This special update contains the final pre-race instructions and schedules for the 2010 Shakespeare's Pizza Maxtrax Duathlon. We are expecting over 350 participants this year.
PLEASE PRINT AND READ THIS INFORMATION CAREFULLY!

QUESTIONS
If you have friends/family members that have not yet signed up for the race, they can do so until Friday (4/2), or (as long as space is left) at packet pickup on Friday. A Late Fee will apply at this point!
NO RACE DAY REGISTRATIONS WILL BE ALLOWED

Most race information you will need has been updated on our website! http://www.ultramaxtri.com/races/maxtrax/index.php

IMPORTANT PACKET PICKUP INFORMATION

Don’t Forget Your ID! You MUST pick up your OWN packet, and you must have a picture ID to pick up your packet. USA Triathlon allows NO EXCEPTIONS TO THIS RULE. If you do not have a picture ID, we cannot let you participate in the event.

SCHEDULE
Friday, April 2nd
• 3:00p-8:00p - Packet Pickup/Late Registration at The Starting Block!
SPECIAL - All participants will get 10% off all purchases. See the section below on our custom gait analysis. GOOD ON FRIDAY ONLY!

Saturday, April 3rd
• 6:30am - 8:15am - Packet Pickup/Transition Area Opens (@ Albert Oakland Park)
• 7:00am - 8:15am - Pick Up Time Chips (The Big Shark/Ultramax trailer)
• 8:30 am - Race Start (short and long course may be divided into two waves)
• 10:00am - Food Tent Opens (Famous Shakespeare's Pizza)
• 9:30 am - NEW FOR 2010 - The Starting Block will be selling a variety of smoothies and other snacks. You might want to bring a couple bucks. The smoothies will have protein for nice recovery.
• 11:00am - Awards Ceremony - Presented By Les Bourgeois Winery
• 12:00pm - Course Officially Closes

RACE AWARDS

NEW FOR 2010 - We will add a custom Gold, Silver and Bronze Ultramax Championship Series medal to the neck of each of our custom wine awards.

Les Bourgeois Winery - For a third year Les Bourgeois has pledged to deliver a one-of-a-kind Ultramax age group awards package. We will present custom labeled Les Bourgeois wine to the Top 3+ finishers in each age group at ALL Ultramax Events in 2010. Enjoy the wine, and display the bottle as a symbol of your accomplishment!

Short and Long Course Awards

• Male and Female Overall Winner - Custom Wine Award and $50 Starting Block Gift Certificate
• Three Deep+ in each Age Group - 9-14, 15-19, 20-24, 25-29 and etc..
--------(Custom non-alcholic award for under 21 athletes)
• Top Three Clydesdales Male 39 and Under
• Top Three Clydesdales Male 40 and over
• Top Three Athena Females
AWARDS NOTE: WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO SHIP AWARDS IN 2010! You must attend the awards ceremony to receive your award.

ONLINE RESULTS - Click the banner to see results!

Let your friends and family know that race results will be posted within minutes of the end of the event.

NEW 2010 ULTRAMAX PARTNER - Athletes Honey Milk
We are pleased to welcome Athletes Honey Milk as premier Ultramax Nation partner. We will have product samples at most of our races all season long. Once you try this produce you will see for yourself why we are so excited about this partner!

Athletes Honey Milk is a high protein, high calcium, low fat, lactose free milk enhanced with honey. It was designed to be the perfect nutritional supplement for athletic individuals – most importantly it is 100% real milk and tastes great!!

Milk is an incredible source of protein with vitamins and nutrients essential to everyone’s dietary needs, but even more so to athletes. The Starting Block now carries Athletes Honey Milk. Try a sample at our store!
Visit - http://www.athletesmilk.com

COURSE INFORMATION

NOTE: You must wear your race number during the entire race, for both runs and the bike. We recommend using a race belt. Your number must be in the front when you finish. If you don't have one you can pick one up at The Starting Block during packet pickup on Friday!

RUN
• The Aid Stations will be located at the short course turn around point. The long course participants will be able to get water on their way out and way back from the long course turn around point.
• The run course is very smooth and semi-flat. The course surface is a paved and hard gravel packed trail.
• The run short course and run long course turn around points will be clearly marked. Please pay attention to the course signage and volunteers.

BIKE
• Short Course will do one lap of the bike and the Long course will do two laps. The Long Course athlete will ride past the entrance to transition in front of Albert Oakland Park.
• VERY IMPORTANT - Long Course will not TURN IN TO BEGIN THE SECOND LAP. Be very careful in front of the park, short course athletes will be turning left into transition. This area will be considered a no passing zone. Failure to comply will result in a DQ from the event.

TRANSISTION AREA
Transition Area (TA) - The entire transition area will be located on the western end of the Albert Oakland entrance parking lot, directly off of Blue Ridge Road. The area has been designed first and foremost with safety and ease of traffic movement in mind. You will run from the starting line, complete the run course, then come in to the TA through the RUN IN door. You will exit on your bike through the BIKE OUT DOOR. After the bike is finished, you will enter the TA through the BIKE IN door, then complete the run course and finish under the finish line arch. Arrows, signs and volunteers will help you.

