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The 2010 Gold Nugget Triathlon is Full
There will not be a waiting list this for this event.

Registration

  • Registration opens online on 4/1/10 at 8pm.  The race is limited to 1500 participants.  Entry will close after 1500 registrants, or on 4/30/10, whichever comes first.
  • Registration for the 2010 Gold Nugget will be exclusively online.  Lane donations for bib numbers 51 through 125 will also be handled exclusively online at registration. Our website is secured by a Thawte security certificate, and there are no additional fees associated with registering online.
  • The entry fee for the 2010 event will be $67 (Fee includes $10 USAT single-day 'license') for adults over 18 years old, and $42 for participants under 18 years old. Please note that USAT considers your age as of 12/31 of the year in which the event is held.

The bike course will be on Elmendorf Airforce Base this year. Due to difficulties gaining access to the base for large numbers of people, the Gold Nugget Triathlon will not be organizing or sponsoring any group pre-rides of the course. The course map is available on our site for you to use to familiarize yourself with the course if you have friends who can assist you with entering the base.

 
Assignment of Bib Numbers
The Gold Nugget Triathlon offers an option of the “Lane Donation Wave” on the entry form. The Lane Donation Wave is limited to 75 racers to swim side by side in a lane. This wave begins immediately after the Elite Wave. The price for a lane donation is $125.

Group Starting Times and Special Start Time Requests
As the size of the race has increased over the years, the special handling of arranging groups of people to have consecutive bib numbers has been discontinued. Shortly after registration closes, and the seeds and lane donations are sorted out, the bib number list will be posted on the Website. If you would like to start with a friend, it is always possible to start after your assigned bib number. You don’t have to notify us that you’re starting late. Please be aware that there will be a designated “close” time for the pool; so don’t plan to start too late! This time will be listed in the Race Instructions packet. If there is a group of you that would like to start consecutively, you may all start with the person who has the highest bib number (not the earliest number, but the highest number).

At the time you register, please consider any commitments or limitations you have on race day. If you have to be finished by a specific time on Sunday, there is the opportunity to do a lane donation.


Form a Team!!
Please note! – This has nothing to do with starting at the same time as your friends. It is a designation to be considered for a team award. Join four other friends from your workplace or school, combine your times, and compete as a team. (3 divisions—Business affiliation, School affiliation, and Open affiliation).


  • All team members must complete all the legs of the triathlon.
  • To be eligible for an award, the team must have a minimum of five triathletes and the top five times are combined together for a team score. (So, yes, your team may have less than five triathletes, it just won’t be eligible for an award.)
  • Awards will be given to the top team in each category.
 
Bib Pickup

  • Saturday May 8th, 10am-1pm  at The Sports Shop 570 E Benson Blvd
  • Tuesday, May 11th 4:30-6:30pm at Skinny Raven Sports  800 H St
  • Thursday, May 13th 4:30-6:30pm at Chain Reaction Cycles  12201 Industry Way
  • Saturday, May 15 3:30-8:30pm at Bartlett High School ($10 late bib pickup fee for any participant who resides within the Municipality of Anchorage)
        *** T-shirts will be FINISHER shirts and handed out after the race. ***
  • BRING IDENTIFICATION TO BIB PICK-UP!!! - You must present your photo ID and pick up your bib in-person. No exceptions.
  • If you are a USAT member, you must also present your USAT membership card to receive your bib. No exceptions.
  • Bike stands will be sold at bib pick-ups, so make sure to bring cash or check if you need to purchase one.
  • Your bib cannot be picked up by a friend. No exceptions.
  • Parents may pick up for their minor – but not for an 18-year old or older child.
  • Chips and ankle straps will be distributed on the pool deck as you wait to swim. You are responsible if your chip is lost or damaged during the race. There is a $35 fee for lost or damaged chips that must be paid before registering for next year's race
 
Race Number/Chip Transfer Policy
Race numbers and chips are non-transferable. Transferring your number and/or chip to another participant and/or receiving a transferred number and/or chip will result in disqualification from this and future races.

Mandatory Bike Drop Off
All participants will be required to drop off bikes to the transition area at Bartlett High School on Saturday, May 15, between 3:30 and 8:30 p.m. Only participants are allowed in the transition area.  A non-racer delivering a bike will not be allowed to set up the transition area, rather, a transition area volunteer will place the bike. The racer may come on race morning during the designated times to set up the transition area. Bikes will be secured in the transition area overnight. There will be access to the transition area the morning of the race from 7:00-8:00 a.m. However, bikes will not be allowed to enter or exit the transition area during this time.

Financial Assistance
The Gold Nugget Triathlon will not deny participation because of financial need. Our goal is that all girls and women can participate, regardless of income. For more information on financial assistance, contact Claire Norton-Cruz at or call at 529-4284.

