Birkdale Animal Hospital Kids Tri Series
2010

Sponsors and Links

Course Description

USTA Membership

Price and Rules

Points Championship
Course Description

Course Description:

Swim:

4-6 year old 25 yd swim(start on the opposite end of the pool)
7-8 year old 50 yd swim
9-10 year old 75yd swim
11-12year old 100yd swim
13-14 year old 200yd swim. 
Kickboards are legal for all swimmers.

Each participant has one lane and swims their desired distance in that lane only. If the heat is over 18 kids then swimmers may share a lane but they still swim their desired distance in one side of the lane .The swim finishes on the water park side of the pool. Shoes and shirt and/or number should be left on the water park side of the pool.  Parents are to stay on the opposite side of the pool for viewing.  Volunteers will help the kids exit the pool and prepare for the bike as needed.  Feel free to sign up to volunteer if you wish to help ALL of the children in the race.

Transition 1:

The participants climb out of the pool and put their shoes and number on.  Volunteers are in place to help children in need.  The participants exit the pool via the water park and run along the flags and across the road to the dirt path leading to the Huntersville park soccer field. As you reach the path chalk boxes are drawn out along the path on the right and left and the bicycles are stationed there.  Your bike will be stationed be age group

Bike:

4-6 year .3mile bike
7-8 year 1 mile bike
9-10year 1 mile bike
11-12year 2 mile bike
13-14 year old 2 mile bike
Training wheels legal for all riders

The bike course goes counter clockwise around the paved path.  For the 11-14 year old's we will go along one side of Verhoeff Rd. The transition area will be on the right side of the road next to the path that leads to the field.  You bike transition will start there and they will ride 2 laps down and back on Verhoeff road.  Once completed they will dismount their bikes in the same location they started and then run through the flags, down to the infield and start their run.

Transition 2:

Return your bike to the designated drop off spot according to age group and run to the soccer field.  Enter the run course where the finish shoot is set up and proceed counter clockwise around the cones along on the grass inside the field. 


Run:

4-6 year 100yd run
7-8 year .3 mile run
9-10year .5 mile run
11-12year old .75 mile run on the infield 
13-14 year old 1 mile run around the track


Home
Race Outline / FAQ's
Race Information
Results
Image Gallery