Important Details

The Venue: Nestled against the Green Mountains, just below Rattlesnake Point, is Branbury State Park. The lake region is a most spectacular and pristine place to swim, bike and run. Novice and advanced triathletes alike marvel the beauty of our courses and enjoy the mountains, lakes and streams of Central Vermont. The park is an excellent place to relax with your family before and after the event. To learn more about Branbury State Park please visit www.vtstateparks.com/htm/branbury.cfm

Pre-Race Meal:  Your pre-race meal will be offered between 3:00 - 6:00 pm on Saturday, Aug. 28th at the very popular Mister Up's restaurant in Middlebury.    Mister Ups will offer an amazing baked ziti pasta dinner with garlic knots!   Please note that substitutions or add ons are not permitted.  Salad bar and beverages are not inclusive.   If you would like to order off their full menu (or supplement your complimentary meal with any item) you certainly may do that at your own expense.   NOTE:  You must pre-register for the pre race meal at Vermont Sun in Middlebury between 2:00-5:30 pm on Saturday, Aug 28th.   You will receive a bracelet at Vermont Sun that will validate your registration for the complimentary meal.  One free dinner per bracelet.

Pre-race registration / Bib Pick Up: Stop by Vermont Sun Fitness Center on Saturday, Aug 28th between 2:00-5:30 PM to pick up your race packet. You may choose to pick up you packet on race morning right at Branbury State Park between 6:30 AM – 7:30 AM. We strongly encourage you to pick up your race packet on Saturday, as you will be able to focus solely on your race on Sunday morning. As an added benefit for racing with us we are offering complimentary day passes for you and/or your immediate family members for use of Vermont Sun Fitness Center on Saturday(28th) between 7:30 AM - 4 PM. Vermont Sun offers 2 swimming pools, hot tub, weights, cardio, racquetball, basketball, motorized climbing wall, dry saunas and more! Visit www.vermontsun.com to check out all the club has to offer!

Bike Racking & Transition Area: The transition area will open for bike racking at 6:30 AM on race morning.    We do not offer bike racking on Saturday.

Post Race Meal: Enjoy a terrific post race meal, which may include pizza, veggie platters, bagels, fruit, salads, cookies and more! Relax after your race and enjoy the music and beautiful scenery while meeting and getting to know other participants.

Race Amenities Include: Full pre-race carbo load meal and post race meal, music, medical support, customized technical (water wicking) t-shirt, customized performance running cap, free sports drinks in transition area and at every aid station, bagels, Clif Bars, various fruit, customized swim cap, customized water bottle, custom awards to top 5 overall and top 3 in each age group, fully supported aid stations, various sponsor samples in goodie bags, raffle giveaways, safe and well staffed course.   Available amenities include digital action photos, massage, extra custom Vermont Sun t-shirts, Louis Garneau triathlon race clothing, and more!

Spectators: Spectators will be charged $3.00 for adults and $2.00 for children at the gate. Fee is good for the entire day so bring the family and enjoy the spectacular lake, beach, and mountain setting! This event is very spectator friendly as the park is a great place to spend a day and the course allows great opportunity for you to watch your friend or family member as they compete in the race. Absolutely no dogs allowed in park.

USA Triathlon Sanctioned: This race is a USAT sanctioned event.  All participants in this event must be either be annual USAT members ($39/yr) or pay a one-day license fee ($10).   For information on joining USAT please call the national office at 1-800-874-1878 or visit their website www.usatriathlon.org

Triathlon Individual Age Groups: will be every 5 years: 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, etc. for men and women.

Important USAT age group information: The age group of a participant will be determined by age on Dec. 31 of the event year, not by age on race day. For example: If you turn 25 years old in November of 2010, you will race and be ranked in the 25-29 age group for the entire 2010 season.

Event Rules:   All USAT rules apply.   For a PDF copy of all USAT rules click here.      For a PDF copy of the most commonly violated rules click here.

Triathlon Relay Teams: 2 to 3 person teams. Categories will be: all female, all male, and mixed, with 39 and under or 40 and over age groups (all members of team must be 40 and over for that classification).

Awards: Top 5 overall, top 3 in each age group and top team in each category will receive beautiful custom awards in an awards ceremony to be held at approimately 2:45 PM.   You must be present at the awards ceremony to receive your award!