Awards and Prizes
The awards ceremony will be Monday, May 17 at 5:30pm at the University of Alaska campus in the Student Union. It is a potluck format, so please bring something tasty!  Awards are given to the:

  • Top 10 overall
  • Top 5 in each age group (five-year increments through the oldest participant)
  • Top 3 mother-daughter teams (combined time of mother and one daughter)
  • Top team of each division (combined top five times of a team)
  • "Most Improved" as compared to last year (you must have checked the box indicating that you wanted to be considered for this award during online registration.) 
Door prizes will be drawn throughout the awards ceremony. You must be present to win. We will be raffling off lots of great prizes from local businesses like Skinny Raven, Allure Day Spa, Moose's Tooth, etc. The grand prizes will be a 1-yr Alaska Club Tennis Membership, a Multisport Training of Alaska gift certificate good for a year of triathlon/multisport training, and a bike from Chain Reaction Cycles.
 
Calculating Your Time
To help better manage the flow of the race and to promote the safety of all race participants we are asking all racers to calculate the time in which they think they will complete each section of the race. These calculations are intended to be estimates only.

Triple Finisher Patch
The Gold Nugget Triathlon is one of the four women’s events for which you can earn the Triple Finisher Patch. For more information, contact Rosy Jacobsen at 248-5605, Jacobsens@gci.net, or visit the Web page at www.alaskansites.com/triplefinish/.

Volunteers
Volunteers are always needed before, during, and after the race. It may be possible to obtain a lower bib number in order to volunteer in the afternoon: any such options available will be presented in online registration when you check the box to be a volunteer.
Also, you may contact Laura Carpenter at

Event Management
Up and Running Event Management, LLC
Email
or for registration questions

General Information

  • Minimum age to compete in the Gold Nugget Triathlon is 10 years old by 12/31/2010.
  • No handlers allowed; lap counters will be provided for the swim.
  • No wet suits, fins, snorkels, flotation or floating devices allowed.
  • Any swim stroke, or combination of strokes are allowed. Stopping and standing is also allowed. Walking is not allowed.
  • All participants, except the top seeds and lane donations, will circle-swim 
  • Past top 20 overall finishers who did not compete last year but wish to be seeded should contact event management at .
  • A protective hard shell bicycle helmet is required and chinstraps must be fastened at all times while the rider is on the bike.
  • No tandems, recumbent bicycles, fairings or any other device designed exclusively to reduce air resistance allowed.
  • No mandatory bike safety check.
  • All bikes must be standing (not upside down) in the transition area.
  • Stands will be available for purchase at bib pick up sessions.
 
Release of Information

  • The GNT may release the names and contact information of its registrants to certain third parties who provide support, goods and/or services to the race. This includes ASI, the company providing photography services during the race.
  • The waiver that you sign in online registration provides for the use of photos of the event - which often include participants, on the GNT website. 
  • GNT will be releasing participant information (names, DOB, addresses) to Elmendorf AirForce Base per their requirements to allow us to use the base for the bike leg of the triathlon.
 
Mother-Daughter Teams
Participants wishing to enter the Mother/Daughter division may make this designation online. Each participant must register separately. A mother may register with more than one daughter. Mother-daughter teams do not count against your participation in one other corporate, school, or open team.

USA Triathlon Membership
The Gold Nugget Triathlon is sanctioned by USA Triathlon. USAT provides the triathlon with insurance and race support. All participants are required to be members of USAT in order to participate. Annual and single-day memberships are available for participants 18 and over. If you are not an annual member, your race entry form will serve as your one-day membership application. The one-day membership fee of $10 is included in your race fee. If you want to purchase an annual USAT membership, sign up on line at www.usatriathlon.org then pay the USAT member amount for the Gold Nugget Triathlon when you register, then bring your receipt and/or your membership card to bib pickup. (Bring receipt if you haven’t received your card.) NEW USAT rule: Participants 17 and under are required to have an annual membership. The cost is $5. This fee will be included in your Gold Nugget Triathlon registration fee unless you are already a USAT member; in which case you should provide the membership number when you register and your Gold Nugget Triathlon fee will be adjusted accordingly. A parent/guardian will be asked to complete the annual application for new USAT members who are 17 and under at bib pick-up. The USAT Web site will also give you more information about USA Triathlon, including member benefits such as national age group rankings. The Gold Nugget Triathlon is a qualifier for the USAT National Age Group Championships.

Refund Policy
Regrettably the Gold Nugget Triathlon will NOT be issuing refunds for the 2010 event, for ANY reason.  There will also be no waiting list this year, as we are capping the race at 1500 rather than 1400. We hope that those of you who recollect that we did have a waiting list and a refund policy last year will recognize that 2008’s policy was an exception to the norm of both our event and triathlons in general; the vast majority of sporting events do not issue refunds.