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SCHEDULE OF EVENTS ​

 

SATURDAY - MEMORIAL PARK POOL

2:00-4:00p  Packet pick-up - ID required. 

Your packet will have your timing chip, bib number, helmet sticker with number,  t-shirt, and swag items.

 3:00-4:00- Pre-race meeting for all participants.  Review course MAP and ask questions,

4:00-5:00p  Volunteer meeting for t-shirts, assignments, questions

 

SUNDAY

Please park at the YMCA parking lot across from Memorial Pool

5:30am     Transition area opens

6:00am     Volunteer check-in at tent

6:30am     Transition area closes

6:45am     Pre-race meeting

7:00am     Race Start

11:00am    Party begins   

11:30pm    Awards ceremony 

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Number placement: 

Please ensure your race numbers are placed according to the following guidelines:

  • Bike Number: Affix to your bike’s top tube or seat post.

  • Helmet Number: Apply to the front of your helmet; this identification is required at all street crossings.

  • Tattoo Number: Apply to your left arm and left calf.

  • Age Group Number: This will be marked on your right calf using a marker in the transition area.

  • Run bib number must visible on the front of your body.  It may be pinned to your shirt  or attached to a race belt  (basically a piece of elastic you can put on easily with a clip)   It's ok to wear the bib number on the bike if you choose.​

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Transition area guidelines:

  • Setup: Metal bike racks are provided. Your specific spot is marked by a number that on the race that corresponds to your race bib. Please locate your assigned number to set up your gear.

  • Access: The transition area is reserved for athletes only.

  • Support: If you need assistance, please look for our volunteers (wearing baby blue shirts) or our race captains. Both groups are available to help you set up and answer any questions.​

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Recommended Equipment Checklist:

  • Swim: Goggles, swim cap, outfit of choice.

  • Bike: Helmet is mandatory, bike, bike shoes (if using), water bottle, .

  • Run: Running shoes, running hat.

  • Apparel & Misc: Socks, sunglasses, sunscreen, and a shirt or race belt with your bib number attached.​

Swim:

  • No diving: Diving into the pool will result in automatic disqualification. It is the only way to be disqualified in the water, so please ensure you enter the water feet first.

  • Walking is not permitted. Toe touch is ok but swimming is the acceptable mode of transportation for 500 meters

  • Lane Usage: Swimmers will share lanes (two per lane). A lap counter will raise a hand to indicate when a lane is available to next in line. 

  • Entry Procedure: Swimmers must line up behind the timing mat. You will enter the water in numerical order as lanes become available.

Swim Heat Assignments

  • First Heat: Based on the 14 fastest times submitted during registration.

  • Second Heat: Comprised of the 7 oldest pre-Title IX participants and the 7 youngest participants.

  • Swim order: Swimmers are seeded according to their age group/bib numbers.

  • Deadline: The Wednesday before the race is the final opportunity to be seeded with your age group.  Age groups are rotated each year to share that last spot in line. Late registrations will be seeded by bib numbers only.​

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Transition and Bike Course Regulations  (Ride with GPS map link below)

 

Please adhere to the following rules regarding the transition area and the bike course to ensure safety and fairness:

 

Transition Area & Departure

  • Helmet Requirement: You must have your helmet on your head and buckled before leaving the transition area.

  • Mounting: Walk or run with your bike to the designated mount line. Mount your bike and begin pedaling only after crossing this line.

Bike Course Guidelines

  • Stay on the Path: You must ride on the designated path along Custer. Riding on Custer Road will result in disqualification.

  • Hydration: There is no water station provided on the bike course; please carry your own hydration.

  • Navigation: The course will be marked with arrows, and course guards will be stationed at turns. However, it is the athlete's responsibility to know the course route.

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Support and Maintenance

  • Mechanical Assistance: While there will be mechanical assistance on the course, wait times may vary.

  • Be Prepared: Please carry your own spare tube and ensure you are capable of changing it yourself.

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Run Course Instructions (Ride with GPS map link below)

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  • The course is marked with MTWTri blue tape and directional arrows. Please follow these markers throughout the race.

  • Start: Follow the RUN OUT flag in transition area and cross the grass toward playground. Right turn on the sidewalk until you reach the crosswalk across Last Chance Gulch with police to Centennial Trails. Run down the ROAD to the soccer fields and turn left  onto Centennial Trail.

  • Stay on trail to water stattion then L turn under tunnel toward the carousel to 14th Street and head back to the water station, stay left and continue runnin north along Carroll dorms.

  • Complete this loop 1 and 1/2 times. On your second loop, proceed past the bike park but go toward the tunnel under Last Chance Gulch Road back to the pool.  Follow the path back to the transition area to finish the race.

