Leg | Distance | Description |
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Swim | 200m | Close to shore within Scorching Bay |
Cycle | 10km
(1 lap) |
1 lap flat from Transition North around the coastline thru Shelly Bay to a turn point located half way between Shelly Bay and Miramar Wharf, this ride is completely flat |
Run | 2.5km
(1 lap) |
1 lap south from Scorching Bay, on the footpath on the seaward edge, until reaching the Red Phone box / Karaka Bay Wharf, cross the road here and continue until the turn at Approximately #335 Karaka Bay Road.
On the return to Scorching Bay, you will drop down the first ramp to the beach, and the continue to the north end of Scorching Bay and come up the ramp there to make a 180 degree turn to head back to the finish line |
Minimum Age: 10 years old as at Race day
Leg | Distance | Description |
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Run | 1.2km
(1 lap) |
1 lap south from Scorching Bay, on the footpath on the seaward edge, until reaching approximately opposite Overton Park, 150m north the Red Phone box / Karaka Bay Wharf. When you reach the turn opposite Overton Park, you will turn and head back to Scorching Bay.
On the return to Scorching Bay, you will drop down the first ramp to the beach, and then merge with the swimmers exiting the water to enter transition |
Cycle | 10km
(1 lap) |
1 lap flat from Transition North around the coastline thru Shelly Bay to a turn point located half way between Shelly Bay and Miramar Wharf, this ride is completely flat |
Run | 2.5km
(1 lap) |
1 lap south from Scorching Bay, on the footpath on the seaward edge, until reaching the Red Phone box / Karaka Bay Wharf, cross the road here and continue until the turn at Approximately #335 Karaka Bay Road.
On the return to Scorching Bay, you will drop down the first ramp to the beach, and the continue to the north end of Scorching Bay and come up the ramp there to make a 180 degree turn to head back to the finish line |
Minimum Age: 10 years old as at Race day
Leg | Distance | Description |
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Swim | 750m | Two Lap (375m per lap ) swim within Scorching Bay |
Cycle | 20km | 2 lap flat from Transition North around the coastline thru Shelly Bay to a turn point located half way between Shelly Bay and Miramar Wharf, this ride is completely flat.
At the end of the first lap as you return to Scorching Bay, you will go around the bus turn to start the second lap |
Run | 5km | 2 laps south from Scorching Bay, on the footpath on the seaward edge, crossing at Red Phone box / Karaka Bay Wharf, and continuing until approximately #335 Karaka Bay Road.
At the end of the first lap, you will head down the ramp by the beach near the cafe and then turn and come up the second ramp by the south end of transition to head back up. To Finish, you will continue along the path at the beach edge to the north end of Scorching Bay, go up the ramp[, then loop back to come into the Finish line |
Minimum Age: 15 years old as at Race day
This is a non Drafting event
Leg | Distance | Description |
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Run | 2.5km
(1 lap) |
One lap south from Scorching Bay, on the footpath on the seaward edge, crossing at Red Phone box / Karaka Bay Wharf, and continuing until approximately #335 Karaka Bay Road.
At the end of the first lap, you will head down the ramp by the beach near the cafe and then continue along the beach to join with the swimmers as they exit the water to enter transition. |
Cycle | 20km | 2 lap flat from Transition North around the coastline thru Shelly Bay to a turn point located half way between Shelly Bay and Miramar Wharf, this ride is completely flat.
At the end of the first lap as you return to Scorching Bay, you will go around the bus turn to start the second lap |
Run | 5km | 2 laps south from Scorching Bay, on the footpath on the seaward edge, crossing at Red Phone box / Karaka Bay Wharf, and continuing until approximately #335 Karaka Bay Road.
At the end of the first lap, you will head down the ramp by the beach near the cafe and then turn and come up the second ramp by the south end of transition to head back up. To Finish, you will continue along the path at the beach edge to the north end of Scorching Bay, go up the ramp[, then loop back to come into the Finish line |
Minimum Age: 15 years old as at Race day
This is a non Drafting event
Leg | Distance | Description |
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Swim | 1500m
(2laps) |
Two Lap (750m per lap ) swim within Scorching Bay (just) |
Cycle | 40km
(4 laps) |
4 lap flat from Transition North around the coastline thru Shelly Bay to a turn point located half way between Shelly Bay and Miramar Wharf, this ride is completely flat.
At the end of your first lap, second & third laps as you return to Scorching Bay, you will go around the bus turn to start your next lap |
Run | 10km
(3 laps) |
3 laps south from Scorching Bay, on the footpath on the seaward edge, crossing at Red Phone box / Karaka Bay Wharf, and continuing until approximately #275 Karaka Bay Road.
As you return at the end of the first and second laps to Scorching Bay, you will head down the ramp by the beach near the cafe and then turn and come up the second ramp by the south end of transition to head back out. To Finish, at the end of your third lap, after dropping to the beach you will continue along the path at the beach edge to the north end of Scorching Bay, go up the ramp, then loop back to come into the Finish line |
Minimum Age: 18 years old as at 31 Dec 2017
Leg | Distance | Description |
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Run | 5km
(2 laps) |
2 laps south from Scorching Bay, on the footpath on the seaward edge, crossing at Red Phone box / Karaka Bay Wharf, and continuing until approximately #335 Karaka Bay Road.
