Barbados Triathlon

 

 

KIDS RACES

 

Time:                             9:30 AM (After Sprint & Olympic events concluded)

 

Venue:                  Spring Garden Highway (1-mile North of Bridgetown)

 

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Kids Races

 

Swim: All swims legs for the Kids races will be conducted parallel to the beach in waist-deep water, off Brighton Beach. The sea is usually very calm on the West coast. Competitors will start from a waist-deep position in the sea. Depth around course never exceed 6-ft. Tri-kids will swim around a large RED buoy and back to the start point, then exit the sea. (See approximate distances in Table below.)

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Transition 1: After exiting the sea, tri-kids run 30 metres, up the beach, to the transition. Your Bike is held upright in a rack with your gear beside your bike. You exit the Transition Zone at the North end.

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Cycle: All Tri-kids bike loops will be one (1) lap of an elongated rectangular course loop along the Spring Garden Highway. You leave the Transition Zone and head North on the Highway. At the North Bike turn-point you turn 360º, and head South to the South Bike turn-point, turn 360º, and proceed North again to the Transition Zone to complete one Lap. You must complete 1 Lap !

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Transition 2: You dismount your Bike before the Transition Zone and enter from the South end. Rack your Bike properly, place helmet and any other gear next to your Bike, then Run out the Transition Zone at the North end.

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Run: All Tri-kids Run loops will be one (1) lap of an elongated rectangular course loop along the Spring Garden Highway. You leave the Transition Zone and head North on the Highway. At the North Run turn-point you turn 360º, and head South to the South Run turn-point, turn 360º, and proceed North again to the Transition Zone to complete one Lap. You must complete 1 Lap !

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Awards

 

Age-Groups: (Under 7 yrs), (7-8), (9-10), (11-12), (13-14)

                     Each Group winner = Trophy

                      All Kids will receive a Lucky Dip prize based on a random pick of race number & a BFIT medal.

 

Entry fee:     BD$20/US$10 (T-shirt included)

 

Distances:  (age on 31 Dec. 2009)

Age Group                  Swim               Cycle                           Run

Under 7 years              25m                0.75km                        0.50 km

7-8 years                      50m                1.50 km                       0.60 km

9-10 years                   100m               3.00 km                       0.75 km

11-12 years                 150m               5.25 km                       1.25 km

13-14 years                 200m               7.50 km                       2.00 km

(N.B: Distances are approximate)

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Your age on 31st December 2009 is your race age !!!