Ron Kolbus Lakeside Centre, Britannia Park
102 Greenview Avenue, Ottawa, ON,

We are proud to be organizing and hosting the Ottawa River Triathlon & Duathlon.  It is the first outdoor triathlon of the Somersault season and it's right in downtown Ottawa on the shores of the Ottawa River. 

The Ottawa River Tri & Du is held at Britannia Beach, and on the Ottawa River Parkway. Britannia Beach boasts many amenities, and has the cleanest water of all Ottawa beaches.

The event features a great same event line-up of individual races, and there is lots of space in which to execute the event. The Ottawa River Tri & Du is an event for everyone. It includes the Try a Tri, and the Super Sprint Triathlon along with the SwimCycle, Canoe and Kayak Tris, as well as the longer triathlons and duathlons.

Come on out and get your outdoor triathlon or duathlon season off to an early start.

highlights

• Spectacular finish area beside the outdoor patio
• Official performance certificate available online
• T-Zone Orientation Sessions
• SwimCycle Race
• Junior Events
• Fast, shaded run along the river
• Canoe, Kayak, Sprint or Olympic Triathlon Relays

race director

Ian Fraser - ian@cyclelogik.com

ottawa tourism sites
www.ottawa.com

www.ottawatourism.ca

clubs of the event

We are pleased to have two groups who are Clubs of the Event and which are both oroviding support for, and benefiting from the Ottawa River Triathlon & Duathlon.  These groups to whom we are most grateful and very pleased to be making an event donation, are:

• Search and Rescue Global 1, and
• Sheri's Vision Quest team, part of the Ottawa Cycle for Sight event
  
  

ottawa waldorf school - Creativity.  Responsibility.  Critical Thinking.

The Ottawa Waldorf School in Stittsville is an independent school that offers its students a developmentally appropriate, experiential approach to education that integrates the arts, movement and academics. 

The upper grade students were eager to participate again in the Ottawa River Triathlon this year.  The outdoors can be a wonderful learning environment, and last year the funds raised in the Riverkeeper Triathlon were dedicated to a canoe trip around Beausoleil Island, Georgian Bay.  The students also made a donation to Ottawa Riverkeeper. 

You can support the class and its outdoor education by Clicking Here, downloading a Donation/Pledge Form and bringing your Donation/Pledges to the Race Kit Pick Up location on Race Day.  Thank you for your support!

kidsport ottawa - the official charity of the somersault series

Somersault is proud to announce that KidSport Ottawa is the Official Charity of the 2012 Somersault Event Series - ‘So All Kids Can Play!’

KidSport Ottawa is a not-for-profit organization that helps disadvantaged children and youth living in the City of Ottawa overcome the social and economic barriers limiting or preventing their participation in sport. This is achieved through the issuance of registration fees and/or equipment grants.

As a Somersault event participant you have the opportunity to support KidSport Ottawa by choosing to make a donation when you are entering online, or by clicking here to download a Pledge Form, which you can use for collecting donations from friends and neighbours before the event, and submit them to a KidSport Ottawa representative when you arrive at the event.

In association with all the Play it Again Ottawa locations, KidSport has a consignment account for donated used equipment where all proceeds in these accounts will go to Kidsport Ottawa.

Teaming up with Somersault Events, KidSport Ottawa is reaching out to all participants to rifle through all those boxes in your garage and basement in search of your old sporting good equipment that you no longer have any use for.  Feel free to ask your friends and family if they have stuff lying around. For the month of June, Play it Again is asking for the following equipment;

                 BASEBALL - Gloves, Bats, Cleats

                 SOCCER - Adult Sized Cleats & Shin Pads

                 HOCKEY - Helmets, Gloves, Skates, Shin Pads, Elbow Pads

                 INLINES - Softboot Skates, Wrist/Knee Padding

For more information on KidSport Ottawa please visit www.kidsport.on.ca/ottawa

The Champions Challenge program is for those of you who participate in more than one Somersault Triathlon, Duathlon & Canoe/Kayak Tri Series race, and might be interested in seeing how you stack up against others in overall, gender and gender age group categories in the Somersault Duathlon & Triathlon Series world.

