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Thank you so much for your entry into the 8th annual ADPi-Athlon coming up this weekend, Sunday, April 17th at 8 AM.
 
The event benefits the Ronald McDonald House of Middle Tennessee.  Please view a U-tube video highlighting the charity here.
 
Please review the race time schedule, segment details / maps and additional information on parking, awards, Live Results, etc. noted below. Race number assignments based on "swim time" will be posted Thursday at  EnduranceSportsManagement.com. You will be able to "move up or back" in line, so relax  get ready to race! 

Train safe & race fast,           Kevin  
Kevin Mahan   USAT Certified Race Director Level 2 &  Century Club 100+   
 
Office 865-988-3906     Cell  865.816-7846
e-mail: [email protected]   
ADPi - Athlon RACE   SCHEDULE:   
Registration & packet pick-up 
Saturday April 16th at 
 
MTSU   Rec Center
1848 Blue Raider Dr., Murfreesboro, TN
 
615-898-2104  - 
5 PM to 7 PM
 
Sunday, April 17 - Race Day
ARRIVE BY 6:30 AM - 
6:00 am - 7:30 am: 
Packet pick-up, body marking, rack bikes & get to pre-race staging OUTSIDE OF POOL
 
7:45 AM : Mandatory Meeting on Sun Deck Outside Pool
(clothes can be left outside pool area, not inside)

8 AM : Race begins - Indoor Pool Approx. Start times:      
1- 100               8:00
101- 200            8:10
201- 300            8:20
301- 400            8:30
Final start approx.  8:45
 
Approx. 1st finisher 8:45 AM
"       Final finisher 10 AM -          
10:30 am : Awards Ceremony & Door Prizes  
& at www.EnduranceSportsManagement.com
 
Sponsors make this race possible- MTSU Campus Recreation, Rutherford County Sheriff's Department, Middle  Tennessee   State   University   Event Coordination,  Murfreesboro   City   Police, Blue Print Solutions, Wing Zone, Publix, Fortified Fitness, ATC Builders, Vanquish Worldwide, Media Rerun, Endurance Sports Management & THE ADPi SORORITY. Please remember these companies and groups !!!
 
RACE LOCATION The ADPi Triathlon is held at the Middle Tennessee State Recreation Center located on 1848 Blue Raider Dr., Murfreesboro, TN.  Parking: Parking for race participants will be available in the PARKING GARAGE NEXT to the Recreation Center
Arrive early to park, check-in & get ready!

Please arrive no later than 6:30 AM . 
 
The 8th annual ADPi Triathlon will have over 300 competitors with many new triathletes. Transition will open by 6 AM.
 
 
All racers must park, be body marked, rack bikes, pick-up timing chips and be ready by 7:45 AM. PRE-RACE MEETING outside pool area 
this will be QUICK & SWEET. There will be an area to drop clothes outside pool area. Spectators will move onto pool deck ASAP after instructions. All athletes will be inside on deck prior to start. 
 
TIMING -  Chips will be distributed on Saturday & race morning and returned immediately upon finishing the race. Timing splits and finish times will be recorded as you cross the timing mats.  
$30 charge for not returning your chip.
 
Swim Leg - Indoor Pool - 
Individual "Time Trial Start" approx. each 5 seconds based on time (fastest first). Pre-race meeting will be on the outdoor Sun deck where competitors will line up in start order before entering pool area. Fastest swimmers first, we will seed folks by time after the National Anthem. Swimmers will enter pool deck at far end from start. Each competitor race number will be recorded at start. Each person is to step into the pool and swim the length of the pool, duck under the lane lines and swim lane two and so on until you have completed 12 lengths. Please show your race number (on arm) before start.
 
Bike Leg -   ONE LOOP COURSE- ONLY COMPETITORS IN TRANSITION Area.
 Bike racks are NOT numbered - FIRST COME RACKING.  Caution: The bike course contains two major road crossings at RUTHERFORD. Be extremely careful. All competitors will be going through the entire transition area. NO RIDING IN THE TRANSITION AREA. Bike will be mounted and dismounted outside transition.Please review bike course map prior to the race. Stay to RIGHT on Blue Raider at beginning of course    
 
 
RUN 
INFORMATION: 
RUNNERS MUST WEAR RACE NUMBER ON FRONT. 
Exit transition area at far end on lot. Runners must cross timing mat exiting transition. Runners stay LEFT on Blue Raider at start of course. Follow run course per map to finish. There are a few "out & back" sections - review map. Aid stations will have water on course

Awards and Prizes - 
Finishers medals for all. 
Awards will be given to the top 3 male and female
finishers overall, top 3 male and female in 5 year age divisions 
AND the top male and female finishers in the relay division. There will also be additional categories and prizes given. Door prizes will also be given and all participants are eligible.
 
LIVE RESULTS - Please make sure you have requested text &/or e-mail results from RunSIgnUp. We'll also have a scrolling results display & hope to have a few spare laptops to use as result kiosks.

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Hammer Sprint Triathlon & Duathlon benefit the Loudon County Animal Shelter in memory of a special dog named "HAMMER". These early season USAT sanctioned events are in there 16th year in 2016. Come out for a great cause and test your off-season work! Tellico Recreation area construction was completed about a year ago & site ready to go! Water temperatures will be noted beginning early April.

Choose either a 400 meter swim in the triathlon or 5K run in the duathlon. Each event is followed by a 16 mile bike and 5 K run. Triathlon  - Swim in the cool, clear Tellico Lake. Water is expected to be wetsuit legal. Same bike and run courses are used in Triathlon and duathlon. Duathlon : Both run courses use the TVA Tellico Recreation roads and paths for the 5K runs. Aid stations featuring products from Hammer Nutrition will be passed each mile of this rolling course.  Bring PET FOOD & get $10 off a future ESM event! 

The Montgomery Bell State Park in Dickson, TN is our host for a unique "endurance" distance and sprint triathlons. Performance shirts & socks for all participants. Unique awards to top 3 M & F finishers, top M & F Masters and 3 deep in 5 year age groups.  Both events are USA Triathlon sanctioned events - for more information on USA Triathlon rules, click here.
Dickson Endurance Triathlon Details:   SWIM - 1 mile  - The swim takes place in Acorn Lake -  BIKE - 38 miles  - The bike is a flat to rolling bike course that is perfect for athletes of all abilities. Athletes will complete 2 1/2 laps with a water bottle exchange on back side of park at Hwy. 47 & Buddy Road.  RUN - 15 kilometers  - The run is a challenging out and back course with aid stations each mile.
IRON NUGGET DETAILS:  SWIM - .5 mile - The swim takes place in Acorn Lake - one loop. BIKE - 17 miles - The bike is a flat to rolling bike course that is perfect for athletes of all abilities.  RUN - 5 kilometers - The run is a challenging out and back course with aid stations each mile. Both events benefit Friends of Montgomery Bell SP & Dickson HS ROTC program.
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