the 2016 Iron Girl Pleasant Prairie Participant Guide

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08.14.16 | Pleasant Prairie, WI
*Information as of 07/25/16
Welcome Letter
Welcome to the 2016 Iron Girl Pleasant Prairie event!
This event is a favorite among the Iron Girl team. The calm protection of the fresh water swim
in Lake Andrea, the one-loop bike course, and a run course that takes you around Lake Andrea
makes this course ideal for seasoned athletes and novices alike.
This year we are excited to be adding a Duathlon in addition to the Sprint Triathlon. It’s our
hope when more women see the passion within triathlon, the more they’ll want to “take the
plunge”! Being an Iron Girl is a lifestyle not a one-day activity! Please join us in making Iron
Girl and triathlon part of your lifestyle!
We would like to thank the Village of Pleasant Prairie, RecPlex, Kenosha Visitors Bureau,
Village of Pleasant Prairie Police Department, Village of Pleasant Prairie Fire Department,
Aurora Medical Center, and all our local help for their support to make this event a reality.
In addition, we would like to thank the volunteers who give so much. Their effort and support
helps each participant realize her dream. When you have a chance, please take a moment to
thank the volunteers!
Enjoy your time in Pleasant Prairie and good luck to you for a safe and successful race!
Iron Girl Team
Schedule of Events
All event activities will take place at:
RecPlex
9900 Terwall Terrace
Pleasant Prairie, WI 53158
Mandatory Athlete Packet Pick-up & Bike Racking:
Saturday, August 13
Packet Pick-up & Bike Check-in
11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Course Talks
Saturday, August 13
12:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m.
Packet pick-up and bike check-in is available on Saturday only. Late registration will be
available at packet pick-up. If you are registering on-site, please allow yourself 10 to 15
minutes to complete the process.
RACE DAY
Sunday, August 14
5:00 a.m.
6:30 a.m.
7:00 a.m.
7:00 a.m.
7:30 a.m.
10:30 a.m.
Transition Opens
Transition Closes
Triathlon Starts with Swim
Duathlon Starts
Post-race café opens for athletes only
Awards (start depends on availability of results)
Parking Information
Parking – Race Day
The race begins and ends at the RecPlex (9900 Terwall Terrace Pleasant Prairie, WI 53158). Race day
parking is available from 5:00 a.m. until 6:30 a.m. or until the parking area in the park has reached
capacity.
VIP Parking – Race Day
VIP Parking is at the RecPlex near transition. You MUST show your VIP Parking Pass to enter this
parking area.
Expo
Expo Location
RecPlex - 9900 Terwall Terrace, Pleasant Prairie, WI 53158
Expo Hours
The expo is open on Saturday, August 13 from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Sunday, August 14 from
5:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
The Iron Girl Pleasant Prairie Expo is a free event and open to Iron Girl participants and all members
of the surrounding community.
Expo Exhibitors
Iron Girl welcomes the following exhibitors to the 2016 Iron Girl Pleasant Prairie Expo
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Greenlayer, Official Retailer
Milestones Sports Jewelry, Official Jewelry
Aurora Healthcare, Preferred Medical Services
Sunbelt Bakery, Official Energy Bar
Vital Proteins
Moxie Cycling
Indohypsie
Athlete Check-In
Athlete Packet Pick-Up Information
Please bring the following items with you to Athlete Check-In:
• Photo Identification
• USAT card to show proof of current USAT membership (USAT MEMBERS ONLY)
If you signed up as a NON-USAT member we will have proof from online that you purchased this one
day pass. Athletes that did not sign up as a NON-USAT member or did not bring their USAT card, one
day passes will be $15.00 at the packet pick-up locations.
*All of these items must be provided and no exceptions will be made!
Athlete Wristband
A wristband printed with your race number will be affixed to your wrist at athlete check-in. This band
will identify you as an official participant and must be worn during the entire weekend. The
wristband is required for medical identification purposes and allows you access to the transition area
and post-race cafe. You will not be allowed to remove your bicycle and/or gear from the transition
area following the race without your wristband affixed to your wrist. Please do not remove your
wristband until after the awards banquet or you will be denied entry into the transition area.
Timing & Withdrawing During Race
You must wear your timing chip at all times while you are racing. Fasten the timing chip to your ankle
and leave it on until after you finish the run. Volunteers will help you remove the chip at the finish
line.
