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Name:	Lin-Mark Timed EZE-In 25th Annual WILKES BARRE TRIATHLON 2006
Race Status:	On Line Entry Closed
Description:	1.5K Swim - 40K Bike - 11K Run See event site for Kid's Event on 8/5 Animcel poset, cantle?
Type:	USAT Sanctioned & Officiated. Celebrating 25 years of triathlon excellence.
Date:	8/6/2006
Location:	Harveys Lake & Penn State Campus Lehman Township, PA
Website:	www.wilkesbarretriathlon.com

Awards

NOTE: Expanded race awards/division are under development in celebration of the event's 25th Anniversary.

Pro/Elite Cash Awards Purse is increased to $15,000 for the 25th Anniversary celebration.

Promises to be an exciting year! Wilkes Barre is the oldest triathlon in the USA and among the most highly respected for all venues of excellence.

Elite Division-Males & Females
Age Groups Top 3 Males & Females:
14-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-59, 70+
Relay Teams - Top 3 Each Division:
Male, Co-Ed, 1st Place top Corporate Team

Note: To enter a child in the KIDS 1 MILE RACE please e-mail the race director
The Kid's 1 Mile Race is on Sat. 8/5 on Penn State Campus.

KID'S RUN FEES:
Pre Entry Fee is $5 - $7 on race day. Includes, shirt, refreshments . . .with medals to all kids in the finish line!

Contact Information

Name:	Wilkes-Barre Triathlon-2006
Address:	185 S. River St Plains, PA 18705
Phone:	570-822-2025
Fax:	570-270-5515
Email:	wbtri2006@aol.com

Race Fees

Entry Fee:

Individual	$65.00
Relay Team	$105.00

1 Day License for Non-USAT Members:

$10.00

Event Schedule: Rain or Shine

Please go to the event's web site for complete race info. regarding courses, history, sponsors, directions, time line.

Sat. 8/5/06, Noon to 6 p.m. Packet Pick up is only on Sat., 8/5. No Packet Pick-up or Registration on Event day! (No selling or transferring of assigned race slots between athletes. To do so will result in D.Q. Only the race director has final decision on all related entry processes.

12:30 p.m. Bike Area opens at Harvey Lake
3:30 p.m. Mandatory Pre-Race Meeting in Penn State's Gym
6:00 p.m. Packet Pick-up process closes
7:00 p.m. Harvey Lake area is closed and locked for swim/bike transition in the morning.

Race Day, 8/6: 6:00 a.m. - Penn State Finish Area opens:
All athletes to place run bags & shoes at finish area bike racks. Buses begin to transport triathletes to swim start at Harvey's Lake. Last bus departs Penn State Campus for Harvey's Lake at 7:15 a.m.
ALL ATHLETES MUST CHECK IN AT HARVEY LAKE UPON ARRIVAL FOR HELMET INSPECTION & RECEIVE THEIR ASSIGNED SWIM CAP.

Spectators are strongly urged to park at Penn State Campus (do not drive to Harvey Lake) and take the shuttle buses to the lake. Parking is extremely limited at the lake! No spectators will be allowed out of the swim/bike transition area until the last biker departs. Buses will return spectators and swim/team members to Penn State Campus. RUN/TEAM RELAY MEMBERS SHOULD NOT GO TO THE LAKE.
7:20 a.m. Last bus departs Penn State Campus for Harvey's lake.
7:40 a.m. Swim check in at Harvey's Lake closes. 8:00 a.m. Elite Wave Starts at 8 a.m.

TIMING:
Lin-Mark Computer Sports will utilize the WinningTime chip ankle band system. Participants will pick-up their chip at packet pick-up along with their assigned race number.
Race numbers must be worn for visual personal i.d. while on the course.
The WT timing chip ankle-band must be worn to be accurately scored. No transferring of assigned race number or chips. They are computer coded to your own personal race day data (i.e.: age, gender, race division)!
If you know you are not going to participate at packet pick-up . . .remove the timing band, and give it back to the volunteer. If you do not finish on the course . . .you must return you timing band. All participants are financially responsible ($15) for the event's loss/replacement fee.
Yes . . .all timing bands are "scanned" after the event for proper return credit of the timing bands.

No pets are allowed anywhere on the course or at the Penn State Campus and Expo areas.

RACE HOTLINE: 570-822-2025
Fax: 570-270-5515

Joanne Gensel, Race Diretor
Thank you and good luck on race day!
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