2016 Spartan Hawaii Trifecta Weekend

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1 2016 Spartan Hawaii Trifecta Weekend August 13th - 14th Kualoa Ranch Kane ohe, HI

2 10 Easy Steps For A Great Reebok Spartan Race Experience! 1. Once you arrive at the race venue, proceed to the WAIVERS tent located near the entrance to the Festival Area. 2. Fill out and sign your Participant Waiver. 3. Find your Bib number located at the Bib Number Wall. Write it on your waiver. 4. Proceed to the REGISTRATION tents with your Waiver and Photo Identification in hand. Choose the lane with the number sequence that matches your Bib number. 5. Pick up your race packet from one of our awesome volunteers. 6. Loop the yellow wristband through the timing chip and attach it to your wrist. 7. Keep your bib number as a souvenir. 8. If you choose, drop your stuff at the BAG CHECK tent for safe-keeping. Bag Check is $5 per bag. 9. Head into the Festival Area, look for the START signs located within Festival. 10. Prepare for Glory!

3 REEBOK SPARTAN RACE ATHLETE GUIDE CONTENT Section Contents 1 Event Schedule 2 Pre-Race Details 3 Race Day Registration Flow 4 Start Times 5 Course Description 6 Event Timing 7 SGX Warm Up Area 8 Festival Challenges 9 itab Finisher Medals 10 Finisher Shirt 11 Awards 12 Free Race Photos 13 Kid s Races 14 Hurricane Heat 15 Directions 16 Parking 17 Spectators 18 Equipment & Clothing 19 Food & Beverage 20 Responsible Drinking 21 Facilities 22 Spartan Information 23 Inclement Weather 24 Contact Spartan HQ

4 SATURDAY EVENT SCHEDULE - AUGUST 13th 2016 Time Event Location 5:00am Festival/ Registration/ Bag Check Opens Festival Area 6:00am - 6:30am Ultra Beast Start Times, Every 15 Minutes Start Area 6:45am -8:30am Beast Start Times, Every 15 Minutes Start Area 8:45am - 10:45am Super Start Times, Every 15 Minutes Start Area 10:00am & 10:30am Kids Spartan Race 1 Mile & ½ Mile Kid s Zone 11:00am & 11:30am Kids Spartan Race 1 Mile & ½ Mile Kid s Zone 12:00pm & 12:30pm Kids Spartan Race 1 Mile & ½ Mile Kid s Zone 1:00pm & 1:30pm Kids Spartan Race 1 Mile & ½ Mile Kid s Zone 11:00am - 2:00pm Sprint Start Times, Every 15 Minutes Start Area 2:00pm Registration Closes/ Last Heat Registration Area/ Start Corral 2:00pm & 2:30pm Kids Spartan Race 1 Mile & ½ Mile Kid s Zone

5 SUNDAY EVENT SCHEDULE - AUGUST 14th 2016 Time Event Location 5:00am Festival/ Registration/ Bag Check Opens Festival Area 6:00am Men s Beast ELITE Start Start Area 6:05am Women s Beast ELITE Start Start Area 6:15am Men s Super ELITE Start Start Area 6:20am Women s Super ELITE Start Start Area 6:30am Men s Sprint ELITE Start Start Area 6:35am Women s Sprint ELITE Start Start Area 6:45am - 8:30am Beast Start Times, Every 15 Minutes Start Area 8:45am - 10:45am Super Start Times, Every 15 Minutes Start Area 9:00am & 9:30am Kids Spartan Race 1 Mile & ½ Mile Kid s Zone 10:00am & 10:30am Kids Spartan Race 1 Mile & ½ Mile Kid s Zone 11:00am & 11:30am Kids Spartan Race 1 Mile & ½ Mile Kid s Zone 11:00am - 12:00pm Sprint Start Times, Every 15 Minutes Start Area 12:00pm Registration Closes/ Last Heat Registration Area/ Start Corral 12:00pm & 12:30pm Kids Spartan Race 1 Mile & ½ Mile Kid s Zone 12:30pm Registration Closes/ Last Heat Registration Area/ Start Corral

