9th Annual
Sunday, June 27, 2010
The 9th Annual Westchester Medical Center Biathlon will benefit the Joel A. Halpern Regional Trauma Center and the Westchester Medical Center Foundation. Each year more than 30,000 adults and children - including 2,000 trauma victims - come through the doors of the Joel A. Halpern Regional Trauma Center and Emergency Department at Westchester Medical Center.
As an academic-level medical center and the region's Level 1 Trauma Center, our total approach to trauma-care - from research, education and treatment, to rehabilitation - is what distinguishes us from other hospitals.
Westchester Medical Center's state-of-the-art Joel A. Halpern Regional Trauma Center - a facility that is as comfortable, efficient and technologically advanced as our world-class program and patients deserve.
For more information, please call the Westchester Medical Center Foundation office at 914-493-8029.
COMPETITOR INFORMATION
ABSOLUTELY NO PARTS OF ENTRY FEES WILL BE REFUNDED, TRANSFERRED OR CREDITED!
IMPORTANT: Race packets will not be issued without your knowing your race bib
number and having photo ID!
You will receive an email with you race bib number approximately 3-4 days before the event. At check-in you must know your bib number before getting in to the line that corresponds to your number. If you do not know your number, you may look it up on an alphabetical list posted near the registration tables before getting in your respective line.
You may not pick up a bib number for anyone else.
Individual Entry Fee:
Early Postmarked before June 6 $50
Regular Postmarked after June 6 $60
Race Day No T-shirts to race day entries $70
2-Person Relay Team Entry Fee:
Early Postmarked before June 6 $80
Regular Postmarked after June 6 $100
Race Day No T-shirts to race day entries $120
No mail-in entries accepted! Entry must be made on-line by credit card only!
Individual Awards: 1st, 2nd, 3rd male/female overall and in 5-year age groups: 18-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 70+ (men), 60+ (women).
Team Awards: 1st, 2nd, 3rd in male, female and coed teams.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Pre-Race Day - Saturday, Macy Oval, Westchester Medical Center
4:00 - 6:00 p.m.- Check-in (optional), new entries, course familiarization
Race Day - Sunday, Macy Oval, Westchester Medical Center
6:15 a.m. - 7:30 a.m. - Check-in
7:45 a.m. - Pre-race announcements
8:00 a.m. - Race Start (rain or shine)
10:15 am - Awards ceremony, refreshments, raffle
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! Is there someone you know who could help while you're competing? Call NYT at 845-247-0271 from 10:00-5:00 and leave a message with their name and confirm that they will be at the race. Volunteers will receive a souvenir T-shirt and sincere thanks from all competitors.
RUN: The run course of 2 miles starts and ends at the Macy Oval and is on the roads within the Westchester Medical Center Hospital campus. The second run is identical to the first.
BIKE: The 15 mile bike course starts and ends at the Macy Oval and consists of two loops around Westchester Medical Center Hospital in a clockwise direction. Bikes make left on to Woods Road and then right (at Stop sign) on to Hospital Road. Cross over the Sprain Brook Parkway and make right at traffic light on to Route 100 south (Bradhurst Ave.). Straight to traffic light and make right on to Route 100C (Grasslands Ave.). Continue straight until right merge on to Route 9A north. Straight on Route 9A until right merge on to Route 141. Right at next intersection and merge on to Route 100 south. Pass entrance to the Hospital (Hospital road) and start second loop. After completing the second loop, turn right at Hospital road and return to transition area.
- Contestants must be capable of riding no less than a 15 mph pace.
- Each contestant is individually responsible for repair and maintenance of their bike.
- Contestants must ride to the right of the road at all times.
WARNING! Use extreme caution and slow down while biking on the roads within the Hospital complex , as you will be sharing the road with biathlon runners.
CONE DIRECTIONAL SYSTEM: All turns on the bike course are marked by a series of 6-10 small (12") orange cones on the Right shoulder of the road. Following them is essential to stay on the course. The course is clearly marked! If in doubt at any intersection, always follow the direction marked by the orange cones. Do not expect volunteers, marshals and/or police personnel to point you in the right direction. They are on the course for safety and traffic control at key intersections.
TRANSITION AREA: Entry to competitors ONLY! Bicycles not put on assigned racks corresponding to their race number will be removed from the transition area. NO cycling in the transition area. Competitors who cycle past the "Dismount" signs at the entrance to the transition area will be penalized. Bikes and equipment may be removed by competitors ONLY upon showing the run number and bike number to security personnel. Friends and family members will not be allowed to remove bikes.
DRAFTING RULES: You must maintain a distance of three bike lengths from the bike in front of you! You may not be closer than this distance for any period exceeding 15 seconds. You will be assessed a two minute penalty for each violation. Riding along side another biker will result in an immediate 2 minute penalty.
WARNING! Drafting and/or riding in a pack is a serious violation of the rules of Biathlon! If you wish to file an official complaint regarding "drafters", you must record their race number. A competitor who has three drafting reports filed by fellow competitors will automatically receive a four minute penalty.
HELMETS: Penalties will be assessed if cycling helmets are not positively secured with chinstrap BEFORE leaving the transition area. Riding without a helmet will result in immediate disqualification! Helmets must be USCF, ANSI or SNELL approved.
