Welcome Par Duathlon participants,
We can't wait to see you at the start line for the first event of the season!
While official Covid-19 guidelines have eased, we will keep some tried and tested measures to reduce the risk of racing with us in the 2022 season. From self-marking for the start at home to virtual race briefings, this pack walks you through the different elements that you need to be aware of prior and during the event:
Missing any information in this pack? Let us know. Email: intotri.team@gmail.com
ATHLETE PACK - PAR DUATHLON
Racing in the 2022 season takes a little more forward planning. Know what to expect and come prepared - everyone deserves a great day out!
Follow the instructions on the START LIST tab of this pack to:
Find out more about specific elements of the event by ticking the respective boxes below or leave blank to display the full event guide.
Please use the official event parking area - no parking at Holiday Park:
We have streamlined the check-in process to limit queues to an absolute minimum. Upon arrival, please follow the one-way system with your bike and kit to registration. Junior athletes to be accompanied by one parent only.
ONE-WAY SYSTEM
Please follow the yellow arrows to registration and the transition zone. Once registered and set up in transition, proceed to the spectator zone to await your start.
REGISTRATION PROCEDURE
Come prepared and be done in a few seconds to help us avoid queues.
Step 1:
Step 2:
Pick up your event pack and safety pins (if needed). The event pack contains:
Step 3:
Pick up your timing chip and velcro strap to be worn around your left ankle - this must be worn throughout all 3 disciplines and will need to be handed in at the finish line (£20 fee for lost chips).
Once registered, follow the one way system to wheel your bike to transition (see yellow arrows on registration map above).
Marshals will check your helmet strap and handlebar end plugs before you are allowed to place your bike on your designated rack. You will find your racking number on the START LIST tab.
Please rack your bike by looping the saddle over the horizontal bar, one bike facing left, next right (4 bikes per rack) and store your kit to the left of your bike (when looking at the rack). Remember, no boxes allowed in transition. A small soft backed backpack is fine but keep your kit to a minimum as space is at a premium.
Remember to stick the number label from your event pack to the front of your head tube. To pick up your bike post event, marshals will check that the sticker on your bike matches your race number. No match, no bike.
Collecting bikes & kit post event:
Please note, to help with social distancing and reduce crowds, you will be able to pick up your bike at any time once you have finished your event. Please check-in and out with the transition marshals to verify that your race number matches the numbered bike sticker.
HANDY TIPS
Organise
When setting up transition, only take the essentials in with you. This will help you get in and out of transition quicker with minimal fuss and stress!
Visualise
Transition can often be a busy and sometimes confusing place on event day. Make sure you know your swim exit, bike out & in and run out to help gain those precious seconds! Familiarise yourself with the one-way system and look out for something visual near your bike slot, making it easy to spot when you are running into transition.
Prepare
Make sure your bike is set up in the right gear. You don’t want to be left struggling in the first few meters of the event.
TRANSITION MAP (senior event)
TRANSITION MAP (junior event)
Please arrive dressed for the start with extra layers on top depending on weather conditions. This will allow you to take off no longer needed layers in the transition zone and help with hygiene rules as space in the changing area in the Holiday Park's pool area is very limited. Please only keep the gear you need for the cycle and run leg in the transition zone to reduce clutter. Store unnecessary kit in your car or near registration at you own risk.
Please proceed through the finish arch, keeping the finish area clear for other participants to run in. Make sure you take off your chip and place it in the bucket provided. While we would love to hand you your well deserved medal personally, we have opted to keep them individually wrapped for you to pick up on a table in the finish area to comply with our hygiene rules. We hope to be able to relax this rule later in the Series.
There will be water available at the finish area. Please use it to refill your own bike bottle to limit any waste. Hot and cold drinks, as well as food will be available to purchase near the finish.
Presentations will be outside at the finish area at approximately 12:00pm (adults) and 4:30pm (juniors) with prizes awarded to the 1st to 3rd place winners, male and female, in the age groups below (age as of 31-Dec of participating year). Giant Helston and Whirlwind Sports will provide vouchers for age group winners for the senior sprint events, goodie bags for the juniors. We would love it if everyone stayed for the presentation to create a buzzing atmosphere for the winners.