6 PRE-RACE DETAILS PLEASE READ! Follow these Pre-Race Instructions to ensure a speedy registration on race day! 1. Visit the Hawaii Trifecta Weekend Event Page on our website. 2. Scroll down to Important Race Documents. 3. ATHLETE START TIME BLOCKS will be posted on Wednesday, August 3rd. 4. BIB NUMBERS will be posted by Wednesday, August 10th. 5. Click on the Bib Info tab to find your exact start time block. Enter your address and press FIND to search for your start time block and bib number. Write it down. Your BIB Number will be used to find your race packet when you arrive on Race Day. 6. Print the Reebok Spartan Race Waiver located under Important Documents. 7. Fill out the waiver completely and bring it with you along with one valid form of ID. 8. EVERY RACER MUST SIGN A WAIVER & SHOW A VALID FORM OF PICTURE ID! DO NOT FORGET YOUR PHOTO ID!!!

7 RACE DAY REGISTRATION FLOW NOTE: Race Day Registration prices will reflect the current pricing online. NOTE: Show up at least 2 HOURS prior to your Heat Start Time at the parking lot. Saturday: Onsite registration OPENS at 5:00am and CLOSES at 2:00pm. Sunday: Onsite registration OPENS at 5:30am and CLOSES at 12:00pm. STEP 1: With your Signed Waiver, Bib Number, and PHOTO IDENTIFICATION in hand, proceed to the REGISTRATION TENT. ** If you DO NOT have your Waivers or Bib Number, you can locate these at the WAIVER/ BIB NUMBER tents. STEP 2: Find the registration lane with the number sequence that matches your BIB number. STEP 3: Participants will hand race waiver to one of our awesome Volunteers in the Registration tent. Waivers and ID will be checked to verify identity before packet is received. STEP 4: You will receive: Race Bib (Take home as a souvenir!). Spartan Headband with Bib Number- please wear headband during race so we can recognize your bib number. Wristband with your Start Time Block. All Racers MUST run during their designated start time block. This wristband will get you into the start corral and serves as your ticket to get your finisher shirt. Please keep it on until you have received your finisher shirt. Loop the yellow strap through the timing chip and attach it to your wrist. STEP 5: Once you have your race packet and headband, proceed into the Festival area. STEP 6: BAG CHECK. Clear plastic Spartan Bags are available for you to place your items at Bag Check. All items must fit inside the bag provided. It will be marked with your headband number. Go to the lane at Bag Check that matches your headband number. Once you finish the race, you ll need to show your headband to claim your bag. Bags will only be returned to individuals whose numbers match. Bags can be checked for $5 per bag. Limited space is available for oversized bags for $10 each in the OVERSIZE lane. Saturday & Sunday: Bag Check tent will open at 5:00am and CLOSE when the last racer picks up their bags

8 START SCHEDULE Saturday: 6:00am - 6:30am Ultra Beast Heats 6:45am - 8:30am Beast Heats 8:45am - 10:45am Super Heats 11:00am - 2:00pm Sprint Heats Sunday: 6:00am Men s Beast Elite Start 6:05AM Women s Beast Elite Start 6:15am Men s Super Elite Start 6:20AM Women s Super Elite Start 6:30am Men s Sprint Elite Start 6:35AM Women s Sprint Elite Start 6:45am - 8:30am Beast Heats 8:45am - 10:45am Super Heats 11:00am - 12:00pm Sprint Heats NOTE: ALL RACERS MUST RUN IN THEIR DESIGNATED START TIME BLOCK. Please be in the starting corral on time. If you do not know your start time, you can locate it on the Hawaii Trifecta Weekend Event Page or at the Bib Number tent near the entrance to the Festival. If you have any problems with your registration, please come to the Race Day Registration tent and we ll help resolve it.

