2011 LANTAU CALVES “AGEAS” TRIATHLON Sunday October 2, 2011 VOLUNTEER BRIEFING
Many thanks for helping out at this year’s Calves tri. Without your support this race could not take place. This document gives a detailed overview of all the volunteer tasks. Please contact me at siegfried@lantaubuffalos.org for further clarification or any other issues. Please read the first part up until "RACE DAY" carefully. You can read all the rest as well, but if you want to read only your task description, then do a search in this document for your name (Ctrl + f). Be aware, though, that your name may be mentioned several times throughout this document, so make sure to use the Search function a few times until you are sure that you have read everything that concerns you.
GENERAL REMARKS • PLEASE BE PRESENT AT THE REGISTRATION DESK AT 06:30 ON RACE DAY! Some of you will be contacted and asked to come at 06:00 already. • Inform us in time if you have to cancel your participation as a volunteer. Do try to avoid cancelling, though, as we do not have extra volunteers to fill your place. If you really cannot come, then please try to find a replacement volunteer. • Some volunteers who already have a specific task will act as back-up for spots that open up because another volunteer isn’t showing up. So do not be surprised if on race day you end up doing another job; this is not so much relevant for the bike and run course marshalls, but rather for the swim timers and transition area volunteers. • All the swimming pool volunteers except one (Sarah Wheeler – 23) will have TWO jobs to do. After their swim task they will go down and perform a run course and finish area related task. After they have finished their 2nd task, they will return to the swimming pool for the next race, etc. • Below you will find a list of all the other volunteers, including name, mobile phone and task, so that they can contact each other if necessary. This is particularly necessary when you want to contact the first aid people (Ali Wright, with Oh Sung Hyong and Stephen Metz as back-up). The list also includes the mobile phone of Baba Lye, who is our liaison person with Discovery Bay Services Management Limited, in case there is a misunderstanding with a security guard or if something else happens that has more to do with public traffic control than us. Please let me know if there is a mistake in your name or mobile number, so I can correct it and send out a revised version before Friday September 30. • Here is the race course, with your volunteer number on the proper spot. 
• First aid: our main first aid volunteer is Ali Wright – 10, and she has the medical kit. If a racer needs medical assistance please call Ali immediately. If for some reason Ali cannot be reached, then call Oh Sung Hyon – 17 or Stephen Metz – 12, who are our back-up first-aid volunteers. • Water station: we have MANY volunteers for the water station, even though it only serves water! That is great, but we only need one person, so we gave the spot to the first person wishing for exclusive water station rights (Margarita Botero – 40), and the others were given other tasks (except for Stephanie Gräfin vom Hagen – 20, who will assist Neal during the race, but who will return to the swimming pool at the end of each race). And Neal is prohibited (Art. 42 Section IV Sub-section 23 of the Basic Law of Hong Kong) from selling his spot to the highest bidder!
PRE-RACE DAY PREPARATIONS • We are looking for 4 volunteers to help unload equipment (P.A. system, bike racks,…) on Friday from 16:00-17:00. We will meet up at the entrance of Discovery College. Please contact me at siegfried@lantaubuffalos.org. • We are also looking for 4 volunteers to set up the course on Saturday evening from 18:00-20:00. Again we meet up at the entrance of Discovery College). Email me at siegfried@lantaubuffalos.org. • CHARGE YOUR MOBILE PHONE BEFORE RACE DAY!!!
