2012 Registration opens midnight January 1, 2012
Pre-registration: 400 entries - $60 individual, $95 relay
Charity Slots: 10 @ $125 (open after the first 400 fill up)
Wait List & Procrastinators: If spaces are open at packet pickup
we will sell those for an additional $15 (that's $75 - individuals only). All
unclaimed race numbers are sold at 7:30am on race day.
Race Details
This is a USA Triathlon (USAT) certified triathlon comprised of a 250 meter
pool swim, 12 mile bike, and a 3.1 mile run. The beneficiary for this race is
Smile Train. This race provides beginners with a safe environment to
experience a triathlon while providing a fast course, with a few challenges, for
the experienced triathlete. Sign up early as this race fills up every year!
Smile Train does free cleft lip and cleft palate repair for children
in under developed countries. For every 4 individuals that register or 3 relay
teams we will change a child's life and give them the smile they so greatly
deserve!
We have always sent 100% of the registration fees directly to The Smile Train
and hope to do so again in 2012. This is dependent on selling out the race, as we have every year since we began.
Materials are available for participants interested in
additional fundraising. Since 2008 we have donated over $115,000!
Doesn't it feel good to make a difference!
Directions
Heritage Wake Forest Sales Center located at:
804 Heritage Lake Road, Wake Forest, NC 27587
Race starts at 8:00 am SHARP (this is new for 2012). The Transition area opens at 6:30am
Sunday, June 24th.
Parking
Parking is available at the Smith Creek Soccer Center located 1/4mile north of the sales center, or along Heritage Lakes
south of the swim club, at the Harris Teeter south of Rogers road or near
the retail areas on Rogers Road. Please do not park at the Heritage golf
club.
If you live locally, you should try to pack
your gear and bike to the
race.
Volunteers
It takes 75 volunteers to help with the race! This is a great way to learn about the sport without
racing. Register to volunteer and we will be in touch in June.
Schedule of Events
Saturday, June 23
- Packet Pickup: 1:00pm - 4:00pm
- You may
not pick up anyone else's packet, as that is against USA Triathlon rules. This
will be strictly enforced. We must see a photo ID for every person receiving a
packet so we will know who we are insuring.
- Pre-Race Meeting: (Optional) 6:00pm - 7:00pm at the Race Site
- Race Director holds a comprehensive walk
through of the venue giving you way too many details about the race. We will not give out race packets at the Saturday pre-race meeting!
Sunday, June 24: Race Day!
- 6:30 am
Transition Area, Packet Pickup,
Chip Pickup, Body Marking begins
- Unclaimed race numbers are sold at 6:30am for $75
- 7:00
Pool area opens
- 7:30
Swim warm-up for 20 minutes
- 7:50
Pool clear for pre-race
announcements & welcome
- 8:00
1st athlete begins the swim
- 8:03
1st athlete begins the bike
- 8:30
1st athlete begins the run
- 8:55
1st athlete finishes & Post Race
party begins!
Course Maps & Turns
Course Maps:
Bike route |
Run route
Swim 250-meters
The swim is a 250 meter pool swim. Athletes will start in the water and snake
their way up and down each lane of the pool utilizing each lane only once. All
participants must submit a 100 meter swim split time that will be
used to order swimmers by speed with faster swimmers going first.
- 250 meter swim = 10 lengths of the pool
- Swim each lane of the pool once changing lanes every time you turn at the
wall
Bike 12-miles
The bike course is a 12 mile, mostly flat, out-and-back course that begins at
the Heritage Wake Forest Sales Center. The first mile of the bike course does
have some road humps.
There will be volunteers, Wake Forest Police and/or Wake County Sheriff
Deputies guarding the course. Every mile of the bike course will be marked with
a sign and the road will be marked with arrows prior to each turn. There are no
aid stations on the bike course.
Run 3.1-Miles
The run is a 3.1mile out-and-back course through Heritage Wake Forest. There
are 3 aid stations on the course that will offer water and sports drink. The run
course could be described as having rolling hills.
Post-Race Party
You'll find our finish line complete with food, Kona-Ice, music, a bounce house for the kids, a photo booth to commemorate your finish as well as friends, and
lots of cheering! Our post-race awards ceremony is one you won't want to miss.
We will feature a local family of a child born with a cleft-lip to share with
you the journey they are on and to reinforce how important the funds we raise
are to not just the kids but entire families.
Awards are given to the top 3 men and top 3 women overall as well as the top
3 in each age group/division.
Kona Ice will be on hand selling their snow-cones, and donating a portion of
all sales to Smile Train, and we'll have a post-race refreshments area for all
the athletes with your standard water, bagels, fruit, soda, cookies and whatever
else we can wrangle up before the race!