_ The 2018 Odenton Youth Triathlon:

PACKET PICK UP & REQUIRED BIKE/HELMET INSPECTIONS WILL BE AT CROFTON BIKE DOCTOR ON TBD from 3-6pm.  Please email [email protected] with any questions.

1. THIS IS A TIMED EVENT & USTA Sanctioned!

2. The Athlete will complete in all three portions of the race in this specific order: swim, bike, run.  No other order will be accepted.  See distances listed below according to the athlete's age.  The age-up date is 12/31/18.  A child who will turn 5 during the CALENDAR year of 2018 will race as a 5 year old.  

3. ALL WAIVERS MUST BE COMPLETED and on file to PARTICIPATE in this race.

4. Any child in the age range of 5-17 can participate.  It is the responsibility of the athlete, and their responsible guardian, to have proper swimming attire, a safe riding bike and properly fiited bike helmet as well as proper running gear.

5. Race course informaiton will be added.  Waugh Chapel Swim Club is a 6 lane, 25 meter pool.  

6. What each athlete needs to bring: swimsuit, goggles, bike, bike helmet, biking and running clothes, biking and running shoes, water bottle, towel, sunscreen, bib NUMBER, and chip.  Shirts are required during the bike and run portion of the event.  During the bike portion the helmet MUST be buckled at ALL times.

Race Distances: we will use race waves/in water starts

5 - 7 year old: 50 meter swim, 2 mile bike, .5 mile run

8 - 11 year old: 100 meter swim, 4 mile bike, 1 mile run

12 - 17 year old: 300 meter swim, 4 mile bike, 2 mile run

Race Morning Details

6:00 AM - Transition OPENS

6:30 AM - Onsite Pack Pick Up

7:15 AM - Warm-ups Start

7:30 AM - Transition Closes

8:00 AM - 1st race wave starts (no more than 12 swimmers per wave)

Course Maps are as follows:

Odenton Youth Triathlon

Course descriptions

Event Plan

-          Event is a triathlon for 5 – 18 year old participants, beginning and ending at the Waugh Chapel Swim Club (WCSC), 854 Waugh Chapel Road, Gambrills, MD 21054.

-          Agreement has been made between the Anne Arundel Striders and the Board of WCSC; permission has been given for the facilities to be used.

• Event begins with the swim, then bike, then run. Participants will start in waves based on age groups with first group beginning at 8am.

• Parking lot will open at 6am for registration and transition set up. End time is 11am, when WCSC opens.

• We plan to acquire support from EMTs to be on site that morning.

• Anne Arundel Striders will ensure the WCSC and any water stops are cleaned up and left as they were found, if not cleaner.

• The event will be publicized through the Piney Orchard and WCSC swim teams, as well as through social media and active.com

Event details and schedule