You will receive a chip-timing device for the duration of the race. Competitors must wear their allocated chip on their left ankle throughout the event and ensure they place it in the bucket provided at the end of the race. Lost chips are subject to a £20 fee to replenish our stock.
We will upload all timings within 24h of the event to intotri.com/cornish-tri
Spectators are most welcome at IntoTRI’s Cornish Tri Series. In Par, we have a dedicated specatator zone with close up views over the transition and finish area, as well as parts of the run course (see map in registration section above). For safety and security reasons spectators can NOT enter the following areas:
IntoTRI’s Cornish Tri Series is staged on open roads (adult event only). Please be mindful of other road users and pedestrians/cyclists. Marshals are placed at strategic points to ensure your safety and keep the impact on other road users to a minimum. Please follow their directions at all times, they are there to make the event enjoyable and safe for all, not to prevent PBs.
Getting Help
If you have any problems whilst out on the course, please stay where you are and tell the next competitor that you see. We will get out to you as soon as possible and bring both you and/or your bike back to the leisure centre. If you see a competitor in trouble please notify a marshal who will be in contact with the organiser via mobile phone.
Withdrawal
If you withdraw from the event at any time, please let the event director know as we may think that you are still out on the course and will go to search for you. Contact details: Michael Burkert
M: 07941389404, E: intoTRI.team@gmail.com
Please familiarise yourself with the briefing notes below, which replace the mandatory race briefing on site. Any last minute announcements from the race director will be displayed on a notice board at registration
The Micro Hare is a fun, non-timed introduction to intoTRI’s Mini Tri events. We are using a rolling start, limiting the number of children on course to max 20. Parents are encouraged to support their children in a dedicated area to change from scooter to bike and bike to run.
Please take your child's scooter and bike out of the transition zone and proceed to the start location on Imerys Haul Road (see maps below) 10min before the start of the event.
AT HOME
Body-mark yourself for the start at home! Please use a marker pen to:
THE RULES
THE COURSE
The Scoot and Bike routes follow a flat, tarmacked course on a private road, not usually open to the public. Children complete 2x laps of the course on their scooter before picking up their bikes from their parents, who will be waiting in a dedicated area. After cycling 2x laps, participants drop off bikes with their parents and head out for a 400m run to the finish, where they can collect their well deserved medal. Marshals will be at hand to direct your children around the course.
COURSE MAPS (interactive)
Press play button to start
Note: 15/16y olds, please follow the briefing notes for 'Little Hare & Youth' instead
The off-road run route follows a 2.4k loop on public footpaths and coastal trails around Par Sands Holiday Park.
Note: While we have taken every care to mark the course with pink signs, competitors are responsible for negotiating the route correctly, safely and within the rules of the road. Marshals along the course do NOT have the authority to stop traffic.
There will be marshals at hand at key points along the course; however it is the child’s responsibility to know the route. All children will need to complete the appropriate number of laps according to their age before crossing the finish line.
Please note, we will NOT hand out lap bands to help with lap counting for the time being due to increased Covid-19 hygiene standards and to maintain a safe distance between marshals and athletes.
BEFORE THE START
Please proceed to the spectator zone on the green 15min before your allocated start time. Marshals will call you forward to proceed through the one-way system to enter the start area.
VENUE MAP
RULES
THE ROUTE
The following highlights the key hazards along the run route to be mindful of. It is NOT a full route description. Please check the interactive maps below, where these hazards are highlighted.
0.17k: Run route shared with Holiday Park guests and visitors for 200m. Please STAY RIGHT.
0.4k: NARROW RIGHT TURN at exit of Holiday Park onto trails
0.76k: Course skirts public car park, stay STAY RIGHT
1.64k: Par Beach ROAD CROSSING. Give way to other road users
1.97k Narrow kissing gate. Take care
Any rule violations and inappropriate competitor conduct may result in disqualification in accordance with British Triathlon rules and the event code of conduct.
RELAY TEAMS
The hand over from run to bike will be in the transition zone. Bike riders will need to wait to the left hand side of their racked bike. Once the timing chip has been handed over and fastened to the cyclist’s ankle, riders can put on their helmet, fasten the straps and un-rack their bike.
