IronKids Avon

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VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!

We are recruiting a team of dedicated volunteers to assist in helping each participant reach their goal of finishing!  Are you part of a charitable organization? We have opportunities for groups such as schools, clubs, churches and other not-for-profit organizations to volunteer at the event.  Individuals are also welcome and needed to help with the event.  Please click the button below to sign-up for the event!

HOST HOTEL:

Westin Riverfront Resort & Spa at Beaver Creek
Special IronKids room rates starting at $149/night!
126 Riverfront Lane, Avon, Colorado 81620
970-790-2000 www.westinriverfrontavon.com

The IronKids Avon event will take place at Harry A. Nottingham Park in the heart of Avon, 1 Lake Street, next to the Avon Recreation Center.

Athlete on-site registration, packet pick-up and finish will all take place at Harry A. Nottingham Park. 

The swim course and transition will take place at the Avon Recreation Center and pool.

A course talk will take place at the finish line at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, July 10th by our Race and Course Directors. We HIGHLY encourage all athletes and parents to attend. The talk will include course details, rules, wave times and other important information that will keep your race fun and safe.

IronKids Ambassador, Winter Vinecki, will start our course talk by inspiring everyone!  Winter is part of Team Winter - where everyone can race for a cause and become part of her team. Be sure to meet her at the Team Winter booth at the expo!

We will have a FREE Triathlon and Transition Clinic put on by USAT Triathlon Coach Karen Quilty. This will be a fun and informative clinic for all athletes and parents. The clinic will take place immediately after the course talk and we invite everyone to attend (approximately 1:45 p.m.).

Athlete registration and packet pick-up and expo hours are as follows: Saturday, July 10, from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and Sunday, July 11, (race day!) from 5:30 a.m. to 6:30 a.m.

There will be a number of tables in the tent (with volunteers to help guide you), many of which you will need to visit to ensure you are properly registered and ready to race! A parent or legal guardian and the athletes must be present during athlete check-in to sign waivers.

The tables will be as follows:

Athlete Check-in and New Registrations – Everyone must complete a waiver to start the registration process, even if you accepted it during your on-line registration. New registrations will need to complete a registration form, Waiver and USAT Membership form.

USAT Membership - It is mandatory that ALL PARTICIPANTS have a current USAT Youth Membership. A one-year membership is $5. If you already have a membership or have registered online with your membership number, you must show your USAT card at this point.

Waivers - Parents/guardians must sign all waivers in order for their child/children to participate. Athlete Check-in – Parent/guardian and participant must go to this table. We will cross reference your online registration and you will be asked to sign the waivers and will be given their racer number. PLEASE NOTE: IF YOU ALREADY HAVE A USAT MEMBERSHIP THAT YOU DID NOT PURCHASE ON-SITE OR WHEN REGISTERING ONLINE THROUGH ACTIVE.COM/IRONKIDS YOU WILL BE REQUIRED TO SHOW YOUR USAT YOUTH MEMBERSHIP CARD. IF YOU DO NOT SHOW THIS ID YOU WILL BE REQUIRED TO PURCHASE A MEMBERSHIP ON-SITE. NO EXCEPTIONS

You will then proceed to another table where you will pick up the following:

• Goodie Bag – Pick up a cool K-Swiss IronKids goodie bag
• Aqua Sphere swim cap. IT IS MANDATORY TO WEAR THE SWIM CAP THAT IS PROVIDED FOR YOU. The swim caps are color-coded for each age group (Yellow 6-8, red 9-11, and blue 12-15). Participants cannot trade for another color.
• Athlete and Guardian wristband
• Race Bib (to wear on the front of shirt or race belt), bike frame sticker, helmet sticker and number sticker for your personal belongings bag. There will be safety pins with your race bib.
• Timing Chip – Pick-up your assigned timing chip
• T-shirt - Pick up your groovy IronKids T-shirt!　

There will be parking at the recreation center on Saturday and Sunday however will fill up quickly. Overflow parking will be in the Bear and Elk Ski Lots. Shuttles will be provided to and from the ski lots from 5:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

Be sure to allow yourself plenty of time race morning to get to the race site and get ready for the race. Roads can be congested race morning as athletes and spectators converge on the area in a short period of time. If riding your bike from the parking lot to the transition area, please wear your helmet and use caution.

