Date: Sunday 18 March 2012

Scheduled Start Time: 9.00am

8:20am Briefing to take place
8:35am Warm-up
8:45am Marshalling into groups by your wave number
9:00am 1st Waves start! (Note: there could be more than 1 wave starting at each interval)

Location: Christchurch

Venue: McLeans Island

Duathlon Distance: Run/Walk 3.5km - Bike 10km - Run/Walk 1.5km

Run/Walk Distance: 5km - Run/Walk

Online Entry Closing Date: Tuesday 13 March 2012

Registration/Goodie Bag Pick Up/Bike Drop Off - Saturday March 17 2012 - 12.00pm - 4.00pm

• Registration is in the main marquee at McLeans Island.
• Registration is the process during which you pick up your goodie bag and receive all the information you need for event day.
• If this is your first entry to the 2012 series, you will receive a complimentary REAL t-shirt.
• You will also rack your bike in transition so allow some time to familiarise yourself with the layout of the bike compound and the run and bike entry and exit points.
• We'll have a team of volunteers to help you and we have professional security looking after the bikes over night.

Pre-Race Briefing and Marshalling Point:

Your event starts at 9am. We would like all participants to be ready for the briefing and warm-up at 8:20am. Therefore we would be happy if you arrive at the venue at around 7:45-8:00am so we can organise you all with the briefing, a warm-up and then marshal you for the start.

Times are as follows:

• 8:20am Briefing to take place
• 8:35am Warm-up
• 8:45am Marshalling into groups by your wave number
• 9:00am 1st Waves start! (Note: there could be more than 1 wave starting at each intervals

Run/Walk 1 – 3.5km Description

The event starts next to the All Weather Arena.

The run proceeds around the Steeplechase Track.

Continue around the Cross Country Area.

Proceed to Transition next to the Main Arena.

Stay on the marked course.

Transition – Run/Walk to bike

Once you enter the transition area look for the colour of your row and you will find your transition spot.

Once you reach your bike look for the bike exit sign.

Please don’t mount your bike until you get to the mount line on the roadside.

Bike Course – 10km

This bike course is totally flat and is on a good smooth road surface.

Mount your bike at the mount line and proceed out the National Equestrian Centre driveway.

Turn right onto McLeans Island Road.

Continue onto Chattertons Road.

Follow this to the 5km Turnaround on Chattertons Road just prior to the Old West Coast Road.

Return on the same course to Turn Left into the National Equestrian Centre.

Transition - Bike to Run/Walk

You will be asked to dismount your bike as you approach the transition area. Cones and barriers will direct you into transition. Look for the colour of your row and you will find your transition spot.

Run/Walk 2 – 1.5km Description

Look for the run exit. You will be directed towards the Cross Country Area.

Follow the marked course around the Cross Country Area and return to the

Finish Area next to the Main Arena.

Pre-Race Briefing and Marshalling Point:

Your event starts at 9am. We would like all participants to be ready for the briefing and warm-up at 8:20am. Therefore we would be happy if you arrive at the venue at around 7:45-8:00am so we can organise you all with the briefing, a warm-up and then marshal you for the start.

Run/Walk - 5km

The event starts next to the All Weather Arena.

The run proceeds around the Steeplechase Track.

Continue around the Cross Country Area.

Proceed to Transition next to the Main Arena.

Stay on the marked course.

You will continue past transition and will be directed towards the Cross Country Area.

Follow the marked course around the Cross Country Area and return to the

Finish Area next to the Main Arena.