Quakerman Triathlon
Events
| The Quakerman Half Distance Triathlon : |
| Triathlon : Swim 1.2 Miles, Bike 57.9 Miles, Run 13.1 Miles |
| The Quakerman Half Distance Aquabike : |
| Aquabike : Swim 1.2 Miles, Bike 57.9 Miles |
| The Quakerman Olympic Distance Triathlon : |
| Triathlon : Swim 1500 Meters, Bike 38.7 Miles, Run 6.2 Miles |
| The Quakerman Olympic Aquabike : |
| Aquabike : Swim 1500 Meters, Bike 38.7 Miles |
- Race Date: Saturday, September 8, 2012
- Start Time: 9:00 AM
- Entry Fee:$170
- Location:Nockamixon State Park
- Address: 1542 Mountain View Drive
- City/State/Zip:Quakertown, Pennsylvania 18951
- Country: USA
- Registration Website: https://www.feemania.com/event...
- Race Website http://www.genesisadventures.c...
- Printable Entry: http://genesisadventures.com/v...
- Telephone: (347)478-7469
- Email: [email protected]
Join us on September 8th, 2012 at Nockamixon State Park (just outside of Philadelphia) for the 7th Annual QuakerMan. The race is set on the banks of gorgeous Lake Nockamixon. After a lake swim, the rolling terrain around the park will provide for some great cycling. Our Olympic event will feature almost 39 miles of biking and the half will be just under 58 miles. The run course will wind throughout the park on bike paths and paved roads.
Course Information:
Harriman State Park is the perfect location for an early season race! Whether you are looking to get into the water for the first time this season or gearing up for a mid season Full Ironman - this is YOUR race! Gorgeous Woods Swim, Challenging Cycling Climbs with little car traffic & Back-Roads Running!
Swim Course
The swim course starts on the rocky shore of Lake Nockamixon near the marina. The water temperatures range from 75-80 degrees. For the Olympic and the half event, we will have a 0.6m triangular course that you will circle clockwise. You will keep the buoys on your right. The Half will circle the course twice. The first leg is 200m and then participants will have two legs of 400m to follow for a total of 1K. Use caution when you exit the water up the steep bank and to the transition area. You will find foot-washing bins prior to the TA entrance. We will wave start approximately 100 people per wave. You will receive your wave assignments closer to the event date.
Lake Nockamixon is not open to public swimming. The only time you can swim is during the event.
Click Here for Main Event & Swim Course Map
Bike Course
Fire Police will be present at all intersections. The bike course starts with a difficult 0.6-mile climb out of the park onto Rt. 563; you will turn right and begin the loop around the park. Each loop is 18.5 miles around with rolling terrain. You will turn right onto Rt. 412, then merge with Rt. 611. You will turn right onto South Park Rd. The first half of South Park Road has a large shoulder, which disappears when you reach Kellers Church Road. You will need to ride in the road (turns into Ridge Rd) and stay to the right. Continue to right turn on Rt. 313 and finally a right back onto Rt. 563. You will be sharing the shoulder of the road with the run course for one mile, you will be separated by cones, please remain to the left of the cones. The bike aid station is located at Deerwood Rd at the end of this line of cones. The Half event will have three laps. The Olympic event will feature a long bike section of two laps. After your laps you will turn right back into the park and back to the marina. Use caution descending back into the park.
Click Here for Bike Course Map
Bike Aid Station
The Bike Aid station is located on the corner of Deerwood Rd, close to the end of each lap near the park entrance. There is a drop zone just prior and immediately after the Aid Station. These are the only areas where you are permitted to discard your used water bottles. You may pick up a new bottle of orange Gatorade or plain water at this location. Please yell out to the aid station volunteers, then thank them for giving up their day for you.
Bike Support Provided By:
High Roads Cycles will be on-site prior to the race for any last minute fixes. Around 8:30am the support will be mobile on the course until all cyclists are clear off the bicycle course. High Road Cycles has two locations nearby; 73 Old Dublin Pike, Doylestown, PA Phone 215-348-8015 and 165 W. Lancaster Avenue, Wayne, PA Phone 610-687-1110
Run Course
The run course for both the Half & Olympic will be an out & back course starting on the bike path. You will run the bike path out to Deerwood Rd (mostly flat), turn right up the hill to Rt. 563. Turn left on 563 and run inside the cones to remain away from the bikers. The next 1 mile has a downhill, then an uphill before it flattens out. You will turn left on Old Bethlehem Rd. and run down to the turnaround. The Olympic turnaround is at 3.1m, the Half turnaround is at 3.275m. You will return is on the same course. Half participants will run this out & back course twice turning around a tree back near TA before starting your second loop. Each mile of the course will be marked with a white & red mileage sign.
