2018.02.28 Triathlon Notice

OROUA  SCHOOLS’  TRIATHLON
Location: Apiti School        Friday 2nd  March pp 5th March

Schools assemble on the Apiti School field (outside classrooms) at 9.30 a.m. for pre-race briefing
and course orientation. Walk course.
All students will have their uniforms today.1st March .
They need to wear school shirts and girls school shorts in their race.
First race starts at 10.15 a.m.
Certificates will be presented as they are ready or at approximately 2 p.m, home time 2.15 p.m.
The order of events will be run, bike, swim.  There will be a short run from the bike to the pool and
from the pool to the finish line.
In order to lessen congestion at the pool, the girls will start their run as the boys move into run/bike
transition.
The events and order of races will be:
  1. Individual events:
Boys individual followed by Girls individual for each year group.
Start with 7year olds, then 8, 9, 10, 11, 12+
Then 5 year olds and 6 year olds individual; boys followed by girls.
  1. Short lunch break (Bikes put into position for team events).
  2. Team events:  7 and 8 year olds teams, 9 and 10 year olds teams, 11 and 12 years+ teams.
  3. Prize giving (if wet some prize giving maybe earlier so students can go back to school if cold).
Approximate Distances:
Run-1 lap = 500m        Bike -1 lap = 2 km         Swim -1 length = 13m
7 and 8 year olds -  (individual and team) run 1 ½  laps, bike 1 lap on road up to the
1st Road intersection and back, run to pool, swim 4 lengths, run to finish.
9 and 10 year olds - (Individual and team) - run 1 ½  laps, bike 1 lap on road up to the
corner of Makoura/ Ridge Rd and back, run to pool, swim 6 lengths, run to finish.
11 and 12 years +- (Individual and team) run 2 ½ laps of field, bike 1 lap (4km)
on road up to Makoura Rd 3rd cone and back, run to pool, swim 8 lengths, run to finish.

5 and 6 year olds – (Individual only) run 1 lap, bike 1 lap of Bryce Road circuit, run to pool,
swim/run 2 laps of pool, run to finish.
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