TSE 2016 Mini Series
Race 3 Triathlon – Swim 750m / Bike 21Km / Run 5Km
Ongar Leisure Centre, The Gables, Ongar, Essex CM5 0GA
7:30am Sunday 17th April 2016
On arrival please park at the back of the car park away from the Leisure Centre entrance, thisallows Leisure Centre users to park nearer to the Leisure Centre and not interfere with the event;parking is free of charge. Race HQ will be in the main hall, downstairs in the Leisure Centre.Registration will take place at 7.30am in the centre reception PLEASE BE EARLY! If you have raced you willalready have your race number, however you still need to register on the day. If this is your first raceyou will be provided with a race number. Please write your emergency contact & telephonenumber plus any medical conditions and/or allergies on the back of the number. The race will berun under British Triathlon Federation rules please make sure you are familiar with these. Please remember to bring your TE license if you are a member to registration.
Transition Area
Once you have registered you can place your kit in transition, this will be at the back of the pool.Make yourself familiar with the transition area; there is one way in and one way out only
Race Briefing
Will take place in the poolside area at 7:50am prompt, there may be some important changes tothese instructions.
Swim - 750m (30 lengths)
The swim section will take place in three waves, your swim wave and lane will be available atregistration. There will be 2 swimmers in each lane and you will keep to your side of the lane for the swim. All swimmers in each wave start at the same time. You will start at the deep end and complete 30 lengths before climbing out and proceedingdown the rear fire exit steps. A warning will be given by your lane timekeeper when you have 2 lengths left to swim. No kit is to be left on poolside or on the steps. Proceed to thetransition area and put on your helmet before you touch your bike. Push your bike out of thetransition area to the bike mount line; SHOUT your number as you leave the transition area.
Bike – 21Km (2 laps)
The bike mount line will be at the gate outside transition, push your bike through the gate, bothwheels over the line and then start riding. Follow the bike course out of the Leisure Centre (do notcut across the car park) there will be a marshal at the junction of The Gables, you willneed to stop here and place a foot on the ground and check if any traffic is coming along Fyfield Road. The bike course is 2 laps with 3 left turns on each lapat Moreton Road, Moreton Bridge and Fyfield Road. These turns will be marshalled and signposted. As you approach the Gables at the end of your second lap turn right into The Gables andthen left at the roundabout into the Leisure Centre car park. Proceed towards the gate and dismount before the dismount line. Anyone riding into the transition area will receive a time penalty.You must obey the Highway Code at all times, do not cross the centre white lines or undertakeother cyclists (overtake on the inside) and no Drafting! Push your bike to the back of the transition area and enter at the same point you went in after the swim.
Run – 5Km (Out and back)
When you get to the transition area put on your running shoes and any other kit you might needand run out of the transition area and through the rear gate into the car park. Your race numbermust be showing on the front at all times during the run section; SHOUT your number to the timekeeper as you pass through the gate. Run past the Youth Centre and through the overflow carpark and out of the car park at the pedestrian entrance and turn left, there will be a marshal here todirect you. Run on the pavement and cross the road, there will be a marshal at this point to helpyou cross, please listen to the marshal’s instructions for your safety. Run on the pavement toMoreton Road and turn right, a marshal will direct you. Run down the hill to Shelley Bridge wherethe pavement ends, at this point run in the road on the right hand side and keep going until youreach the turnaround point. There will be a bollard and marshal at this point. Turn around thebollard and cross the road and run back towards Shelley Bridge on the right hand side. Keep overto the right and face the oncoming traffic at all times when running in the road. When you return toShelley Bridge cross the road to the pavement on the left hand side and run back up the hill. Whenyou get to Fyfield Road turn left and cross the road when safe and enter the Leisure Centre carpark at the same pedestrian entry that you came out from. This is an out and back run over thesame route, anyone who runs in or out of the car park at The Gables will have to retrace to thecorrect route or be given a hefty time penalty. For safety purposes no headphones to be usedduring the run.
Results and Breakfast
After you have finished please collect you kit from transition and use the Leisure Centre’s showersand changing facilities. All marshals and competitors will be eligible for a free post race breakfast atRace HQ (large studio upstairs). The results will be available shortly after the final competitor has finished the race and official results and photographs will be posted on the club website ASAP
Maps
TRANSITION AREA START / FINISH & DISMOUNT LINES (M =Marshal, TK = Timekeeper)
MINI SERIES 21KM BIKE ROUTE (M = Marshal)
If you have any questions regarding these race instructions or there is anything you are unsure of please contact me by email
Have a good race!
Phil Baker
2015 Mini Series Organiser