9 TRIFECTA AND MULTIPLE DISTANCE RACERS Racers who are racing multiple distances will pick up their first bib packet at the registration tent. Additional race packets will be stationed at the Multi-Race Trifecta Tent near Bag Check. After completing the first course, getting your medal and t-shirt, Trifecta Racers will exit the finish line (timing chip will be cut off at the finish line) and head to the Bag Check tent to pick up their second bib packet. Trifecta Racers must put on their next distance timing chip, your new course wristband, a special SILVER wristband that identifies you as a Multi-Race Racer, and headband before beginning the next distance. Use your old headband to access your bag in bag check and show your new headband for the new number for your bag! To begin the next course, racers must pass back through the start chute (you do not have to wait for a heat to begin, as long as you are within the correct distance start block, just show your silver wristband and GO!). ULTRA BEAST RACERS Mandatory Packet Pickup: (ULTRA BEAST ONLY) Friday, August 12th from 2:00pm-6:00pm in the Registration Area. All Ultra Beast racers MUST pickup their race packets on Friday between 2:00pm- 6:00pm. Mandatory Gear: (checked and required at Ultra Beast Transition Tent) 1. QTY 1 Working headlamp, see HEADLAMP AND GLOW STICK CUT-OFFs listed below. 2. QTY 2 glow sticks with means of attaching them to your person (see HEADLAMP AND GLOW STICK CUT-OFF) Recommended Gear: 1. Extra headlamp batteries (note we said a working headlamp is mandatory) 2. A means of carrying at least 32oz of water 3. Electrolytes 4. Calories 5. Appropriate gear given the weather. SUN SCREEN 6. First Aid Material (Elites no outside assistance permitted)

10 Gear Drop /Transition Tent (ULTRA BEAST ONLY): Racers must check into the Transition Tent Saturday from 5am-6am. Racers ONLY will be allowed to place their race gear. No personal items are allowed here use Bag Check. Racers will be required to show their working head-lamp, glowsticks, and hydration system in order to race. The Transition Tent will be located at the far end of Festival past the finish chute. There will be a staff member checking you in from 5-6am. 1. Checked gear must fit into the provided clear Spartan bags and labeled with your race number. You will get these with your packet. 2. You will be able to access your gear after completing your first lap and before starting your second. Each lap must be completed with everything you take onto the course to start the lap. 3. A porta-potty is located at the Transition Tent as well as garbage cans. 4. You will be required to have your headlamp and glowsticks with you in order to leave for your 2 nd lap. 5. FIRST LAP: You must sign in at the Beast HQ (half way through Beast) No time cut-off for your First Lap check in at Beast HQ. COURSE CUT-OFFS These Cut-Offs are in place for the safety of our racers, staff and volunteers. Race Leadership reserves the right to modify these and add additional cut offs as appropriate. In creating these cut offs, it was our goal to allow all racers to experience as much of the course as possible before being removed from the course. Please note that all mileage is estimated and that the obstacle/location is the more critical factor. Saturday, August 13th (ULTRA BEAST) 1:00pm: All Ultra Beast racers must be signed in and exited the Transition tent area by 1:00pm in order to start a second lap. Any racer who has not left the Transition tent by 1:00pm will be considered a DNF and your chip with be removed. 5:00pm: Beast HQ 2 nd Lap - you must be signed in and past this location in order to continue on the course. 8:00pm: The course closes. Any racers remaining on course at 8:00pm will be removed from the course for their own safety and will be considered a DNF and their chip removed. 8:30pm: Festival Closes Saturday and Sunday, August 13th-14th (BEAST) 5:00pm: Beast HQ- you must be past this location in order to continue on the course. 8:00pm: The course closes. Any racers remaining on course at 8:00pm will be removed from the course for their own safety and will be considered a DNF. 8:30pm: Festival Closes