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RACE DAY – BEFORE THE FIRST RACE • Every participant will be notified of the route to take to get to the registration desk on the grassy field next to DC. The route to follow is past Siena Club, down onto the seaside promenade and from there onto the grassy field. Before the start of the first race some people will probably take the route through Siena Park, and that is not a big problem. But once the first race has started (with the swim leg at 07:30, the marshalls at the Siena Drive (Violetta and Helmut Zodl – 33 & 37) and Siena Club (Joel Ho, with Ronald D’souza nearby – 38 & 39) entrance of Siena Park will have to turn people back if they want to enter that way. Explain to them that they cannot enter Siena Park because of safety reasons, and please be strong-willed about it, thanks! • The participants and their supporters have to take the seaside promenade path to go to the registration area. They will be met by the course marshalls at the run course U-turn (Kaylene Adcock and Maria Lorenzo – 41 & 42), who will tell them to stay on the left (seaside of the path) and keep inside the pedestrian lane until they get to the grassy field and go on until the registration desk. • OUR REGISTRATION DESK TEAM (Lizzie Hudson, Wencke Linsel and Danny Chow – 7, 8 & 9) will be in charge of registering participants (tick their names off the list – their race kit will be ready for them to pick up at Sportsworld a few days before the race, so no need to worry about that), writing the race number of the participant on their left upper arm and left upper leg (lower leg if longer pants), giving them a Lantau Buffalos towel, and directing them to the back entrance gate of Discovery College, through which they have to go with their bike & race gear, and keep going to the back of the building, down a short flight of stairs towards the transition area, where the transition area team will be waiting for them. Don’t forget to give them a towel, and note down that you have actually given the towel. • The participants now take their bikes towards the transition area via some stairs at the back of the building. The transition area team (Bert-Jaap Brons, Allan Christensen, Peter Nott, Scott Stanton and Sue Taylor – 24 to 28) can help the kids of Race 1 to take the bike down the stairs and put the bikes at any spot on the bike racks. It doesn’t matter where the bikes are put, as the bike leg starts with each racer having their bike ready at the starting point, which is at the roundabout just above the transition area. • The transition area team members tell each racer who has given their bike that they have to return to the back of the building, go up the stairs and make their way to the overpass on the sixth floor, where they can leave their bike and run gear in the transition area next to the swimming pool. • Our Master of Ceremony is Brett Straatemeier (1), co-founder and first chairperson of the Lantau Buffalos, and a really nice chap altogether! We have been told that he will be assisted by Mr. Henry Tang (yes, the politician). This appearance would undoubtedly mark the beginning of Mr. Tang’s campaign to become the next Chief Executive. However, other sources tell us that Brett will be served by Ms. Zhang Ziyi (yes, the actress and model), who has been linked to a new career in triathlon by certain reliable media (www.theonion.com). Still, we probably won’t know until race day who will be Brett’s true co-MC. • Ali Wright (10) will spend most of her time near the transition area. She will make sure to have a view of the bottom part of Siena Park, where the bikers will come down from the left side, take the roundabout near Siena Club at a fairly high speed, and then start riding up again. She will also have a view of the finish line area at the other end of the school building, and be close to the transition area in case a racer falls when going down the slope in transition. • Photographers for this race are: • Rebecca Kynaston (3): mostly stationed in finish area, she captures each finisher. • Michelle Poulter (4): stationed near the transition area, she captures the bikers as they go up the slope towards the roundabout near the transition area, and tries, if she can, capture some of the runners as they head out onto the run course. • TBC (5): if another photographer comes forward, he/she will take pictures at the Siena Drive U-turn point. • Vincent Ypersiel (6): will take wonderful panoramic pictures of the runners, against the backdrop of the sea. • Mark Thorburn (29): will take pictures at the first roundabout of the bike leg, and double up as course marshall there.