Click Here of Run Course Maps
Run Aid Stations
There will be three run aid stations on the course. The first is in the main event site - just after exiting the TA, the second is the same as the bike aid station on the corner of Rt. 563. The third is at the Olympic turn around. This will give you an aid station approximately every 1.5 - 2.0 miles. Aid stations will have Orange Gatorade, water, soda, pretzels, assorted gels, energy bars, some will have fruit & chicken stock.
Timing
Champion Chip Timing provided byCompuScore Computer Services.You will receive your chip at race day check-in. The chip is worn around your ankle with the provided Velcro strap throughout the event. You will pass over timing mats as you enter and exit the transition area and at the finish line. You will hand your chip to a volunteer immediately after crossing the finish line. Timing results will include your swim, swim to bike transition, bike, bike to run transition, and run times.
Swim Course
The swim course starts on the rocky shore of Lake Nockamixon near the marina. The water temperatures range from 75-80 degrees. For the Olympic and the half event, we will have a 0.6m triangular course that you will circle clockwise. You will keep the buoys on your right. The Half will circle the course twice. The first leg is 200m and then participants will have two legs of 400m to follow for a total of 1K. Use caution when you exit the water up the steep bank and to the transition area. You will find foot-washing bins prior to the TA entrance. We will wave start approximately 100 people per wave. You will receive your wave assignments closer to the event date.
Lake Nockamixon is not open to public swimming. The only time you can swim is during the event.
Click Here for Main Event & Swim Course Map
Bike Course
Fire Police will be present at all intersections. The bike course starts with a difficult 0.6-mile climb out of the park onto Rt. 563; you will turn right and begin the loop around the park. Each loop is 18.5 miles around with rolling terrain. You will turn right onto Rt. 412, then merge with Rt. 611. You will turn right onto South Park Rd. The first half of South Park Road has a large shoulder, which disappears when you reach Kellers Church Road. You will need to ride in the road (turns into Ridge Rd) and stay to the right. Continue to right turn on Rt. 313 and finally a right back onto Rt. 563. You will be sharing the shoulder of the road with the run course for one mile, you will be separated by cones, please remain to the left of the cones. The bike aid station is located at Deerwood Rd at the end of this line of cones. The Half event will have three laps. The Olympic event will feature a long bike section of two laps. After your laps you will turn right back into the park and back to the marina. Use caution descending back into the park.
Click Here for Bike Course Map
Bike Aid Station
The Bike Aid station is located on the corner of Deerwood Rd, close to the end of each lap near the park entrance. There is a drop zone just prior and immediately after the Aid Station. These are the only areas where you are permitted to discard your used water bottles. You may pick up a new bottle of orange Gatorade or plain water at this location. Please yell out to the aid station volunteers, then thank them for giving up their day for you.
Bike Support Provided By:
High Roads Cycles will be on-site prior to the race for any last minute fixes. Around 8:30am the support will be mobile on the course until all cyclists are clear off the bicycle course. High Road Cycles has two locations nearby; 73 Old Dublin Pike, Doylestown, PA Phone 215-348-8015 and 165 W. Lancaster Avenue, Wayne, PA Phone 610-687-1110
Run Course
The run course for both the Half & Olympic will be an out & back course starting on the bike path. You will run the bike path out to Deerwood Rd (mostly flat), turn right up the hill to Rt. 563. Turn left on 563 and run inside the cones to remain away from the bikers. The next 1 mile has a downhill, then an uphill before it flattens out. You will turn left on Old Bethlehem Rd. and run down to the turnaround. The Olympic turnaround is at 3.1m, the Half turnaround is at 3.275m. You will return is on the same course. Half participants will run this out & back course twice turning around a tree back near TA before starting your second loop. Each mile of the course will be marked with a white & red mileage sign.
Click Here of Run Course Maps
Run Aid Stations
There will be three run aid stations on the course. The first is in the main event site - just after exiting the TA, the second is the same as the bike aid station on the corner of Rt. 563. The third is at the Olympic turn around. This will give you an aid station approximately every 1.5 - 2.0 miles. Aid stations will have Orange Gatorade, water, soda, pretzels, assorted gels, energy bars, some will have fruit & chicken stock.
Timing
Champion Chip Timing provided byCompuScore Computer Services.You will receive your chip at race day check-in. The chip is worn around your ankle with the provided Velcro strap throughout the event. You will pass over timing mats as you enter and exit the transition area and at the finish line. You will hand your chip to a volunteer immediately after crossing the finish line. Timing results will include your swim, swim to bike transition, bike, bike to run transition, and run times.