Each 2012 Somersault Triathlon & Duathlon Series race (except for the Try A Tri) is part of the Champions Challenge. If you are in one of these races, you automatically score points in the Champions Challenge. Check out the Champions Challenge program at http://www.somersault.ca/championshipstri.htm.

events & distances
Olympic Triathlon & Relay - 1500M Swim / 44.4Km Cycle / 10Km Run
Sprint Triathlon - 500M Swim / 23.7 Km Cycle / 5Km Run
Try A Tri & Try A Tri Relay - 200M Swim / 13.3Km Cycle / 3Km Run
Super Sprint Triathlon - 200M Swim / 13.3Km Cycle / 5Km Run

Canoe Triathlon - 5Km Paddle / 23.7Km Cycle / 5Km Run
Kayak Triathlon - 5Km Paddle / 23.7Km Cycle / 5Km Run
Olympic Duathlon - 5Km Run / 44.4Km Cycle / 10Km Run
Olympic SwimCycle - 1500M Swim / 44.4Km cycle

Swim Sprint Triathlon Relay - 500M Swim / 23.7Km Cycle / 5Km Run
Canoe Triathlon Relay - 5Km Paddle / 23.7Km Cycle / 5Km Run

Kayak Triathlon Relay - 5Km Paddle / 23.7Km Cycle / 5Km Run

start times

• 8:30 a.m.  - Sprint Triathlon
  

                             - Canoe Triathlon

                             - Kayak Triathlon

                             - Canoe & Kayak Tri Relay

                             - Swim Sprint Tri Relay

• 8:40 a.m.   - 5Km Run
• 8:45 a.m.   - 3Km
• 8:46 a.m.   - 1Km Run

• 8:45 a.m.  - Super Sprint Tri
  

• 8:50 a.m.   - Try A Tri & Try A Tri Relay

• 9:45 a.m.   - International Duathlon
  

                             - Olympic Triathlon

                             - Olympic SwimCycle

participation categories - Age as of December 31, 2012

try a tri challenge
The Try A Tri Challenge is for anyone who just wants to do a short one. It is also an especially good one for the beginners and fitness enthusiasts who have always wanted to "Try a Tri". You can do it, so come on out and give it a tri.

super sprint triathlon
This category and race will be separate from the Try A Tri Challenge. The Try A Tri is intended for the first-timer, once-a-year novice or recreational participant, while this race is geared to those who are a bit more serious but only want to go short and fast.

olympic swimcycle
The SwimCycle consists of the swim and the cycle portion of the Olympic Triathlon.  Those that enter this category, will head to the Finish Line after the cycle leg.

olympic swim
The Open Water Olympic Swim is a 1500M race. You start with the Olympic Distance Triathletes.  At the completion of the swim portion, you run to the Finish Line to obtain your "swim" time and place.

canoe & kayak triathlons
There are two divisions in the paddling triathlons; the Canoe Tri, and the Kayak Tri.  In the Kayak division, a participant completes the kayak, cycle, and the run solo.  In the Canoe division, the participant may have a partner of the same gender in the canoe portion of the tri, but completes the remainder of the event solo.

junior program

We are proud to continue the Junior Program in 2012.  This program is designed to encourage those 12 years and older to participate, by including 2 year categories in the Junior Champions Challenge, beginning at 13 & under, up to 18-19.  Athletes in these categories will feel comfortable in Somersault events, and are automatically ranked in the Junior Champions Challenge.

student discount
Students born in 1988 or later, and enrolled in school during the 2012-2012 year, receive a 40% discount on the entry fee.

early season entry fee discounts
As a courtesy to those of you who enter many Somersault events, who plan well ahead, or who are just thrifty, we have a generous early season entry fee discount program. The discount schedule is outlined below. For more detailed information on the early season discounts please go to http://www.somersault.ca/earlydiscounts.htm.

free change of event if you enter by january 31st
Each early season entry received by January 31, 2012, is eligible for one free change to another event in the same calendar year, if the event change request is made by the Sunday June 3rd. Each entry received after January 31, 2012 and by March 15, 2012 is eligible to change to another event in the same calendar year, for an administration fee of $15, if the event change request is made by the Sunday midnight before race day.

