 1 |
Race
Village |
| Sun
02 Aug 09 |
07:30 |
Bike
Cut off Wave 2 |
Race
Village |
| Sun
02 Aug 09 |
08:00 |
1st
runner to finish (approx) |
Race
Village |
| Sun
02 Aug 09 |
11:00 |
Bike
Cut off Wave 3 |
Race
Village |
| Sun
02 Aug 09 |
17:00 |
Race
Cut off Wave 1 |
Race
Village |
| Sun
02 Aug 09 |
20:30 |
Race
Cut off Wave 2 |
Race
Village |
| Sun
02 Aug 09 |
00:00 |
Race
Cut off Wave 3 |
Race
Village |
| Sun
02 Aug 09 |
ASAP |
Awards |
Finish
Area |
ACCOMMODATION
| The
Holiday Inn Express is now the recommended hotel for the event.
50 rooms have been block booked by Enduroman. Please see
details on the links
section |
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ENTRY
FEE:
Individual
- £220.00 GBP (plus Active Europe commission)
CATEGORIES:
Men's Individual,
Women's Individual
AWARDS:
Finishing
t-shirts
and medals to
all competitors.
PRIZE
MONEY Individual:
Overall Men
1st
Place:
£300.00 GBP
2nd
Place: £200.00 GBP
3rd Place: £100.00 GBP
Overall Women
1st
Place:
£300.00 GBP
2nd
Place: £200.00 GBP
3rd Place: £100.00 GBP
For prize money to be paid, there must be at least 5 starters in
each category. If there is less than 5 starters, the winner
of that category will receive £300.
PARTICIPANTS:
Limited to 72
selected athletes, confirmed by the organizer.
ORGANISATION: Enduroman
Ltd
Race
Director:
Steve
Haywood
E-mail:
enduroman4@hotmail.co.uk
Web
page:
www.enduroman.com
EVENT DESCRIPTION
SWIM STAGE
The
4.8 miles of the swimming stage will take in the 25m heated pool
at The Friary Grange Leisure Centre, Lichfield.
The distance from the pool to the transition area is 50m. There will be maximum
of 4 swimmers per lane. There will be 3 waves. The athletes
that submit the fastest 1 x Iron distance time be in the 3rd wave,
the slower athletes will be in the 1st wave. the cut off for
the swim will be 3.5 hours. Once athletes are seeded into waves.,
each lane will be seeded to match swimmers of similar ability, however
it is expected that there may be a range of abilities in each lane.
Each swimmer is to wear the coloured swim cap issued to them by
the organisers. Wetsuits are permitted, however not encouraged.
Athletes are asked to be aware of the health and safety implications
of dehydrating and are to keep adequate water supplies at the end
of their swim lanes. All nutrition left at the end of swim
lanes MUST be labelled with the athlete's name or race number.
Any unlabelled nutrition will be removed by the officials.
Supporters may pass additional labelled nutrition to officials to
take to swim lanes. Swimmers must take their nutrition / bottles
from the swim with them into T1 or pass to their support crews in
gallery. Swimmers needing to use the toilet facilities during
the swim may do so by exiting the water at the end of the ‘odd number
lengths’ only and re-enter the water at the same point. Athletes
can change into their cycle kit in the changing rooms within
the leisure centre (leaving their wet kit with their support crews)
if required.
BIKE STAGE
The
bike stage will be 16 out and back laps of exactly 14 miles from
The Friary Grange Leisure Centre. The laps have been kept
short to create the safest possible environment for the athletes.
One aid station will be present at the leisure centre. Athletes
will need to have front and rear bike lights fitted that conform
to British Standards when racking. During dark hours athletes
must wear a fluorescent bib (runner’s type). Cyclists are
encouraged to display multiple lights - better to be safe than sorry.
There will be one aid station located at the Friary. High
5 sports drink and water will be available. Athletes will
use their own sports bottles. If athletes need bottles replenishing
at the aid station, cyclists / runners must stop, hand their bottles
to the marshals on the aid station who will refill the bottles for
them.
Athletes must keep a florescent bib in their event bags (or will
their support crew). In hours of reduced visibility, cyclists
MUST wear this bib / vest.
At the turnaround point at the far end of the bike course, the athlete
must shout their race number at the official. It is the athlete’s
responsibility to ensure that the official has taken the correct
race number. In the event of the timing chip system failing,
the counting of laps will be done here. The athlete will be
able to ask how many bike laps they have completed at this point.
On completion of the bike course, athletes must notify an official
located at the main marquee that they have completed the bike course.
The official with then confirm with the timing officials that the
athlete has indeed completed all the bike laps. The athlete
will then enter the marquee (T2) and access their run kits in their
event bags having passed their bike to an official who will then
re-rack the athlete’s bike for them. Athletes may use the support
crew area as T2 (keeping their run kit with their support crews).
It
is vital, that athletes carry sufficient spare batteries with them
whilst on the bike. As per the Road Traffic Act, cyclists
must not ride with defective lights.
Click here for Interactive Map of the bike route
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RUN STAGE
The run
stage
will
be 42 out and back laps of a 1.24 mile course, with an aid station
again located at the leisure centre.
The run course starts at the athlete village, runs behind the leisure
centre where athletes will turn left onto Eastern Avenue. After
crossing Grange Lane, athletes will immediately turn left into 'Blair
Witch' woods that parallels Grange Lane on it’s right. At
the entrance to Lichfield Cricket Ground, athletes will run through
the turnaround point marquee where their race number will be taken.
It is the athlete’s responsibility to ensure that the official has
taken the correct race number. In the event of the timing
chip system failing, the counting of laps will be done here.
The athlete will be able to ask how many run laps they have completed
at this point.
