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Home | Race Details | The Course | Photos & Results | Volunteer & Contact | The Form The 6th Annual Dunedin Triathlon at Honeymoon Island - June 14, 2009
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Swim 1/4 mile | Bike 12 miles | Run 3.1 The
Dunedin Triathlon on Honeymoon Island is an annual swim, bike, run
event held June 14th. It is held at the Honeymoon State Park. The event
is a fundraiser for the Rotary Club of Dunedin which provides
local students with college scholarships, support for local civic
projects, and funds many other worthy programs. The triathlon was
pioneered in 2004 and has been recognized as a great race through
one of the most beautiful areas on the West coast of Florida.
The
6th annual Dunedin Triathlon at Honeymoon Island will take place on
Sunday, June 14th, 2009 at the same beautiful location of
bath house #1 in the Honeymoon Island State Park, Dunedin, Florida.
(www.floridastateparks.org/honeymoonisland)
It is located West of Dunedin by taking Alt. 19 to Curlew Road, go
West across Dunedin Causeway to the park entrance. Follow the signs
to the parking and race start/transition areas. There is no fees collected
at the park toll booth. Plan to arrive between 6:00 and 6:30 AM. The
race will start with the first swim wave at precisely 7:30 AM. We
will have several hundred athletes arriving at the same time, so plan
ahead, be patient and everyone will have plenty of time to prepare
for their race. This is a chip timed event where each athlete will
receive and wear a chip around their ankle for the race. The chips
will be collected at the finish line to tally each racers split
and total times.
We want you to know how important it is, from a race organization standpoint, that packet pick up the day before the race is MANDATORY. However, every year we have 100 or so emails and phone calls from those who either can’t or don’t want to travel to Dunedin twice. You can imagine how late the race would run if hundreds of athletes (many first timers) waited until race morning to get their packets. Therefore, those that do come to packet pick up on Saturday will have first priority for the expo give-a-ways and selection of T-shirts. If you wait until race morning you are promised a shirt, but it may not be the standard race shirt. You will also get your race number and pertinent race info. All remaining expo give-a-ways will be given out on race morning. In the event we run out of T-shirts (this has NEVER happened), we will do a re-order and make them available to you at a Dunedin location for pick up after race weekend. It’s impossible to accommodate every exception, but we will do our best for our athletes. The best races are the ones with the greatest organization and on a June morning it is critical we start the race on time at 7:30 AM sharp. Please register with this information in mind. It will be WORTH EVERY penny of your registration fee. This is a Rotary fundraising event with all proceeds benefiting the community through the Rotary Club of Dunedin’s projects. This is a major undertaking every year and many volunteer time because we love our community and love to present a first class event for you....our athletes. We look forward to seeing you the first Sunday in June.
Packet pick up times and location will be posted on this site two weeks prior to race day
REGISTRATION FEES ARE AS FOLLOWS:
I want to tell you how important it is from a race organization standpoint to tell you that packet pick up at the day before the race is MANDATORY. However, every year we get the same 100 or so emails and phone calls from those who either can't or don't want to travel to Dunedin twice. You can imagine how late the race would run if hundreds of athletes (many first timers) waited until race morning to get their info. You will also get your number and pertinent race info, however, all expo freebie give aways will not be given out on race morning. In the event we run out of t-shirts (this has NEVER happened) we will do a re-order and make them available to you at a Dunedin location for pick up after race weekend. It's hard to please everyone but the best races are the ones with the greatest organization and in a June morning it's critical we start the race on time at 7:30 a.m. Please register with this information in mind. It will still be WORTH EVERY penny of your registration fee as this is a fundraising event with all proceeds benefiting community through great Dunedin Rotary Club projects. This is a major undertaking every year and so many donate their time because we love our community. Packet pick up times and location will be posted on this site two weeks prior to race day. Recommended Local Hotel Accommodations for out of town athletes: www.besodelsolresort.com For Further Information Contact Race Director: Sarah McCallum at DunedinTri@gmail.com Here is what some of the athletes are saying about the Dunedin Triathlon: What an outstanding event! I cannot thank you enough for the exceptional organization, wonderful volunteers and overall family-friendly atmosphere! I am very grateful to have your event as my first tri and I will certainly be back next year! Many, many thanks for all your hard work! - Teresa Johansen Congrats on a terrific race yesterday. I had a great time. Everything was so well organized. Thanks again. Let's do it again next year! - Pete I participated in the recent sprint triathlon on June 8th at Honeymoon Island and wanted to take a moment to truly thank all that were involved with its planning and execution. This was my first triathlon and it was an outstanding first exposure to the sport. I was so impressed with how professionally and efficiently every aspect of the race was managed (From registration, to packet pick up, to the race itself). Your team and the team of volunteers made this an awesome event and one that I will return to every year. I want to extend a heartfelt THANKS to all involved on a job very well done!! Sincerely, Lee Blackwell Just wanted to say that yesterdays race was really well done. Thank you for your effort. I just want to share how impressed I was with the entire Triathlon experience. This was my first Triathlon and everything was amazingly organized. From the registration and packet pickup on Saturday to the finish and awards ceremony on Sunday I was blown away. I would especially like to thank all the volunteers who were there to help and cheer the participants on along the way. It really made a difference. Also visit our affiliated race events:
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