Please Note: There are no partial refunds if the event change request is to a less expensive event. There will be an additional charge if the change is to an event with a higher entry fee.

entry fee discounts and deadlines

entry fee schedules

Please click on "Enter Now" above to view the entry fee schedule.

entry fee conditions-late entry fee schedule
There are no refunds for any reason - this includes event cancellation or event changes. Credit cards are accepted for online entries only, up to Sunday June 3rd.  All entries received after Sunday June 3rd, must be made at a Race Kit Pick Up time and location and must be paid in cash. Souvenir shirts are included free with your entry up to Sunday June 3rd - no exceptions. Entries received after Sunday June 3rd do not receive a souvenir shirt.

drop off locations

• Somersault Promotions , 411 Lefebvre Way, Ottawa

race kit pick up
Friday June 8
3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Ron Kolbus Lakeside Centre, Britannia Park
102 Greenview Avenue Ottawa, ON.

Saturday June 9
6:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
Ron Kolbus Lakeside Centre, Britannia Park
102 Greenview Avenue Ottawa, ON.

important deadlines

t-zone orientation sessions

We welcome Geordie McConnell as our Orientation Guide.  Geordie is a well known and respected triathlon coach, known for his animated, inspirational, and informative orientation sessions, so don't miss them.

There will be a 10 minute race orientation session as follows:

• 7:25 a.m. - Sprint Tri/Du/Canoe/Kayak
• 7:45 a.m. - Try A Tri/Super Sprint
• 8:45 a.m. - Olympic

• We will have attendants in the T-Zone beginning at 7:00 a.m.  They will be there to answer your questions and direct traffic once the event starts.

  
  

awards & prizes
Everyone
All participants receive a completion medal at the finish line of their race.

Race Winners
The first place male and female solo winner of each race, receives a merchandise prize.

Top 3 Overall
The first three overall finishers in each race - male and female - will be honoured in an award presentation ceremony that will take place in the Awards Area shortly after they finish.

Category Top 3 Finishers
Each Age, Weight, and Relay Category top 3 finishers, is eligible for a Gold, Silver, or Bronze 'Award Medal Lanyard'. This 'Award Medal Lanyard' must be picked up on race day, any time after the results are posted at the Awards Table, or at an Award Ceremony.

Award Medal Lanyard Must Be Picked Up on Race Day
Check the official results to see if you finished in the top 3 in your category, and then you may claim your 'Award Medal Lanyard' at the Awards Table or at the Awards Ceremony.

If you do not receive your 'Award Medal Lanyard' on race day, you may send a self addressed, stamped envelope indicating the award, to 'Somersault, 411 Lefebvre Way, Ottawa, K1E 2W5', and one will be mailed to you.

official performance certificate
We are pleased to offer each race finisher, the opportunity to download and print an official certificate of their event performance. That's right, by Wednesday after each event you will be able go online to the http://www.eventsonline.ca/fc/somersault.html, to obtain a certificate that highlights your race, finish time and place in the race.

souvenir t-shirt
T-shirts are unisex sizes. Click here for sizing information. If your entry is received by Sunday, June 3th you will receive a free souvenir T-shirt if you attend the event. There are no exceptions to this deadline, so enter early. 

You are eligible for the souvenir shirt only if you attend at Race Kit Pick Up to pick it up. If you do not pick up your race kit, you are not eligible for the souvenir t-shirt.  Please do not request a shirt after the event. 

tech shirt option
Tech shirts are sized by gender. Click here for sizing information. You can upgrade your souvenir event t-shirt to a high quality Tech T-Shirt for an extra $15, but only if you do so before the souvenir shirt deadline of June 3th. You are only eligible for the souvenir Tech T-Shirt,

• if you upgrade to the Tech Shirt when entering online, and
• if you pick up your race kit by event day.
  

