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UNMISSSIBLE, CHECK LIST!

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A classic so you don't forget anything and don't mess it up….?
A few notes:
+ The bicycle bib is not mandatory by law, but the Judge / Technical Delegate decides whether to make it mandatory or recommended. In MD and LD it is usually recommended to make it easier for the competitors to see if the rival is the same distance or not (the bibs are of different colors) and facilitate drafting sanctions. From behind on the motorcycle the judge would not see the offender. In the Triman it has always been Mandatory.
+ The chip we use is the yellow championchip, if you have it, bring it, otherwise you will have been automatically assigned a white one and it will go directly into the bag with the number and you will compete with it. When you pick up your bib number (remember to bring your DNI) you will be able to check on a reader if your chip is operational and your data. If for whatever reason you forget your yellow chip, do not worry, we will assign you a temporary one for free.
+When you put the material in the Bike Park on Saturday, it is obligatory to enter with the helmet on with the stickers, etc., but it is not necessary to leave it there that night.
+To those who come from the South ? We remind you that it can be “chilly” here first thing in the morning, so bring a variety of competition clothing, sleeves, vests, etc. and then you decide. This year we will give away a sweatshirt to everyone just in case.

HOW TO GET TO AND FROM LAKE AS PONTES

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You can ALWAYS enter and/or exit the Lake, so your family or friends can come to see you at any time on Sunday, there is also free parking for everyone at the Lake
* Participants/companions/public who arrive the Sunday before the race starts (7:15 am) will be able to do so in the usual way.
* Once the race begins, the entrance to the Lake will be done as indicated in the map of the image, but do not worry that it will be indicated with Signage and with Local Police and Civil Protection.

WEEKEND ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS

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3 Playgrounds, 4 Food Trucks, Live Music, Barra Mahou… To “convince” them to come see us ??, we have designed various activities, next to the beach so that everyone comes to encourage you and in the process they can enjoy the weekend.
For CHILDREN 3 Playgrounds:
– SUPERZINGS GAME AREA:
Perimeter 4×6 official game zone version. 600 gift dolls for participants while supplies last.
– ROLLY TOYS GAME AREA:
8×10 perimeter area. Official License Rolly Toys. Components: • 1,000 giant blocks • 2 fire trucks • 4 tractors • 10 shovels • 50 helmets • 50 breastplates • 6 wheelbarrows • 2 carts
– ROLLY TOYS JUNIOR GAME AREA:
8×10 perimeter area. Junior Version Play Area Rolly Toys.
For the OLDER,
– 4 Food Truck, Live Music with ANEU and RAYZES, Mahou Bar with terrace etc…
If you SHARE it will be a PARTY!!!

 

HOW DO I TRANSITION? T1 AND T2

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So that you are calm, we provide you with the explanation and plans of both transitions (do not worry, we will explain it again and answer questions in the technical talk, and in the bike park there are always judges indicating the directions, etc.. it is the same as every year)
T1: We will leave the water, 15 meters of sand and 30 meters of carpet to the Bike Park which is grass. We will go DIRECTLY to our box, there you will have the bike and a basket with everythingyour material, you take off your neoprene, you put on your helmet and bib number and with the bike in hand you go to the end and turn left to go through the compensation corridor and continue to the assembly area where there will be a judge who It will indicate that we can now get on the bike.
T2: We arrive on the bike and get off before the disassembly line, the judge will continue there . With the bike in hand we will go directly to our box, we leave the bike, we take off our helmet, we change and we run to the end, we turn right to take the compensation corridor and start the race on foot.
Frequent questions:
+ The number in this test is mandatory on the bike (in order to control the drafting) carry it on the carrier backwards. Once we start running put it forward.
+ Although most of you use trisuit under the Neoprene, if you want to change completely (dress as a cyclist or a runner) you must use the two tents inside the Bike Park. By regulation, you cannot be naked (if in a swimsuit), or use ponchos, towels... to change, you have to use the changing tables.