Directions:
Event Site
Nockamixon State Park
1542 Mountain View Dr.
Quakertown, PA 18951
Nockamixon State Park is just 30 miles North of Philadelphia and only 85 miles from New York City. The park is along PA 563, just off of PA 313, five miles east of Quakertown and nine miles west of Doylestown. The main entrances are along PA 563 and can be reached from PA 309 and PA 313, or from the north on PA 412. The main event site is at the marina
Nockamixon State Park
1542 Mountain View Dr.
Quakertown, PA 18951
Nockamixon State Park is just 30 miles North of Philadelphia and only 85 miles from New York City. The park is along PA 563, just off of PA 313, five miles east of Quakertown and nine miles west of Doylestown. The main entrances are along PA 563 and can be reached from PA 309 and PA 313, or from the north on PA 412. The main event site is at the marina
Other Info:
Saturday, September 8th ONLY
You can pick up your race packet at the event site on Saturday starting at 6:00 AM for either event.
You must pick up your packet in person! Have ready a photo ID and a USA Triathlon Membership Card OR $12 to pay for a one-day license at time of pick-up. Event sanctioning and insurance compliance require every participant of a USA Triathlon sanctioned event to be a member of USA Triathlon and to present a photo ID on race day. NO PHOTO ID = NO RACE, NO EXCEPTIONS. For those who registered as a USAT member, a current USAT membership card MUST be presented. If proof of USAT membership cannot be shown, a one-day license will need to be purchased in order to participate.
Purchase a 1-year USAT Membership On-line
You can pick up your race packet at the event site on Saturday starting at 6:00 AM for either event.
You must pick up your packet in person! Have ready a photo ID and a USA Triathlon Membership Card OR $12 to pay for a one-day license at time of pick-up. Event sanctioning and insurance compliance require every participant of a USA Triathlon sanctioned event to be a member of USA Triathlon and to present a photo ID on race day. NO PHOTO ID = NO RACE, NO EXCEPTIONS. For those who registered as a USAT member, a current USAT membership card MUST be presented. If proof of USAT membership cannot be shown, a one-day license will need to be purchased in order to participate.
Purchase a 1-year USAT Membership On-line
All finishers will receive a Genesis Adventures Finisher Medal. Custom designed awards will be awarded 3 deep in each division for each event. The top 3 overall winners & special category winners will receive their respective awards and ineligible for age groups awards (no double awards). You must be present at the awards ceremony to collect your award.
Award Categories
Overall
< 24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59
60-64
65-69
70+ (Additional Age Categories added based on registrants)
Clydesdale (Male Only)
Athena (Female Only)
Collegiate
Relay Teams (All Relay Teams)
Award Categories
Overall
< 24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59
60-64
65-69
70+ (Additional Age Categories added based on registrants)
Clydesdale (Male Only)
Athena (Female Only)
Collegiate
Relay Teams (All Relay Teams)
As this event is sanctioned by USA Triathlon, we will be following USA Triathlon rules. USA Triathlon has issued a set of rules to maintain consistency and order from race to race across the country. The rules include sections on membership, and rules of conduct for swimming, cycling, running, and transition. Click here to go to USAT Rules Education page. We highly recommend that all participants review the USA Triathlon Rules and Common Rules Violations.
CHANGES TO REGISTRATION: Race day changes will not be available under any circumstance. For example, you may NOT switch from the Half to the Olympic or switch from the Olympic to the Half event. Any requests to change an existing registration must be received to [email protected] by August 15, 2012.
CHANGES TO REGISTRATION: Race day changes will not be available under any circumstance. For example, you may NOT switch from the Half to the Olympic or switch from the Olympic to the Half event. Any requests to change an existing registration must be received to [email protected] by August 15, 2012.