RACE – SWIM • The swim leg team (volunteers 12 – 23) represents the most essential part of the race, as a correct timing system will be crucial to the level of satisfaction of the racers and their supporters at the end of the day. All the swim-related efforts have to be perfectly coordinated and timed, so that we can look back on our work with a sense of achievement at the end of the day. • ALL SWIM TIMERS ARE ASKED TO WEAR A WATCH WITH A STOPWATCH FUNCTION AND GET FAMILIAR WITH ITS LAP TIME FUNCTION. We will have stopwatches, but you never know if some don’t work properly. The idea is that you press on the lap time button when your first swimmer arrives, and on the stop time button when the second swimmer arrives. You can then show the two times to Siegfried. If this is complicated, then just remember the time of the first swimmer (to the second) and stop the watch when the second swimmer arrives. • All swimmers will start the swim inside the water, for safety reasons. • Race 1 starts and finishes in the same place, Races 2 and 3 start at the back end of the pool and finish at the front end, where the starting blocks are. So swim timers have to move from the back to the front end of the pool in Races 2 and 3. • Here is an overview of each swim leg volunteer’s tasks for the day: • Lecia Pringle (11): Lecia is the race’s head referee, in charge of the timing and finishing area team; she will coordinate the swim leg efforts with Stephen Metz (swim starter), make sure that the kids are in the right lane (1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, … 6b), indicate to Stephen that the swimmers and the timers are ready, blow a whistle to indicate that the swimmers can leave the pool after the last swimmer has arrived, let swim guide Kirsty Davies take the swimmers to the overpass transition area, check with Siegfried whether all the times have been recorded, then call in the swimmers of the next heat, continue to do so until the last heat has finished, then wait for Siegfried to print out the swim results, go to the overpass area outside the swimming pool where all the swimmers are waiting in their bike/run clothes, and order all the racers according to their swim time (fastest swimmer of the whole age group first), getting them to go downstairs to the transition area with the two swim guides. Lecia goes with the group to the transition area and makes sure that all the racers are lined up in the right order before the start of the bike course (Stephen and Siegfried will tell the racers when to start). After the start of the bike leg Lecia goes to the finish line area to join the finish line team, and prepares them for the finishers. Lecia will write down the numbers of finishers according to their finishing order and also the time of each finisher as it is called to her by Carinne; this serves as a back-up of the other recording systems that will be in place (Stephen with the Seiko system and Siegfried with the computer and portable timing device). After all the racers have finished, Lecia verifies the ranking and times of the racers with Stephen and Siegfried, writes down the names of the top three finishers of the male and female category (Siegfried will try to make a print-out as well), and gives these names to Lizzie Hudson and her team (they will write down the names on the certificates that will be given to the top three finishers of each age and gender category). Once this is done, Lecia and the others go back to the swimming pool to prepare for the next race. • Stephen Metz (12): Stephen will make sure that the swimmers are in the right lane, that the swimmers and timing officials are ready, start the swim, communicate with Siegfried and Lecia on swim times, and oversee an orderly organisation of the swim leg. After all the swimmers of an age category have finished and changed clothes, and have been put in a orderly line by Lecia and the swim guides, he goes down with the whole group, checks with Lecia that all the bikers are ready and in the right order for their start, and assist Siegfried with the start of the bike leg. After the start of the bike leg, he will join Lecia, Siegfried and the other timers to the finish line area, and manage the Seiko timing device. As the racers finish their race, he liaises with Lecia and Siegfried to make sure that all the rankings and times are correct. Once this is done, Stephen and the others go back to the swimming pool to prepare for the next race. Importantly, Stephen is also our back-up first-aid volunteer, in case Ali Wright cannot be reached. • Carinne Solesse (13): Carinne is the timer of Lane 1 (two swimmers per lane, 1a & 1b). When the swimmers arrive, she checks whether the swimmers in her lane are those on her sheet, and tells them to go inside the