9th annual APDi-athlon Pre-Race Info
benefits Ronald McDonald House of Middle TN

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Dear (Contact First Name),

Pre-event information for this weekends ADPi-athlon is going to our complete list due to the favorable weather and many people waiting for the forecast to sign-up. Thank you for considering this great charity event!

Thank you so much for your entry into the 9th annual ADPi-Athlon coming up this weekend, Sunday, April 9th at 8 AM . Weather forecast is for a low in the upper 40's and highs in the mid 70's with 0% chance of rain. Please dress appropriately and great ready for a great race to raise funds for 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 -  Level 2 USAT Certified Race Director  & Century Club
 
Office 865-988-3906     Cell  865.271.7535 
e-mail:   [email protected]    
web:   www.RaceESM.com 
ADPi - Athlon RACE  SCHEDULE:   
Registration & packet pick-up:  Saturday April 8th at   
MTSU RecCenter,  1848 Blue Raider Dr. Murfreesboro , TN  
615-898-2104  -   5 PM to 7 PM
 
Sunday, April 9 - 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 on SUN DECK
 
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  - Time Trial Start - 
Swimmer "line up "FASTEST FIRST" (see below)   
 
Approx. 1st finisher 8:45 AM - Approx.  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, Bradshaw Ghavami Group,  Haynes Bros., ETC Gymnastics, Holloway Accounting, Pita Pit, Meadows Homes, Aspen Heights, The Parlor Salon & Spa,   Alley on the Main, Ripped Athletics, 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: See RUN MAP LINK
 -see lot on MTSU Blvd. under text "CAMPUS" pointing to Campus Recreati on Center in RED.  Arrive early to park, check-in & get ready!
 
The 9th 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  on SUN DECK -  this will be QUICK & SWEET. There will be an area to drop clothes outside pool area. Athletes 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 - NO DIVING 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. Run to bike.
 
Bike Leg -   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 throughout the bike course.      
 
RUN  INFORMATION:  RUNNERS MUST WEAR RACE NUMBER ON FRONT at FINISH. Pull number to 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.
 

Partner Events

April 8 - Beat the Band 5K - Kodak, TN - Kid's Run 9:45 - 5K 10 AM
This race is to help raise funds for Northview Academy Band. Two loop run around school & finish on the 50 yard line.

April 8 - YMDC 5K - Knoxville, TN - 10 AM - Cherokee Blvd 
This race benefits Youth Metro Drug Coalition in our Knox County High Schools.  Please stay after the race and enjoy music from Star 102.1 and grab lunch from Forks on the Road, Kona Ice and more! Make sure to enter when you arrive to have a chance to win a door prize!

Benefit 5K for John Vianney School -  Gallatin Civic Center - Gallatin, TN

Join us for the GSS (Graduate Student Senate) Annual 5K supporting Smokey's Pantry!  Prizes will be awarded to organizations with the highest participation and to top runners! C ost: 
$15 Dollars (Free T-shirt!)

  Its time for a party in Knoxville! Come join us as well take a 5k tromp through the Old City and have a party on the patio at Saw Works Brewing Company! The festivities begin with a 5k at 7pm and then a Beer Mile looping around old city.

Join the Alpha Delta Pi chapter at MTSU for a unique triathlon challenge! This is an event unlike any other in the area and is a smaller version of a triathlon. It includes a 300 meter swim, a 10 mile bike ride, and a 5K run (3.14 mile "Pi run" to be exact!). This event is perfect for seasoned athletes who want to train for an upcoming triathlon OR for people who have never done one and want the personal challenge of completing their first triathlon. Beginners encouraged! This is a charity event that benefits the Ronald McDonald House Charities. 

Runners and walkers are invited to celebrate Earth Week by participating in the fifth annual Earth Day 5k Run/Walk in beautiful downtown Gatlinburg. This night race is scheduled on April 21, 2017 at 10:00 pm. Athletes of all ages are welcome to participate in this event. Be sure to register before March 31, 2017 to guarantee your shirt size! Race night registration begins at 8:00 pm. Proceeds to benefit the Gatlinburg Chamber of Commerce Foundation, a non-profit organization providing local scholarships, donations to schools, Gatlinburg Goes Green and educational events.
Participants will receive a finishers medallion provided by Buie Pottery! Overall and age group prizes will also be provided by Buie Pottery.

The Mountain Man Memorial March began as a way to honor 1LT Frank B. Walkup, IV, a 2005 University of Tennessee graduate and ROTC alumnus, who was killed in action in Iraq in 2007 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. Upon learning of the death of 1LT Walkup a group of UT Cadets were looking for a way to honor 1LT Walkup and his family and the Mountain Man Memorial March was born.
The inaugural MMMM was held in Gatlinburg, TN in April of 2008 with 40 Cadets from East Tennessee ROTC programs. It consisted of a 26.2 mile march with each Cadet carrying a 35 pound ruck sack. The UT Ranger team carried a picture of 1LT Walkup and presented it, along with a Gold Star flag to his mother at the completion of the event. The following year, almost 40 fallen service members  from all branches of the United States Military, and their families were honored, with marchers/runners representing 7 states. 
Each year, the participant numbers have continued to grow, and the MMMM has become one of the largest Gold Star Family events on the east coast.
2017 - With the devastating wildfires that have caused millions of dollars in damage to Gatlinburg and the surrounding areas, MMMM has donate $5000
to the East TN Red Cross to be earmarked for the Sevier County fire relief.

April 22 - UMC 5K - Alcoa, TN







May 13 - Color Me Mutt 5K Color Run - Sevierville, TN

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