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Alford - Short and Team Races

Sunday 3rd August 2008

Event Organiser – Henry Trotter/Stuart Diack

  • Registration 9.30am – 10.30am Hut B
  • Briefing 10.45am Transition Area
  • Heat 1 11.00am Swimming Pool
  • Refreshments 1.00pm – 3.00pm Transition Area
  • Prize Giving 2.00pm – 3.00pm Transition Area
  • Please Note All Times Are Approximate

Race Distances

  • Swim = Short 400m, Team 400m
  • Cycle = Short 12.3km, Team 12.3km
  • Run = Short 3km, Team 3km

Location and Car Parking

Alford is located around ¾ hours drive from Aberdeen on the A944. On entering Alford follow the signs for the Swimming Pool. There is ample parking at the Swimming Pool.

Registration

Registration will now be in Hut B behind the Swimming Pool and overlooking the NEW Transition Area. Follow the signs from the Swimming Pool Door.

Transition Area

The transition area this year has been moved for easier access to the cycle route, it is now situated in the Academy Car Park, This allows us to utilise the school bus one way system to get out onto the Cycle route.

There is a concrete path which leads to the transition area. There is also ample space outside the pool door to leave any equipment.

Sections

Swim Section - All

Alford pool is a 20m, 4 lane pool allowing heats of 12 swimmers. Short distance is 20 lengths and the Team distance is 20 lengths. The start is at the shallow end of the pool as the exit is at side of the building nearest the shallow end. Unfortunately this means walking through the foyer area of the pool which can get slippy when wet. All competitors must wait in the changing area until their heat has been called.

Cycle section - All

On exiting the pool walk through the foyer area until you are outside then you may run to the transition area where you collect your bike and helmet, mounting your bike next to the timekeepers. Follow the Signage round the Bus Lane to Greystone Road and Turn Left. Please be careful here, as there will be traffic / other cyclists coming past who have the right of way.

Follow Greystone Road past the Ski Centre taking care at the speed bumps, and proceed to the next junction where you need to Turn Left. Follow this road for around 1km until you come to the junction with Kingsfield Road, Turn Left here. Continue on this road, taking care at the bends until you reach Greystone Road, at this junction Turn Left. After you have turned left proceed along this road passing the entrance to the Swimming Pool / Bank Terrace and complete a further 2 Laps (3 in total). At the end of the 3rd Lap Turn Left into School Road and follow road to transition area.

Run Section – All

Exit transition on the pavement leading to the Left and follow the dimple cones (keeping them on your Left-hand side at all times) into the playing fields. Follow dimple cones until you come to a bridge, cross the bridge into the next field and follow the dimple cones clockwise around this field. Upon reaching the bridge cross back across into the first playing field and follow the dimple cones clockwise around this field you will come across the bridge again, cross over running past the lap counter to start another lap of both fields. After you have completed your second lap run behind the lap counter and make your way to the finish.

Relay Athletes

The relay teams should follow the same course as above. All changeovers should occur in the transition area. The swimmer will exit pool and run to cyclist who will be standing next to bike with bike still racked. The cyclist should not move until tagged by the swimmer. Likewise after the cycle has been completed the runner should not move until the bike has been racked and the runner tagged. A wrist band will be passed between cyclists and runners.