COURSE MAP (interactive)
Distance - Big Hare: 20k (4x laps)
The bike course follows a 5k closed road circuit on Imerys Haul Route between Par Dock and Pinnock Tunnel. While we have taken every care to mark the course with large yellow signs, competitors are responsible for negotiating the route correctly, safely and within the rules of the road.
Distance - Little Hare: 10k (2x laps)
Loops - Mini Tri: 1x (8y), 2x (9-10y), 3x (11-12y), 5x (13/14y)
(All age groups as of 31-Dec of the participating year)
Participants follow a multi lap course on Imerys tarmacked Haul Road. There will be marshals at hand at key points along the course; however it is the child’s responsibility to know the route. All children will need to complete the appropriate number of laps according to their age before returning to the transition zone to rack their bikes.
Please note: We will NOT hand out lap bands to help with lap counting for the time being due to increased Covid-19 hygiene standards and to maintain a safe distance between marshals and athletes.
The following highlights the key hazards along the bike route to be mindful of, it is NOT a full route description. Please check the interactive map below where these hazards are highlighted as N1-3:
Narrow bike entry/exit funnel onto/off course. NO OVERTAKING ZONE for 50m. STAY LEFT
0.6k, 3k: 180 degree turns. No overtaking into turns
0.38k, 0.88k: PEDESTRIAN CROSSING point, take care.
The following highlights the key hazards along the Mini Tri bike route to be mindful of, it is NOT a full route description. Please check the interactive map below where these hazards are highlighted as N1-3:
After completing the bike leg, the bike needs to be racked first before the timing chip can be handed over to the runner waiting to the left of the bike slot.
No assistance is permitted in the transition area (except for marshals helping our youngest participants to unrack their bikes). Please only enter the transition area where instructed to do so when racking your bike before your start as other competitors will already be racing and we do not want any chips being triggered by mistake.
CHECKLISTS
Bike out
Bike in
Run out:
TRANSITION MAP
Presentations will be outside at the finish area at approximately 12:00pm (adults) and 4:30pm (juniors) with prizes awarded to the 1st to 3rd place winners, male and female, in each age group.
Start Lists with race and transition zone slot numbers will be available in this section from Thursday 31-March.
ONLINE CHECK-IN
In order to unlock your individual start time, registration slot and bike rack number, please complete the online check-in below and SUBMIT THE FORM. Athletes without a form submission will NOT be allowed to start at Par Duathlon - The Hare on 3-Apr.
NEW IN 2022: Remember to bring your event ticket on event day (on phone or print out). The barcode will be scanned at registration.
NOTE: If multiple athletes are linked to your booking, this form needs to be filled in and submitted by each athlete (or parent on their behalf if under 18y).
You entered the event as a BTF member. Please fill in your details and upload your BTF ID to unlock your start time, registration slot and bike rack number.
While participating in events organised by intoTRI, social distancing must be practiced and face coverings worn in all indoor settings to reduce the risks of exposure to COVID-19. Because COVID-19 is extremely contagious and is spread mainly from person-to-person contact, intoTRI has put in place preventative measures to reduce the spread of COVID-19. However, intoTRI cannot guarantee that its participants, volunteers, partners, or others in attendance will not become infected with COVID-19.
In light of the ongoing spread of COVID-19, individuals who fall within any of the categories below should not engage in intoTRI events. By attending an intoTRI event, you certify that you do not fall into any of the following categories:
Participants and volunteers agree to self-monitor for signs and symptoms of COVID-19 (symptoms typically include fever, cough, and shortness of breath) and, contact intoTRI at intotri.team@gmail.com if he/she experiences symptoms of COVID-19 within 14 days after participating or volunteering with intoTRI.
2022 wording:
While participating in events organised by intoTRI, you must comply to any rules and provisions as set out by national or local public health authorities on the day of the event to reduce the risks of exposure to COVID-19. While intoTRI has put in place preventative measures to reduce the spread of COVID-19, intoTRI cannot guarantee that its participants, volunteers, partners, or others in attendance will not become infected with COVID-19.
ARE YOU FIT TO ATTEND?In light of the ongoing spread of COVID-19, individuals who fall within any of the categories below should not engage in intoTRI events. By attending an intoTRI event, you certify that you do not fall into any of the following categories:
COVID-19 DECLARATIONFollowing the Covid-19 pronouncements above, I hereby declare: