Tempe International Classic Age Group Triathlon May 22, 2005

      
USAT INTERNATIONAL DISTANCE REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
CLYDESDALE TRIPLE CROWN
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DATE: May 22, 2005
AGE GROUP TRI AND  SPRINT TRI START TIME: 6:30am
YOUTH START TIME: 6:00am
DISTANCES:
 TRI
   SWIM: 1500 meters 
   BIKE:40 kilometers
   RUN: 10 kilometers 
SPRINT TRI
   SWIM: 400 meters 
   BIKE:20 kilometers (12.4 miles)
   RUN: 5 kilometers  (3.1 miles)
OPEN WATER SWIM
   SWIM: 1500 meters 
 

WATER TEMP: Approximately 76-80 (wetsuit ruling made on race day)
AIR TEMP: 75 at start, 90 at finish
FLIGHT INFO: Discounts and free bike transport on America West
PACKET PICK-UP:
  May 21 noon - 6:00pm Landis (Rural and Warner)
PRE RACE MEETING: Landis Cyclery, 2:00pm May 21
POST RACE BANQUET: (free to athletes) 11:00pm
AWARDS CEREMONY: April 22 at 2:00pm
ENTRY FEES: Click here
ENTRY FORM: Click here
ONLINE REGISTRATION: Click here

DON’T FORGET! BIKES FLY FREE ON AMERICA WEST AIRLINES TO THE TEMPE INTERNATIONAL CLASSIC TRIATHLON. CALL OUR TRAVEL PARTNERS AT 800-836-5823 AND ASK FOR THE TUCSON RACING FARE!

The TEMPE INTERNATIONAL CLASSIC TRIATHLON takes place at triathlon central in Tempe, Arizona – Tempe Town Lake. Race on one of triathlon’s best known venues, home of the Tempe ITU race last year and Ironman this spring. The TEMPE INTERNATIONAL CLASSIC TRIATHLON is shaping up to be one of the biggest and best triathlons in the west. Some of the things we are doing for 2005:

• ITU Points Race: Just like last year, come out and cheer your favorite pros and Olympic hopefuls as they compete on 2 lap swim, 6 lap bike and 4 lap run. Last year’s race was won by Tucson resident and Olympic alternate Doug Friman, spectators also saw 2004 Olympian Victor Plata race his way to a high finish. There are only 4 of these races in the United States and 30 worldwide – come out and see Olympic racing at its best!
• UNDER 23 and 16-19 Olympic Development Race:  Come see future Olympic stars!  The Under 23s will race the ITU race with the pros.  The 16-19 age group will race a draft legal race of a lesser distance.  This is by qualification and invitation only.  If you believe you have what it takes, then contact USAT!
• USAT REGIONAL INTERNATIONAL DISTANCE CHAMPIONSHIPS:  The Tempe International Classic Triathlon has been named by USAT as the International Distance Championships for the Southwest Region.  Expect athletes from all over the west to come to Tempe to compete against the best of the best and for valuable USAT ranking points.
• ELITE WAVES ADDED:  We will be adding elite waves for Elite Age Group, Elite Masters and Elite Grand Masters.  Don’t miss your chance to race against the best of the best.  Everybody will be there!

 New Events at the Tempe International Classic Triathlon for 2005.

• Rio Salado Sprint Triathlon presented by the Grand Canyon State Games: Thanks to our great friends at the Grand Canyon State Games we are able to put on a sprint triathlon this year. Not ready for the long stuff? Come out and try our sprint triathlon!
• Open Water Swim. If you are not a biker and runner, try our open water swim! This will be a laser measured 1500 meters in the open water of Tempe Town Lake.
• Tri-Family Youth Triathlon: Put on by Tri-Family Racing in conjunction with Tucson Racing, this is youth triathlon consisting of a 150 m swim, a 4 mile bike and a 1 mile run.  Open to 7-8, 9-10, 11-12 and 13-14 year olds.

