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This is the award tiles from 2009 using the logo developed by Rodwell Stevens and Judi Knight of New Tricks.

Competing against 900 triathletes, Fleishman, a member of the USA triathlon team and former Olympic team alternate, finished the 600-yard swim, 18-mile bike ride and 3.1-mile run in 1:06.14. It was his seventh SRITRI victory in 12 appearances.

surfersThe primary goal for the SRITRI every year is conduct a safe and fun event for our participants. To this end we intend to have an armada of surfers, kayaks and power craft in the Gulf of Mexico (or Santa Rosa Sound if conditions dictate using that course) for the swim leg. On the bike and run courses we will have more Escambia County Sheriff’s Deputies than recommended along with experienced volunteers and United States Marines. Finally, we will have two ambulances and EMT crews on the course. Our principal priority is safety and our secondary priority is safety. We also want everyone to have a great time, but we want NO injuries.

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A website is only as good as it’s graphics and photographs and when Judi Knight of New Tricks set out to redo the SRI TRI site she needed some great photos. She asked everyone she knew and the results were, well, not so good. Then Judi thought about Flickr and Jackpot! There she found the amazing work of Greg Reigler. Greg is a professional photographer, who shoots for PNJ and has some of his SRI TRI photos  on-line there. He has a great breadth in his work, but his action shots of the triathletes in the 2005 SRI TRI were really phenomenal. After seeing these pictures we just had to have them.

Luckily for us, Greg agree to let us use his photos on the website and we are grateful. We wanted to use two of his shots, those of the bike and the run, on the site’s header, so we were really glad he gave us permission and we didn’t have to go back to the drawing board.  Here are some more photos from the race and then be sure to check him out for Weddings. His beach wedding pictures are beautiful.

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Brightroom is the official Race Photographer of the Santa Rosa Island Triathlon and will be taking individual shots of each triathlete. You can go to their site and give them your race number and they will notify you when the pictures are ready.

Post-Race Awards Ceremony

All awards must be picked up at the post-race party under the tent behind the Hampton Hotel. The drawing for the Bike Plus bicycle will be held at the completion of the awards ceremony and you must be present to win. Plan to stay  around and party and you just may go home with a new bike!

Cash Awards:

USAT registered pros and very fast triathletes may register in the Elite category.  However, prize money will be awarded to the  first three male and female overall finishers regardless of category. 1st place m/f $1,000, 2nd place  m/f $350, 3rd place m/f  $150.

Overall Age Group Awards:

  • First 3 Overall Male / Female
  • First Master Male / Female (40+)
  • First Grand Master Male / Female (50+)
  • First Great Grand Master Male / Female (60+)
  • Age Group: Awards 3 deep, 16 and under, 17-19, 20-24, 25-29, to 80+ M/F
  • Clydesdale: Male 200+ lbs, under 40/over 40, Awards 3 deep
  • Athena: Female 150+ lbs, under 40/over 40, Awards 3 deep
  • Physically Challenged special awards:  Amputee, Wheel Chair, Blind Athletes
  • Relay teams: Male, Female, and Mixed.  Awards top 3 teams in each category

Special Tiki Awards

Every year the top male and female athletes in each of the first four individual categories  receive a coveted tiki handcrafted and donated by Charlie Knight of Palm Tiki located on Highway 98 in Gulf Breeze.

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Charlie Knight of Palm Tiki

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Registration

Registration is limited to the first 1,000 individuals and the first 30 teams.

Relay Teams

A team may be comprised of two or three people. Each member of a team must fill out a separate entry and USAT fee, indicating on the entry which event they are doing. All of the entries of a particular team should be sent in together with a team name.

Fees

Individual Entry Fees:
5/1/2009 – 7/31/2009:   $70.00
1/2009 – 10/1/2009 :  $80.00
Race Weekend:   $100.00

Relay Team Entry Fees
5/1/2009 – 7/31/2009: $120.00
8/1/2009 – 10/1/2009: $130.00
Race Weekend: $150

Junior/Youth (Age 16 and under only)
5/1/2009 – 7/31/2009: $25.00
8/1/2009 – 10/1/2009: $35.00
Race Weekend: $50.00

Right to Cancel or Reschedule

The Santa Rosa Island Triathlon reserves the right in the event of inclement weather, emergency, or natural diasaster to cancel the race or move to a later time. In order to keep our USAT sanctioned status we follow their policies on cancellations. In the event of cancellation, there will be no refund of entry fees. However the USAT fee, if prepaid, will be refunded.

Friday, October 2

  • Packet pick-up  in the Crystal Room at the Hampton Inn from 3-8 PM.
  • Vendor Expo will be held in the De Luna Room at  the Hampton Inn from 3-8 PM
  • Pre-Race Pasta Buffet will be held at Bamboo Willies, sound-side on the Portofino Boardwalk, from 5-8 PM. Tickets may be purchased at the entrance to  Expo at  the Hampton Inn at $6.00 for adults and $3.00 for children under 12.

Saturday, October 3

  • Packet Pick-up continues from 5:30-7:00 AM sharp in the Crystal Room of the Hampton Inn.
  • Body marking will be conducted  from 5:30 – 7:00 AM,  outside the Transition Area.
  • First Wave Starts Swim  7:30 AM. The final wave start schedule will be available Friday night at Packet Pick-Up.
  • Post-Race Awards Party following the race finish, at approximately 10:00 AM in the tent behind the Hampton Inn.

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Race Date :    October 3, 2009

Start Time:    7:30 AM  (all times subject to change)

Location:    Pensacola Beach, Florida

Sanctioned by:    USA Triathlon