The Hammer Hampton Ladies Triathlon 2015

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Welcome to our 9th Hampton Ladies Triathlon scheduled for Sunday June 12 2016 based in and around the Hampton Community Pool. If you have ever thought about registering for a Tri or a Duathlon in the past but were a little intimidated then this is the race for you. We hope to have over 250 ladies taking part, and for you it will be your their first opportunity to dip your toes in the world of Triathlon. Its a fun, no-pressure environment full of camaraderie, stories and excitement.

Packet Pick-up - from 7.00am at Hampton Community Pool
Triathlon Wave 1 start time - 8.00am
Duathlon Satrt - 9.00am

Our race starts of with a 400m (16 length) outdoor pool swim (pool is heated, no wetsuits allowed or needed), followed by a 20k bike ride on an out and back course into the Hampton and Bloomfield countryside. Its an out and back route so you will receive lots of encouragements from your fellow competitors. Once back in transition you will set off on your 1 lap, out and back 5k run course which is mostly traffic free through the Dutch Point Trail system. We are excited to launch our brand new run for 2015 using the new trails created by the Town Of Hampton, the course will be much easier to follow and will be easier to navigate. At the end of the run you will cross the finish line to shouts of encouragement from fellow runners, spectators and finishers alike.

Our Duathlon featuring a 2.5k run and then following the same bike route as the Triathlon before finishing up with a final 2.5k run and the Du has been growing in popularity over the last few years. For those non-swimming ladies this is a unique opportunity to take part in your first Duathlon.

We promote our event to Novices and those ladies who are interested in taking part in their first Triathlon / Duathlon but we also welcome those more experienced athletes who can use the race as a sharpener for the forthcoming season so everyone is welcome. You must be 16 by 31 December in the year of competition to be eligible for the Sprint Triathlon.

We will also have a Junior / Youth wave for our 14 / 15 year old age-groups.

Numbers will be limited in the Triathlon due to availability of the pool and we cannot take race day registrations for the Triathlon but we can take registrations for the Duathlon.

Please note that due to problems in the past we will not be able to hold entries over for future years or issue refunds. All registrations are non-transferable, non-refundable and must not be sold on without the prior consent of the Race Director.

We have been notified by the Town of Hampton about construction on Centennial Road in Hampton between the Traffic Circle (roundabout) and Highland Drive which is very roughly 500m. In the event that this impacts the race we will re-route the bike course on the following course.

At the traffic circle bikes will now go straight across (rather than left) onto Crawford Street.
First left onto Everett Street.
At the end of the road turn right onto Law Avenue and continue to the end of the road.
Turn left onto Highland Drive and follow road sharp left and down onto Centennial.
Turn right and join the original bike course.

All riders will continue on the original bike course to our usual turn around point and then re-trace the bike course back in reverse of the above directions back to the pool - it will be an out and back course so you will follow the detour in both directions.

We will ensure that there are volunteers and signage in place to guide you on the right course.

Timings for the construction are not confirmed yet but should this situation change we will advise you as soon as possible but we do not believe that this will make a major difference to the race.

Garth Millar
Race Director