Saturday, September 8th
6:00am Packet Pickup Opens for both events
6:00am Transition Area Opens, Body Markings Begin
7:30am Packet pickup for HALF event Closes
7:30am Swim Warm ups begin - HALF
7:45am Half Transition Area Closes (Olympic Transition remains open)
8:00am Half Start (First Wave)
8:05am Half Start (Second Wave)
8:10am Half Start (Third Wave)
9:00am Packet pickup for Olympic event Closes
9:00am Swim Warm ups begin - Olympic
9:15am Olympic Transition Area Closes
9:30am Olympic Start (First Wave)
9:35am Olympic Start (Second Wave)
9:40am Olympic Start (Third Wave)
2:00pm Awards & Pizza Party
2:30pm Half Run Start Cutoff
5:00pm Race Course Closed
6:00am Packet Pickup Opens for both events
6:00am Transition Area Opens, Body Markings Begin
7:30am Packet pickup for HALF event Closes
7:30am Swim Warm ups begin - HALF
7:45am Half Transition Area Closes (Olympic Transition remains open)
8:00am Half Start (First Wave)
8:05am Half Start (Second Wave)
8:10am Half Start (Third Wave)
9:00am Packet pickup for Olympic event Closes
9:00am Swim Warm ups begin - Olympic
9:15am Olympic Transition Area Closes
9:30am Olympic Start (First Wave)
9:35am Olympic Start (Second Wave)
9:40am Olympic Start (Third Wave)
2:00pm Awards & Pizza Party
2:30pm Half Run Start Cutoff
5:00pm Race Course Closed
Previous Results:
2011 Results at compuscore.com Half/Olympic
2010 Results at compuscore.com Half/ Olympic
2009 Results at compuscore.com Half/ Olympic
2008 Results At compuscore.com: Half / Olympic
2007 Results At: compuscore.com
2006 Results At: compuscore.com
2010 Results at compuscore.com Half/ Olympic
2009 Results at compuscore.com Half/ Olympic
- Join us on September 8th, 2012 at Nockamixon State Park (just outside of Philadelphia) for the 7th Annual QuakerMan. The race is set on the banks of gorgeous Lake Nockamixon. After a lake swim, the rolling terrain around the park will provide for some great cycling. Our Olympic event will feature almost 39 miles of biking and the half will be just under 58 miles. The run course will wind throughout the park on bike paths and paved roads.
Course Information:
- Harriman State Park is the perfect location for an early season race! Whether you are looking to get into the water for the first time this season or gearing up for a mid season Full Ironman - this is YOUR race! Gorgeous Woods Swim, Challenging Cycling Climbs with little car traffic & Back-Roads Running!
Swim Course
The swim course starts on the rocky shore of Lake Nockamixon near the marina. The water temperatures range from 75-80 degrees. For the Olympic and the half event, we will have a 0.6m triangular course that you will circle clockwise. You will keep the buoys on your right. The Half will circle the course twice. The first leg is 200m and then participants will have two legs of 400m to follow for a total of 1K. Use caution when you exit the water up the steep bank and to the transition area. You will find foot-washing bins prior to the TA entrance. We will wave start approximately 100 people per wave. You will receive your wave assignments closer to the event date.
Lake Nockamixon is not open to public swimming. The only time you can swim is during the event.
Click Here for Main Event & Swim Course Map
Bike Course
Fire Police will be present at all intersections. The bike course starts with a difficult 0.6-mile climb out of the park onto Rt. 563; you will turn right and begin the loop around the park. Each loop is 18.5 miles around with rolling terrain. You will turn right onto Rt. 412, then merge with Rt. 611. You will turn right onto South Park Rd. The first half of South Park Road has a large shoulder, which disappears when you reach Kellers Church Road. You will need to ride in the road (turns into Ridge Rd) and stay to the right. Continue to right turn on Rt. 313 and finally a right back onto Rt. 563. You will be sharing the shoulder of the road with the run course for one mile, you will be separated by cones, please remain to the left of the cones. The bike aid station is located at Deerwood Rd at the end of this line of cones. The Half event will have three laps. The Olympic event will feature a long bike section of two laps. After your laps you will turn right back into the park and back to the marina. Use caution descending back into the park.
Click Here for Bike Course Map
Bike Aid Station
The Bike Aid station is located on the corner of Deerwood Rd, close to the end of each lap near the park entrance. There is a drop zone just prior and immediately after the Aid Station. These are the only areas where you are permitted to discard your used water bottles. You may pick up a new bottle of orange Gatorade or plain water at this location. Please yell out to the aid station volunteers, then thank them for giving up their day for you.
Bike Support Provided By:
High Roads Cycles will be on-site prior to the race for any last minute fixes. Around 8:30am the support will be mobile on the course until all cyclists are clear off the bicycle course. High Road Cycles has two locations nearby; 73 Old Dublin Pike, Doylestown, PA Phone 215-348-8015 and 165 W. Lancaster Avenue, Wayne, PA Phone 610-687-1110
Run Course
The run course for both the Half & Olympic will be an out & back course starting on the bike path. You will run the bike path out to Deerwood Rd (mostly flat), turn right up the hill to Rt. 563. Turn left on 563 and run inside the cones to remain away from the bikers. The next 1 mile has a downhill, then an uphill before it flattens out. You will turn left on Old Bethlehem Rd. and run down to the turnaround. The Olympic turnaround is at 3.1m, the Half turnaround is at 3.275m. You will return is on the same course. Half participants will run this out & back course twice turning around a tree back near TA before starting your second loop. Each mile of the course will be marked with a white & red mileage sign.