Team In Training: Team in Training has literally raised millions and millions of dollars for the treatment and research of leukemia. Team in Training has designated the Tempe International Classic Triathlon as their official spring race in Arizona to raise funds for leukemia. To be involved with Team in Training or for more information go to http://www.teamintraining.org/all_cal.adp.

Triathlon Club Championships. Tucson Racing Inc. invites your club to the Tempe International Classic Triathlon on May 22, 2005 at Tempe Town Lake. The Club Championships will be a great way to build camaraderie, compete, meet and greet with other triathlon clubs
The winning club will receive

• Rotating championship trophy. A big, awesome trophy for your sponsor to display.
• Up to 40 (one for each participant) fleece vests, sweatshirts, or windbreakers. The vest, sweatshirt or windbreaker will be custom ordered after the race and will be embroidered with your club's logo. Each participating member of your team will be able to order the clothing item of choice and size desired.

Davis Phinney Foundation. Raise funds for the Davis Phinney Foundation and help fight Parkinson’s Disease. For every individual club entry, Tucson Racing will donate $5 to the Davis Phinney Foundation for the treatment and research of Parkinson’s Disease. If you want to help raise funds for Parkinson’s in other ways please email us at racedirector@tucsonracing.com.

Clydesdale Triple Crown. The Tempe International Classic Triathlon has been designated as one of three triple crown races in the United States by Team Clydesdale. If you are a Clydesdale or Athena you do not want to miss your chance for valuable triple crown points and a chance to qualify for Clydesdale World Championships in Miami in November. There will be Clydesdale age groups for Under 20, 20-29,30-39,40-49,50-59 and 60+.

 

Course Details

TRANSITION AREA
Landis will be on hand on race morning for minor tweaks and adjustments.  Look for the Landis tent at the transition area

The transition area will be in the parking lot of the operations center on the north side of the lake. THIS IS A SHADED TRANSITION AREA! It is immediately west of Mill Avenue and under the 202 Freeway. It will be completely fenced in, secure and patrolled by Tucson Racing Inc. personnel during the race. While we will do our best to monitor the safety of your equipment, we are not responsible for your equipment.

SWIM - International Distance
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The swim will be in Tempe Town Lake. The Tempe International Classic Triathlon is on the only triathlon at Tempe Town Lake with a beach start. The swim will be in the shape of a trapezoid.. It will start on the beach and proceed south toward Beach park, then west under the railroad bridge in the direction of the west dam, crossing north across the lake and along the south shore to the beach

SWIM - Sprint Distance
The swim will be in Tempe Town Lake. The swim will be in the shape of a trapezoid.. It will start on the beach and proceed south toward Beach park, then west approximately 100 meters in the direction of the west dam, then making a right turn back, north, back to the beach

BIKE - International and Sprint Distance
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The City of Tempe has asked us to use our standard 4 loop bike course.  From the transition area go to Curry, right on Curry to Rural, right on Rural, right on Rio Salado, right on Priest, right on Washington back to Mill for one loop

The sprint course will be a part of the 1 lap course.  Landis Cyclery will be providing neutral bike support and will have a mechanic on at packet pick up and race morning for minor bike tweaks and repairs.

RUN - International Distance
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The run course is fun, interesting, challenging, and one lap! Up and over Curry, through the Marina, along Tempe Town Lake, over the Mill Avenue bridge, back down to the lake and along the lake to McClintock and then return to the finish line at Tempe Beach Park. Aid stations will be every mile with energy replacement drink and water. Carbboom will be supplying their excellent energy gel at mile 3 on the run. The finish line is at Tempe Beach Park where you can enjoy gala finish line activities and famous Tucson Racing veggie pasta.

RUN - Sprint Distance
One lap! Up and over Curry, through the Marina, along Tempe Town Lake, over the Mill Avenue bridge and to the finish line at Tempe Beach Park where you can enjoy gala finish line activities and famous Tucson Racing veggie pasta.