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RACE NUMBERS/ELECTRONIC TIMING:
On the morning of the race, you will pick up an electronic timing chip that corresponds to your assigned bib number. This chip must be attached with a Velcro strap to your ankle and must remain attached throughout the entire event.
You cannot use any chip other than the one that is assigned to you on the morning of the race.
After crossing the finish line, remove the chip and drop it in the collection bin at the end of the timing chute.
If you lose your chip during the race or fail to turn it in after you cross the finish line, you will be charged $75 for the lost chip. If you paid for the race using a credit card, your card will be charged automatically. Others will be sent an invoice.
Your bib number must be attached to the FRONT of your shirt (or race belt) during the entire race.
If you enter the transition area or cross the finish line and your number is not clearly visible on your FRONT, you will be receive a 2 minute penalty.
The 2-sided vinyl (adhesive-backed) bike frame number must be attached to the front of the top tube of your bicycle and for security reasons may not be removed until you leave the leave the transition area.
Check the label affixed to the timing tag (on the front of your bib number) for correct information regarding your name, age, sex and category.
Notify officials prior to the race of any mistakes!
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TEAMS: Runners must remove the electronic chip and hand it to the biker. The switch must take place before the respective bike is removed from the bike rack. After the biker returns and puts his bike on the rack, he will then hand the chip back to the runner who will complete the second run.
FINISH LINE: Come to a stop at the "STOP" sign, remove the Velcro strap with the timing chip and drop it in the collection bin at the end of the finish line chute.
RESULTS: Results will be posted on the New York Triathlon web site - www.NYTRI.org.
POST-RACE: Award winners must be present at the post-race awards ceremony to receive their prize.
HOW TO GET THERE:
Easiest from NY City: Take Sprain Brook Parkway (Taconic Pkwy) North. Go approximately 2.5 miles north of Cross Westchester Expressway (Rte. 287) and take exit to Rte. 100 North exit(Hospital/Westchester Medical Center ). Make left at end of exit ramp onto Hospital grounds.
Taconic Parkway SOUTH to Sprain Brook Parkway to Medical Center exit/Hawthorne, Rte. 100 (just past New York State Police Headquarters). Make right at top of exit onto Route 100 (south). Follow to entrance to Hospital on right.
Route 684 SOUTH to Saw Mill River Parkway to Sprain Brook Parkway to Medical Center exit (just past New York State Police Headquarters). Make right at top of exit onto Route 100 (south). Follow to entrance to Hospital on right.
Saw Mill River Parkway SOUTH to Sprain Brook Parkway to Medical Center exit (just past New York State Police Headquarter). Make right at top of exit onto Route 100 (south). Follow to entrance to Hospital on right.
Saw Mill River Parkway NORTH to I-287 east to Exit 4 (Route 1OOA north, which becomes Route 100 north). 3.2 miles from exit to entrance to Hospital on left.
I-87 (New York State Thruway) SOUTH to Tappan Zee Bridge. I-287 east to Exit 4 (Route 100A north, which becomes Route 100 north). 3.2 miles from exit to entrance to Medical Center grounds on left.
I-87 (New York State Thruway) NORTH to 1-287 east to Exit 4 (Route 100A north, which becomes Route 100 north). 3.2 miles from exit to entrance to Medical Center grounds on left.
I-95 (New England Thruway) NORTH or SOUTH to 1-287 west (Cross Westchester Expressway). To Sprain Brook Parkway north. To Medical Center exit. Make left onto Medical Center grounds.
Hutchinson River Parkway NORTH to 1-287 west (Cross Westchester Expressway). To Sprain Brook Parkway north. To Medical Center exit. Make left onto Medical Center grounds.
Meritt Parkway SOUTH to Hutchinson River Parkway to 1-287 west (Cross Westchester Expressway). To Sprain Brook Parkway north. To Medical Center exit. Make left onto Medical Center grounds.
Bronx River Parkway NORTH or SOUTH to Virginia Road exit. West on Virginia Road to Route 100 (Grasslands Road). Make right, and follow to stop light at junction of routes 100 and 100c. Make right onto Route 100 north. 1 mile to entrance to Medical Center grounds on left.
I-287 (Cross Westchester Expressway) EAST to Exit 4 (Route 100A north, which becomes Route 100 north). 3.2 miles from exit to entrance to Medical Center grounds on left.
I-287 (Cross Westchester Expressway) WEST to Sprain Brook Parkway north to Medical Center exit. Make left onto Hospital grounds.
PARKING: Proceed to the Macy Oval and park in designated parking lots adjacent to the transition area.
RACE VIOLATIONS & PENALTIES
2 Minute Penalties
- Riding in/out of transition area.
- Entering/exiting transition area under/over/between barriers.
- Bicycle not on assigned bike rack.
- Drafting or "pack riding" violation (each incident).
- Unsecured helmet chinstrap leaving/entering transition area.
- Biking alongside another bicycle.
Disqualification
- Riding without an approved biking helmet.
- Verbal abuse of volunteers, officials or staff.
- Wearing headphones during any portion of race (i.e. FM radios, iPods, etc).
HAVE A SAFE AND ENJOYABLE RACE