PLEASE - Know the Course! This is an open course (no roads are closed). It will be manned by volunteers and law enforcement, but is still your responsibility to know where you are going and to keep yourself safe. Please stay aware of traffic and obey traffic laws – you will be able to roll through intersections that are controlled by volunteers and police, but please still pay attention as we do not have control over motorists that do not listen to our directions. Do not pass the centerline of the road any time for any reason! If you have time to drive the course before Saturday morning, do so – it’ll make you feel more confident about knowing where to go during the bike.

DOWNLOAD THE PDF MAP PACKET HERE

TIMING CHIP NOTICE
The Maxtrax Duathlon will be timed using AMB chip timing transponders, commonly called “the chip”. Please follow these simple instructions carefully. Not wearing the transponder properly may prevent you from being timed. Transponders are non-transferable! Be careful not to switch with other participants. The chip must be on your ankle at all times or you will not be scored in the event. Your timing chip will be removed by volunteers once you reach the finish line.

If you find you still have timing chip after the race, please put it in a padded envelope and mail to: Ultramax Events 2902 Forum Blvd Suite 101 Columbia, MO 65203 YOU WILL BE CHARGED A $125 REPLACEMENT FEE IF YOU DO NOT RETURN YOUR TIMING TRANSPONDER Failure to return a chip will result in disqualification from all future events owned or timed by Ultramax Events!

USA Triathlon Rules
All USAT rules apply (and can be found at usatriathlon.org), but a couple of major ones to keep in mind… Helmets must be on and strapped at all times that you are on your bike at the race site (the is the course, start, transition, finish, etc)… this includes warm up, riding your bike from parking to race site, etc. You can be disqualified if your helmet is not on and strapped. There is no drafting allowed (this means you must ride at least three bike lengths behind the person in front of you, unless actively passing).

• Always ride to the right, unless actively passing (and pass only on the left). Move back to the right as soon as you have safely passed the other biker.
• When passing, yell to the biker in front of you “on your left”.
• If you must get off of your bike while on the course, pull as far right as possible, and make sure to check for other bikers before merging back onto the bike course.
• Be polite to ALL volunteers and staff. Most of the volunteers will be at the race for about 8 hours this is three-four times longer than it will take most long-course racers to complete the event. They are only out there for one reason – to make it possible for you to race. If you have a problem with a volunteer or staff member or feel their actions have harmed your race, please simply tell the Race Director or Assistant Race Director. Any mistreatment of volunteers can result in disqualification.
• Clean up your trash when you’re done racing. It will take you about 45 seconds to pick up and throw away your trash… it will take a volunteer an hour or two to clean up if everyone leaves their trash.

RACE DAY PARKING
Option 1 - There is very limited parking in the Albert-Oakland Park parking lots. Depending on the number of entrants, parking may be further reduced. Do not park on the grass or along side the road in front of the park. Your vehicle will be towed and we cannot start the event. In addition, these lots will be closed after 8:30a, and will not be reopened until bike-traffic slows. If you park here, please realize that you may not be able to leave immediately after finishing the race. THIS INCLUDED SPECTATORS!

Option 2 - If you continue East on Blue Ridge, past Oakland Park, you will come to a school that has ample parking. You can park there and walk your bike to the Transition Area (it's less than 1/4 mile from the park). Please DO NOT park on the street, as you will be obstructing the course. YOU WILL BE TOWED!

PRE-RACE PACKING CHECKLIST

• Picture ID
• USA Triathlon Annual Membership Card (if you have one)
• Copy of this final race information packet
• Directions to Packet Pickup & Race Site
• Course Maps (available online)
• Helmet
• Sunglasses
• Bike
• Bike Shoes (if you have them)
• Running Shoes
• Race Clothes
• Socks
• Race Belt (if you have one)
• Water Bottles (for bike)
• Body Glide or Sportslick
• Towel (to lay your stuff on in Transition)
• Extra Small Bag/Backpack
• Race-morning Breakfast (in case you can’t get it at/from your hotel)
• Change of Socks/Shoes (for after the race)
• Jacket/Pants (in case it’s cool in the morning)
• Cash for smoothies provided by The Starting Block

Spectators
If your family and friends are coming to cheer for you (and we hope they are!) we encourage them to stay at the race site for the duration of the event. We understand that it’s pretty sweet to have them out on the course to cheer as you go by, but every additional vehicle that is on the course while racers are on the course just adds to any risk of injury. They will see you 4 times at the race site (start, two transitions, and finish), so that is the best place to watch anyway. The race is held in a park, so they can bring a chair or towel and set up comfortably in the grass. Also, encourage family members/friends who are driving separately to arrive before 8:30p, so they do not run into complications getting in and out of the area.

Are you running in the right shoe?
We invite you to stop by our Starting Block location in Columbia to experience our Custom Gait Analysis for yourself!

Even our most advanced athletes are sometimes surprised to find out they are running and racing in the wrong shoes!

At The Starting Block our team will actually prescribe the correct shoes for you - taking into account your running style, running goals, body type and build, foot and body bio mechanics, foot shape, and injury status.

We accomplish this process with our exclusive Gait Analysis system. Our “FREE” (with shoe purchase) video focused fitting process takes about 20-25 minutes to complete. Our staff has professionally fit over 5,000 runners and walkers.

What do they say?

It was totally worth the 100 mile drive. I have been “fit” many times, BUT you guys top the cake! Lets just put it this way - I have never had anyone make me try so many different styles, brands, just to make sure I am satisfied EVEN after I was very happy with the 1st shoe I had on....

Special Thanks to our 2010 Partners!