Relays

Relays are available in the international and sprint distance in the following categories:

Male
Female
Mixed
Family

Relay team members will do the same course as the triathlon. Relays can consist of 2 or 3 members.  Family relay members must be related somehow.  All relay members must sign waiver at packet pickup

Local Information

The City of Tempe, Arizona is the state's seventh largest city, is located in the center of the Valley of the Sun with more than 160,000 residents calling it home. The City of Tempe, Arizona is bordered by Phoenix, Scottsdale, Mesa and Chandler. Access to Tempe is a snap with the Loop 101, 202, US 60, I-10 and Hohokam Expressway serving Tempe, making us the most accessible city in the metropolitan area. And, we are only 10 minutes from Sky Harbor International Airport with taxi service and public transportation available seven days a week. The City of Tempe, Arizona offers more than 300 days a year of sunshine to its residents and visitors, and annual rainfall amounts to approximately 7.36 inches a year.

In 1865, the U.S. Army arrived at the eastern end of the Salt River Valley and established Fort McDowell. After the arrival of the cavalry came Caucasian pioneers including Wickenburg entrepreneur Jack Swilling, who directed the renovation of the Hohokam canals, and town "founder" Charles Trumbull Hayden, who built a flour mill and began a ferry service across the Salt River.

"Hayden's Ferry," as the city was called then, was also the name of the only vehicle across the Rio Salado. The town grew slowly with mercantiles, saloons and other businesses along the dusty main street Mill Avenue, and was renamed the City of "Tempe" Arizona (Tem-PEE) by an English traveler who compared the area to the beautiful Vale of Tempe in Greece.

In 1886, the Arizona Territorial Normal School welcomed its first class of 31 sstudents in the structure known today as Old Main on Arizona State University's campus. The college town and farming community grew steadily and quietly until post-World War II's Baby Boom pushed Tempe's city limits against the neighboring communities in every direction. In most recent years, corporate America has rediscovered and redefined the City of Tempe, Arizona much the same way Hayden "discovered" the home of the Pimas, who had "discovered" the home of the Hohokam.

Downtown Tempe offers all types of entertainment options to fit any desires. No where else in Arizona can one experience a Broadway show at a Frank Lloyd Wright designed theatre, see an NFL football game, choose from more than 75 places to eat, shop at brand name stores, climb a mini-mountain, kayak on a two-mile lake, take in an independent film, view works of art and stroll under shady trees - all within a one mile radius

The downtown area has grown to become a unique, pedestrian-friendly place to live, work and play. Shady brick sidewalks, turn of the century buildings, historic landmarks, and Arizona State University, "A" mountain and Tempe Town Lake all make Downtown Tempe the place to be for dining, shopping and nightlife.

For more information about Tempe and what to do on your weekend here, check out http://www.tempecvb.com.

About Tempe Town Lake

 Statistics

• Opened November 7, 1999; conceptualized in 1966 by ASU
• 220 surface acres - 2 miles long, 800-1200 feet wide
• Average depth: 12.5 feet, ranging from 7 to 19 feet
• Actual lake construction costs: $44,864,878

Water

• Capacity is about 3,000 acre-feet or 977 million gallons
• Water to keep the lake full comes from reclaimed water, recharge and recovery and water exchanges
• Water quality is maintained by keeping the water well mixed, proper aeration and chemical controls
• The lake does not lose water to seepage thanks to a recovery system that pumps water back into the lake
• Evaporation costs Town Lake about the same amount of water used by two golf courses each year or about the same amount consumed by a 1,000-acre alfalfa field.

Local Weather
The weather on the third weekend of May will be awesome for racing. Temperatures at the start of the race likely be in the mid 70s and up to the high 80s by the end of the race.

Packet Pickup
Early Registration and Packet Pickup

MAY 21, LANDIS CYCLERY, WARNER & RURAL, 1:00pm TO 6:00pm.
 
