2011 Trek Women Triathlon Series Entry Categories

WHAT ARE THE ENTRY CATEGORIES?

The Trek Women Triathlon Series offers the following individual categories: Age Group, Mixed Age Group, Athena, Women In Uniform, Physically Challenged and Elite along with a Relay Team Category.

Age Group Category

WHO SHOULD ENTER IN THE AGE GROUP CATEGORY?

Women who want to do the Race on an individual basis for official Race time within their Age Group

  • Women who want to do the Race with other women in their Age Group
  • Women who want to be eligible for Age Group awards (top three in each Age Group Category)

NOTE: Most Races will have more than one wave in each Age Group Category. There is NO GUARANTEE that you will be in same wave (approximately 100 women per wave) with a family member or friend who also signed up to do the Race in the same Age Group Category

HOW ARE THE AGE GROUPS DETERMINED?

Each group within the Age Group Category is in 5 year intervals (14-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, and so on)

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Mixed Age Group Category

WHO SHOULD ENTER IN THE MIXED AGE GROUP CATEGORY?

  • Women who want to do the Race with family, friends, training partners, etc. all/some of whom are of varying ages
  • Women who want to be GUARANTEED to START the Race with a pal, colleague, sister, etc. who also entered the Mixed Age Group Category
  • Women who want to do the Race for official Race time within their wave

NOTE: Women who have entered the Mixed Age Group Category will start Race in waves of 100. There are no assigned wave starts. Please line up with other women in the Mixed Age Group Category with whom you'd like to start the Race..

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Athena Category

WHO CAN ENTER IN THE ATHENA CATEGORY?

  • Pursuant to USAT Rules, women whose weight is 150lbs or greater
  • Women who want to be ranked and scored against women who are the same stature (150+ lbs)
  • Women who want to do the Race on an individual basis for official Race time within the Athena Category
  • Women who want to be eligible for Athena Category awards (top three in Athena Category)

NOTE:

  • Women in this category will start in their Age Group wave, but be ranked and scored against other Athenas within that Age Group wave.
  • Partcipants in the Athena Category are eligible for awards within this category only (they are not eligible for Age Group awards)

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Women in Uniform Category

WHO CAN ENTER IN THE WOMEN IN UNIFORM CATEGORY?

  • Women employed as military, fire, police, government
  • Women who want to be ranked and scored against other Women in Uniform
  • Women who want to do the Race on an individual basis for official Race time within the Women in Uniform Category
  • Women who want to be eligible for Women in Uniform Category awards (top three in Women in Uniform Category)

NOTE:

  • Women in this category will start in their Age Group wave, but be ranked and scored against other Women in Uniform within that Age Group wave
  • Partcipants in the Women in Uniform Category are eligible for awards within this category only (they are not eligible for Age Group awards)

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Physically Challenged Category

DO I QUALIFY FOR THE PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED CATEGORY?
The rules for the Physically Challenged Category are sanctioned by USA Triathlon. Please click here for USA Triathlon Physically Challenged specifications.

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Elite

WHO IS ELIGIBLE TO ENTER THE ELITE CATEGORY?


Elites must have been a top 10 finisher and/or top 3 finisher in their respective Age Group Category in a Race of 300 or more women

WHO IS ELIGIBLE TO ENTER THE ELITE CATEGORY?


Athletes who would like to participate in the ELITE Category should enter in the AGE GROUP Category and submit a record of their previous Race results at time of entry to [email protected]. All athletes whose Race results warrant a change of entry category will automatically have their Race entry changed to the ELITE category in our Race database. Allow 10 days for Race results to be reviewed and for the category change to appear in our database.

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Team Survivor

  • The Trek Women Triathlon Series offers a limited number of free entries for cancer survivors in each Race region
  • PRIOR to entering a triathlon, please contact Cathy Daldin, Team Survivor coordinator [email protected], to check availability and eligibility procedures
  • The entry process must be completed at least 10 weeks prior to Race to be eligible
  • Free entries are limited for each Race
  • Click here for more information

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Relay Team

WHO SHOULD ENTER AS A RELAY TEAM?

  • Women who want to split the 3 segments of the triathlon (swim, bike, run) with one or two other friends, family members, colleagues, etc.
  • Women who want to do the Race for official Race time within a Relay Team Category
  • Women who want to be eligible for Relay Team awards (the winning Team in each of the Relay Team categories will be awarded a team prize)

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