Date: Sunday 25 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: Queenstown

Venue: Millbrook Resort

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

Online Entry Closing Date: Tuesday 20 March 2012

Event Numbers: Limited

Registration/Goodie Bag Pick Up/Bike Drop Off - Saturday 24 March  2012 - 12 noon - 5:00pm

Parking: Parking is not permitted on the Millbrook access driveway.  Please use the event car parking available - with an entrance by the hay barn on Malaghan’s Road.

• Registration is in the main tent at the venue.
• 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.

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 interval)

Run/Walk 1 – 3.5km Description

The event starts on the large field next to The Gatehouse.

The run proceeds over the Millbrook entrance road and through the Fairway Houses and onto the No10 Fairway Track.

Turn Right onto the road near the No10 Tee and proceed to the turn around point.

Turn around and proceed back along the road to turn left onto the track beside the practice fairway to cross The Avenue.

Follow the track and proceed around the outside of the Driving Range, following the cones to the Cycle Transition

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 Malaghans Rd.

Bike Course – 10km

This bike course follows Malaghans Rd in the direction of Queenstown.

Proceed up Malaghans Rd and turn around just before Hunter Rd

Return on the same route

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 the transition. Look for the colour of your row and you will find your transition spot.

Run/Walk 2 – 1.5km Description

Leave Transition and proceed over the Millbrook entrance road and through the Fairway Houses and onto the No10 Fairway Track.

Turn left onto the road near the No10 Tee and then Turn Left onto the track beside the practice fairway to cross The Avenue.

Turn Left to proceed up the hill to the Finish Line.

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 on the large field next to The Gatehouse.

The run proceeds over the Millbrook entrance road and through the Fairway Houses and onto the No10 Fairway Track.

Turn Right onto the road near the No10 Tee.

Continue along this road to the 5 km turnaround point (past the 3.5 km turn point). Please Keep Left

Turn around and proceed back along the road to turn left onto the track beside the practice fairway to cross The Avenue.

Follow the track and proceed around the outside of the Driving Range, following the cones.

Proceed past transition to do a U Turn down the Finishing Shute to complete your 5km event!
 

Millbrook Resort

Millbrook Resort are offering all REAL Women 20% off rate of the day across all room types - subject to availability. When they stay at the resort of the event.

Simply quote the REAL Women's Series when you book.

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