Packet pick up on race morning by pre-arrangement only.

THIS IS A USAT SANCTIONED RACE.  IF YOU ARE AN ANNUAL MEMBER YOU MUST BRING YOUR USAT CARD OR PAY ONE DAY LICENSE FEE. FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE SEE www.usatriathlon.org

Prerace Meeting
PRE-RACE MEETING, 2:00pm, LANDIS CYCLERY
 

Awards Banquet
Stay tuned for info on our fabulous post race festivities!

Clydesdale/Athena 
The Tempe International Classic Triathlon has been designated by Team Clydesdale as a Triple Crown event and a qualifier for the Clydesdale World Championships in Miami, Florida. 

USAT rules dictate that those eligible for the Clydesdale category be men who are 200 pounds and over and the those eligible for the Athena category be women who are 150 pounds and over.

The Tempe International Classic Triathlon will be offering Clydesdale/Athena age groups for Under 20, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59 and 60+.

Youth Triathlon 
The Tempe International Classic Triathlon will be offering the Tri-Family Youth Triathlon consisting of a 150 meter swim, a 4 mile bike and a 1 mile run.

The youth triathlon will be an open water swim in Tempe Town Lake.  The start will be from a beach.  Participants will start while standing waist deep in the water.   We will have 10 lifeguards on the 150 meter course

Entry Fees
 

Online Registration
Online registration is provided by Active.com. 

Please read the Online Registration Information page. When you are ready to register online, click on the appropriate link below.

Tempe International Classic Triathlon & Rio Salado Sprint Triathlon

Refund Information
We cannot give refunds, transfer entries or rollover entries to any other race for any reason whatsoever (and please be advised that we have heard them all). This includes weather, injury or the necessity to change distances or the course due to unforeseen and/or unanticipated circumstances.

Travel Information

BIKES FLY FREE ON AMERICA WEST AIRLINES TO THE TEMPE INTERNATIONAL CLASSIC TRIATHLON.  CALL OUR TRAVEL PARTNERS AT 800-836-5823 AND ASK FOR THE TUCSON RACING FARE!

Tempe is located a 10 minute drive from Sky Harbor International Airport.  Since the airport is a major hub of both America West and Southwest, airfares are generally quite reasonable.  

Contact our travel partner at 800-836-5823 for promotional fares and free bike transportation. 

Tempe is suburb of the Phoenix metropolitan area and is easily accessible by car from all points.

Lodging Information
 

HOST HOTEL

Marriott SpringHill Suites
5211 S. Priest Drive
Tempe, Arizona 85283
480-752-7979

CALL AND ASK FOR THE TEMPE TRIATHLON RATES.

Complimentary HOT Breakfast including: Sausage, Eggs, Belgian Waffles, Oatmeal w/ Toppings, Muffins, danish, bagels w/ cream cheese, toast w/ jelly & peanut butter, cold cereal, fresh fruit, yogurt, juice, milk, coffee 

Restaurants within walking distance including: Outside the Mall: McDonald’s, Carl’s Jr, Crispy Cream Donuts, Five & Diner, Claim Jumpers, Joe’s Crab Shack, and Jack in the Box, Aunt Chilada’s

Inside The Mall: Rainforest Café, Ruby’s Diner, Starbuck’s, and The Food Court with several places to choose from Arizona Mills Mall within walking distance including: Lots of Shops, GameWorks, Imax Theatre, and 24 Movie Theatres

 We are conveniently located at the corner of Priest and Baseline.

Country Inn and Suites have offered to be our back up hotel.  Room rates are $65 for a standard and $75 for a suite.  Please ask for the Tempe Triathlon race.  Rooms include airport transfer, continental "plus" breakfast, bedtime snacks and outdoor pool/spa.  Country Inn suites are located 1/2 mile from Tempe Town Lake. To make reservations call 1-480-858-9898

Maps

For course maps, see the Course Details section.

Course Records

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