Rules and Regulations

The purpose of the following rules is to insure that participants in the Mighty Kids Triathlon complete the course safely and have a good time doing so! We feel all children who can complete the course are winners! USA Triathlon insures this event and has recommended these rules for safety reasons. The Race Director may disqualify anyone who does not comply.

I. OUTSIDE ASSISTANCE: Parents cannot assist children during any portion of the event. Trained volunteers are stationed throughout the course to lend any assistance needed to insure participant safety and well-being.

II. COURSE: Each participant must complete the entire prescribed course in order to be eligible to receive age level awards. Volunteers and signage are available throughout the course to show the way, but participants bear the responsibility for being familiar with the course.

III. SWIM: Any stroke is allowed, there is no disqualification for style or stopping. The swim course is shallow enough so you can run through the ocean water but set a goal to swim the distance. Volunteers will be in the water to help the children.

IV. TRANSITION AREA: All equipment must be placed in designated area before 8:45 am. From 9 am to Noon ONLY PARTICIPANTS and volunteers will be allowed in the transition area. Bicycles must be walked in/out of the transition area, and are to be mounted and dismounted at a designated point outside the transition area, which will be clearly indicated and manned by volunteers.

V. BIKE: (A) An ANSI approved helmet must be worn and chin straps secured at all times the participant is astride the bicycle. All bicycles must be in safe working order and brakes may not be altered from the original condition. (B) Riders must follow traffic laws. Pass to the left of riders being overtaken and then return to the right shoulder. When passing, please call out "on your left" to let the person in front of you know you are there. Riders must ride the full distance to the turn-around point and back. It is the parent's responsibility to see that bikes and helmets are in good working order. There will be no bike checks on race day. (C) Drafting: Riding closely behind another bike and therefore using them as a windbreak is prohibited.

VI. RUN: Participants must run or walk the complete running course.

VII. SPORTSMANSHIP: Infraction by participants or parents of any of the rules or exhibition of unsportsmanlike conduct will result in disqualification. This includes the use of profanity or rudeness before, during, or after the race.

VIII. RACE NUMBERS: Race numbers will be marked on each athleteÕs body during Registration, as well on a sticker to be placed on the front of their bike helmets. If you are 6-8yrs old you will also have a race number that will need to be pinned to your shirt and worn during both the bike and the run.

IX. CHIP TIMING: Chip timing will be used to time each Athlete ages 9-15yrs. The chip must be attached firmly to the ankle before the racer completes the race, and kept on throughout the entire event. At the finish line volunteers will collect the chips after the athlete crosses the finish line. And $8 charge will be accrued for any chip lost or not returned at the end of the event.