water to get ready for the swim. She times the two swimmers and immediately gives the time results to Siegfried, who will put the times into the computer. She then returns to her lane and waits for the next swimmers to arrive. After the swim leg, she stays with Lecia and helps Lecia with the start of the bike leg and with the timing of the finishers. She calls out the time of each finisher to Lecia (e.g. 24’58” = “twenty-four fifty-eight”), who records this time next to the number that she has written down. After all the racers have finished and all the times and rankings are verified, Carinne goes with the others to the swimming pool. • Erika Dubinsky (14): same as Carinne (13), but Lane 2 (a & b). After the swim she goes straight to the finish line, where she will manage (together with her daughter?) the medal and Belgian Conference pear treasure box! She gives a finisher’s medal and one pear to each finisher. After the last racer finishes the race, Erica returns to the swimming pool with the others. • Jenny Buck (15): same as Carinne (13), but Lane 3 (a & b). After the swim she goes to the front entrance of Discovery College, to where the U-turn point for Race 1 is. She makes sure that the Race 1 racers go around the U-turn point and she records their number on the sheet. For Races 2 and 3 Jenny will stay in the same place, making sure that the runners run down the slope and keeping people from entering the run course, which may be a challenging job! After the last racer finishes the race, Jenny returns to the swimming pool with the others. • Paul Anderson (16): same as Carinne (13), but Lane 4 (a & b). For the run Paul will be stationed at the bottom of the slope in front of the school building, right where the road turns sharply to the left. Paul guides the runners in the right direction as they get to the bottom of the slope and proceed towards the sea promenade. In Race 1 he can help point the runners who have done one lap into the right direction, i.e. up the slope towards the U-turn point. After the last racer finishes the race, Paul returns to the swimming pool with the others. • Oh Sung Hyon (17): same as Carinne (13), but Lane 5 (a & b). For the run Oh Sung Hyon will make sure that the runners go from the seaside promenade onto the grassy field and tell them that they have to stay close to the right side of the running track. Oh Sung Hyon will also guide incoming participants and their supporters towards the registration area, which they can reach by staying on the far left edge of the seaside promenade and the grassy field. After the last racer finishes the race, Oh Sung Hyon returns to the swimming pool with the others. • Karen Loeffler (18): same as Carinne (13), but Lane 6 (a & b). For the run Karen is stationed at the end of the grassy field section, just before the podium area. She will guide the runners either towards the slope (at the end of lap 1 of Race 1) or to the finish line (in all other cases). In Race 1 she will notice whether a runner has a wrist band or not. If so, then the runner is told to finish the race; if not, they have to go up the slope for Lap 2. After the last racer finishes the race, Karen returns to the swimming pool with the others. • Nick Crombie (19): same as Carinne (13), but acts as a back-up timer. Nick informs the other swim timers that he is there as a back-up in case something goes wrong with their timing. For the run Nick will be close to and assisting Sue Gorlay (15), making sure that non-racers stay away from the run course and guiding runners in the right direction. After the last racer finishes the race, Nick returns to the swimming pool with the others. • Stephanie Gräfin vom Hagen (20): same as Carinne, but she acts as a second back-up timer. Stephanie informs the other swim timers that she is there as a back-up in case something goes wrong with their timing. For the run Stephanie assist permanent water station manager Neal during each race. After the last racer finishes the race, Stephanie returns to the swimming pool with the others. • Amanda Walsh (21): she and Kirsty are in charge of managing the swimmers. She makes sure that before the race each swimmer is present in the waiting area, and that each swimmer is seated in the right row and the right order of their swim heat (the heats and lanes will be indicated on the fence). She makes sure all the swimmers are quiet before the race and calls out the swimmers’ names of the first heat. The swimmers get up and follow Amanda to the swimming pool. Once the swimmers are in their right lane, Amanda returns to the waiting area and prepares the swimmers of the next heat – it is Kirsty who takes the swimmers who have finished to the overpass transition area. Once Lecia has given the okay sign, Amanda continues with