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Sea to Ski Triathlon
sponsored by:
Kachemak Nordic Ski Club &
Homer Saw and Cycle


Sunday, March 30, 2003
Mariner Park - Homer, Alaska
(The Gazebo at the Base of the Spit - Mariner Park)

Registration: 10:00 AM until Noon - $5
Late Registration: After Noon - $10
Required Race Meeting - 12:30 PM
Race start - 1:00 PM
Helmets are required for bikers

Distances are approximate
Run: 5 km (3 mi) - Gazebo to West Homer Elementary School
Bike: 7 km (4 mi) - Up West Hill - Across Highland Dr. to the Roger’s Loop Trail head
Ski: 4km loop. We recommend using your 'old' skis for this years race.

Team Categories:
1. Middle School grades 7 & 8
2. High School grades 9 -12
Adults:
3. Young Adults: to age 29
4. Adults: 30-49
5. Incredible Adults: 50 and over
Open:
6. Same gender, mixed age
7. Mixed gender
Ironman and Ironwoman: 1-5. As above

Award Ceremony: 3:00 PM. Sand dollar medallions will be awarded to the top 3 ironmen and ironwomen in categories 1-5 and the top three teams. Prizes will be awarded by draw from waiver slips for all participants and volunteers who are present at 3:00 PM. Call Dave or Molly Brann at 235-6018 for more information or to volunteer to help.

Click here for a printable Waiver Form

Course and Competition Information:

The course will consist of a 5 km (3 mi) run from Mariner Park to West Homer Elementary; a 7 km (4 mi) mountain bike ride from West Homer up West Hill, across Highland and Sprucewood Drives to the old Trail Head on Roger's Loop; and a 1 km (0 .6 mi) run (carrying your skis) on the road to the new Trail Head on the Sterling Highway by the State Maintenance Department. Distances are approximate. Chief of Course (Dave Brann) reserves the right to change the last leg if it snows enough to ski. It has been announced that there will be a 4km skiing leg to the triathalon this year. Dust of you old skis and bring them out on Sunday.
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Teams will consist of three members, or the complete course can be done by one individual (APRIL FOOL STYLE). An individual can not be on a team also. An awards ceremony will be held at 3 PM. Sand dollar medallions will be awarded to the three top teams and to the top 3 ironmen and ironwomen of each age group. Prizes will be awarded by draw from waiver slips for all participants who are present at 3 PM.

Team and individual categories for men and women will be: middle school grades 7 & 8, high school grades 9-12, young adults to age 29, adults 30-49, and incredible adults 50 and over. There will also be an open category for same gender - mixed age group or mixed gender teams.

Registration will be from 10:00 am to 12 noon at the Gazebo at Mariner Park, on race day. There will be a $5.00 entry fee per participant, with a $10.00 late entry fee (after 12 noon). Students will be required to have a parent or other adult sign their permission slips to participate. Bicyclists will be required to wear helmets. There will be a REQUIRED race meeting at 12:30 and the race will start at 1:00.

A Kid's Race for students under 7th grade will happen earlier on Sunday, only if someone volunteers to coordinate it.

The race is sponsored by the Kachemak Nordic Ski Club and Homer Saw and Cycle. Call Dave or Molly Brann at 235-6018 for further information, or email them at brann@alaska.net.

Click here for a printable Waiver Form


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