RAFFLE GIFTS AT THE TECHNICAL MEETING

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A classic, the Triman Technical Meeting, all together sitting on the grass, sharing the moments before the "Big Day". It is important that you attend, also as you must bring your bike that afternoon, and there is a raffle for gifts, surely you can make an effort and be there from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Explanation of circuits, drafting regulations, water temperature, you can ask questions….. We are waiting for you!
This year thanks to Sanchez Rubal Optics we will raffle in talk 2 OAKLEY RADAR EV ADVANCER!

WHAT DO I DO IF…….

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As triathletes, rather than organizers, we are going to try to explain what to do in difficult situations to finish an Ironman and half Ironman distance Triathlon and not give up. We have experienced all of them in our own flesh, and we have taken measures so that if it happens to you, you have a solution.
1. I puncture several times… Normally in a Sprint triathlon no one carries tools or a pump, or tube, or tubular because simply no one repairs, it does not compensate. But here it does pay off, you're not going to throw away months of training for losing 5 minutes to fix a puncture. The problem is that normally you won't be able to inflate the wheel to 7 kilos, and you'll spend the rest of the race praying not to get a puncture again. To try to solve it like every year there will be a tent before the As Pontes turning point at km 44 shared with the Penalty Box, where you can, if you have punctured, stop to inflate correctly because there will be a foot pump, and take a tubular or a camera to be calm. We remind you that you must bring a camera, because if you puncture at km 25….
2. I break the chain, the seat goes down, the trowel comes off… The same as in the previous point, there will be tools, chains, tires… it will not be a store, but if you are able to get to that point (remember which is the lowest point of the route, so if you break the chain you can get there, last year there were two cases...) you can try to solve it. Remember that no one can touch your bike, since it would be considered external help, it must be you.
3. I'm going for the pin…. And not exactly the change. There will be, like every year, a toilet next to the pits and also right in the assembly area when you leave with the bike and run. Also 1 toilet in the bike circuit at the turning point of As Pontes in addition to the 40 km of mountain…. and 2 toilets in the walking circuit, one at each end, apart from all the toilets in the As Pontes bars. At the aid stations you will have wet napkins, toilet paper, Vaseline...
4. I have special dietary needs, I am intolerant to certain foods or I have celiac disease. For this type of case, there will be a table called Special Needs after the bike refreshment station 1, and in the foot race refreshment station 1, so that 1 of your assistants can feed you. If you go alone (we do not recommend it, after driving, you can injure yourself etc..) you must give us a bag with your name and bib number on SUNDAY MORNING, in the Cloakroom separated by bike and running, and the person in charge of said Provisioning will leave it on the day of the test on that table.
5. Another reason why people leave is because of blisters, chafing machines, burners, etc. In short, you need creams. That day you are going to spend many hours half-naked in the Galician countryside, as we have seen you and you are white, we will have volunteers putting Vaseline before the swim, putting sun cream after the swim and before the run, and you will have In all the aid stations on foot, Vaseline and sun cream, the volunteers will gladly put it on you. There will also be reflex, band-aids, etc… both at the aid stations, as well as in the 2 ambulances and in the field hospital.
6. I see little stars and little birds…. The man with the sledgehammer just visited you for not eating and drinking every 30 minutes. Stop at the first aid station and hydrate and eat, sit down, and let your body recover. You have 15 hours. In any case, if you see that you are not recovering and decide to withdraw, notify a volunteer, we will pick you up and take you to a stretcher inside the field hospital to see how you are doing.
7. My hat has broken, I have forgotten my neoprene, I can't find my shoes, I don't know where I left my sales carrier, my glasses have just broken (I have two) and so on endless forgetfulness with which each year you give us gifts, they make sure that there is always almost everything in the bikepark, you just have to look for the volunteers who will be offering the creams before the start and they will help you.
8. The fight between your head and you is the point at which most people give up, make excuses, or press the mental off button. We stop believing that we can be Finishers. The long distance is an accumulation of sensations, at the moment you want to laugh, and three minutes later you cry, the feelings are on the surface, so if you suddenly feel that feeling of abandonment, think about the time you have stolen from your partner, your children, your friends…. What lie are you going to tell them? Stop at a refreshment station, tell a volunteer, cry, let off steam...they are triathletes like you, they will know how to help you and Continue Running!

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