the second heat swimmers, and so on. Once all the swimmers have left the waiting area, Amanda proceeds to overpass outside the swimming pool, where almost all the racers will be waiting already. She tells the racers to stay focused and wait for the last racers to appear. She then assists Lecia in ordering all the racers according to their swim time. Once all the racers are ready, she takes the lead in going down the stairs towards the transition area, followed by the complete age group, some other race officials, and the parents. Once she has reached the transition area with the racers, she leaves the group to Lecia and the other, and proceeds towards the finish line area. She will position herself 1 or 2 meters before the finish line, out of the way of incoming racers. There she will be in charge of shouting the numbers of finishers as they finish. After the last racer finishes the race, Amanda returns to the swimming pool with the others. • Kirsty Davies (22): same as Amanda (21), but Kirsty is in charge of bringing those who have finished their swim to the overpass transition area next to the swimming pool. Parents are NOT allowed to help their kids in the transition area. After the last heat Kirsty helps Lecia and Amanda with the ordering of racers according to their swim time. Once all the racers are ready, she stays behind the last racer of the age group in going down the stairs towards the transition area. She makes sure that no parent mingles with the group. Once she has reached the transition area with the racers, she positions herself at the roundabout next to where the bike leg starts. Kirsty is now holding the list of racers in her hand, and is in charge of ticking off the laps of each biker as they pass by. If possible she can also tell the passing bikers how many laps they still have to do, but this is not an absolute necessity, and it’s better to be absolutely sure before saying anything, as it might confuse the biker if the info given is not correct. When a biker who is about to finish the bike leg is approaching, that biker is told to go around the roundabout and into the transition area. It is important to get this right, as we don’t want bikers to be a lap short or doing one lap too many. After the last bikers has finished the bike leg, Kirsty returns to the swimming pool with the others. • Sarah Wheeler (23): Sarah is the only person who stays in the swimming pool area throughout the race. She is in charge of welcoming participants and their supporters, and it is her responsibility to make sure that supporters stay away from the swimming pool and the waiting area, and that they do not interfere in any way with the swim activities. Supporters have to be moved to the spectator area immediately, and can only leave that area to help their child change into bike/run gear in the locker rooms on the 5th floor. Those participants who arrive on the 6th floor and who haven’t yet changed into their swimming gear are advised to go to the 5th floor locker rooms, either with or without their parent/care-taker. When the racer has changed into their swimming gear, Sarah directs them to the outside waiting area for swimmers, while parents, care-takers and supports are asked to go to the spectator area, which is a level higher than the swimming pool. The supporters are not allowed near the swimming pool throughout the swim activities, and are only allowed to come down when their child has finished the swim and goes back to the locker rooms on the 5th floor. Once the racers have changed into their bike/run gear, they will come back up to the 6th floor, after which the supporters are asked to go back to the spectator area and wait until the whole age group starts walking down the stairs. Once the whole group has left the 6th floor, Sarah will wait for the racers participating in the next race, and their supporters.
RACE – TRANSITION AREA (TA) • TA team: Bert-Jaap Brons (24), Allan Christensen (25), Peter Nott (26), Scott Stanton (27) and Sue Taylor (28). • Allan is the manager of the TA area. TA being the most strategic place of the race, it needs to be managed and controlled well. Crowd control is vital, and no outsiders (i.e. anyone but racers and TA volunteers) are allowed in this area! Parents who want to help their child with the bike need to be told that their child will be disqualified if anyone but the TA team helps them. • Before Race 1 the TA team can help the racers bring down the bikes from the stairs at the back of the Discovery College Building. For Races 2 and 3 this is more difficult, as the Race 1 and Race 2 respectively will be on-going when the Race 2 and Race 3 racers bring their bikes to TA. However, if possible (i.e. when not too busy), Scott Stanton can take up this task. • Bikes for Race 2 and Race 3 are put against the wall next to TA while the previous race is on-going. Once the racer of the on-going race have finished their bike leg, the TA team first cuts the bike number from the bike (Allan will collect all bike numbers) and then puts the bike against the wall next to TA. The TA team then proceeds to put the bikes of the upcoming race onto the bike racks. This can be done according to the bike number, as this helps the racers find their bike more easily when they come down from the swimming pool. • Important: Race 1 athletes have to put their bike on the bike rack themselves. They can choose the bike rack spot themselves. Race 2 and Race 3 athletes can be helped, but this assistance should be done very close to the bike rack. Racer should not be able to just run down with their bike, throw the bike at you and keep on running toward the U-turn point of TA. • Each racer has to get off the bike before the start of TA, which is marked by a coloured tape on the ground. They get off the bike, run down, put the bike on the bike rack (or are assisted), keep running towards the end of the bike racks, make a U-turn around the left bike rack, and start running up again. As they get to the top of the slope and onto the roundabout, they are guided by Sue towards the slope in front of Discovery College. • Bert-Jaap Brons (24): manages the beginning of TA. He tells incoming bikers to get off the bike (stop the bike and biker if you have to, they can’t bike down) and run down slowly. In between races he helps with the cutting of bike numbers, putting the bikes against the wall, and putting bikes onto the racks according to their number. • Allan Christensen (25): manages TA. Liaises with Siegfried if necessary (e.g. in case of irregularities by racers) and helps racers put their bikes on the bike racks (Races 2 and 3). He also tells them to run to the end of the left bike racks and make a U-turn. In between races he helps with the cutting of bike numbers, putting the bikes against the wall, and putting bikes onto the racks according to their number. • Peter Nott (26): assists Allan in helping racers with their bikes in TA. He also tells them to run to the end of the left bike racks and make a U-turn. In between races he helps with the cutting of bike numbers, putting the bikes against the wall, and putting bikes onto the racks according to their number. • Scott Stanton (27): assists Allan in helping racers with their bikes in TA. He also tells them to run to the end of the left bike racks and make a U-turn. When he has time to do so, he can help racers when they are bringing their bikes down the stairs at the back of the building. • Sue Taylor (28): Sue’s first task is to assist Kirsty with recording the laps of the bikers. Kirsty is positioned only a few meters away from the end of TA, so Sue can help Kirsty by shouting the number of oncoming bikers. Once the race leader has finished the bike leg, Sue turns around and becomes a TA team member. As the racers put their bikes on the bike racks and do the U-turn at the back of TA, they start running up the slope. When they get to the top of the slope, Sue tells them to take a right and keep to the left side of the slope in front of Discovery College.
RACE – BIKE • The racers will start their bike leg according to their swim time. So the fastest swimmer of an age group will start first, followed by the 2nd fastest swimmer. If the 2nd fastest swimmer swam 4 seconds slower than the fastest, then that racer starts the bike leg 4 seconds later. • Mark Thorburn (29): Mark is one of the race photographers, and is permanently stationed at the first roundabout of the bike leg. He also makes sure that the bikers take the U-turn right after the start of the bike leg. There may be incoming pedestrians, but the path to that U-turn point will be blocked by a fence or police tape. • Daryl Albury (30): Daryl makes sure that the bikers turn into the Siena Park playground area. • Imee Macpherson(31) and Kim Gemassmer (32): Imee and Kim are positioned at the intersection between the exit of the Siena Park playground, the slope up to Siena Drive and the small curvy road towards Siena Club. Imee makes sure that the bikers ride up the left side of the slope, and Kim shouts to the kids to take it easy on the downhill, as they have to prepare for a sharp turn left. We are still debating whether the kids have to get off the bike as they leave Siena Drive and head down the small slope, but we will probably allow them to ride down. • Violetta Zodl (33) and Helmut Zodl (34): Violetta and Helmut are in charge of the trickiest part of the bike course, i.e. the intersection of the small slope with Siena Drive. It is tricky because it is quite narrow and bikers need to slow down in order to steer through the narrow lane correctly. Violetta focuses on bikers coming up the slope, telling to stay on the left and take a sharp turn left as they get to the top of the slope and onto Siena Drive. Helmut focuses on the bikers coming back from the top of Siena Drive as they turn right onto the small slope. The bikers have to slow down dramatically here, otherwise they will crash into the wall or into an oncoming biker! This intersection will be marked by police tape and cones. • Mallette de la Riva (35) and Darryl Mueller (36): another strategic point in the bike leg, because not only do the bike laps need to be recorded; the bikers will get a marking on their LEFT hand as they pass the U-turn point. This point is on a slight uphill slope, so the speed of the bikers will be slow; this should give Mallette the time to record the number of the biker, and Darryl the time to draw a stripe on the left hand of the biker. This should help the bikers remember how many laps they have done and how many they have left (four lap for Race 1, two laps for Races 2 and 3). If the marking isn’t successful, then Darryll can tell Mallette, who will note this down next to the racer’s number and name. • Wendy/Garfield Ip (37): as the bikers come down from the intersection where Imee (31) and Kim (32) are stationed, they will have tremendous speed. The idea is to decrease their speed right before they have to hop down from the walkway onto the road close by the roundabout that is situated in between Siena Club and Siena Park. That section will be taped off, so that the bikers stay on the walkway until the slope eases off at the end. They then have to make a sharp right so as to be able to go around the roundabout and back up towards Discovery College. Wendy/Garfield is in charge of yelling “slow down!!!” to any incoming biker, making sure that they don’t crash through the police tape or crash because of the little hop onto the road. Wendy/Garfield, make sure to keep Ali Wright’s mobile phone number close by. • Ronald D’souza (38) and Joel Ho (39): Ronald will tell the bikers to be careful and head up the slope again, and will help Joel to keep people outside of the race course. Joel is in charge of keeping outsiders away from the race course. There will be plenty of police tape, so that the area is fairly sealed off. Racers (and their supporters) who are doing one of the upcoming races are asked to reach the registration area via the backside of Siena Club, along the seaside promenade.
RACE – RUN • Most of the run tasks have been explained above (being taken by the swim timers), there are only a few left. • Margarita Botero (40) is in charge of the water station, which is positioned very near the grassy field but still on the seaside promenade, in between the two directions from which the runners come. She will be helped by Stephanie during the races. Margarita is responsible for setting up the water station (items will be nearby – ask Lizzie or Wencke in case you can’t find the table, the water bottles, the garbage bin and the cups) in case this hasn’t happened before 7 a.m.. • Kaylene Adcock (41) and Maria Lorenzo (42) are in charge of the U-turn point on the seaside promenade. Kaylene makes sure incoming pedestrians stay on the left side of the promenade and don’t get onto the run course, and she assists Maria with the incoming runners, shouting their number so Maria can record the lap, and guiding them around the U-turn. Maria records the number on a sheet so as to make sure that each Race 1 athlete has done two laps and each Race 2/3 athlete one lap. SCHEDULE
RACE 1 (Years 1998-1999 and 2000-2001) 07:00 Registration at grassy field between Discovery College and the sea 07:05 Transition Area opens - put bike in TA and go straight to the swimming pool (by elevator or stairs) 07:15 Transition Area closes 07:20 Discovery College swimming pool --- athletes are divided in heats 07:30 Start of RACE 1 (swim leg) 08:30 End of RACE 1
RACE 2 (Years 2002-2003) 08:00 Registration at grassy field between Discovery College and the sea 08:10 Transition Area opens - put bike in TA and go straight to the swimming pool (by elevator or stairs) 08:20 Transition Area closes 08:30 Discovery College swimming pool --- athletes are divided in heats 08:40 Start of RACE 2 (swim leg) 09:40 End of RACE 2
RACE 3 (Years 2004-2005) 09:00 Registration at grassy field between Discovery College and the sea 09:10 Transition Area opens - put bike in TA and go straight to the swimming pool (by elevator or stairs) 09:30 Transition Area closes 09:40 Discovery College swimming pool --- athletes are divided in heats 09:50 Start of RACE 3 (swim leg) 10:50 End of RACE 3
11:00 Awards Ceremony & Lucky Draw 11:30 End of event
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