Welcome to the 2011 Boilerman Triathlon!

Hosted by Purdue University's Triathlon Team

Olympic Distance: 1.5k swim, 40k bike, 10k run

 

Boilerman 2011 will be held Saturday, September 24th

RESULTS ARE NOW UP! CLICK HERE

Last Day to Register on-line is  9/22 @ 11:59pm

RACE DAY PACKET PICK UP IS AT THE RACE SITE

Pre-Race Packet Pick up will be on 9/23 at 5-7pm at Tri-N-Run in Lafayette, IN (please see "Schedule of Events" for Address)

A Pre-Race E-mail is visible below with all pertinent informaiton about the race.

WATER TEMPERATURE was 70F as of 9/21.

 Want to Volunteer? Please Email Mjarrard@purdue.edu for more information!

About The Race:

The Purdue Triathlon Club's Boilerman is one of the last races in the region. It's date allows for racers to train all summer and have their fastest race while still being early enough for you to take advantage of fantastic weather.
 
About the Course:
Swim - The swim is an open water swim held in Rainy Brook Bay. Historically the swim has been wetsuit legal, but this can not be confirmed until the day of the race.
Bike: The bike will conssit of a single VERY FLAT 40km loop through the surrounding area. Please see side tabs for maps of the course
Run: The run course will be a single loop beginning with 4 miles on-road through surrounding neighborhoods and ending with 2 miles off-road that circle around lake
 
2011 Fees: 

  Early Registration 9/1/-9/17

9/18-9/22

9/23-9/24 

Not online
 Individual $50   $60 $70 $70
 Relay Team $60  $70 $80 $80
 College Student* $40   $50 $50 $50

*Collegiate Students must be current students and have school ID
 Register by 9/15 days before the race to guarantee your t-shirt and size.  Extra shirts will be ordered, but sizes and availability can not be guaranteed after this time.

 

 IMPORTANT
  • If you do not have a USAT Membership, you must purchase a one day license for $10.
  • "Student" fees apply to all collegiate/High School students. College/High School IDs must be shown on race day.
  • Registration is limited to the first 300 participants
  • If you are a USAT card holder, you MUST bring you USAT ID with you, as well as an additional photo ID. If you forget your USAT ID then you may buy a $10 one day USAT license. Rules are Rules.  

 

About the Event: There is no rain date for the event, we will race rain or shine.  Due to inclement weather, Purdue's Triathlon Team reserves the right to modify the course.  NO REFUNDS WILL BE GIVEN.

 

Rules: This event will be a USAT sanctioned race, so please familiarize yourself with the rules.  Please check here for a list of most commonly broken rules.  Especially make sure you are wearing you cycling helmet whenever you are on your bike!

 

PRE RACE EMAIL

 

Hello Boilerman Racers!


I hope you all are as excited for Saturday’s race as we at Purdue Triathlon Club are!  Please carefully review the information in this email as it contains details that will help ensure a smooth race day.

Packet Pickup:

Packet pickup will occur at Tri-N-Run located at 13 N Earl Ave., Lafayette, IN (http://g.co/maps/xfj2h) from 5:00 - 7:00pm on Friday 9/23. If you are able to pick up your packet on Friday, please do so. This will help us reduce the congestion on Saturday. If you are unable to pick up your packet on Friday, you can pick it up on Saturday from 7:00 - 8:30 am. Absolutely no one will be allowed to race without picking up their packet, and no packets will be distributed after 8:30a on Saturday. It is a USAT rule that you must pick up your own packet, you cannot pick up another person’s packet even with confirmation. Everyone will have to pick up their timing chip and get body markings on the morning of the race.  Please remember to bring identification.  (College Students, this means bringing your Student ID).  Additionally, if you are a registered USAT member, please remember to bring your membership card.  If you do not have it with you at the time of packet pick up you will either have to go get it, print a temporary one off line, or pay for a one day membership. No ID, No Packet. Attached to this email you will find two waivers which you must complete. For the club sports form, we only require the first page to be completed.  We will have copies available at packet pickup, but to speed up the process, please print and fill it out ahead of time if you can.

Schedule: 

**Please remember we are on Eastern Time for everyone coming from Central timezone**

    7:00 am - Transition and Packet Pickup Open            
    8:30 am - Packet pickup closes, if you don't have your packet, sorry no race
    8:45 am - Transition Closes
    8:50 am - Pre-race Meeting
    9:00 am - Race starts, first wave
    ~1:30 pm - Race support closes (4 hours after last person has started)


Course:

The swim will consist of three waves.  The cap you receive at packet pickup will determine which wave you are in. The water temperature was 70F as of Thursday.

Please familiarize yourself with the course maps if you have not done so already. Each racer is responsible for knowing the course. We will have marshals out on the course, but per USAT rules, you are responsible for knowing the route. Maps can be found online at http://web.ics.purdue.edu/~triclub/boilerman_course.html . The course will close at 2:00 pm. 

Attached please also find the most commonly broken USAT rules, it is your responsibility to be aware of these rules.


Parking:

There will be no parking at the race site.  Parking will be at McCutcheon High School located at 4951 Old U.S. 231, Lafayette, Indiana 47909 (http://tiny.cc/mccutcheon). We will have Lafayette Limo providing a shuttle service to the race site in the morning and then again after the race it will bring people back to McCutcheon High School. The shuttle will be equipped with a trailer to carry bikes as well. Racers are allowed to ride their bikes to and from the race site, but please wear your helmets and beware of active traffic while crossing roads. The shuttle will run from 7-9am, and then completely stop until 11:30a-2p. This shuttle is providing service for spectators too, so if your fans arrive late, they will have to find another way to the transition area.


Miscellaneous

The race will go on rain or shine. In the case of lightning or thunder, we will be forced to cancel the swim and substitute a run bike run format.

Feel free to ask any other questions you may have!


See you on race day,
Alex Engel, 2011 Race Director