2023 RACE PARTICIPATION POLICIES
Competition Rules:
SRI TRI is santioned by USA Triathlon, all USA Triathlon (USAT) Competitive Rules will apply and will be enforced by race directorship as well as USAT Officials present at the event.
Each competitor is responsible for knowing and following all USAT rules.
Please refer to the USAT website for complete list of rules.
USAT Membership:
Per USA Triathlon requirements, all athletes must hold a current USAT annual membership or purchase a one-day membership.
Course Time Limits:
The Bike course closes at 9:30am.
The Run course closes at 10:30am.
Event staff reserve the right to remove any athlete from the course following course closure. Athletes may also be removed from the course if event staff determine it is no longer safe for the athlete to continue.
Start Position:
Individual athletes, Aquabike athletes, and Relay Members will be assigned designated event start positions. Penalties for failure to start the event in the assigned position will be enforced per USAT rules:
Transfers:
If you are unable to race, your registration cannot be sold or transferred to another person without the permission of the race director (contact santarosaislandtriathlon@gmail.com). Any transfer requests must be done before September 7th, 2023.
Bib Exchanges:
SRI TRI is not offering bib exchange options.
Dropping Out Of The Event During Competition:
Athletes electing not to complete the course must return their timing chip at the finish line and notify race management.
Timing:
The event will be professionaly scored by A Matter of Timing.
Athletes will wear a timing chip during the entirety of the event.
Changes:
Changing from an indivdual participant to a relay or vice versa will be at the discretion of race directorship and may incur additional fees.
Refunds:
There are no refunds, only exception is active duty military with orders of transfer or travel.
Deferrals:
No deferrals.
Weather Policy:
The safety of all athletes and volunteers is the primary concern.
In the event of inclement weather, every attempt will be made to maintain the safety of everyone involved which may include an altered course layout, a shifted timeline of event, or outright cancellation of the event.
Event staff and volunteers will work with local permitting authorities, safety personnel, and law enforcement on determining any such alterations to the event.
Official tropical weather watches and warnings which include the event location will not be overriden by race staff or volunteers.
Athletes will be informed of such a change via postings (e-mail, social media) as well as .announcements at the race venue.
Event Cancellation:
Race directorship reserves the right to cancel the race or begin the event at a later time than the published start time.
Instances would include inclement weather, emergencies, or natural disasters.
In the event of a cancellation there will be no refunds of entry fees from race directorship.
Wetsuit Policy:
As the event is officially sanctioned by USA Triathlon (USAT), it will follow the USAT wetsuit policy. Notification of official water temperature will be broadcast via audio announcement (race-day morning) as well as via social media should the official water tempertaure be declared prior to race-day morning.
SRI TRI is santioned by USA Triathlon, all USA Triathlon (USAT) Competitive Rules will apply and will be enforced by race directorship as well as USAT Officials present at the event.
Each competitor is responsible for knowing and following all USAT rules.
Please refer to the USAT website for complete list of rules.
USAT Membership:
Per USA Triathlon requirements, all athletes must hold a current USAT annual membership or purchase a one-day membership.
Course Time Limits:
The Bike course closes at 9:30am.
The Run course closes at 10:30am.
Event staff reserve the right to remove any athlete from the course following course closure. Athletes may also be removed from the course if event staff determine it is no longer safe for the athlete to continue.
Start Position:
Individual athletes, Aquabike athletes, and Relay Members will be assigned designated event start positions. Penalties for failure to start the event in the assigned position will be enforced per USAT rules:
Transfers:
If you are unable to race, your registration cannot be sold or transferred to another person without the permission of the race director (contact santarosaislandtriathlon@gmail.com). Any transfer requests must be done before September 7th, 2023.
Bib Exchanges:
SRI TRI is not offering bib exchange options.
Dropping Out Of The Event During Competition:
Athletes electing not to complete the course must return their timing chip at the finish line and notify race management.
Timing:
The event will be professionaly scored by A Matter of Timing.
Athletes will wear a timing chip during the entirety of the event.
Changes:
Changing from an indivdual participant to a relay or vice versa will be at the discretion of race directorship and may incur additional fees.
Refunds:
There are no refunds, only exception is active duty military with orders of transfer or travel.
Deferrals:
No deferrals.
Weather Policy:
The safety of all athletes and volunteers is the primary concern.
In the event of inclement weather, every attempt will be made to maintain the safety of everyone involved which may include an altered course layout, a shifted timeline of event, or outright cancellation of the event.
Event staff and volunteers will work with local permitting authorities, safety personnel, and law enforcement on determining any such alterations to the event.
Official tropical weather watches and warnings which include the event location will not be overriden by race staff or volunteers.
Athletes will be informed of such a change via postings (e-mail, social media) as well as .announcements at the race venue.
Event Cancellation:
Race directorship reserves the right to cancel the race or begin the event at a later time than the published start time.
Instances would include inclement weather, emergencies, or natural disasters.
In the event of a cancellation there will be no refunds of entry fees from race directorship.
Wetsuit Policy:
As the event is officially sanctioned by USA Triathlon (USAT), it will follow the USAT wetsuit policy. Notification of official water temperature will be broadcast via audio announcement (race-day morning) as well as via social media should the official water tempertaure be declared prior to race-day morning.