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

Bike check-in is ONLY ON RACE DAY

Participants will have a race number marked on their arms and legs by our staff and volunteers and will take place in the transition area before the races. Each participant will have their age marked on the back of their leg.

The swim will take place at the Avon Recreation Center (updated: July 9) in the pool.  Participants will swim in a zig-zag formation, up one lane and down the next and will go one at a time - approximately 3 seconds apart.  Participants will start with the eldest category in each age group. Example – Senior boy’s ages 15 years will start first, followed by girl’s ages 15 yrs, then boys 14, then girls 14 and so on. The Senior Division will start at 7 a.m. The Intermediate Division will start at 8:30 a.m. The Junior Division will start at 9:15 a.m.

SWIM COURSE AND WATER SAFETY:

Wetsuits are not allowed. We will have a large team of Lifeguards and Water Safety Marshalls that will be watching over the swim course.

The bike course will be on roads closed to motor traffic. 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 which division they are in, as we will be referring to the course based on divisions (Junior, Intermediate and Senior). Mile markers (large signs) will be along the course.

The run course will be on a paved walkway and grass around Nottingham Lake. Please make sure your child knows what division they are 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.

Transition and bike check-in is ONLY ON RACE DAY. The transition will open to all age divisions at 5:30 a.m. and will close at 6:45 a.m. Transition will re-open from approximately 8:05 a.m. to 8:15 a.m. for the Intermediate Division and from 8.45 a.m. to 8:55 a.m. for the Junior Division. Transition will open to the Intermediate division only after the last racer in the senior division gets off the bike and on to the run course (likewise for the junior division – after the Intermediate division). Once transition closes, participants and parents must exit the transition and make their way to the swim start (which is close). Parents are allowed in transition to help rack bikes and help set up participant transition area. PARENTS ARE NOT ALLOWED IN THE TRANSITION DURING THE RACE. We will have volunteers in the transition to help kids find their way to their bikes and ensure participants have their helmets on before starting the race. If you have one bike to be used by two different athletes in SEPARATE DIVISIONS, they will be able to share a bike. Please make sure that they are in separate divisions (Junior, Intermediate, and Senior).

Bikes will be racked in designated areas that are identified by colors: Yellow for ages 6-8, orange for 9-11 and blue for 12-15. These racks are numbered and color coded for easy spotting. They are not numbered in conjunction with racers bib numbers. We will allow 7 bikes per rack anywhere within the racers color division. Be courteous and do not move bikes that have already in their place. Placing is based on first come, first served.

IronKids will follow all USAT rules however we will not allow bare torso’s on the bike and run. It is your responsibility to read and abide by all the rules. Below are some of the key 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

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.

Our race will be chip-timed by Prime Time. 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 website.

All finishers will receive commemorative medals. Trophies will be awarded to the Top 3 finishers in each individual age group per gender (i.e. Top 3 Boys age 6, Top 3 Girls age 6). Top 5 in each individual age group will receive ribbons indicating that they have qualified for the National Championship.

The awards ceremony will take place approximately 15 minutes after the final finisher crosses the line. Award ceremony will be held at the finish line.

New to the 2010 series is the Teams Division. A trophy will be awarded to the coach of the top finishing team. If you are on a triathlon team and did not register as part of a team, please let our registration team know.

Team Points are as follows:

First place – 10 points

Second place – 8 points

Third place – 6 points

Fourth place – 4 points

Fifth place – 2 points

1 point per participating team member.

Each IronKids event in the Series serves as a qualifier for the National Championship. The top five male and top five female finishers in each age group will qualify for the National Championship. Athletes will know if they qualified by simply looking at the results at the end of the race however everyone who qualifies will be notified electronically from the IronKids office in the week after the race.

The IronKids race course has been designed to make the race safe, fun and easy for parents to photograph. Even though our start, transition and finish line are close together, it may be hard to get every shot you want. ASI will be our designated race photography company that will be on the course and at the finish line to get you the best shots possible. Click here to view and purchase all race photos!

• Swim suit
• Goggles
• Towel
• Bike
• Helmet
• Sunscreen
• Shirt
• Shorts
• Running shoes
• Hat

The IronKids National sponsors are: K-Swiss, Aqua Sphere and Timex. IronKids Avon is sponsored by the Town of Avon, The Westin Riverfront Resort & Spa, Sports Authority, TV8, Vail Valley Medical, KZYR, Eagle County, Holy Cross Energy and Parents Handbook

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