11 HEADLAMP AND GLOW STICK CUT-OFF Saturday and Sunday 6:00pm: ALL Racers must be wearing their headlamp (turned on) and their two glow sticks cracked and attached to their person. PLEASE COME PREPARED! These will not be sold at Festival or near the race! COURSE DESCRIPTIONS Terrain: Your race will start in an open meadow in the hot Hawaiian sun. Soon, you will shoot up the valley into the dense tropical jungle of the tropics. There will be mud, streams, rocks, thick jungle, heat, humidity, and climbing. LOTS of climbing with slippery rocks, Extreme inclines and declines. Wear shoes and clothing you don t mind throwing away. (in trash cans, of course!) Dri-Fit doesn t work in Hawaii. Arm Coolers are just sweat sponges. Have good sun screen, electrolytes or salt tabs, and hydrate the week before your race! Your views will be amazing, your new Spartan Friends will be for a lifetime, and your memories will be unforgettable. Special Gear: Racers should plan to bring appropriate fuel for their needs. No fuel will be provided on course, only water. Hydration packs (or water containers of some variety) are strongly suggested for all racers and REQUIRED for Beast and Ultra Beast. Please note that shoes with spikes are not allowed. Water Stations: As always, Spartans come prepared! All racers should be sure to bring extra water and energy fuel if needed. There will be water stations on course and one at the Finish Line. You can bring a water bottle or hydration pack with you and take as much water as you'd like at each station, but if you use our disposable cups, please take only one at each station and refill it. EVENT TIMING You will receive a Chip Timer ($40 value) and yellow wrist strap to record your time and results. Chip Timer must be fastened around wrist in order to record your finish time properly. Upon completion of the race at the Finish line, pick up your medal, finish line snack, drink and shirt. Then drop Chip Timer and wrist strap into buckets at either side of the Finish Line Exit. Finisher Times will be posted at the Results Tent near the Finish Line and will be on the Spartan Race Website as quickly as possible.

12 OFFICIAL SPARTAN RACE FINISHER SHIRTS 2016 Finisher Shirts can be collected at the finisher shirt tent after you ve completed the race. Wear it with pride; you ll have earned it! Show your race wrist band (red, blue, green, or gold) for your shirt and they will remove that wristband for you. Make sure you have your medal before you remove that wristband! No wristband, no shirt/no medal! AWARDS Sunday: Awards and Coins will be handed on our Sunday to our top Elite Men and Women for the Sprint, Super, and Beast. Coins will be handed out on-site. Awards will be mailed from Spartan HQ upon verification. Approximate start time: 12 Noon at the Stage. FREE RACE PHOTOS Your FREE Race Photos will be available approximately one week after the event. The link to the photos will be on our Hawaii Trifecta Weekend Event Page RESULTS page on our website, and will be ed to each participant. Stay tuned for more updates!

13 KIDS RACE SATURDAY SCHEDULE - August 13th Varsity Spartan 1 mile (ages 9-13) Start Times: 10:00am, 11:00am, 12:00pm, 1:00pm, and 2:00pm Online Registration (closes at Midnight Wednesday Aug 10th): $30 Onsite Registration: $40 Jr. Varsity Spartan 1/2 mile (ages 4-8) Start Times: 10:30am, 11:30am, 12:30pm, 1:30pm, and 2:30pm Online Registration (closes at Midnight Wednesday Aug 10th): $30 Onsite Registration: $40 SUNDAY SCHEDULE - August 14th Varsity Spartan 1 mile (ages 9-13) Start Times: 9:00am, 10:00am, 11:00am, and 12:00pm Online Registration (closes at Midnight Wednesday Aug 10th): $30 Onsite Registration: $40 Jr. Varsity Spartan 1/2 mile (ages 4-8) Start Times: 9:30am, 10:30am, 11:30am, and 12:30pm Online Registration (closes at Midnight Wednesday Aug 10th): $30 Onsite Registration: $40 Each finisher will receive a finisher s medal and Kids Race Shirt. Registration for the Spartan Kids Race at Hawaii event will be at the Kids Registration tent. Due to safety concerns, their names will not appear on the bib numbers board, but rather our staff will have a list of these names at the Kids Registration tent and bib numbers will be assigned then. The parent/guardian accompanying the child must show a valid photo ID in order to pick up the registration packet. Please make sure to bring Cash or Card if you are planning to register on-site.

