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All athletes must wear a chip to be timed & included in race results or eligible for awards. All chips must surrendered at finish line. Any chips not returned are the sole responsibility of the athlete & will be charged by Cadence.

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EVENT DESCRIPTION
Women's -only sprint triathlon. 2nd race in the Women’s Tri Series.

PLEASE READ THE ATHLETE INFORMATION BROCHURE (.pdf)

Pre-Race Info (covers water safety and quality)

Athlete Update (covers packet pick-up and parking)

Athlete Update 2 (covers important RULES and swim issues)

LOCATION
Pace Bend Park
Spicewood, TX
Course Map (.pdf)

PARK ENTRY FEE
Travis County Parks Daily Usage Fee: Mandatory $8.00 – you will receive a Parks pass prior to the event to present upon entry. 

DISTANCE
500 meter swim. 15 mile bike. 5k run.

START TIME
First swim wave begins 8:00 a.m.

ENTERTAINMENT/FOOD OPTIONS
to be announced!            

AWARDS/ PRIZES
1st / 2nd / 3rd Overall, Masters, Age Groups. 1st & 2nd Relay         

CATEGORIES
Elite, Overall, Masters, Age Groups

REGISTRATION INFORMATION 
Individual $55 – till 2/16/09
$60 – till 7/26/09
$75 – till 8/12/09
$80 – race day

Relay - 2 or 3 person: $75 – till 2/16/09
$80 – till 7/26/09
$95 – till 8/12/09
$100 – race day  

PACKET PICKUP 
Current USAT membership or one-day pass AND photo ID are required for packet pickup. Athletes must pick up own race packets. All relay team members must be present together at packet pickup.

Friday, August 14
REI Gateway
9901 N. Capitol of Texas Hwy
Austin, TX 78759
5-8:30pm

Saturday, August 15
REI Downtown
601 N. Lamar Blvd.
Austin, TX 78703
12pm - 6pm

HOTELS
Nearby Hotel Information

RACE DAY SCHEDULE
Sunday, August 16
5:30 am Parking Lot Opens
5:45 am Transition Area Open
6:00 - 7:00 am Packet Pick-up (and Registration if event is still open)
7:30 am Transition Area Closes
7:45 am Pre-Race Meeting
7:55 am National Anthem
8:00 am 2009 Sweet & Twisted Triathlon Starts with first wave
approx 11:00 am Awards Ceremony

EVENT JERSEY
Buy your event jersey's here

CANCELLATION POLICY
There are no refunds. Registered athletes that are unable to attend are allowed to transfer their entry to another athlete. Athletes requesting a transfer are required to notify the race director in writing or e-mail no later than 10 days prior to the event date. There is a $20 transfer fee. The race director reserves the right to decline a transfer request. THERE ARE NO REFUNDS.

WEATHER CONTINGENCY PLAN
In the event of foul weather, the start time of this event may be delayed by up to 1 hour. Should weather conditions be unsafe for the swim, this event will be changed to a duathlon. If the weather makes it too dangerous for cycling, the event will become a run only. No refunds for weather related cancellation of event.

We're getting daily reports on the lake levels and it's low, but definitely still swim-worthy. There will be a 400m run from the Swim Exit to the Transition Area (same as last year), but we're doing a few things to help:

1. Letting participants put shoes on a mat by the swim exit to wear on the "mini-run"
2. Putting kiddie pools filled with water for them to wash the sand off their feet
3. Adding an extra timing mat AT the water so their swim time doesn't include the run to transition

Mother nature has been rough on Texas this year and we're dealing with it as best as we can. Keep doing your rain dances (we are!) and if you've got suggestions on how we can make this easier, please contact Swim Course Manager, Courtney Livingston courtney@redlicoriceevents.com

VOLUNTEER
We are always looking for great people to volunteer for our events. Please check out our “Pay it Forward” volunteer program for incentives. To volunteer for this race click here