If you do not start the race, you are responsible for returning the chip to the Iron Girl Timing Tent. If
you drop out or are pulled from the race at any time, turn in your chip to a member of the race staff.
It is essential that we know where you are on the course at all times for your safety and our peace of
mind. If you are transported to any medical station, the medical staff will take responsibility for your
chip. Your timing chip is a loaner. When you pick up your race number and timing chip, you are
guaranteeing that you will return the chip to race management.
NO CHIP = NO TIME!
Relay Information
Packet Pick-Up
Relay team members may pick up assigned packets individually. Relays will not be permitted to pickup packets for fellow team members. Each relay team member will be required to sign their own
individual waiver.
Timing and Chip Transfer Rules
Relay teams will transfer the timing chip and ankle strap at the designated “Relay Pen” next to
transition. The timing chip is the "baton" and you must handoff the timing chip to move forward to
the next team member. Failure to do so will result in disqualification.
Swim to Bike -Bike shall not be removed from bike rack until chip is properly transferred and attached
to the next teammate.
Bike to Run- Chip may not be removed until the Bike is properly racked in the designated spot.
Run to Finish – Relay team members may join the runner at the finish and cross the finish line
together.
If a relay team member drops out of any leg or fails to meet the given time allotment, the relay team
will be able to continue the race with a time penalty.
Body Marking
Relay athletes will get body marked with race team number and the letter “R” denoting a relay team.
Race Day Information
Transition Hours are 5:00 a.m. to 6:30 a.m.
-Arrive early enough on race morning to set up your gear.
All participants must be out of the transition area and headed to the swim start by 6:30 a.m.
We will not allow anyone into transition after 6:30 a.m.
Body Marking will begin at 5:00 a.m.
-Do not apply sunscreen, oil, Vaseline or lotion until after you have been body marked.
-Bike technicians and bike pumps will be available in the transition area on race morning.
-You will not be permitted in the transition area on race day without your wristband, swim cap,
timing chip and your body marked.
If you have misplaced any of these items, please see the transition area director for a replacement.
Bag Check
-A bag check tent will be available starting at 5:00 a.m.
-Participants may check one gear bag on race morning.
-Please do not leave any valuables in your bag. We are not responsible for any lost or misplaced
items.
Race Bib
Please make sure that your race bib is on the front of you during the entire run portion.
-Please do not wear your bib number during the swim. The bib numbers will not hold up for the
duration of the race if they get wet.
Aid Stations
There will be one aid station on the run course. The aid station will have the following:
-Water
-Sunbelt Bakery Granola Bars
Bicycle Recovery
Athletes will NOT be allowed in transition until after the last bike returns to transition and the athlete
is out on the run course
Triathlon Course Map
Swim Course – 1/2 Mile
Water Temperature
We will take an official water temperature on race morning and announce it prior to the start of the
race. USA Triathlon rules state that water must be 78 degrees or below for wetsuits to be worn.
Swim Waves
Waves
Wave 1
Wave 2
Wave 3
Wave 4
Wave 5
Wave 6
Wave 7
Wave 8
Wave 9
Wave 10
Wave 11
Age Group
Competitive, PC
Duathlon
17 and Under, Relays
55+
50-54
45-49
40-44
35-39
30-34
18-29
Buddy Wave
Start Time
7:00 a.m.
7:04 a.m.
7:08 a.m.
7:12 a.m.
7:16 a.m.
7:20 a.m.
7:24 a.m.
7:28 a.m.
7:32 a.m.
7:36 a.m.
7:40 a.m.
Cap Color
Ocean Blue
N/A
Neon Yellow
Neon Red
Pearly Gold
Violet
Neon Green
Neon Orange
Green
Neon Pink
Pearly Silver
Swim Course Rules and Instructions
1. Each swimmer must wear a swim cap provided by Iron Girl.
2. No fins, gloves, paddles, or flotation devices of any kind are allowed.
3. Swim goggles or face masks may be worn.
4. No individual paddlers or escorts are allowed. The course will be adequately patrolled by boats,
canoes, and paddle boards.
5. Any assistance required during the swim will result in disqualification if forward progress was
made. Course officials and medical personnel reserve the right to remove athletes from the course if
determined medically necessary.
Note: any athlete electing not to race must notify the race officials. A full sweep of the course will be
made directly behind the last swimmer. Visual aid will be provided by the lifeguards.
