Sydenham High School, Sydenham, Ontario

We invite you to come to Sydenham for the Sydenham Lakeside Run in 2012 - what a beautiful site and course we have for you to run!

Sydenham, sits on the Southwest shore of Sydenham Lake in the Township of South Frontenac, just a few minutes North of Kingston, Ontario. Believe it or not the town was founded more than 200 years ago, and has a distinguished history in agriculture, mining, railways, and more recently as a growing residential, and vacation area as well as a great place to visit. You just have to check out the second oldest General Store in Canada - it is really cool!

The picturesque town park on clean, clear Sydenham Lake flanked by its two community schools, and football field is a perfect setting for the multi-sport event of which the Sydenham Lakeside Run is part.  The adjacent Cataraqui Trail (part of the Trans Canada Trail) provides an ideal run course along the bank of Sydenham Lake.

We encourage you to make the SYDENHAM Lakeside Run part of your 2012 event schedule. There is an event for everyone, from 2 to 82! See you in Sydenham on July 8, 2012!

race director - Richard Cadman - tri.coach@yahoo.ca

event highlights

• Walkers are welcome
• Personalized participant number bibs
• Medals for all finishers at the finish line
• Safe measured out and back courses
• Official performance certificate available online
• Post race refreshments

the cataraqui trail

The Cataraqui Trail is an exciting segment of the trail system of Eastern Ontario. It is a four season trail for hikers, cyclists, equestrians, snowmobiles, and cross-country skiers as main users, and follows the former Canadian National Railway line from Strathcona near Napanee to Smiths Falls, a distance of 104 km. The Trail is halos part of the Trans Canada Trail system.

We are grateful to be able to use part of the Catarqui Trail for the Sydenham Lakeside Run, and are pleased to make a donation each year to its continued development and maintenance.  We encourage you to visit the Trail web site at http://www.rideau-info.com/cattrail/ to learn more about it, purchase a membership, or make a donation towards its maintenance.

wylie ryan lakeside kids' 2km

Check out the Wylie Ryan Lakeside Kids' 2Km as well.  You can enter your son or daughter on the 'Enter Now' button above, along with the 5 & 10Km.  You can also jog along with the kids for free, to keep them company. For more information on the Kids 2Km Run, please click here.

The Lakeside run is an official event in the 2012 Somersault Run Series, and participants in the event are included in the Somersault Champions Challenge rankings. Those who participate in more than one Somersault Run Series race, can see how you stack up against others in overall, gender, and age group categories, becoming eligible to be CC Champions at year end.

Both the 5 and 10Km races are part of the Champions Challenge. If you enter 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

• Wylie Ryan Lakeside Kids' 2Km
• 5Km Run
• 10Km Run

participation categories

somersault junior program

We are proud to continue to build the Somersault Junior Program in 2012.  This program is designed to encourage those 12 to 19 years to participate, by including appropriate distance races, and by offering 2 year categories 13 & under, 14-15, 16-17, and 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 1987 or later, and enrolled in school during the 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. For more information on the early season discounts, trade discounts, and draw prizes, for which early season entrants are eligible, please go to http://www.somersault.ca/earlydiscounts.htm.

free change of entry 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 July 1.

Each entry received after January 31, 2012 and by March 15, 2012 is also eligible to change to another event in the same calendar year - if the event change request is made by the Sunday July 1, but an administration fee of $15 is required.

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 schedule

Click on the "Enter Now"button at the top of the page to view the entry fee schedule.

entry fee conditions
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 July 1. 

Entries received after Sunday July 1, 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 July 1 - no exceptions. Those who enter after Sunday July 1 do not receive a souvenir shirt.

late entries accepted on race weekend

We accept race weekend entries. After the Online Entry Deadline has passed (Sunday Midnight July 1), participants may still enter at Race Kit Pick Up on race weekend.  The entry fee for race weekend entry is higher than the Online Entry Deadline fee, and must be paid in cash.

important deadlines

awards and 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.

The 'Award Medal Lanyard' must be claimed 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 Somersault web site, punch in your race number and obtain a certificate that highlights your race, finish time and place in the race.

souvenir t-shirt
T-shirts are unisex sizing. Click here for sizing information. If your entry is received by Sunday, July 1 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 when you enter online, but only before the souvenir shirt deadline. The Tech Shirt comes without the sponsor logos on the back, so it makes a first class casual wear shirt. 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.

runners choice kingston

Runners Choice www.runnerschoicekingston.com is "the" running store in Kingston and area, and we are proud to have Al Cantley and his staff as the Official Running Store of the SYDENHAM Triathlon & Duathlon.  Be sure to drop by the store in Kingston for all your running needs.

zoomphoto.ca photography
We are pleased to be able to offer a photo program for participants in the Sydenham Lakeside Run.  Zoomphoto www.zoomphoto.ca 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.

post race refreshments
Enjoy fruit, a bagel and a drink after the run.

championchip timing 
We use Sportstats ChampionChip Timing at all Somersault races. This timing system requires that all participants wear a ChampionChip Bracelet on their ankle during the race. This bracelet contains a computer chip that allows you to be timed.  No chip = no time.

You are responsible for obtaining your ChampionChip Bracelet on race morning from 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 (Your event day age is as of December 31, 2012)
Your personal results will be posted very soon after you finish the race.  Please check the results as soon as you can, to be sure they are accurate.  If  there are discrepancies, go to the Sportstats van near the Finish Line and provide them with the information you think is correct.  Results will only adjusted after race day, if it is our error.  Have the results people make changes before you leave the event site, or live with the results!

Results will be posted at http://www.somersault.ca/results.htm within 24 hours of the race.

event schedule - July 8

directions & parking
Sydenham is located North of Kingston. It can be reached by taking Regional Rd. 9 (Sydenham Rd.) (Exit 613) North from Highway 401 to Rutledge Rd. Turn left on Rutledge, which takes you right into the Town of Sydenham.

Parking is available at Sydenham High School, and Lougborough Public School at the corner of Rutledge Rd. and Wheatley St. as you enter Sydenham.

race kit pick up & late entry
Saturday, July 7
Sydenham High School
Wheatley St at Rutledge Rd.

Sydenham, Ontario
3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Sunday, July 8

Sydenham High School
Wheatley St at Rutledge Rd.

Sydenham, Ontario
6:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.

course description
To view the map of the run courses, Click Here

The runs begin on Point Rd. adjacent to the T-Zone in the Park. The runners take an out and back course. They head West from the start along Point Rd., turn right onto Wheatley St. and travel North along Wheatley St. to George St. They then turn right onto George St., and proceed along George to the Cataraqui Trail.

Runners turn right onto the Cataraqui Trail and continue along the trail to the 'Turn Here' sign, and retrace their route back to the Finish Line in Point Rd. Park. You 10Km runners repeat this out and back course a second time and proceed tot he Finish Line.

Nature of the Run Course

The run course is a predominantly flat one. It consists of paved roads and the firmly packed gravel of the Cataraqui Trail. Much of the trail travels beside Sydenham Lake, and is an out and back course, or a double out and back course.

Water Stations on the Run Courses

There is one water station on the run course which is passed at the 1.25, 3.75, 6.25Km, and 8.75Km points. The stations will have water and eLoad at them.

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

volunteers
The Sydenham Lakeside Run is a great opportunity for schools or clubs to raise some money by volunteering their members - a fun way to pick up a few hundred dollars.  Email us if you are interested or if your club can provide 10 or more volunteers - info@somersault.ca. For more information on our volunteer program, please go to http://www.somersault.ca/volunteers.htm.

race info updates
We will email 3 weekly Sydenham Lakeside Run 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.