14 HURRICANE HEAT Friday Afternoon Hurricane Heat: 1:00 PM The Spartan Hurricane Heat gives runners the chance to meet and run with the Founders and staff of Spartan race in a unique and memorable way. Held on Friday afternoon, both on and off the Spartan Race Course, the goal is to finish as a team. no timing chips, no clock, just a Spartan-style workout that represents what our company and our athletes are all about getting up when you re knocked down and finishing what you start. Successful finishers earn Hurricane Heat dog tags, a Hurricane Heat Wedge, entry into our closed networking group, a finisher t-shirt, and the chance of a lifetime to find the Spartan finish line as a Hurricane Heater. The 2016 Hawaii Hurricane Heat will take place at 1:00PM, Friday, August 12th and will last 3+ hours. Remember: You don t want to be late. NOTE: All Hurricane Heat participants MUST arrive at the designated parking location by 12:00PM or earlier. Don t be late! All registered Hurricane Heaters will receive parking instructions via on Wednesday, August 10th.

15 HOW TO GET HERE Kualoa Ranch Kamehameha Highway Kane ohe, HI Click Here to get directions. PARKING General Parking: Parking will be onsite at the following address: Kamehameha Highway Kane ohe, HI Parking is $10 per car - Cash only. Pay when you park. If you have a pre-purchased parking decal, please display that on your front windshield on the drivers side. SPECTATORS Please print the Spartan Waiver from the Hawaii Trifecta Weekend Event Page and bring a Photo ID to the Spectator Tent on race day. Anyone entering the festival MUST fill out a Spartan Race waiver Food (BBQ and healthy options) and drink will be for sale (please bring cash). DJ & Emcee entertainment all day. EQUIPMENT & CLOTHING All participants are encouraged to bring a change of clothes, shoes, and a plastic bag. You are going to get wet and muddy! Shoes with spikes are not allowed. FOOD & BEVERAGES Food and beverages will be available for sale so please bring cash. No outside food is allowed other than race nutrition. Absolutely no alcohol on ranch property. No exceptions.

16 FACILITIES Porta-Potties will be located throughout the festival area. Washing Stations are located on-site, but bring a towel and a change of clothes. SPARTAN INFORMATION ALL CHILDREN MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY AN ADULT AT ALL TIMES. LEAVING YOUR CHILD UNATTENDED WHILE YOU ARE RACING WILL RESULT IN BEING PULLED OFF THE COURSE AND ASKED TO LEAVE. No pop-up tents are allowed in the festival. Tent space is reserved for Sponsors. No coolers or glass bottles allowed on property. Security staff will check for them as you enter. Utilize the Trash bins throughout the Festival area! Do NOT leave shoes, socks, trash on the ground. Do not leave muddy shoes in the parking lots! Spartans are not pigs! If you wear a GoPro, please make sure your contact information (name & phone number) is somewhere on the camera. If you lose the camera on the course, this is the only way we are able to identify it. You must have a Photo ID to check in. Racers ages 14 and older can participate in the adult s race. Those under 14 are encouraged to join the Kids race. Please DO NOT call venue with questions! Our Hawaii Trifecta Weekend Facebook Page is your best source for up-to-date information. Please check back early and often. Drink plenty of water before the race and come prepared! Get a good night s sleep. This race is no joke...

17 INCLEMENT WEATHER In the event of inclement weather such as lightning, tornadoes, hurricanes and the like, Spartan Race reserves the right to eliminate obstacles, select portions of the course, or cancel the event in order to ensure the safety of racers, volunteers and staff. As always, weather can be unpredictable. Please come prepared for heat, humidity, and powerful sun with passing soaking showers. CONTACT SPARTAN HQ All Spartans do their homework. For any questions or concerns that haven t been addressed here, please visit our Frequently Asked Questions Page. It should have answers to all the questions you ll need to get you prepared for race day!