_ 2016 Pound the Sound Sprint Triathlon:

Time of Race
The race is Saturday June 11th 2015. There is a mandatory prerace meeting at transition site at 7:30 am. Race starts at 8 am.
 
Registration
Register at RuntheEast.com website for PoundtheSound. On the RuntheEast’s homepage click on the banner ad for Pound the Sound which will take you to the registration page. Registration closes at midnight Wednesday June 10th. The only way to register and pay is with a credit or debit card. Registered entrants will receive a confirmation email. There is no same day registration at the race. Contact Run the East for registration questions.

Location of Event
The event is at beautiful Scotch Hall Preserve, an Arnold Palmer golf residential community on the banks of the Albemarle Sound and Salmon Creek. This is a rural setting about a 15 minute drive from Windsor, Edenton, or Plymouth NC. We are less than 2 hours from Norfolk and 2.5 hours from Raleigh and Richmond. Wilmington is about 3 hours and Greenville is 1 hour away. Scotch Hall is a gated community and the guard gate is staffed 7 days a week 24-7. Please check in with the guard or race staff upon arrival at the community gate. Directions are at the poundthesound.com website under race info and maps and directions.
 
Pricing
January and February $50, March and April $60, May and June is $70. Race will run rain or shine unless lightning is present. If Lightning is present then we will delay and compete if feasible later in the day. If race cannot be completed we cannot offer, refunds, withdrawals, transfers, or deferrals.
 
Release and Waiver
You must sign this electronically on the website at registration and print a hard copy and sign to turn in when you pick up your race package.
 
Lodging 
Camping – For registered racers and their families. Up to 200 people may camp onsite at Scotch Hall for free on Friday and Saturday night the weekend of the event. It is primitive camping with no showers, sewer, or electrical hookup. There will be portable water for washing your face and brushing your teeth. You can also bathe in Salmon Creek like the natives did for centuries. Community campfire available and our steel and metal storage buildings (across from camp site) can serve as temporary shelter should a thunderstorm blow in. Tents, Pop-ups and self contained RV’s are welcomed. There is a dessert and coffee campfire and acoustic entertainment Saturday night. Remember this is a neighborhood and people live here. The campsite is located away from existing homes but reasonable music levels and noise in the evening will be appreciated.  Please do not dive or jump from any docks in the community as the water level around them can be shallow at places. Campers must pick up a camper parking pass upon arrival. Camping check in is open all night Friday night but you must be escorted by a volunteer or guard to the camping site after dark.  The camping site is a few minute walk to the transition/start site and about a 10-12 minute walk to the run finish line/ award site near the pool. Bicycles are welcome but please no 4 wheelers or off road motorcycles in the compound. We will have shuttles running on race day between transition and the pool area. Campers will have access to reduced golf and cart fees, water access at Salmon Creek, and the roads in the community for biking and hiking. Salmon Creek is a great kayaking venue.
 
Motels and three square meals 
In Windsor, Edenton, and Plymouth (all about 15 minutes away) lodging and food choices are available. See website for details. On site at Scotch Hall is a sandwich type grill by the pool area with extended hours the weekend of the event.
 
Race Packet Pick Up
Racers must pick up their own packet (no exceptions). You must show a photo ID to pick up your package and sign a release form.  Friday arrivals can pick up your race packet at the at the community entrance guard house from a Pound the Sound staff until 10 pm. Packet pick up on race day is at the transition/ start area Registration Tent from 7 am till 8:30. The race starts at 9am.  See site map on poundthesound.com under race info and directions and maps.
 
Race day and Parking
The Scotch Hall race gate, for spectators & racers who are not camping on site, will open at 7 am on race day. There will be sign directing you as you come in. Everyone will stop at the gate upon arrival. There volunteers will provide you either a spectator or contestants parking pass and direct spectators to a spectator parking area up by the pool compound (See site map). Contestant only parking is separate and close to the transition/start line area. You must be on the contestant list to park there.  We allow one car per contestant family in contestant parking.  Contestant families bringing more than one car and not camping on site will park additional cars in spectator parking. Contestant parking is close to the transition/start area and you can park and roll you bike and equipment across the street. Please do not try to drive up to the transition area to unload. It is a dead end street and we have provided contestant parking across the street to avoid congestion on race morning.
 
 Transition Area 
The transition area in across the street from contestant parking and very close to start and finish of swim and bike portion of race. The run starts near the transition area but ends at the run finish line up by the pool where you have a great view of the course and sound. Our after race award party will happen up by the pool. The pool area is about 1 mile from the transition area and we will shuttle people back after the run starts and the race party ends. The transition area is for contestants only. Family members and supporters will not be allowed in the transition area. The transition area will be under staff control from 7 am Saturday morning until 1 hour after the awards program ends. All racers must show  their race bib to enter transition after the race. They must return their timer to remove bike from the area. See the transition area on the site map at poundthesound.com under race info and maps and directions.
 
Timing & Results Information
Timing will be done by Run the East event management (runtheeast.com). Their website handles registration and they will provide timing information in text and email formats if requested when you register at their website.

 
Divisions
 Females: 14 and under, 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70 and over.
Males: 14 and under, 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70 and over
The age group of a participant will be determined by their age on race day. 
 
Waves 
These will be determined as race gets closer and posted on pound the sound and run the east websites.
 
Awards
 The top 3 male and female racers overall receive a cash prize. First place is $225, second is $150, and third is $75. The top three in each division receive a winner’s commemorative drinking glass,   Each
racer gets a Pound the Sound T Shirt and event medal.
 
Contact information for Pound the Sound
Our event management company, Run the East (runtheeast.com), can answer any timing or registration questions and their phone and email is at their website.  All other questions should be sent to the Pound the Sound race team at [email protected]