Swim to Bike Transition
After the swim, you will be directed through the timing chutes to the swim to bike transition.
Personal nutrients are permitted if carried on you or your bike. No friends and family on the bike and
run courses.
Lost Your Swim Cap?
Extra swim caps will be available at swim start.
Bike Course – 12 Mile
BIKE COURSE
Enjoy the bike course as it travels through Prairie Springs Park. The bike cut off time is 2 hours after
the last athlete has entered the bike course. Any athlete still on the bike course after this time will be
removed from the race.
Transition will reopen once the final participant is on the run course. Do not attempt to retrieve
your bike from transition before then.
Bike Course Turn By Turn
1. Exit transition and head West on Terwall Terrace to Highway 165
2. Right on Highway 165
3. Right on 120th Ave (East)
4. Left on Oakdale Rd.
5. Left on 120th Ave (West)
6. Turnaround at Highway 165 and 120th Ave. (West)
7. Right on Oakdale Road
8. Right on 120th Ave (East)
9. Left on Highway 165
10. Turnaround at Highway H & Highway 165
11. Right on Terwall Terrace
12. Left into Transition.
Course Rules and Instructions
Please understand that based on permits for the roads on the course and the safety of athletes
involved, cutoff times must be respected for all Iron Girl events.
1. No tandems, recumbent, fairings, or any add-on device designed exclusively to reduce
resistance are allowed. Any new, unusual, or prototype equipment will be subject to
determination of legality by the event organizer/or Head Referee.
2. Position Rules:
a. Absolutely NO DRAFTING of another bike or any other vehicle is allowed.
b. Athletes must ride single file on the far right side of the road except when passing
another rider. Side-by-side riding is not allowed.
c. Overtaking riders may pass on the left for up to 20 seconds, but must move back to the
right side of the road after passing.
d. Riders must keep 7 meters (~4 bike lengths) distance between bikes except when
passing.
Bike Course Continued
3.
A CPSC - Approved helmet, http://www.cpsc.gov/businfo/regsumbicyclehelmets.pdf, is required
during the entire bike portion including in and out of the transition zone. Any athlete riding
without an approved helmet or chinstrap not fastened may be disqualified. You must buckle
your helmet before leaving the transition area to head out on the bike course. Your helmet must
stay buckled until you have entered back into the transition area from the bike course.
4. No individual support is allowed. Friends, family members, coaches, or supporters of any type
may not bike, drive, or run alongside an athlete; may not pass food or other items to athletes
and should be warned to stay completely clear of all participants to avoid the disqualification of
a participant. It is incumbent upon each athlete to immediately reject any attempt to be
assisted, followed, or escorted.
5. Each athlete must be individually responsible for repair and maintenance of their bike.
Assistance by anyone other than bike tech will be grounds for immediate disqualification. Each
cyclist should be prepared to handle any possible mechanical malfunction. *NOTES: TECHNICAL
SUPPORT VAN WILL BE ON THE COURSE TO ASSIST WITH EMERGENCY REPAIRS WHENEVER
POSSIBLE; SUCH AS REPLACEMENT TUBES, TIRES, CHAINS, ETC. TECHNICAL VANS WILL BE ON
THE COURSE THROUGHOUT THE DAY, BUT ARE LIMITED IN NUMBER. PLEASE BE SELFSUFFICIENT.
6. Athletes are expected to heed directions and instructions of all race officials and public
authorities. Failure to do so may result in disqualification.
7. Athletes may walk their bike if necessary, but may not make progress on the bike course
unaccompanied by their bicycle.
8. Bike inspection is not mandatory and will not be provided at bike check-in, although technicians
will be available. Athletes are ultimately responsible for their own bikes. However, race officials
may at their discretion make final judgment as to the soundness of bikes.
9. HEADSETS OR HEADPHONES ARE NOT ALLOWED DURING ANY PORTION OF THE EVENT.
10. MEDICAL SUPPORT: If you need minor medical assistance, Sag Van will pick you up and take you
to the medical tent. Alternatively, depending upon the medical emergency, ambulances will
take you to the nearest hospital to receive treatment.
Run Course – 3.1 Miles
RUN COURSE:
The run course will take you through Prairie Springs Park. The course will be well marked and
volunteers to help let you along the way. Water will be on the course at mile 1.5.
