RACE BRIEFING DOCUMENT

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1 RACE BRIEFING DOCUMENT

2 ASIA S LEADING SPORTS TRAINING RESORT IN THAILAND WIN A FREE HOLIDAY Finish any of the Super Sports organised races during the 2017/18 season and stand a chance of winning a 4 night / 5 day all expenses paid trip including airfare, accommodation, food and selected beverages, training program, and special resort offers. Prize sponsored by SUPER SPORTS

3 RACE FORMAT: 3-in-1 This Race Format will allow athletes to do the same course in 3 separate races but in 3 different formats. Race 1 will follow the Run Bike Swim format. Everyone has 30min to finish the course and then Race 2 will start. If you have no completed the course within 30 min, you may not start Race 2 and will have to wait for Race 3. So the sooner you finish the more time you have to rest before the start of Race 2. Race 2 will follow the format Bike Swim Run but start with a short run to spread the field out before entering transition. Once again you will have 30min to finish this race. The final race of the day will be a Swim Bike Run where swimmers will start in intervals of 5 seconds and then complete the course within 30min. If you do not complete any of the races within 30min you will not receive a result for that race. Overall rankings will be worked out by adding your time from all 3 races and the person with the lowest combined time will be the overall winner. If you only completed 2 races, rankings will be worked out in the same way with the lowest combined time will be added after the last person who completed all 3 races. The same will apply for those who only finish 1 race, the lowest time will be added to after the last person who completed 2 races. SST TRIATHLON CHAMPIONSHIP ranking points will then be awarded to the overall finish rankings.

4 RACE DAY PROGRAM Be checked in at least minutes before the start of the race. There is NO on the day registration. 14h00 14h45 15h00 15h30 16h00 16h45 Race Check In Opens, Transition Set Up and Warm Up Race Briefing for all & Race Check In Closes Race 1 Starts: Run Bike - Swim Race 2 Starts: Bike Swim - Run Race 3 Starts: Swim Bike - Run Prize Giving

5 RACE AGE GROUPS AND CATEGORIES Age Groups are determined as per your age on 01 October 2017 so however old you are on that day is the age group you will be racing in for the rest of the season. Open Male: years, 40+ years Open Female: years, 40+ years Junior Male: under 13 years, 13 to 18 years Junior Female: under 13 years, 13 to 18 years RACE PACK COLLECTION on RACE DAY Race packs can be collected from Race Check In on the day of the Race. Once you know your race number, proceed directly to the Race pack collection desk and collect your race pack. IF YOU COMPETE WITH NO CHIP YOU WILL RECEIVE NO TIME AND NO RESULT!

6 TIMING CHIPS These will be included in your Race Pack and to be worn at all times during the race. Once finished racing, chips will be collected from you or if need be, handed back by you. Chips to be worn on your LEFT ankle with the chip number facing outward. Make sure the chip is fastened tightly so that it does not move or change position during the race. TIP: If the velcro strap is not long / tight enough, use a safety pin to adjust the length to keep the strap / chip in place and tight on your leg. NO WET SUITS SWIM CAP OPTIONAL RACE BIBS Bring a Race Belt to attach your number too as this needs to be visible in different positions throughout the Race and will save you time in not having to have to pin it in different positions during the bike and run legs. It would be advisable to buy these belts before race day and figure out how they work.

7 DIRECTIONS to Rashid School for Boys Secondary Google Maps copy to browser 8&fb=1&gl=ae&sa=X&ll= , &z=15&ftid=0x0:0x9c fdf31823&q=Rashid+Boys+School&ved=0ahUKEwj828a65bHXAhXB6aQ KHU-bAmUQ_BIIZDAR PARKING Use the designated school parking bays outside the school or on the side of the road away from the road as you will be cycling on these roads in front of the school.

8 GENERAL INFORMATION: Races will start promptly as per the Race Day schedule. Champion Chips will not work on our timing system so ensure you use the timing chip supplied to you by the organisers. Ablution facilities are also available close by. Once the race has started, only athletes will be allowed in to the Transition area this is to avoid crowding the space as well as for safety reasons. No bags will be allowed to be left in Transition only the equipment needed for each leg. If you do have extra bags etc. Please leave them on the grass embankments outside of transition so once you finish the race you can easily access them by not actually entering the transition area. There will only be a water point at the Finish Line. Medical staff will be on stand-by and in the event of any athletes being in trouble, please inform the closest race marshal to call for assistance. Please see race course maps for route, turning points, laps, start / finish etc. Your final time for the race will be taken when crossing under the Super Sports arch after each leg. Finisher s medals, age group winner s medals and trophies for overall distance winners will be awarded. Post race refreshments for competitors will be available in the form of fruit and juices.

