Dirty Duathlon

EVENT DATE:    Sunday August 18, 2019    

Short Course - 4km Run / 15km Mountain Bike Ride / 4km Run 

Long Course - 8km Run / 33km Mountain Bike Ride / 6km Run.

Both distances can be completed individually or part of a 2 person team

START TIME:     Long Course       8:50am

                              Short Course        9:00am

VENUE:                You Yangs Regional Park.  (Event site is just inside the main entrance gate)

The You Yangs Dirty Duathlon brings off road fun and fitness to the You Yangs Regional Park. This event (in its 3rd year) is perfect for all levels of mutlisport athlete from the beginner to those wanting to test their skills and speed over a great course.

FIELD LIMIT

The field for all three Dirty Duathlon will be limited to 150 participants (total). This is due to limited transition space. Register early to aviod dissapointment. In some years the feild limit has been reached. 

RELAY OPTION 

Get a team of two together and complete the course as part of a relay team. One runner completes both the first and second run and the Mountain biker completes the bike leg.

CUT OFF TIMES

The following cut off times will apply:

Participants must complete run 1 by 10:00am

Participants must have completed the bike leg before 12:00 noon

Participants must complete the course before 1:00pm

EVERY FINISHER RECEIVES A MEDAL

As you cross the finish line at the event you will receive a finishers medal. Relay teams will receive 2 medals (one for each member)

TIMING

This event will be electronically chip timed. The following timing points will be recorded:

• Entry to transition after run 1
• Exit of Transition after MTB (Bike leg includes both transitions)
• Finish Line

All results will be available within 1 hour of the presentation ceremony.

PRESENTATION CEREMONIES

Short course presentation will take place at approximately 11:00am

Long Course presentations well take place at approximatley 12:00

SELL OUT WAITING LIST

In the highly likely event that this event reaches its filed limit, as in previous years we will set up a waiting list. Just email justin@pbevents.com.au to go onto this list

AGE GROUPS

15 - 18 years, 19-29 years, 30-39 years, 40-49 years, 50-59 years, 60+ years

Medals will be awarded to all individual age group category winners.

Trophies will be awarded to the overall male and female winners in both the long course and the short course events.

Trophies will be awarded to the overall winners of the relay (one only).

PRESENTATION CEREMONY

The Presentation ceremony will take place at approximately 11:00am

EVENT RULES

The objective of this event is not to weigh you down with rules and regulations, however, to ensure your safety and the safety of other participants, there are some rules that must be followed. CLICK THE EVENT RULES TAB ABOVE to view event rules and regulations.

WHERE IS THE YOU YANGS?

The You Yangs are located just 40 minutes drive from the Westegate Bridge and 20 minutes from Central Geelong

All events will take place at the same event site that is located just inside the main entrance gate on Branches Road.

ON COURSE SUPPORT

There will be course marshals out on course at all major intersections and many course directional arrows and signs to ensure that you remain on the correct course. Although you may feel in the middle of the bush, you are rarely more than 50m from vehicle access. 

FIRST AID

We hope that this service is not required, however we will have St Johns First Aid staff both at the finish line and a mobile unit out on MTB course to ensure participant safety.

TRANISTION AREA

The transition area will open at 8:15am.  A Helmet and bike safety check will take place on entering the transition. Only participants are allowed in the Transition area. No Bags are to be kept in the Transition area. Bikes will not be able to be removed until 10 minutes after the last participant finishes the bike leg of the event.

BAG STORAGE

Bag storage facilities will be available between 8:30am and 11:00am. This bag storage area will be staffed at all times (with PB events staff only within the fenced area), however, please do not leave any valuable in your bags.

DRINK STATIONS

There will be one drink station on each of the two run courses. Both drink stations will be at approximately half way through the run leg.

PARKING

Participants are to park on Branches Road and in the You Yangs allocated car parks. Please do not park on the You Yangs Entrance road or in bush areas not allocated to parking. Failure to follow these rules will result in the event not receiving Parks Victoria Permit approval in the future. 

REFUNDS

No refunds will be issued for Race entries. In the event that you cannot participate, your entry may be transferred to a friend if you email justin@pbevents.com.au at least 3 weeks prior to the event. It is vital that transfers are communicated to PB Events. We must know who is participating. 

All Entries will be charged an additional $2.20 booking fee.

An additional administration fee of $10 will be charged for on the day entries. RACE DAY ENTRIES ARE CASH ONLY.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

• Online Entries will close at 8pm on Friday August 16. (Unless field limit is reached)
• Race day entries will be accepted on race day between 8:00am and 8:45am.
• Race day entries are CASH ONLY.   

AGE GROUPS

Junior (8-17yrs), 18-29 yrs, 30-39 yrs, 40-49 yrs, 50+ yrs

Medals will be awarded to winners in each category

Presentation ceremony will take place at approimately 11:00am at each event.

REFUNDS & ENTRY TRANSFERS

No refunds will be issued for Race entries. In the event that you cannot participate, your entry may be transferred to a friend if you email justin@pbevents.com.au at least 3 weeks prior to the event. It is vital that transfers are communicated to PB Events. We must know who is participating

COURSE MAPS

Long Course Map

Short Course Map

Our aim is not to weigh you down with countless rules and regulations, however there are a few that we need to highlight to ensure both your safety and the safety of other participants. Breaching any of these rules could result in disqualification.

The event will be following Triathlon Australia Rules. Please familiarize yourself with these rules by visiting the following site. http://www.triathlon.org.au/Assets/Triathlon+Australia+Digital+Assets/RCR2017.pdf

Some major Guidelines and Rules are:

Transition Area

• Only participants in the Duathlon can enter the transition area.
• Participants must have their helmet on and strap done up on entering the transition to allow marshal to check for safety.
• Competitors are ultimately responsible for their gear. Please give unwanted gear to family or friends or store it in the allocated Bag storage area provided.
• Participants must rack their bikes and place their equipment at the allocated position in the transition.
• Participants are not allowed to tie anything to their bike rack to make it easier to find their bike.
• Participants must put on and fasten their helmets before they remove their bikes from the bike rack.
• Participants must walk/run their bike in the transition area until they cross the road and pass the mount bike sign.
• On return from the bike participants must dismount their bike at the dismount sign and walk/run their bike to their bike rack

Run

• Runners must obey the instructions of all event staff and course marshals at all times.
• Runners must stay on the designated course (tracks) at all times, no cutting corners!
• Race numbers/bibs must be displayed at all times
• On the second run leg, runners are to keep to the left of the track at all times.

Bike

• Riders must wear an approved ANA, SNELL, ANSI or Australian Standard approved helmet
• Mountain bikes must be used in this event, no racing or triathlon bicycles.
• Riders helmet strap must be fastened at all times while on bike.
• Riders must obey the instructions of all event staff and course marshals
• The mountain bike course will be clearly marked with arrows. If needing assistance while on course quote the number at the bottom of the sign and we will be able to locate you
• PASSING: Front riders must yield to overtaking riders. Riders should voice the command ”passing on right" when overtaking another. 
• It is the responsibility of the faster rider to overtake safely. Slower riders must yield to the passing rider on the first command. In the event two riders are racing for position, the leading rider does not have to yield his position to the challenging rider. However, a rider may not bodily interfere with or impede another rider's progress.  

RELAY SPECIFIC RULES

• The relay event will follow all the rules above with the addition of some specific rule to the event.
• A velcro ankle strap with timing chip will act as the baton. This leg strap must be worn at all times when a competitor is on the course. 
• Leg bands must only be removed in the transition area.

For 2018 Dirty Duathlon Results, Click Below