Run Course Turn By Turn
1. Exit transition at the South West corner
2. West on running path clockwise around Lake Andrea to the baseball fields located on the
North/East end of Lake Andrea.
3. Left to path and run West to turnaround point.
4. Turnaround and run back to baseball fields.
5. Left onto 93rd
6. Right onto running path and follow path clockwise around Lake Andrea to finish line
behind the RecPlex.
Run Course Rules and Instructions
1. No form of locomotion other than running or walking is allowed.
2. Runners must wear their race number on front of them so it is clearly visible at all times on the
course. Race numbers issued by Iron Girl identify the official athletes in the race. Shoes and shirt
must be worn at all times and failure to do so may result in disqualification.
3. NO INDIVIDUAL SUPPORT VEHICLES OR NON-PARTICIPANT ESCORT RUNNERS ARE ALLOWED.
This is an individual endurance event. Teamwork as a result of outside assistance, which
provides an advantage over single competitors, is not allowed. Individual support vehicles or
non-participant escort runners will result in disqualification. A non-participant escort runner
includes participants who have withdrawn from the race, have been disqualified or have finished
the race. Friends, family members, coaches, or supporters of any type may not bike, drive, or
run alongside an athlete; may not pass them food or any other items and are warned to stay
completely clear of all participants to avoid disqualification of an athlete.
4. It is incumbent upon each athlete to immediately reject any attempt to assist, follow, or escort. It
IS permissible for an athlete who is still competing to run with other athletes who are also still
competing.
5. Runners are expected to follow directions and instructions of all race officials and public
authorities.
6. Friends and/or family members are not permitted to cross the finish line or enter the finish
chute with participating athletes. For safety, ABSOLUTELY NO FAMILY, CHILDREN, SPOUSES,
FRIENDS, FANS, ETC. ARE ALLOWED INTO THE FINISH AREA.
Duathlon Course Map
Duathlon Course
1.75 mile run/ 12 mile bike/ 3.1 mi
RUN #1 COURSE – 1.75 mile
The first run will begin at the swim start. Duathlon athletes will start in the second wave at 7:04 am.
Run Course Turn By Turn
1. West on running path clockwise around Lake Andrea to transtion behind the RecPlex.
2. You will be directed through the timing chutes at transition to the run to bike transition.
BIKE COURSE – 12 Miles
Enjoy the bike course as it travels through Prairie Springs Park.
Bike Course Turn By Turn
1. Exit transition and head West on Terwall Terrace to Highway 165
2. Right on Highway 165
3. Right on 120th Ave (East)
4. Left on Oakdale Rd.
5. Left on 120th Ave (West)
6. Turnaround at Highway 165 and 120th Ave. (West)
7. Right on Oakdale Road
8. Right on 120th Ave (East)
9. Left on Highway 165
10. Turnaround at Highway H & Highway 165
11. Right on Terwall Terrace
12. Left into Transition.
RUN #2 COURSE – 3.1 mile
The run course will take you through Prairie Springs Park.
Run Course Turn By Turn
1. Exit transition at the South West corner
2. West on running path clockwise around Lake Andrea to the baseball fields located on the
North/East end of Lake Andrea.
3. Left to path and run West to turnaround point.
4. Turnaround and run back to baseball fields.
5. Left onto 93rd
6. Right onto running path and follow path clockwise around Lake Andrea to finish line
behind the RecPlex.
Post Race Information
Medals
All finishers will receive a medal.
Awards Ceremony
The awards ceremony will occur after the race (pending final results being available) and will be
located behind the park buildings near the finish line. The awards ceremony will start around 10:30
a.m. pending the official results.
Race Results
On race day you will receive an email with your results.
Post Race Recovery
Participant will enjoy free post race food from the Athlete Food Tent or can purchase food from one
of the local Food Trucks on site at the venue. The Athlete Food Tent will open after the first finisher
and will be located in the expo area. The Athlete Food is for PARTICIPANTS ONLY.
Race Photography
FinisherPix is proud to serve as the official photographers for the 2016 Iron Girl Women’s
Event Series. Photos available to view and order online after the race. A few days post race you will
receive an email with your photos.
What do you need to do for a good photo?
1. Have your race/bib number visible at all times.
2. Smile when you cross the finish line!
3. Visit at www.finisherpix.com/ to view and order photos.
Thank You