In hours of reduced visibility, runners MUST wear this bib / vest.
'The Devil's staircase' - leading into Blair Witch Woods
(Pic below)
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Click
here for Interactive Map of the run route on Motion Based
Please note that the GPS drift shows the course incorrectly drifting
across Eastern Avenue.
TRANSITION
AREA
The transition area will be
located 50m from the swimming pool. The leisure centre will provide
toilets, showers
and dressing rooms for
the athletes during opening times. Portable loos will be situated
in the event village. All athletes will need to place the
bike kit that they need for the first lap of the course next to
their bikes in transition. (unless you have changed in the leisure
centre). You are advised to place this kit in sealed waterproof
containers / bags. Once athletes leave T1 they will not be
allowed back into it area until the completion of the race. This
is to ensure that all bikes are kept locked and secure throughout
the weekend. You will be issued with a plastic bag that is
labelled with your race number. Athletes will place any kit from
T1 that they wish transporting to the marquee into this bag and
they will leave the bag at the exit of T1. Marshals will then
move this bag for the athletes into the marquee. Wet kit (wetsuits
etc) must not be placed into this bag. All run kit required
for T2 will be kept in the athlete's event bags in the Marquee.
Spare clothing, nutrition, batteries etc should be kept in the athlete’s
event bags or with the support crews. Athletes will
use their own personal bags for their event bags. This bag will
be handed into the Marquee on the morning of the race and tagged
with the athlete’s number.
MECHANICAL ASSISTANCE
Paul
Wagstaff, a former mechanic for the Shimano race team, will be on-site
to look after all your mechanical needs during the race. This
will be a basic service, just to get you back on the road again.
The service will only be available in the athlete village.
If a cyclist has a mechanic problem out on the race course, they
must return to the athlete village under their own steam.
If the cyclist returns before making the bike turn-around point,
they must start this lap again from the village after their bike
is repaired.
The mechanic will have very minimal spare parts. Any part
taken from the mechanic must be paid for in full either by the cyclist
or their support team before they continue with the race.
MEDICAL
COVER
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Xtreme
Medics will be the medal cover for the event. Located inside
the athlete village. Specialist Medical and Rescue Services
Extreme Medics combine the skills of extreme sports with specialist
medical training to provide medical cover where the risk of
injury is high and where the location is remote or environmentally
hostile.
Their clinical staff are always State registered health professionals,
mostly paramedics with remote area medicine and extreme sports
experience and they are supported by specialist rescue technicians
where required.
Their staff, vehicles and equipment mean theycan provide advanced
life support and primary care in all environments no matter
how harsh. |
MASSAGE
Tim
Pepper from Burntwood Osteopath Clinic will be providing free sports
massage for all athletes on the bike and run stages. Pre race massage
can be booked with Tim by telephoning 01543 684980. Tim's clinic
is located only 5 miles from The Friary.
On-Site Catering
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KK
Catering wil be on-site 24/7 throughout the event selling hot
and cold drinks, baguettes, baked potatoes, sausage, bacon and
egg sandwiches etc. |
SUPPORT
& SUPPORT CREWS
Although it is highly recommended that every athlete brings at least
one support crew member, it is not a condition of entry. Consideration
should be given to bring at least 2 support crew members to allow
one member to sleep while the other supports.
The athlete village (at the beginning/end of every bike & run
lap), will contain portable loos and a feed station. A marquee
will be located within the village that will contain the athlete's
event’s bag and seating for the athletes to replenish.
The athletes will pass the support crew camping area on both the
bike and run courses at the same point. This is the only point
that the athlete is allowed to leave the course and must do so after
informing an official. The athlete will then be able to eat,
drink, sleep or change with their support crew if required.
The athlete must then inform an official when he/she wishes to continue.
In the interest of safety, an athlete whilst competing will either
be on the race course or in the support crew area having informed
an official. An athlete leaving these two areas will be observed
as a withdrawal from the race.
Athletes without support crews may pitch a tent in the support crew
area if they wish. However any valuables left unattended will
be at the athlete's risk of loss. Support crew vehicles will
not be allowed to drive on the bike course during the event.
This is for the safety of the athletes. Vehicles will not
be permitted onto the camping area. Please note the entrance
to the athlete village from Eastern Avenue is also the bike route.
Campervans may use the support crew area however they will be unable
to drive out of the village until after the last athlete has completed
the bike course. Campervans must be in position before 05:00hrs
on Saturday 1st August. Alternatively campervans may park
with the remainder of the athlete's / supporter's vehicles approximately
300m from the athlete village in the leisure centre car park.
CAMPING
THERE WILL BE NO CAMPING IN THE EVENT
LOCATION ON THE EVENING OF FRIDAY 31st July 2009
There is an area for support crews to erect a tent or gazebo which
overlooks both the bike and run turnaround points. Care must
be taken not to damage the field by cooking or tents and support
crews are responsible for taking all their own rubbish away with
them from the site after the event. A bin liner will be provided
in the Race bag for athletes to collect at registration.
Support crews may set up their tents from 04:30hrs on Saturday 1st
August. They may remain there until 08:00hrs on Monday 4th
August. Remember that this is not a campsite. The school
have been kind enough to allow support crews to pitch a tent to
help supporters in inclement weather and for resting and cooking.
You will need to bring your own bottled water. Whilst the
leisure centre is closed, support crews will only have access to
3 x Portable loos. If you want to bring a camper van into
the support crew camping area your vehicle must be in position before
5.00am on Saturday 1st August.
Pacing from support crews will not be tolerated. Crews must
NOT join the athletes at any stage during the bike stage.
Discretion will be used during the run stage but supporters must
first speak with the race organiser.
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