9 SWIM RULES The swim will take place in the schools 25m pool. Each swim distance will be 5 x 25m lengths in a zig-zag format as per the diagram on the right. Swimmers will enter the pool by diving in from the start end of the pool Swimmers may use any stroke to propel themselves through the water and may tread water or float. A participant may stand on the bottom or rest by holding an inanimate object such as a buoy, rope or floating object. A swimmer experiencing difficulty and in need of assistance must raise an arm overhead, pump it up and down and call or seek assistance. Swimmers who have received assistance whether voluntary or involuntary, must retire and withdraw from the remainder of the race, unless such assistance did not aid the swimmer in making forward progress. No swimmer shall return to the race if the official rendering assistance requests that the participant withdraws from the race or receive medical assistance. FINISH LANE ROPES START

10 BIKE RULES Bike direction will follow the normal traffic direction and 1 lap will be 3km Before exiting transition, your helmet must be fastened and race number has to be facing away from your body and on the back side of your body, waist height. All participants shall wear a protective helmet, undamaged and unaltered, which meets or exceeds the safety standards of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). The helmet must be fastened before the participant first mounts the bicycle; at all times when the participant is on the bicycle and must not be unfastened until the participant has dismounted. Triathlon time trial bikes are allowed, as well as conventional road bikes and mountain bikes. No tandems, recumbent and fairings or any add-on devices designed exclusively to reduce resistance are allowed. Solid disc wheels are allowed. Athletes must be individually responsible for the repair and maintenance of their own bike. Assistance by anyone other than technical support officials will be grounds for disqualification. Each cyclist should be prepared to handle any possible malfunction. Technical support DOES NOT include the normal changing of flat tyres. You may not receive a spare wheel if yours breaks. Athletes may walk with their bike, if necessary, but may not make progress on the bike course unaccompanied by their bicycle. All Athletes must mount and dismount in the marked zones at the transition area. Under no circumstances may a participant ride his/her bike inside the transition area.

11 DRAFTING: Allowed PASSING: All passing takes place on the left hand side of the person in front of you. BLOCKING: Athletes must ride in a single file on the far RIGHT side of the cycling course lane, except when passing another rider. When in doubt as whether to move left or right when cyclists are approaching from behind, the best is to keep your course in a straight line and let the cyclist behind choose on which side to pass you. Never ride two or more abreast. You must have plugs in the ends of your handlebars.

12 RUN RULES Run course is 1km in distance. Running will be in a clockwise direction so all athletes need to stay on the left hand side of the running course. Before exiting transition, your race number has to be facing away from your body and on the front side of your body, waist height. Your upper body must be covered at all times on the run portion of the race. Shoes are compulsory. No form of locomotion other than running, walking or crawling is allowed.

13 PRIZE GIVING 16h45 RACE RESULTS Full results and downloadable certificates will be on the Super Sports website as soon as possible at Medals for 1st, 2nd and 3rd places, per Age Group and Gender will be awarded per race. Trophies will be awarded to top 3 Overall respective distance winners. PHOTOS Remember to smile at the camera man - the man in a yellow jacket with a big camera, give him a smile or a thumbs up, especially when you cross the finish line. Photos can be found on Facebook: Super Sports Events posted 72 hours after race finish.

14 CLUB/ COMPANY/ GROUP ENTRIES Have you entered your Club, Company or team, more than 10 runners get a group discount. Contact events@supersportsuae.com for more information. CONTACT DETAILS If you have any queries or need more information about the event, please feel free to contact: Super Sports Events M: +971 (0) E: events@supersportsuae.com Follow us at Super Sports Events

15 CO - SPONSORS PORTABLE SHADE Keeping you out of the Sun and in the Shade. Portable Shade provides premium shade products, flags & branded fabric solutions. For more info: cindy@portable-shade.net EMIRATES WATER The official water supplier for all Super Sports Races and Events BIKE MECHANICS - Velo Presto will be offering on course bike mechanics during the race. For all your other mobile bike servicing and rental needs contact them on info@velopresto.cc