IMPORTANT RACE INFORMATION

Dear Competitor, We are now less than 4 weeks away from the PowerAde Salmon Run Triathlon that is to be in Ballina, Co. Mayo on 12^th July 2008, and the preparations are going swimmingly, bikingly and runningly too!!! Here are a few points to note for the BIG Day. 

1. Registration will be held at the Ballina Sports & Leisure Centre which is on the same site as the Ballina Swimming Pool and will open at 10.am (not before) on Saturday 12^th July and will close at 12 noon (not after), you have been warned. There is no registration on Friday evening. Those athletes arriving after the cut-off time of 12 noon on Saturday will not be registered and subsequently will not be allowed to race. Don’t put me in that situation It will only turn ugly!!!!

1. All non Triathlon Ireland members and associate members will have to pay their one day licence fee at registration if they have not done so already, there are only a very small number of you who have paid the one day licence fee in advance through the postal entry system and there is no facility in place for the rest of you pay this fee in advance, so have your €15 fee ready as you will be asked to pay it on the morning of the race. The one day licence fee is for your insurance to race and all fees paid go to Triathlon Ireland. Full, Student and Junior members of Triathlon Ireland have their race insurance included with their Triathlon Ireland membership fee. At registration a cross check of Triathlon Ireland membership will be made with the latest Triathlon Ireland membership list 2008. All athletes must remember to bring photo ID with them when registering. Again don’t put me in that situation. No Photo ID No Entry. You have been warned. This includes all non-Triathlon Ireland members.

1. Transition will also open at 10am on Saturday 12^th July and is 2 minutes walk away from the location of registration. Only people wearing the PowerAde Salmon Run Triathlon wrist ban which is included in your race pack will have access into the Transition Area. Bike racks are not numbered and will be on a first come first served basis. My advice to you is register early to get the bike rack that you want.

1. The swim will be a two wave start, refer to the race handbook for race schedule.          

          Wave 1 = Male 20 – 44 Age Groups.

1. The Race Day Schedule can be found in the Race Booklet that you all should have received. I have attached it again with this email. The Race Booklet can also be viewed and is available for download from the Liquid Motion Triathlon Club website at www.liquidmotion.ie

David Sands

June 19, 2008 16:16

David