As you return at the end of the first lap to Scorching Bay, you will head down the ramp by the beach near the cafe and then turn and come up the second ramp by the south end of transition to head back out. To Finish, at the end of your second lap, after dropping to the beach you will continue along the path at the beach edge until you reach the entrance to Transition (as per the those swimming) , go up the steps, and into transition. |
Cycle | 40km
(4 laps) |
4 lap flat from Transition North around the coastline thru Shelly Bay to a turn point located half way between Shelly Bay and Miramar Wharf, this ride is completely flat.
At the end of your first lap, second & third laps as you return to Scorching Bay, you will go around the bus turn to start your next lap |
Run | 10km
(3 laps) |
3 laps south from Scorching Bay, on the footpath on the seaward edge, crossing at Red Phone box / Karaka Bay Wharf, and continuing until approximately #275 Karaka Bay Road.
As you return at the end of the first and second laps to Scorching Bay, you will head down the ramp by the beach near the cafe and then turn and come up the second ramp by the south end of transition to head back out. To Finish, at the end of your third lap, after dropping to the beach you will continue along the path at the beach edge to the north end of Scorching Bay, go up the ramp, then loop back to come into the Finish line |
Minimum Age: 18 years old as at 31 Dec 2017
This is a non-drafting event
Leg | Distance | Description |
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Swim | 750m | Two Lap (375m per lap ) swim within Scorching Bay |
Cycle | 20km | 3 lap flat from Transition North around the coastline to a turn at the northern end of Shelly Bay Shelly Bay, this ride is completely flat.
At the end of your first and second laps as you return to Scorching Bay, you will go around the bus turn to start your next lap This cycle course is draft legal |
Run | 5km | 2 laps south from Scorching Bay, on the footpath on the seaward edge, crossing at Red Phone box / Karaka Bay Wharf, and continuing until approximately #335 Karaka Bay Road.
At the end of the first lap, you will head down the ramp by the beach near the cafe and then turn and come up the second ramp by the south end of transition to head back up. To Finish, you will continue along the path at the beach edge to the north end of Scorching Bay, go up the ramp[, then loop back to come into the Finish line |
Minimum Age: 16 years old as at 31 Dec 2017 ---- Maximum Age: 19 Years 364 days as at 31 Dec 2017
This is a Draft Legal event
Late fees for the normal Scorchers are a flat $10 on top of the prices stated above, and are applied automatically from 11:59pm on the Wednesday night before the relevant event (which means no amount of pleading or begging to the Angels will change this).
Moral of story is to enter early and save money.
For more information about the entry process – click on the relevant titles below to expand and read the information
Additional registration Notes:
Late entries at Registration incur an extra $10 fee above the standard online entry fee.
PLEASE NOTE:
If you have not been entirely organised during the week, and decide the day before the event that you would like to enter your day will go a little like this:
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For the normal Scorching event options: In case of injury or illness only, you have two options available for you to choose from:
There are no refunds or transfer of entry after 6pm on the Friday before the event.
The participant acknowledge that their registration is not transferable to another person. Participants understand that they can transfer my entry to another Sovereign Tri Series event within the same season but that this will incur a $20 administration fee. This transfer can only be made up until 14 days prior to the original registered event.
The participant acknowledge that their entry fee is non-refundable under any circumstances; including personal injury of any degree or cancellation of the event, unless otherwise announced by Triathlon NZ Inc.
Participants are not allowed to transfer their entry to another person.
Anyone found racing under another persons name will not be allowed to enter any further Scorching Events. This is a serious Health and Safety issue.
We have a minimum age requirement for each of the event options. This is in place due to Health & Safety reasons and must be adhered to by all participants. Anyone found not adhering to the age restrictions will not be invited to participate in future events. Angels take these things seriously.
The minimum age varies depending on the course distance, and are as follows:
Date | Time | Description |
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Wed 8 Mar 2017 | 11:59pm | Late entry fee automatically applied to online entries from now on (Additional $10 fee) |
Thu 9 Mar 2017 | 11:59pm | Online entries close for this event |
Fri 10 Mar 2017, Registration | ||
Note: these instructions may alter before the event - if any changes occur all entrants will be emailled updated instructions in the final week before the event
For Scorcher regulars: If you want to collect your pack in Wellington CBD on Friday – you can visit Angel at the Shoe Clinic on Willis Street between 11:30am & 2pm – there will be no formal briefing here, but as regulars you will already be aware of 95% of the briefing content. In addition however, please ensure you keep checking our website prior to the event for any updates that may occur due to road or weather conditions. For everyone else:
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Sat 11 March 2017, Event Morning | ||
6:00am | Transition opens | |
6:30am – 7:20am | Body Numbering occurs next to transition / finish line (all participants must be body numbered before race start) | |
7:25am | Transition closes – before first event option starts | |
Event option Start times | ||
Standard Distance Triathlon (S1500m / Cycle 40k / Run 10k) & Duathlon (R 5k / Cycle 40k / Run 10k) | ||
7:30am | Men only | |
7:35am | Women & Teams | |
Sprint Distance Triathlon (S750m / Cycle 20k / Run 5k) & Duathlon (R 2.5k / Cycle 20k / Run 5k) | ||
8:20am | Men Only | |
8:22am | Women only | |
Have - A Go Triathlon (S200m / Cycle 10k / Run 2.5k) & Duathlon (R 1.2k / Cycle 10k / Run 2.5k) | ||
8:40am | Men Only | |
8:41am | Women and Teams | |
NZ Junior Champs (S750m / Cycle 20k / Run 5k) | ||
10:45am | Men Only | |
10:47am | Women Only | |
~ 12:30pm | Prizegiving : This will being after last participant finishes |