Please Note: This year men's Tech Shirt sizing is the same as you would normally wear.

wetsuit sales and rentals- cyclelogik and nineteen

Some participants feel more comfortable using a wetsuit during the swim.  Cyclelogik is offering both sales and rentals this year. Please contact Cyclelogik by telephone at 613.722.2345 or via email at info@cyclelogik.com, to arrange your rental.

Always wanted to try a ‘fast wheel on your bike? Now is the chance with the EuroTriShop.com wheel rental program. You can rent one and try it on your won bike. Check it out at http://www.eurotrishop.com

cyclelogik's bike tech stop
CycleLogik has been an awesome cycle sponsor and we are pleased to have them back with us again. The boys will be on site for those last minute bike repairs, for which we all thank them.

chimo hotel - the official somersault event hotel
The CHIMO Hotel in Ottawa, is the official Somersault Event Hotel for 2012.  The CHIMO is conveniently located directly off Highway 417, via the St. Laurent Blvd. North exit. The hotel address is 1199 Joseph Cyr Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1J 7T4.

The hotel is to excellent shopping, restaurants, and National Capital Region attractions. Visit the Chimo Hotel web site (www.chimohotel.com). All rooms come with free parking, free high speed internet access, free local phone calls, a mini-fridge, and coffee maker.

If you are attending or have attended a Somersault event in 2012 you are eligible for the "Somersault Promotions Preferred Corporate Rate" .  You can contact the hotel at 1-800-387-9779, or email chimo@chimohotel.com.

zoomphoto.ca photography

We are pleased to be able to offer a photo program for participants.  Zoomphoto will be offering you classy photos commemorating your participation.  Just go to http://www.somersault.ca/results.htm the day after the event for your photo.

food and refreshments
There will be lots of simple healthy stuff to munch on for participants and volunteers following the races.

championchip timing - by sportstats  
We use Sportstats ChampionChip Timing at all Somersault races.  This timing system requires that all participants wear a ChampionChip Bracelet on your ankle during the race.  This bracelet contains a computer chip that allows you to be timed.  No chip = no time or place. You are responsible for obtaining your ChampionChip Bracelet on race morning at the Sportstats Tent near the Finish Line.  Do this at least 30 minutes before your race - earlier is better!  Races will not be held up waiting for those who forgot their bracelet. You must return your ChampionChip Bracelet immediately after you cross the finish line.  You are responsible for the cost if it is not returned - and it is expensive.

your results - Age as of December 31, 2012
Your personal results will be posted within 20 minutes of your finish. Check the results as soon as you can. If you have finished in the top 3 in your age, weight, or relay category, go immediately to the Awards Table to claim your Award Medal 'Add On'.

If you find mistakes in the results, go to the Sportstats van near the Finish Line and provide them with the information you think is correct.  Have the results people make changes before you leave the event site, because they may not be able to do it after race day.

Results will be posted at http://www.somersault.ca/results.htm the evening of the race.

start times

• 8:30 a.m.  - Sprint Triathlon
  

                             - Kayak Triathlon

                             - Canoe & Kayak Tri Relay

                             - Swim Tri Relay

•  8:40 a.m.  - 5Km Run

                             - 3Km & 1Km Run

• 8:45 a.m.  - Super Sprint Tri

• 8:50 a.m.   - Try A Tri

• 9:45 a.m.  - International Duathlon
  

                             - Olympic Triathlon

                             - Olympic SwimCycle
                             - Olympic Swim      

how to get to britannia beach
For directions to Britannia Beach, please click on MAP.

race day parking - saturday June 9
Sprint, Kayak, Team Challenge Relays, Super Sprint, and Try a Tri races - are asked to park on the side streets rather than on the Park grounds.  Don't park in the Park! If you do, you may be along time getting out after your race!

Check out the map at for the location of your parking spots. They are marked in yellow on streets that you can get to by

• Taking Ritchie St. (West of the Park entrance) and parking on the side streets - Grandeur, Haughton, Aheam, and Croft., or
• Taking Britannia or Poulin (East of the Park entrance), and parking on the side streets - Greenview, Zephyr, Violet, Regina. Don, Britannia, Priscilla, Marie, and Conn.

Parking on these streets is free and you are only a couple of hundred metres from the park, and you can get out of there quickly once you are finished your event.

