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Sunday, May 3, 2009
OFFICIAL ENTRANT NEWSLETTER
Dear NAPA VALLEY SPRINT TRIATHLON entrant, Congratulations on your entry in the 11th annual NAPA VALLEY SPRINT TRIATHLON scheduled for Sunday, May 3, 2009 at the Oak Shores Day Use Area located on the west shore of Lake Berryessa. We trust that your training has gone well and hope this event will be an ample reward for your effort. Come prepared to have a great time and pack a picnic to enjoy afterwards! This is the official "ENTRANT NEWSLETTER." Nothing will be sent via regular mail. All triathletes will pick up Race Packets, which include your timing chip, race numbers and swim cap at PACKET PICK-UP on race day (details below). Please read the following information carefully and PRINT IT OUT to review again before race day.
CHECK-IN DETAILS
CHECK-IN DETAILS When: Sunday, May 3rd, 6:30 AM – 7:45 AM Where: Oak Shores Day Use Area, Napa, CA Rack your bike FIRST, then come to Check-In. What to Bring to Check-In: Photo ID — NO ID, NO RACE! RACE PACKET contains: Velcro ankle strap timing chip (which you will wear on either ankle for the duration of the event) Bike number (which goes over the top tube of your bike near the handlebars) Bike helmet number (which sticks onto the front of your bike helmet) Run Bib Number (which must be worn on the FRONT of your jersey). Please Note: This bib number is also your ticket to regain entry into the transition area to recover your bike and gear after the event. Swim Cap
RACE DAY DETAILS
RACE DAY ITINERARY When: Sunday, May 3rd, 6:30 AM – 12:00 PM Where: Oak Shores Day Use Area, Napa, CA 6:30-7:45 am Transition Set-Up and Check-In 7:50 am Pre-race announcements 8:00 am Race starts approximately at this time 11:00 am Informal Awards ceremony will be held at the finish area, announcing the winners for all age groups in each category. Full results will be posted at www.envirosports.com within 48 hours of the event and personalized award plaques will be mailed six to eight weeks later. TRANSITION DETAILS Rack your bike and lay out your transition gear in the transition area. Racks are NOT pre-assigned, but are first come first serve. Please be respectful of your fellow participants who've arrived and set up their spaces ahead of you. *If it comes to our attention that you have been disrespectful of your fellow participants, you may be disqualified from the race. The transition area is for athletes ONLY. No spectators will be allowed in the transition area! Be sure to make a mental note of where you rack your bike. Racks will be labeled to help you. A bike mechanic will be available for any last-minute emergencies. This does not mean you should count on him inflating your tires. You should arrive with a ready-to-race bike. Anticipated RACE START is 8:00 am. Do not arrive at 7:45 a.m. and expect to set up your transition area in time to compete! HELPFUL HINTS FOR NEWBIES TRANSITION CHECKLIST: Following is a list of items that you will need or may want in your transition area: Small towel Wetsuit Goggles Bike Bike Helmet REQUIRED! Bike Shoes Bike Gloves Sunglasses Socks Running Shoes Running top and/or race belt Running Hat Nutritional Aids (water bottles, sports bars, gels, etc.) Sunscreen Following the swim, there is a short 200-yard run back to the transition area. Most athletes opt to run this barefoot. However, if you prefer to have shoes for this short run, some athletes choose to leave a pair of flip flops or their run shoes on the beach near the swim finish.
COURSE DETAILS
SWIM The half-mile SWIM starts in self-seeded, ability-based waves of 100 swimmers each. This means that athletes choose which wave to start in. Fastest athletes (those shooting for a top-five finish in their age group) are asked to go in the first wave. The final wave is reserved for new triathletes and tentative swimmers. Everyone else figures out where they fit in between. Before the start of each wave, the Race Announcer will ask the next 100 swimmers to enter the water. As you enter the water, you will walk across a timing mat and your timing chip will record which wave you are about to start in; your personal race clock will begin ticking at the start of that wave. Starting the swim this way minimizes passing during the swim and the bike, making for a safer, saner event. View SWIM MAP. Each group of athletes will enter the water before the start of their wave. The swim course follows a clockwise, triangular course, marked by orange buoys. Swimmers must keep the buoys to their right at all times. After the swim, there is a 200-yard run to the bike transition area. Remember: The transition area is for athletes ONLY. No spectators will be allowed in the transition area.
