6/28/2009:
<> We
now have 108 confirmed entries. Please check the "confirmed entries"
page and let me know if anything looks wrong. The first session of the
Beginners Clinic takes place Tuesday July 7 @ 5:30
pm. Feel
free to join us at the cross country park to learn about the event and
how to train for it.
5/03/2009:
<> Registration is now open. We
distributed paper registration forms to several running stores and
health clubs in the Huntsville/Madison area. On-line registration with
Active.com may be accomplished by clicking on the "Register Online"
link on the registration page. Or you can print out your own copy of
the abbreviated entry form (or full entry form) and mail in as
instructed on the form.
<> Several
changes this year.
<> Children's Relay: Last year a
request was made to add a relay for children. We have kept the "youth"
category for young people 14 and under. But we added a category for
children 11 and under. So the younger teams will not have to compete
with the teenagers. But the younger children may still compete with a
"youth" team if desired.
<> Clydesdale/Athena:
Requests were made the last two years for a Clydesdale category.
Clydesdale (men > 200 lbs) and Athena (women >150 lbs) are now
options. Anyone may still choose the "individual" category if they do
not wish to compete in these divisions.
<> "Run-With"
Option: We eliminated the "run with" choice on the entry forms.
If you want to run with someone, please enter the exact same 5K time
for both of you (that you are both capable of running). We will seed
everyone according to their stated 5K time. We will do our best to
keep everyone with identical times in the same heat. This should
greatly reduce the pain and suffering we endure each year during the
seeding process.
<> T-Shirt
Sizes: We added several smaller T-Shirt sizes to the list of
choices (Youth Large and Youth Medium). These are smaller than the
Adult Small.
<> M.D. Smith and HiWAAY
Internet Services
have once again agreed to sponsor the Huntsville Sprint
Triathlon. This is a grass-roots
event started by M.D. (formerly known as the "3-in-1 Triathlon").
The event accomodates
first-timers, families and
hard-core triathletes. The 29th
Annual
HiWAAY Huntsville Sprint Triathlon kicks off at 7 am on
Saturday August 15, 2009.
<> I hope that many of you who
competed last year had an enjoyable time and plan to come back. I
received several suggestions about ways to improve the event. I am
considering those and will let you know if we decide to move forward
with them. I hope to have the on-line registration open earlier this
year so that you early birds can register soon and be done with it.
Stay tuned.
<> Thanks
again to all of the volunteers from last year. Without you, this event
could never succeed. If you would like to help this year, please let me
know. It is never too early to line up people for the many tasks.
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