IronKids Florida

ABOUT THE EVENT:

Taking place at Lake Eva Park in Haines City, Florida, athletes will enjoy the fresh water swim in Lake Eva, a challenging 2 mile loop bike course and a scenic run course around the lake and throughout the park

LOCATION:

Lake Eva Park

300 North 5th Steet.

Haines City, FL

WHEN:

Saturday, May 19th, 2012

7:00 AM

LEGOLAND DISCOUNT!

Legoland

LEGOLAND Florida and Polk County Tourism & Sports Marketing have partnered to bring you an unprecedented opportunity to visit Central Florida’s newest theme park. You have the opportunity to buy limited time tickets because of your participation in the IronKids Florida triathlon. Tickets purchased through this program are non-refundable and are only good from May 18 – May 24, 2012. Tickets are good for both Adults and Children, but can only be purchased as part of a registration for the IronKids Florida event. These specially priced tickets cannot be purchased through any other outlet.

Tickets will be available for pick upon May 18th from 2:00pm – 6:00pm and May 19^th from 5:30am – 11:00am at the IronKids Registration Tent. You will not be able to pick up these special tickets at LEGOLAND Florida. You must place your order no later than 5:00pm EST, May 10, 2012. After that time the specially priced discount tickets will not be available. You can still purchase regular discounted tickets by visiting http://www.visitcentralflorida.org.

IronKids Florida special LEGOLAND Florida tickets

$53.50 (includes State Sales Tax) + active.com convenience fee

AGE GROUPS:

Distances for the IronKids Triathlon will vary depending on the age of participants:

Junior (ages 6 to 8): 50-yard swim, 2-mile bike and 500-yard run
Intermediate (ages 9 to 11): 150-yard swim, 4-mile bike and 1-mile run
Senior (ages 12 to 15): 300-yard swim, 8-mile bike and 2-mile run

USA TRIATHLON:

IronKids will adopt and follow the new USAT Supplemental Youth Rules.

For a full list of USAT rules, please click here

USAT has implemented new membership rules and fee's for all youth sanctioned events. We will now offer a one-day license for $10 or an annual membership for $15. You may purchase the one-day license during registration. The annual membership will be available on site.

USA Triathlon “Age-Up” Policy

In accordance with USAT rules, an athlete’s official race age is his/her age on December 31, 2012. Athletes will be classified by their race age into the following divisions:

Junior: Ages 6-8 (50 yard swim/2 mile bike/500 yard run)

Intermediate: Ages 9-11 (150 yard swim/4 mile bike/1 mile run)

Senior: 12-15 (300 yard swim/8 mile bike/2 mile run)

BODY MARKING:

Participants will have race numbers marked on their arms and legs. Each participant will have his/her age on the back of his/her leg in marker.

TRANSITION:

The swim-to-bike transition and the bike-to-run transition are in the same place. Each participant will have a spot to rack his/her bike and set up necessary equipment.

BIKE COURSE:

Each division will be on the same two-mile, out-and-back course, with loops of the course for the Senior and Intermediate Divisions. We will have volunteers and signs directing participants, however please make sure your child knows what division he/she is in, as we will be referring to the course based on division (Junior, Intermediate, Senior). Mile markers (large signs) will be along the course.

RUN COURSE:

The run course will be on paved walkway and grass. Please make sure your child knows what division he/she is in, as we will be referring to division to help direct participants along the course. On the run course, the directional signs will be color-coded: yellow for Junior, orange for Intermediate and light blue for Senior.

AID STATIONS:

There will be one aid station in the transition, no aid stations on the bike course and one aid station on the run course. Aid stations will have water.

TIMING:

Our race will be chip-timed by IRONMAN TIMING. EACH PARTICIPANT MUST WEAR A TIMING CHIP AT ALL TIMES DURING THE RACE OR HE/SHE WILL NOT RECEIVE A TIME RESULT AND WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE TO QUALIFY FOR THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP OR FOR THE SENIOR DIVISION AWARDS. Once the participant has crossed the finish line there will be volunteers retrieving the timing chip. ALL TIMING CHIPS MUST BE RETURNED. Timing results will be posted on the IronKids Web site.

U.S. CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFIER:

Each IronKids event in the 2012 Series serves as a qualifier for the National Championship. The top five male and top five female finishers in each age division will qualify for the National Championship. Athletes will know if they qualified by checking the results at the end of the race. Additionally, everyone who qualifies will be notified by IronKids via e-mail in the week following the race.

GENERAL RULES (see USAT Web site for full list of rules):

Designated swim caps must be worn
No nudity in the transition
Upper torso must be covered during the bike and run portion (shirt or full swim suit)
Bike helmets must be worn at all times on the bike with the chinstrap buckled
No riding bikes in the transition area
Timing chip must be worn at all times during the race to receive race times
Race numbers (bibs) must be worn at all times during the bike and run portion
Parents are not allowed in the transition during the race (except during open set-up times)
Cyclists must stay two bike lengths behind the participant in front, except when passing
Pass on the left, slower cyclists stay on right