Set Up Events

1. News
2. Series Rules
3. Series Weights, Categories and Divisions
4. Series Scoring and Current Standings
5. Series Awards

News

11/12/2009 2010 TrySports Schedule To Be Posted Dec. 1
We are currently working on finalizing dates for 2010. This schedule will be finalized and posted by December 1, 2009.

 

10/9/2009 TrySports Final Standings Now Posted
Final standings have been posted for the 2009 TrySports Triathlon Development Series. Awards will be mailed out to all winners within the next few weeks. Congratulations to everyone who finished an event in the 2009 TSTDS season.

 

10/4/2009-Results are now posted for the Take Flight Triathlon. Please visit the Event Page to view results. Thanks to everyone who came out and raced on a beautiful day and supported Garrett's Wings!

 

10/07/08: TrySports Wilmington Store Now Open!

The TrySports team has just opened their largest store (so far) in Wilmington's Mayfaire Shopping Center, and they are all extremely excited about this location. As a Set Up Events participant, they would like to invite you to come in and meet the TrySports Wilmington team, and as a preferred member, they have put together the following special incentives just for you:

1. Come check out the new store - and claim your COMPLIMENTARY- highly sought after, Believe. Achieve. Performance T-shirt [value $30].

2. Be one of the first to experience their enhanced "5 Steps to the Perfect Fit" shoe fitting process. TrySports has just installed a new software package which significantly enhances our video gait analysis capabilities in Step 4 of our shoe fitting process. This service is COMPLIMENTARY with every shoe purchase at TrySports.

3. If you have not already joined the TrySports Rewards Club, you can experience the many outstanding benefits of membership, which is also 100% COMPLIMENTARY.

All you have to do is come to the store by 10/31/2008. TrySports is conveniently located opposite the cinema, Mayfaire 16 and O2 Fitness. CLICK HERE to view and print their coupon and bring it to the store with you!

CLICK HERE for directions to our Wilmington location.

Best of luck for the remainder of the season!

Believe. Achieve.

TrySports Wilmington Team

8/27/08 - TrySports Store in Raleigh Now Open

TrySports just opened their largest store so far in Raleigh's Crabtree Valley Mall. As a Set Up Events participant, TrySports would like to invite you to come and visit the new store and have put together the following special incentives for you:

1. FREE highly sought after Believe. Achieve. performance t-shirt [value $30].

2. Be one of the first to experience our enhanced "5 Steps to the Perfect Fit" shoe fitting process. TrySports just installed a new software package which significantly enhances our video gait analysis capabilities in Step 4 of our process. This service is FREE with every shoe purchase at TrySports.

3. Bring your bike and have TrySports' locally renowned mechanic Jimmy McCarthy provide a FREE bike safety inspection [value $30].

4. If you have not already joined our TrySports Rewards Club, you can enjoy the many benefits of membership which is also FREE.

All you have to do is CLICK HERE, print off the coupon and bring it to the store by 9/30/2008. TrySports is conveniently located at the back of Crabtree Valley Mall to the right of Panera Bread. They have their our own independent entrance and you can park right outside the store. CLICK HERE for directions to the new store!

 

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Series Rules

USA Triathlon Sanctioning

• All TSTDS events are USA Triathlon sanctioned. 

Qualification Rules

• Click HERE to learn about series qualification rules

USAT Age Up Rule

• Click HERE to learn about the USAT age up rule.

USAT Wetsuit Rules

• Click HERE to learn about the TSTDS Wetsuit usage policy

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Series Weights, Categories and Divisions

Event weights for 2009 will be roughly based on criteria established by USA Triathlon for the purpose of administering their national rankings system. The TSTDS events will be weighted based on distance and size of event. The event weight index will be used to calculate scores for all participants (See Scoring below).

Event Weight Classification Table

Event Distance	Distance Factor	Depth of Field Factor (300+ finishers in 2008)	Depth of Field Factor (500+ finishers in 2008)
Sprint	0.90	0.91	0.92
International	0.92	0.93	0.94

 

Based on the above formula the event weights for the 2009 TSTDS events will be as follows:

2009 TSTDS Event Weights

Event	Event Weight
Valdese	0.90
Wilmington Athletic Club	0.90
Belews Lake	0.90
Haymed.org	0.90
Riverwood	0.91
Statesville Rotary	0.90
New Bern YMCA	0.90
Kerr Lake	0.93
Enka Triathlon at Biltmore Lake	0.90
Historic Badin	0.90
Asheville	0.90
Buckner Mission Man	0.91
Lake Logan International	0.93
Lake Logan Sprint	0.90
UNC Wellness Super Sprint	0.91
Sportsplex Super Sprint	0.90
Lake Lure	0.90
Cane Creek	0.91
Take Flight	0.91

 

 

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Series Scoring and Current Standings

Series Standings

2009 Current Standings

2008 Final Standings
2007 Final Standings
2006 Final Standings
2005 Final Standings
2004 Final Standings

Event Scoring Details

• The top five men's finish times will be used to create an average time that all men's finish times will be divided into. The top five women's finish times will be used to create an average time that all women's finish times are divided into.
• All male participants' finish times will be divided into this average male "base" time to create raw scores. (same for females)

Click Here to see an example of how an event is scored

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Series Awards

Distinctive Awards

Click Here to see definitions for each of the event categories offered by Set Up Events

• Top 5 Overall (M & F)
• Top 3 Age Group Masters (40 years of age and older - M & F)
• Top 3 Age Group (M & F) 12&under, 13-15, 16-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-70. 75+
• Top 3 Clydesdale
• Top 3 Master Clydesdales
• Top 3 Athena

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