BIKE The 11-mile BIKE course begins at the main entrance to Oak Shores, turning right onto Knoxville Rd. and traveling north. You bike out to the turnaround at the north end of Putah Creek Bridge (5.5 miles), then return southbound on Knoxville Rd and go past the main entrance and enter in at the south entrance to Oak Shores. Entire bike course is closed to traffic. NO HEADPHONES! View BIKE MAP. IMPORTANT BIKE COURSE RULES & SAFETY INFO Your safety and the future of this event depend upon ALL athletes adhering to the following rules while out on the bike course: Absolutely NO HEADPHONES! Athletes wearing personal listening devices will be disqualified. Bike helmets are MANDATORY! Your bike helmet must be fastened before you mount your bike and may not be removed until you return to transition area and have dismounted your bike. All participants must obey all normal traffic laws during the bike portion of this event. This means riding as far to the right as practicable, no cutting tangents and especially no crossing the centerline. Cyclists must ride single file at all times. Participants may pass slower riders when conditions allow and the pass can be made quickly. After passing a slower rider, cyclists must resume riding as far to the right as possible. No riding two abreast. NO DRAFTING or riding in packs. All participants must obey all directives from race officials, volunteers, CHP and Napa County Sheriffs. Any violation of the above rules will result in penalties (TBD based on violation) against the offender. RUN Runners will exit the transition area and turn left onto Knoxville Rd heading south to the turnaround (1.5 miles), then return northbound along Knoxville Rd, entering Oak Shores at the south entrance, down to the dirt path and to the finish line. Runners should stay to the right at all times. NO HEADPHONES! View RUN MAP. There will be one aid station as you exit the transition area and one that you'll pass at the turnaround at mile 1.5. Runners MUST stay in the lakeside lane of the road at all times. COURSE CUTOFF TIMES The following cutoff times are cumulative from the start of the last swim wave. Swim: 25 minutes Bike: 2 hours Run: 3 hours More Cutoff Time Details Here
POST RACE DETAILS
POST RACE DETAILS Be sure to pick up your well-earned t-shirt after the race. There will be plenty of post-race snacks for you to enjoy in the finish area. You will need your run bib number to retrieve your your bike and transition gear. You must pick up your bike by 12:00 NOON. We ask for your cooperation in keeping the finish area clean. Please put trash in the trashcans. TIMING & AWARDS Your ankle-strap timing chip will record all of your discipline and transition splits. An informal awards ceremony will be held at approximately 11:00 am. There will be some prizes donated from IslandersWear, The Framery, Health Spa Napa Valley, Gotts Winery and Juice Beauty which will be handed out at this ceremony, so stick around to take home your prize! Personalized individual award plaques will be mailed to athletes six to eight weeks following the race. Full results will be posted at www.envirosports.com.
GETTING THERE & PARKING
DIRECTIONS TO OAK SHORES ~5520 Knoxville Rd., Napa, CA Please note: These are slow, narrow, winding roads. You should allow AT LEAST 40 minute drive time from Napa. From the EAST side of the Bay Bridge, you should allow at least 1. 5 hours drive time. Please plan accordingly. From Marin County (Allow 2 hours) Take Hwy 101 north. Take Hwy 37 east. Take Hwy 121 towards Napa. Turn left onto Hwy 29. Take the Trancas Street east. When Trancas ends, bear left onto Hwy. 121 (Monticello Road). At Moskowite Corner, turn left (north) onto Hwy. 128. Turn right on Knoxville Road toward Lake Berryessa. Continue along the shores of the lake until you reach the Oak Shores Day Use Area. From Vallejo (Allow 1 hour 15 minutes) Take Hwy 29 towards Napa. Take the Napa-Vallejo Hwy Exit, which turns into Hwy 121. Take Hwy 121 (it may also be called Monticello Rd.) east towards Napa. At Moskowite Corner, turn left (north) onto Hwy. 128. Turn right on Knoxville Road toward Lake Berryessa. Continue along the shores of the lake until you reach the Oak Shores Day Use Area. From Winters in the Central Valley (Allow about 1 hour and 15 minutes) Pick up Hwy. 128 in Winters and head west. Turn right onto Hwy. 128. Turn right on Knoxville Road toward Lake Berryessa. Continue along the shores of the lake until you reach the Oak Shores Day Use Area. PARKING Parking is limited, please carpool if possible! Limited parking will be available in the Oak Shores parking lots on Sunday. There will also be parking along Knoxville Rd. and in the Smittle Creek lot (about 1 mile north of Oak Shores on Knoxville Rd.) NOTE: Participants who park in the Oak Shores parking lots WILL NOT be permitted to leave until all cyclists and runners have come off the road (about 11:00 am).
SEE YOU THERE
We look forward to seeing you at the NAPA VALLEY SPRINT TRIATHLON on May 3rd! Sincerely, Wendy & Dave Horning, Jessica Grace, Michelle Ruettinger and THE ENTIRE ENVIRO-SPORTS TEAM Enviro-Sports Productions, Inc. | PO Box 1040, Stinson Beach, CA 94970 | 415.868.1829 | info@envirosports.com