12/6/2009 News:
Autumn Schiniathlon Multirama triathlon - Event announcement for 26 & 27 September 2009

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Saturday 26th September Sprint Event:

Short Distance Challenge (>18 y-old)= 750m Swim – 20km Bike – 5km Run

Maps for each discipline

The Sprint Distance will start at 10:00am exactly. The race briefing will be held a 09:40am.

Timeplan for the SPRINT distance:

There are NO time limits for the athletes of the Sprint Distance. All athletes of all abilities are welcome!

Kids Challenge (<18 y-old) =   50m to 100m Swim – 0.5 to 2km Bike – 0.5 to 1km run.

The Kids’ Challenge will start at 12:30 after all adult athletes have returned from the Sprint Distance.

From 11:00pm there will be an EXPO

• Presentation of tri-gadgets (bike, swim, run, transition, training accessories)
• Tips and tricks for improving your performance at swim, bike, run
• The body of the athlete (training, injuries, nutrition, etc)
• Calendar of international events – photos from events

At 12:00pm the post-race buffet will start being served to the athletes.  

The Awards Ceremony will be held at 12:20 - 12:30pm.

Bike Check-In at Transition Area:

On Saturday 26th athletes’ bike check-in will take place between 08:00am and 09:10am. The transition area will then be closed to the public.

Sunday 27th September Long Event:

Long Distance Challenge (>18 y-old) =       1500m Swim – 60km Bike – 15km Run

Maps for each discipline

The Long Distance will start at 09:00am exactly. The race briefing will be held at 08:30am.

Event timeplan for LONG distance:

The event is subject to TIME-LIMITS. Be aware of these, and register to the event only if you think you can make the full event on time.

Event start: 09:00am
Swim cut-off: 09:55  - ie: by that time, ALL swimmers MUST be out of the water
Bike cut-off: 12:35  - ie: by that time, ALL athletes MUST have finished the bike
Run 10km cut-off: 13:45 - ie: by that time ALL athletes MUST have completed the first lap of the run
Event cut-off:  14:20  - ie: by that time, ALL athletes MUST have finished the event

Athletes missing the cut-off will be marked as “DNF” or “Did Not Finish”. They will not gather any points at the Schiniathlon Cup Series and their results will show “DNF”. You must be able to complete the distance in 5h20mn!!

For the long distance event we will accept registrations of athletes who have completed succesfully at least one more triathlon within the last two years regardless of achievement, or an endurance sport event with more than two hours of duration for the winner of the event (a Marathon run or swim or bike event, at which the event-winner did more than two hours). A half marathon with a winning time of 1:20 will not be enough to qualify you to the Long distance.

The event is open to Corporate Challenge as a Team-Relay for the SCHINIATHLON’s SPONSORS COMPANIES ONLY. Employees of the SAME company (one of our sponsors) are welcome to the event, whereby the 1st employee does the swim, gives the relay to the 2nd employee who goes on the bike, and the final relay is performed by a 3rd employee who does the running.

From 13:00pm the post-race buffet will start being served to the athletes. And live-music will kick-in!

The Awards Ceremony will start between 13:45 - 14:00pm.

Bike Check-In at Transition Area:

On Sunday 27th athletes’ bike check-in will take place between 07:30am and 08:20am. The transition area will then be closed to the public.

Athletes’ Race Package:

Athletes who have registered and paid will have to pick-up (in person only) or receive by post (upon request, with postage extra cost) the following:

• Run Number and timekeeping chip
• Bike Number and timekeeping chip
• Swim Cap
• Instructions (maps, set-up, rules)

No package will be delivered the day of the events.

Assistance:

We need to find a minimum of 25 volunteers each day to help with: marshalling, time-keeping, water-station attendance… Please spread the word! If you find some volunteers, please get in touch at info@schiniathlon.gr

ATHLETES who do the Sprint Distance on the Saturday… are welcome to HELP US on the SUNDAY!! We need a lot of HELP for the Sunday event…

And reversely, athletes of the Long Distance on Sunday… are welcome to HELP US on SATURDAY!!

Volunteers get:

• a t-shirt,
• goody bag
• access to the race bufet with snacks and refreshments
• and if they are athletes, also get their race-pictures for free!

Write us an e-mail at info@schiniathlon.gr to volunteer as a Helper.

Registration:

All registrations must be done on-line on the Schiniathlon website. Registration will open on Tuesday 14th of July 2009 and close on Monday September 14th  2009.

No registration will be accepted after 14th of September.

Participation Limit:

Schiniathlon will accept a maximum of 200 athletes at each event.

Athletes registering after the maximum number has been reached will be notified by e-mail and added on the waiting list.

Participation Fee:

Entry to the ADULTS event is subject to the payment of a 30 Euro fee.
Entry to the “Corporate Challenge” event is subject to the payment of a 70 Euro fee (per Team).
Entry to the KIDS event is subject to the payment of a 10 Euro fee.

Payment MUST be completed within the 3 days following the registration. Otherwise your registration might be declared invalid.

Categories:

For each distance-challenge, a trophy will be awarded to the:

• Top 3 men,
• Top 3 Women,
• Top 3 Veterans regardless of gender
• The Corporate Challenge will have one Trophy awarded per team for the Top 3 Teams.

The long distance has additional trophies for:

• Best Swimmer,
• Best cyclist
• and Best runner

Schiniathlon Challenge week-end is going to be another great and festive gathering, we hope to see as many of you as possible, we need your support!!!

Keep up your training.

Sportively yours,