Giant Acorn Sprint 2009
Event #21 of the Virginia Triathlon Series
- Time:
- 10:00 AM
- Date:
- Sunday, October 04, 2009
- Place:
- Lake Anna Beach Marina - Bumpass, VA
- Distance:
- 750 Meter Swim
20K Bike
5K Run
- Status:
- Closed
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Description
Wait List Information - There will NOT be a wait list for the 2009 Giant Acorn Sprint
Charity Slot Information - Charity slots will be available for purchase beginning at 8pm on 8/31/2009. There will be 25 slots available and they will be first come first serve; once these are sold out the event will be at maximum capacity. Click HERE to reach the Giant Acorn Sprint - Charity page.
A 10AM start, a crystal clear heated lake, super fast bike and run courses and Brunswick Stew. What more can you ask for? Located just 45 minutes SW of Fredericksburg and 45 minutes NW of Richmond at Lake Anna Beach Marina this is the final race of the 2009 Virginia Triathlon Series.
Swim Course: The swim begins with an in water start with the course going around the transition area and the finish line. Your friends and loved ones can walk around the race site and never be more than 150 yards from you as you make the 3 right hand turns that make up the course. This section of Lake Anna is unique in that the water coming into this section is used to cool the power plant and is a good 6-10 degrees warmer than the rest of the lake. The water was 72F in 2006 and 77F in 2007 and 74F in 2008 which is pretty nice for October!
Bike Course: With a right turn out of the marina the bike is all on fresh pavement and is mostly flat with some rolling sections. The best section is mile 1.5-2.0 where you will race across the causeway with water on either side of you.
Run Course: The run is a simple, fast out and back course along the rural roads of Louisa County. Be sure to mark this one on your calendar as the last must do event for 2009.
Affiliated Charities
This event benefits Organization for Autism Research and Lake Anna Rescue Squad.
The Giant Acorn Triathlon is proud to support the Lake Anna Rescue Squad. They serve the Lake Anna region and many of them will be on site race day. Be sure to thank them them for all they do.
The Organization for Autism Research and it's Tri For Autism program allows athletes to race and raise funds for Autism research. It's better when you tri for a cause...
News
Giant Acorn Race Site: As some of you may have noticed by going by this event site to train that the Lake Anna Beach Marina is in foreclosure. We have a written agreement with the current owner that this will not proceed until later in the fall and we are good to go to use the race site. There will be a lot of mowing but the Giant Acorn will be the same great race it always has been.
Event Site Rules
Race Cap: This event is limited to 700 athletes.
Cut-off Time: All athletes must finish the event within 2 hours and 30 minutes of their start time.
Packet Pickup
Saturday:
4-7PM at the race site
Sunday:
8-9:30AM at the race site
Lodging Information
Camping: There is camping available at the race site. Call the Marina for details 540-872-0611.
Ramada Inn South
540-898-1102
5324 Jefferson Davis Hwy
Fredericksburg, VA 22408
Sleep Inn-Located at I-95 and US 1
540-710-5500
5400 Southpoint Blvd
Fredericksburg, VA 22407
Quality Inn
6409 Dan Bell Lane (Exit 118)
Thornburg, VA
540-582-1097
Lake Anna Lodge-(At the lake)
5152 Courthouse Road (Rt. 208)
Spotsylvania, VA 22553
540-895-5844
High Point Marina & Lighthouse Inn-(At the lake)
4634 Courthouse Road
Mineral, VA 23117
540-895-5249
There are multiple lake houses for rent this time of year.
Lake Anna Realty-800-830-2662
Policies and Refunds
This event has SOLD OUT. We will no longer be processing any refunds OR transfer requests for the International on Saturday, October 3.
Purchase Event Photos
Photo's for this event and many others can be found at www.triduo.com.
Volunteer
Volunteers are the lifeblood of any successful event. If you would like to volunteer for this race just click on the link below and we'll contact you the week before the event and put you to work!
Results
2009
2008
2007
2006
Results & Award Categories
Age Group Men
Age Group Women
Clydesdales
Athenas
Novice Men
Novice Women
Relays
Top 3 in each of the following categories:
Overall (M & F)
Masters Overall (M & F 40+)
Age Groups (M & F): 15 & Under,16-19,20-24,25-29,30-34,35-39,40-44,45-49,50-54,55-59,60-64,65-69, 70-74,75-79,80-84, 85+
Clydesdales (Males - 200 Lbs)
Masters Clydesdales
Athenas (Females - 150 Lbs +)
Novice (M & F)
Relay Teams (One Category)
VTS rules state that once you compete in a particular event category, you must remain in that same category for all future VTS events in that calendar year.
