Tiger-Tri Information

Contact

Phone: 509.684.6037
Email: tigertri@yahoo.com

When and Where

Saturday, July 19, 2008 8:00 a.m. Beaver Lodge at Gillette Lake (altitude 3,200 ft) to City of Colville (altitude 1,650 ft., population 4,600). Colville is located 70 miles north of Spokane, Washington on Hwy 395.

Registration

Mail-in: Download the entry form. Please complete the entry form, sign the waiver, and mail to: Colville Recreation Department, 356 E. Dominion, Colville, WA 99114. Make checks payable to "City of Colville".

Online: To pre-register, Visit the website at www.signmeup.com/59134. Deadline for website pre-registration: Saturday, July 19.

Confirmation:

Description of Course

Swim: Triangular through Lake Gillette, surrounded by the beautiful Colville National Forest. Water temperatures are low 70's. (Wetsuits allowed).

Bike: A scenic point-to-point course along State Highway 20 through the Colville National Forest. There is a substantial net elevation loss. The bike course finishes at Colville High School. The course is open to traffic during the race. No drafting allowed on the course.

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Run: Rotary Trail at Dominion Meadows golf course. Packed gravel and asphalt and grass.

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Finish Location

Colville High School

Age Divisions

Individual: 19 & under, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70+

Individual awards to first male & female, first masters male & female, first local male & female and first three in each age group

Triathlon Teams: Men, Women & Mixed

Team awards will be given to first team in each division.

Results

Timing of the Tiger Tri will be done using the ChampionChip timing system. A Chip (transponder) will be worn on a velcro ankle strap that provides 100% accuracy for run, swim and bike splits as well as overall times. All competitors will be required to wear a Chip. Competitors not wearing the Chip on race day will not be timed or scored in the results.

Remember: Unless you own your own Chip, you must return the Chip at the finish line at the end of the event.

Packet Pickup

Friday, July 18 from 6-8 pm at Beaver Lodge

Saturday, July 19 from 6:00 - 7:30 a.m. at Beaver Lodge (official start location)

Volunteers

Volunteers, including spouses or other family members of participants, are welcome. We need good volunteers to maintain the quality and safety of this event. If you are interested in being involved in this way, please contact race organizers by phone or e-mail.

General Information

Transportation to Beaver Lodge on morning of race: Participants are responsible to transport themselves, their bikes and equipment to the lake prior to the start of the race.

Participant transportation to Beaver Lodge after the race: Shuttle busses will leave for Beaver Lodge from the High School at approximately 12:30 pm after the completion of the awards ceremony. Bicycles can be taken on the bus, retrieved by support crews or left in the secured transition at Colville High School. The bicycle transition will be monitored and secure until 3:00 pm.

Awards will be presented at Colville High School.

Accommodations

Beaver Lodge, the race's presenting sponsor, has cabins, RV spaces both with and without full hookups and tent spaces. Call early, especially if you would like a cabin.

For those who wish to stay near the finish in Colville, Comfort Inn and Benny's Colville Inn have set aside rooms at a special rate. Specify "Tiger Tri" when making your reservation.

Beaver Lodge - (509) 684-5657
Comfort Inn - (509) 684-2010
Benny's Colville Inn - (800) 680-2517

Travel Distances

(to the start at Beaver Lodge)

Spokane, WA	95 miles	2 hours
Coeur d’Alene, ID	115 miles	3 hours
Tri-Cities	215 miles	5.5 hours
Missoula, MT	270 miles	6.5 hours
Yakima, WA	277 miles	6 ¾ hours
Seattle	353 miles	8 hours

Number of Participants:

Year 2007: 185

Year 2006: 165

Year 2005: 100

Year 2004: 85