ORDER OF EVENTS
ORDER IS:
RUN ~ BIKE ~ SWIM
Order for AquaBike is:
SWIM ~ BIKE
TYPE OF BIKE:
Any type of bike will do. A road bike is preferred. There is no offroading on the bike portion of this triathlon. If you are needing to use a Mountain Bike, consider signing up for the FAT TIRE portion of the race. In this division, you will compete against all other women riding with mountain bikes. Thereares no age group division in the Fat Tire division.
LIVE. LOVE. TRI. INFO
New Mexico's only All-Women's Triathlon!
Date: August 24th, 2013
Time: 7:00 AM
Place: Rio Rancho Aquatic Center
What: SPRINT REVERSE TRIATHLON!
Order: 5K Run, 10 Mile Bike, 400m Swim
Price: (no refunds)
$65 Individual/Athena/Fat Tire/AquaBike
$90 2-Person Relay Team
$120 3-Person Relay Team
$100 Mother/Daughter Division (do entire race individually and combine times)
Registration increases $10 per individual/team/category on 8/11/2013 and closes 8/20/2013 at 9:00PM.
Hi, I would like to sign up for this race, but I was wondering if my road bike will be sufficient for the bike portion of the tri? Thanks Catherine
ReplyDeleteI was actually wondering the opposite... is a mountain bike allowed in the 2 person relay?
ReplyDeleteHi! A road bike is recommended for the individual, athena and relay categories. There is no off-roading during any part of the bike portion. It is all street. If a mountain bike is needed to be used on a relay, that is totally okay to use, too! Hope that helps!
ReplyDeleteI want to know if you have to wear some kind of footwear for the swimming or if you can swim barefoot? Also how do officials determine if your helmet is appropriate?
ReplyDeleteYou can barefoot. See the USAT rules to see if your helmet is appropriate. I'm sure yours will be. Most are just fine if you bought the. In the past 5-10 years.
DeleteI would like to know how competitive/fitness level needed. Would this be an event good for a first timer?(Thinking ahead to 2014)
ReplyDeleteThis is the best event for a beginner. That is what we tailor the race for. Join us in 2013! There's still time to train!
DeleteI just signed up for the aqua/bike division. How are you starting the swim? By projected submitted times, alphabetical order, order of entries received?
ReplyDeleteWe will line up women by their projected time. We will have signs of where to stand to line up.
DeleteYou can seem barefoot. See the USAT rules to see if your helmet is appropriate. I'm sure yours will be. Most are just fine if you bought the. In the past 5-10 years.
ReplyDeleteIf the swimming portion is in a pool can we push off the walls and floor?
ReplyDeleteIt is in a pool and, yes, you may push off the walls or the floor. Thanks!
DeleteCan we dive off the starting platform? What do you do if several swimmers ahead of you are slower than you? Are you allowed to pass them down the middle? Are flip-turns allowed?
DeleteThere is NO diving. If swimmers are ahead of you, you can pass them on the wall or in the middle of the lane, wherever works. Flip Turns are allowed. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteHow do the relay teams work?
ReplyDeleteI'm trying to visualize how the swim part will work based on your note: "We will be doing eight laps the same direction in each lane and then getting out of the pool, getting a wrist band and doing 8 laps again. This will help with the challenge of opposite traffic flow." Please help me understand how you can go 8 laps in the same direction.
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