Norfolk Family YMCA Triathlon
The 24th Norfolk Family YMCA Triathlon was held Saturday, June 6, 2009. There were 210 finishers in this year’s event. Detailed results can be found to the right of this page.
2009 Participants
Tropies are awarded to the overall male and female for the long course event. Congratulation sMedals are awarded to the top the finishers in each age group including the teams. If you are a Norfolk area resident, your medal is at the YMCA front desk. If you reside out of the area, your medals were mailed June 12th. Thank you for your patience and understanding as we were calculating the results. We appreciate your feedback and any comments you have that can help us improve our event. Please take our on-line survey here: Click Here to take survey We hope to see you next year!
About our event
2009 marks 24th annual triathlon. We welcome all ages and fitness levels. The short course begins first followed by the long course participants. All participants will race in the order we receive entries, so if you want to race early, register early. Bicycle helmets are mandatory and must be buckled before leaving the transition area and cannot be removed until the bike is dismounted. All participants must walk their bike in and out of the transition areas. The swim portion is in our indoor pool and we will be swimming 6 lanes with 2 swimmers per lane.
Distances
The Long Course is available for all individuals and adults teams. It consists of a 500 yard swim in our indoor pool, 10 mile bike on a mostly flat course and a 2.5 mile run on a flat course.
The Short Course is available for all individuals and youth teams. It consists of a 150 yard swim in our indoor pool, 3 mile bike on a mostly flat course and a 1 mile run on a flat course.
Teams
Team options for the long course are available for youth and adults and short course team is available for youth. Just find two other friends, decide who is going to bike, who is going to run and who is going to swim and send in your registration forms. Each team member must fill out a registration form and sign the waiver. On-line registration is not available for teams. Please register in person or mail in your entry forms to the Norfolk Family YMCA.
Fees and Registration
The entry fee is $40 for adults and $30 for youth and includes the race, 2009 Triathlon t-shirt, free babysitting from 8am-11:30am, pizza buffet and awards ceremony at Godfather’s following the race!
There is no registration after 7:30am on race day and all participants must be present at the mandatory pre-race meeting at 7:45am on race day.
Awards and Results
Trophies are awarded to the 1st Overall Male and Female in the Long Course. There are medals given for the top 3 in each age group for both the long and short courses as well as medals for the 1st-4th place long and short course teams.
Detailed race results will be posted on our website as well as www.teamnebraska.org
Course Map
Below you will find an image of the course map. The run and bike courses are flat or mostly flat. Don’t for get to bring your helmets!
Did you know?
Year: 2003 Number of Finishers: 78 Total Event Time: 3:41:52
Year: 2004 Number of Finishers: 75 Total Event Time: 3:14:56
Year: 2005 Number of Finishers: 67 Total Event Time: 2:33:01
Year: 2006 Number of Finishers: 109 Total Event Time: 4:21:17
Year: 2007 Number of Finishers: 146 Total Event Time: 4:19:25
Year: 2008 Number of Finishers: 200 Total Event Time: 4:16:09
Year: 2009 Number of Finishers: 210 Total Event Time: 4:03:20