 

MTWTri Bike 2027 Cue Sheet

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Leaving transition area, turn Right toward mount line and get on bike

Turn right through parking lot 0.1 mi

Turn right at end of parking lot

Turn left across road toward Centennial Trail then sharp Left onto trail -go under bridge and UP THE HILL- stay right at top with Paws Park on your right.

0.2 mi trail turns to gravel/sand

0.5 mi Turn right at crosswalk with police

1.0 mi Turn left onto Centennial Trail - watch for downhill onto Henderson - cross at crosswalk with police

1.6 mi TWO WAY TRAFFIC on Centennial Trail from Henderson to Country Club Rd  - stay on the right side of trail

1.6 mi Turn slight right onto single track ay Montana Wild and Broadwater Avenue.

2.8 mi Exit single track with slight left toward 10 Mile Park at volunteer station

2.9 mi Cross bridge for

0.3mi on Creekside Loop

3.0 mi Turn right onto William Gruber Memorial Trail

3.3 mi Turn left onto William Gruber Memorial Trail

3.6 mi First loop turn left onto William Gruber Memorial Trail (you will be here again and exist park due North)

4.2 mi Keep left onto William Gruber Memorial Trail

4.6 mi Turn right

4.9 mi Turn slight right onto Creekside Loop

4.9 mi Turn left onto Creekside Loop

5.1 mi Turn sharp left onto Creekside Loop

5.5 mi Turn right onto William Gruber Memorial Trail

5.8 mi Turn right onto Country Club Avenue (Head Lane is the road in front of you)

6.1 mi Turn left back on to Centennial Trail - CAUTION-TWO WAY TRAFFIC

7.0 mi Turn slight left at bottom of hill entering Henderson - stay on road until Brady Street where you will get on bike path

7.9 mi Get on bike trail at Brady

8.0 mi Straight - obey all traffic rules - turn Right on Villard onto bike path beside Cedar St.

8.8 mi Turn right when bike path ends to path back into Centennial Park - go around flag then up path to crosswalk and FINISH! 10.7 mi

Course Maps
Rules
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RULES                                                                          

 

The Montana Women's Triathlon is sanctioned by USA Triathlon.  Sanctioning means that we are insured by USAT and we follow rules to keep everyone safe and to have a fair race.  Sanctioning also mean you can get ranked as a triathlete but for now let's focus on the rules.

 

 The 10 most commonly violated rules are:

 

1. Helmets: Only helmets approved by the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) may be used in USAT sanctioned events. Helmets must be worn at all times while on your bike. This means before, during, and after the event.

 

2. Chin Straps: Chin straps must be fastened at all times when on a bicycle. DO NOT unbuckle your chin strap unless you are off your bicycle. This includes riding from your car to the transition area.

 

3. Outside Assistance: No assistance other than that offered by race and medical officials may be used. Triathlons and duathlons are individual tests of fitness.

 

4. Transition Area: All equipment must be placed in the properly designated and individually assigned bike corral. The wheel of the bicycle must be down on the side of the assigned space. All participants must return their bicycles to an upright position in their designated bicycle corral. No person shall interfere with another participant’s equipment or impede the progress of another participant. All bar ends must be solidly plugged. No participant shall bring ANY glass containers into the transition area.

 

5. Drafting:  Drafting--keep at least three bike lengths of clear space between you and the cyclist in front. If you move into the zone, you must pass within 15 seconds. 

Position--keep to the right hand side of the lane of travel unless passing.

Illegal Pass-- cyclists must pass on the left, not on the right.

Blocking--riding on the left side of the lane without passing anyone and impeding other cyclists attempting to pass.

Overtaken--once passed, you must immediately exit the draft zone from the rear, before attempting to pass again.

 

6. Course: All competitors are required to follow the prescribed course and to stay within all coned lanes. Cutting the course is an obvious violation and going outside the course is a safety issue. Cyclists shall not cross a solid yellow

center line for ANY reason. Cyclists must obey all applicable traffic laws at all times.

 

7. Unsportsmanlike-Like Conduct:

Foul, harsh, argumentative or abusive language or other unsportsmanlike conduct directed at race officials, USA Triathlon officials, volunteers, spectators or fellow athletes is forbidden.

 

8. Headphones:  Headphones, headsets, walkmans, ipods, mp3 players, or personal audio devices, etc. are not to be carried or worn at any time during the race.

 

9. Race numbers: All athletes are required to wear race numbers at all times during the run. Numbers must be clearly visible at all times. Numbers may not be altered in any way that prevents a clear identification. DO NOT transfer yourumber to any other athlete or take a number from an athlete that is not competing.

 

10. Abandonment: All personal equipment and belongings taken out onto the course must stay on the athlete the entire time. No garbage, clothing, etc. shall be thrown on the course.

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