Race Series
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Triathlon Manitoba Race Series in 2009
In 2009, we've got four race series on our calendar, in addition to the
Kids of Steel® Series, Birds Hill Duathlon
in the Park Race Series,
and some other races. A race series is two or more related races
where points are awarded to determine series winners. These series winners are recognized
at the Triathlon Manitoba Awards Evening in October.
Race series points will be awarded to Triathlon Manitoba members at each race based on the
order of finish within each age/gender category: 1st - 50 points, 2nd - 40, 3rd - 31, 4th
- 23, 5th - 16, 6th - 10, 7th - 9, 8th - 8, 9th - 7, 10th - 6, 11th - 5, 12th - 4, 13th
-3, 14th - 2, 15th - 1, 16th - 1, 17th - 1, ... This declining scale system helps to avoid
ties in total race series points. For example, one 1st and one 3rd beats two 2nds.
For categorization, an athlete's triathlon age is their age as of December 31st of the current year. (In other words, how old will you be on December 31, 2009?)
In order to participate in a Triathlon Manitoba sanctioned event, an athlete must either have a Full Membership, or must purchase a One-Day Membership when registering for the event.
Grand Prix (Olympic Triathlon) Series
The Grand Prix Series is our premiere race series. It brings together our best athletes in head-to-head competition.
Five Olympic Triathlons (1500m swim, 40K bike, 10K run):
Grand Prix Series points are awarded to Triathlon Manitoba members in each gender/age category (18 to 24, 25 to 29, ... 65 to 69, and 70+) at each Grand Prix Series race. An athlete's total race series points is the sum of the race points from their 3 best races, and a minimum of 3 races are required. The athletes with the top 3 point totals in each category receive an award at the annual Awards Evening.
An athlete must have a triathlon age of 18 or over to participate in a Grand Prix Series race.
Sprint Triathlon Series
Five Sprint Triathlons (750m swim, 20K bike, 5K run):
Sprint Triathlon Series points are awarded to Triathlon Manitoba members in each gender/age category (16 to 19, 20 to 29, 30 to 39, 40 to 49, 50 to 59, 60 to 69 and 70+) at each Sprint Triathlon Series race. An athlete's total race series points is the sum of the race points from their 3 best races, and a minimum of 3 races are required. The athletes with the top 3 point totals in each category receive an award at the annual Awards Evening.
An athlete must have a triathlon age of 16 or over to participate in a Sprint Triathlon Series race.
Long Duathlon Series
Five Long Duathlons:
Triple Threat Triathlon, June 7th at Birds Hill Park East Beach (5K run / 40K bike / 10K run)
St Malo Multisport Weekend, June 28th at St Malo Provincial Recreation Park (5K run / 40K bike / 10K run)
Free Spirit Triathlon, July 5th at Pinawa Sailing Beach (5K run / 40K bike / 10K run)
Borealis Multi-Sport, July 26th at Garrow Park on Rabbit Lake in Kenora (5K run / 40K bike / 10K run)
Riding Mountain Triathlon, August 15th at Wasagaming in Riding Mountain National Park (5K run / 40K bike / 10K run)
Long Duathlon Series points are awarded to Triathlon Manitoba members in the two gender categories at each Long Duathlon Series race. An athlete's total race series points is the sum of the race points from their 3 best races, and a minimum of 3 races are required. The athletes with the top 3 point totals in each category receive an award at the annual Awards Evening.
An athlete must have a triathlon age of 18 or older to participate in a Long Duathlon Series race.
Sprint Duathlon Series
Five Sprint Duathlons (2.5K run, 20K bike, 5K run):
Triple Threat Triathlon, June 7th at Birds Hill Park East Beach
St Malo Multisport Weekend, June 28th at St Malo Provincial Recreation Park
Free Spirit, July 5th at Pinawa
Borealis Multi-Sport, July 26th at Garrow Park on Rabbit Lake in Kenora
Riding Mountain Triathlon, August 15th at Wasagaming in Riding Mountain National Park
Sprint Duathlon Series points are awarded to Triathlon Manitoba members in the two gender categories at each Sprint Duathlon Series race. An athlete's total race series points is the sum of the race points from their 3 best races, and a minimum of 3 races are required. The athletes with the top 3 point totals in each category receive an award at the annual Awards Evening.
An athlete must have a triathlon age of 16 or over to participate in a Sprint Duathlon Series race.
Please consult the 2009 Triathlon Manitoba Event Calendar for information about all our races. The Kids of Steel® Program and Kids of Steel® Series are detailed in a separate leaflet and website page. Please consult our website at www.triathlon.mb.ca to obtain an event calendar, registration forms, or information about any of our programs, or contact Triathlon Manitoba.
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This page was last updated on February 13, 2009