Click Here of Run Course Maps
Run Aid Stations
There will be three run aid stations on the course. The first is in the main event site - just after exiting the TA, the second is the same as the bike aid station on the corner of Rt. 563. The third is at the Olympic turn around. This will give you an aid station approximately every 1.5 - 2.0 miles. Aid stations will have Orange Gatorade, water, soda, pretzels, assorted gels, energy bars, some will have fruit & chicken stock.
Timing
Champion Chip Timing provided byCompuScore Computer Services.You will receive your chip at race day check-in. The chip is worn around your ankle with the provided Velcro strap throughout the event. You will pass over timing mats as you enter and exit the transition area and at the finish line. You will hand your chip to a volunteer immediately after crossing the finish line. Timing results will include your swim, swim to bike transition, bike, bike to run transition, and run times.
Directions:
- Event Site
Nockamixon State Park
1542 Mountain View Dr.
Quakertown, PA 18951
Nockamixon State Park is just 30 miles North of Philadelphia and only 85 miles from New York City. The park is along PA 563, just off of PA 313, five miles east of Quakertown and nine miles west of Doylestown. The main entrances are along PA 563 and can be reached from PA 309 and PA 313, or from the north on PA 412. The main event site is at the marina
Other Info:
-
Saturday, September 8th ONLY
You can pick up your race packet at the event site on Saturday starting at 6:00 AM for either event.
You must pick up your packet in person! Have ready a photo ID and a USA Triathlon Membership Card OR $12 to pay for a one-day license at time of pick-up. Event sanctioning and insurance compliance require every participant of a USA Triathlon sanctioned event to be a member of USA Triathlon and to present a photo ID on race day. NO PHOTO ID = NO RACE, NO EXCEPTIONS. For those who registered as a USAT member, a current USAT membership card MUST be presented. If proof of USAT membership cannot be shown, a one-day license will need to be purchased in order to participate.
Purchase a 1-year USAT Membership On-line
All finishers will receive a Genesis Adventures Finisher Medal. Custom designed awards will be awarded 3 deep in each division for each event. The top 3 overall winners & special category winners will receive their respective awards and ineligible for age groups awards (no double awards). You must be present at the awards ceremony to collect your award.
Award Categories
Overall
< 24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59
60-64
65-69
70+ (Additional Age Categories added based on registrants)
Clydesdale (Male Only)
Athena (Female Only)
Collegiate
Relay Teams (All Relay Teams)
As this event is sanctioned by USA Triathlon, we will be following USA Triathlon rules. USA Triathlon has issued a set of rules to maintain consistency and order from race to race across the country. The rules include sections on membership, and rules of conduct for swimming, cycling, running, and transition. Click here to go to USAT Rules Education page. We highly recommend that all participants review the USA Triathlon Rules and Common Rules Violations.
CHANGES TO REGISTRATION: Race day changes will not be available under any circumstance. For example, you may NOT switch from the Half to the Olympic or switch from the Olympic to the Half event. Any requests to change an existing registration must be received to [email protected] by August 15, 2012.
Saturday, September 8th
6:00am Packet Pickup Opens for both events
6:00am Transition Area Opens, Body Markings Begin
7:30am Packet pickup for HALF event Closes
7:30am Swim Warm ups begin - HALF
7:45am Half Transition Area Closes (Olympic Transition remains open)
8:00am Half Start (First Wave)
8:05am Half Start (Second Wave)
8:10am Half Start (Third Wave)
9:00am Packet pickup for Olympic event Closes
9:00am Swim Warm ups begin - Olympic
9:15am Olympic Transition Area Closes
9:30am Olympic Start (First Wave)
9:35am Olympic Start (Second Wave)
9:40am Olympic Start (Third Wave)
2:00pm Awards & Pizza Party
2:30pm Half Run Start Cutoff
5:00pm Race Course Closed
Previous Results:
- 2011 Results at compuscore.com Half/Olympic
2010 Results at compuscore.com Half/ Olympic
2009 Results at compuscore.com Half/ Olympic
- 2008 Results At compuscore.com: Half / Olympic
- 2007 Results At: compuscore.com
- 2006 Results At: compuscore.com
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