Olympic and International Distance races may park in the Park, although you may consider the side streets for the same reason outlined above.

Kayak and Canoe participants (with a canoe or kayak on their vehicles) will be allowed to park right down near the water.  Attendants at the Park entrance will direct you to the end of the Park driveway and the parking lot there.

race kit pick up & late registration
Friday June 8
3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Ron Kolbus Lakeside Centre, Britannia Park
102 Greenview Avenue Ottawa, ON.

Saturday June 9
6:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
Ron Kolbus Lakeside Centre, Britannia Park
102 Greenview Avenue Ottawa, ON.

course maps & how to view
Somersault event maps are featured through the Google Maps service.  Participants may easily view course maps using your Explorer or Firefox browsers.

Click here for instructions on how to best view the course maps.

Check out the course maps, by clicking on "Course Maps"

The 'Nineteen Wet Suit' Swim Courses

The swim courses are described on the map, but here is a verbal description that may be helpful too.

• Try A Tri and Super Sprint  - Swimmers start at "A" Buoy, and swim clockwise around "B", and "E", and back to "A" and exit the water at the Green Nineteen Wet Suit Buoy.
• Sprint - Swimmers start at "A" Buoy, and swim clockwise around "B", "C", "D", and "E", returning to "A" and exiting the water at the Green Nineteen Wet Suit Buoy
• Olympic - Swimmers start at "A" Buoy, and swim clockwise around "B", "C", "D", "E", and "A", repeating that course 3 times before exiting the water at the Green Nineteen Wet Suit Buoy.

Canoe & Kayak Course
The course for the canoe and kayak starts on the beach along the pier, and heads West along the shoreline, almost to Andrew Haydon Park, where the paddlers circle a buoy and return.  Paddlers stay between the buoys and the shore throughout the paddle.

Bike Courses

The bike courses are described on the map, but here is a verbal description that may be helpful too.

• Cyclists exit the T-Zone and follow the recreational pathway from Britannia to the Western Parkway. Once on the Parkway, participants in the various races proceed as follows:
• Try A Tri and Super Sprint - 13.3km - complete one full out and back loop on the Parkway and then return on the bike path to the T-Zone
• Sprint, Kayak and Team Challenge Relays - 23.7km - complete two full laps on the Parkway and then return on the bike path to the T-Zone
• Olympic Tri and Olympic Du - 44.4km - complete 4 full laps on the Parkway, and then return on the bike pathway to the T-Zone.

Run Course

The run courses are described on the map, but here is a verbal description that may be helpful too.

• Try A Tri - complete an out and back 3Km run.
• Sprint, Super Sprint,  Kayak, and Team Challenge Relays - complete an out and back 5Km run.
• Olympic Tri and Olympic Du - complete the out and back 5Km course two times.
  

All entrants should be familiar with our operating procedures, so visit "General Information",.  There is information in this section that is not on this event page, so please read it - even if you are familiar with the event.  It is also a good idea to re-read event information the week before the event to be sure nothing has changed.

rules & regulations
Click here to go to the Rules & Regulations site.  Remember it is your responsibility to know and adhere to the rules.

your first tri
Click here to go to our beginner and novice site for assistance.

volunteers
If your kids, spouse, family members or friends are accompanying you to the race, why not ask them if they would like to join us as volunteers, have some fun too!  Email us ahead of time if they will help, so we can assign them - info@somersault.ca. For moor information on volunteering, check out http://www.somersault.ca/volunteers.htm.

Clubs, teams and non-profit organizations are invited to inquire about our volunteer donation program - a donation in return for a group of members volunteering for the day. For information on this, go to http://www.somersault.ca/eventsfundraising.htm.

race info updates
We will email 3 weekly Ottawa River Tri/Du Newsletters to participants, with the latest updates, prior to the race.  These newsletters are very important as they will identify  changes, answer your questions and recommend race day procedures that will make your event day a better one. 

Please provide an accessible email address on your entry form if you wish to receive these Newsletters. You may want to use a personal email address rather than your work email, because many employers utilize filters that will not let the Newsletter through.