Age Group-------Swim------------Bike-------- Run

4 & under*-------25 yards------.5 mile------.25 mile-- (red group)
5-6 years*--------25 yards------.7 mile------.36 mile-- (orange group)
7-8 years---------50 yards------1.4 mile-------.72 mile-- (yellow group)
9-10 years-------100 yards-----2.1 miles------1.08 mile-- (green group)
11-12 years------150 yards-----2.8 miles------1.44 mile-- (blue group)
13-14 years------200 yards-----3.5 miles------1.80 miles-- (purple group)

see photos for map & turn around instructions

*participants in the 6 & under age categories will be allowed the use of floaties & training wheels and still be elligible for awards. Older kids can still use assistive devices, but will not be... considered for a trophy.
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Triathlon FOR kids & fundraiser to HELP kids through Kistler Center!
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$25 registration fee... Registration CLOSES 9 days before the event! Tell your friends NOW to avoid last minute disappointment for the kiddos!

Regular Registration DEADLINE is Monday, August 15th.

All registrations after this wll be assessed a $10 late fee.

Late Registration CLOSES Thursday, * August 20th!

ABSOLUTELY NO entries will be accepted after this date! (This is because a race shirt has to be ordered, printed & tie-dyed specifically for each racer--to match their age group)

Registration forms can be found at Marvin Altman Fitness Center in Fort Smith, or can be emailed to you for printing at home.


If you turn in a printed registration form, you will recieve an email confirmation when your registration is processed. If you do not recieve this within a week of turning in a form, please contact us at [email protected] to verify that it has been recieved.
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Individual events will not be timed, only overall start to finish time will be provided. Parents may wish to bring their own chrono timer (watch, stopwatch, etc.) if they want to time their child's individual events for their own personal knowledge.

The race will be chip timed by JAYMAX!
It's always a good TIME!
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Location:
The Kids Triathlon will begin at the Marvin Altman Fitness Center pool, with the Bike & Run course on Lexington Ave. (which will be closed for event safety). Biking to B Street and Running toward Dodson.

Racers must provide their own bicycles and approved helmets. Helmets MUST be fastened & worn on the bike course. Failure to do so will result in disqualification.

Awards:
Each competitor will receive a T-shirt and medal, plus eligibility for door prizes. Awards will be presented for 1st-3rd place males AND 1st-3rd place females in each age group.

Race Packets:
Each racer will receive a race packet with fun kid items and coupons/discounts from local businesses. Packets may be picked up on Friday August 28th from 5-8pm and Race Day morning from 6:30-7am at MAFC.

Volunteer Meeting will be Friday, Aug. 28th at 6pm at MAFC.

Registration:
Open to the first 130 kids 14 and under who return their COMPLETED registration form and entry fee.

INCOMPLETE FORMS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

Forms will available soon at MAFC front desk, by email, and on-line registration will also be available this year.

Return to MAFC, Kistler Center, or Mail to:

Sparks/MAFC
Attn: TRI for Kids
PO Box 2406
Fort Smith, AR 72902-2406

Make checks payable to: Kistler Center

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Sponsors and Donations are needed!!! Both monetary gifts and/or items for door prizes will be greatly appreciated. Sponsors names will be printed on race T-shirts and printed materials according to the Category of Sponsorship. Contact Bobby Harper (Race Director) or Tracey Harper (FB Event Administrator) about Sponsorship Opportunities and Levels of Giving.

Volunteers are also GREATLY needed! It takes a lot of people on the sidelines to make this race run smoothly and safely for the kids on the course. There will be a sign up sheet for volunteers at the front desk of MAFC, or you can contact us by any of the means noted on this event page.

Volunteer Meeting will be Friday, Aug. 28th at 6pm at MAFC.

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Packets should be picked up by 7:00am on race morning.
Bikes must be racked by 7:10am
Mandatory Pre-Race Meeting for racers and parents at 7:15am

You are welcome to come out on Friday and go over the course with your child.


Racers will line up with their age group outside, under the MAFC awning, and will be called into the pool area when they are the next group to start. We will proceed in age order, youngest to oldest. When it is their turn, racers will start out in the pool with their hand on the wall, in waves of 6 or more. There will be a lap counter assigned to each lane and these volunteers will help the kids out of the pool if they need it.

Racers will then exit out the side door and down concrete steps to the parking lot where the bike staging area will be. We will allow parents to watch their children in the pool and exit out the pool doors IF they can do this with respect to the racers and THEIR right of way. ASOLUTELY NO ONE will be allowed to enter through the pool exit. If you must go back in, you will HAVE TO go back through the fitness center front doors and main pool entrance. YOUR KID WILL BE DISQUALIFIED if we see you or them going back in through the pool exit!

Please bring a towel!

They will dry their feet, put on (socks) tennis shoes, shorts or shirts if they want, and their helmet.

We will again be using the MANDATORY color-code to age group T-shirts, to help our volunteers identify racers and count laps. KIDS MUST WEAR THE RACE SHIRT DURNING THE BIKE & RUN PORTIONS OF THE RACE.

They must also wear their race number on the FRONT of their body... either pinned to the shirt or on a race belt. We will also be marking their number on their arm & leg with a permanent marker before the race starts.

They will WALK their bike out of the transition area and exit to the left to start on the bike segment of the course. There will be volunteers to assist them in every area, should they need it (with shoes, helmet, mounting bike, etc.).

Most racers will be required to complete multiple laps on the bike/run course. The loops will be marked with flags, signs, and writing on the road... plus there will be volunteers reminding them where to turn around.

Please, Please, Please go over your child's distance with them before race day, so they know how many laps they are to do in each event. This will help their confidence & speed. We will have volunteers keeping track, but anyone can make a mistake, and it can only help the kids by working on being responsible.

Race day information including a map & course distances with number of loops will be e-mailed a week before the race and a copy will be in the race packet. PLEASE READ IT THOROUGHLY.

Parents are NOT allowed on the race course. We will make an exception for ONE parent of children in the 6 and under age group... but the other parent and everyone else needs to stay behind the flags and on the sidewalks OFF of the course. There is plenty of room there for everyone and the pictures will still be great.

Again, we reserve the right to DQ any racer whose parents are on the course or impeding the progress of the other racers.

When racers complete the bike portion, they will exit their bike at the dismount line and a volunteer will take and re-rack their bike and return helmets to the transition area. Then they will continue running South toward Dodson, and again will make the necessary loops to complete their distance in the run portion.

Once completed, they will follow the flag chute into the MAFC parking lot to the finish line, where pictures, hugs and high-fives are encouraged! But we will ask that you stay behind the flags in the finish line area to ensure racer safety and the recording of correct finish times. Time does not stop until they cross under the finish line, so encourage them to keep running until they are in the "cool down" area.

Once a child has finished racing, he/she is to STAY OFF the race course. This will prevent confusion for the volunteers and race staff and show respect to their fellow racers who are still competing. No second time run-throughs on the finish line and no free-wheeling bikes around the parking lot!
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