POTSDAM TRIATHLON

September 10, 2011

¼ MILE SWIM, 12 MILE BIKE, 3 MILE RUN

Brought to you by SUNY Potsdam’s Center for Lifelong Education and

Recreation to benefit SUNY Potsdam’s Athletic Dept.

Time & Place:  The race will start at 9:00 am. The race start, finish, and all transitions are at SUNY Potsdam’s
 Maxcy Hall; Potsdam, N.Y.

Cost:                           Individuals:              All students are $10 and must show school ID.
                                  $25.00 if postmarked by August 31, 2011.

$30.00 per person thereafter

Team:                  An all student team is $30 and all participants must show School IDs.
                                 $40.00 if postmarked by August 31, 20011.

                                    $50.00 per team thereafter

Registration:      By mail- Download Registration Form.pdf Send completed entry form and check to:

                                                CLEAR, 389 Van Housen Ext., SUNY Potsdam, Pierrepont Avenue, Potsdam, NY 13676

 By phone – CLEAR at 315.267.2167

 Online – by visiting www.potsdam.edu/community/clear 

 Race Day - Registration on race day will be at Maxcy Hall from 7:30 am – 8:45 am.

 Registration limited to 150 participants including all team members.

Triathlon Specifics:

Course:

¼ mi. Swim

Swim portion will be conducted inside Maxcy Hall Swimming pool at ten minute staggered starts. Each lane will have two persons swimming side-by-side for a total of 12 competitors each flight beginning in this order:

1.                   Female/ Male 50 & up

2.                   Female/ Male 17 & under

3.                   Female/ Male 25 & under

4.                   Mixed Teams – all participants

5.                   Female/Male Open - all other last minute registrations.

Teams may tag partner after leaving pool and exiting changing area. Bike shoes will not be allowed in the pool area.

Participants will travel through the changing area (hockey locker rooms) and head-out towards bike transition area to make final preparations to begin bike route. Individuals may pre-set change of clothes in the locker rooms leading out under ramp prior to start of swimming portion.

12mi Bike Route:

Head down Tupper Lake Dr. (.16mi), turn right on Outer Main St. (.81), and then turn left on Old Potsdam Parishville Rd. (5.08mi). After accumulated 6 mi ride turn around and continue back to transition area.

Map of Bike Route

3mi Run Path:

Leave exchange area towards Canton Dr. and go left (.37 mi.), turn left down Rt 56 (.67 mi.), and turn left on Garfield Rd. (.60 mi.).  Turn left on Outer Main St. (1.24 mi.) followed by a left on Barrington Dr. (.02mi.). Then turn left on Ogdensburg Dr. (.37 mi) back to Maxcy to Finish on Saranac Lake Dr. completing 3.1mi. run.

Map of Run Route