Fit For Life Triathlon / Duathlon

Do you have a Relay team and are ready to go...great, please read on!  Don't have a team but would like to be on one?  No worries!  Please email Carolyn Vahrenwald cvahrenwald@msn.com and let her know what segment of the race you would like to do and she will do her best to find you other members to complete your team! 

 

Relay teams can consist of 2 or 3 team members.  For two-member teams,1 person must complete any 2 of the segments of the event, while the other person completes the third segment.  Three-member teams will each complete one segment of the event.  At packet pick up, your team will receive their assigned swim time and a timing chip. 

 

For the triathlon, the relay team swimmer will start the event with the timing chip on their left ankle (it will be a velcro strap) and will swim/walk the 400 yards in the pool (timing chips are waterproof).  The swimmer will then proceed to the transition area where they will transfer the timing chip to the left ankle of their biker (swimmers should be sure to bring some shoes to put on after the swim to get to transition).  Once the biker returns to transition, the timing chip will be transferred one last time to the left ankle of the runner/walker.  The timing chip will record overall time from when the swimmer enters the pool until the runner/walker crosses the finish line. 

 

For the duathlon, runner/walker #1 of the relay team will start with the timing chip on their left ankle and complete the first run/walk segment.  Upon returning to transition, runner/walker #1 will transfer the chip to the left ankle of the biker.  When the biker returns to transition, the timing chip will be transferred to the left ankle of runner/walker #2. The timing chip will record overall time from when runner/walker #1 starts until runner/walker #2 crosses the finish line. 

 

Relay members don’t have to stay in the transition area during the entire race, but they must be there to transfer the timing chip to the next member of their team before they head out to their leg of the event. Start time and finish time will be recorded to determine race results and award eligibility.  

 

There will be an award for Best Relay Team Name….so put those thinking caps on and get creative!