Fall Creek Falls Spring Sprint Triathlon

NEW THIS YEAR.

THE INAUGURAL FALL CREEK FALLS SPRING SPRINT TRIATHLON at the beautiful Fall Creek Falls State Park. Fall Creek Falls is a popular venue for our August triathlons, so we wanted to bring another option to compete the course in the Spring.

SPRING SPRINT TRIATHLON - THE EVENT WILL CONSIST OF A 500 METER SWIM, 14 MILE BIKE AND A 5K RUN.

The event takes place at one of Tennessee's most popular state park and is centrally located between Knoxville, Nashville and Chattanooga, making it very accessible.

FALL CREEK FALLS PARK IS IN CENTRAL TIME ZONE. IF YOU ARE TRAVELING FROM EASTERN, ENJOY YOUR EXTRA HOUR!

COURSE MAP IS LOCATED LOWER ON THIS PAGE BY DISTANCE.

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PACKET PICKUP TIMES:

FRIDAY AFTERNOON FROM 4-7PM AT THE TENT ON THE EAST BALL FIELD.

SATURDAY MORNING STARTING AT 6 AM AT THE RACE SITE.

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RACE START TIMES: SATURDAY - 8 AM SPRINT ARRIVE AT SITE NO LATER THAN 6 AM CST for ample time for parking, packet pickup. TRANSITION CLOSING @ 7:45 AM. If you do want to stay within the park, please reserve cabins and campsites ASAP - RESERVE ON-LINE [https://tnstateparks.itinio.com/?_ga=1.12405107.672319845.1488906556&utm_source=March+Madness+20%25+Sale+2017&utm_campaign=2017+March+Madness+20%25+off&utm_medium=email] or call to reserve NOW - Campground 800-250-8610. You may also do a Google search for options - each seem to have their own web site & not one central site covering all. PRE-RACE INFORMATION AND DETAILS WILL BE OUT EARLY RACE WEEK. COUNT ON FRIDAY PACKET PICK-UP FROM MID-AFTERNOON TO EARLY EVENING & AGAIN EARLY RACE MORNING. BIKE CAN BE PLACED IN TRANSITION OVERNIGHT AT #'D SPOT. LATER RACES CAN CHECK IN UP TO 30-MINUTES PRIOR TO THEIR START. PLEASE STAY AWAY FROM TIMING POINTS PRIOR TO YOUR START IF EARLIER RACES ARE ACTIVE.

RACE LOCATION Fall Creek Falls State Park, Pikeville, TN (please allow extra travel time park is remote & rural but worth the trip!)

BOOK ROOMS, CAMPSITES & CABINS EARLY (LINK) [https://tnstateparks.itinio.com/fall-creek-falls?_ga=2.167570878.1444492942.1532545599-321117962.1530737501] SEE LODGE TAB AT TOP FOR GROUP DISCOUNT CODE (COMING SOON!) TO USE DURING REGISTRATION.

Age Groups and Awards: Overall awards for the Top 3 male and female finishers, Top Male and Female Masters, and Top Male and Female Grand Masters. Age group awards for first, second, and third place in the following M & F age groups: 12-15, 16-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45- 49, 50-55, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70 and over & top 3 Clydesdale & Athena. Open Relay Division: Male, Female, and Co-ed.

Bald Eagle Events LLC have enabled event insurance for your consideration in the event you are unable to compete. Please review this option during the registration process.

All Bald Eagle Events triathlon events are sanctioned by USA TRIATHLON [https://www.teamusa.org/usa-triathlon]. When a race sanctions with USAT, it is required for each participant to purchase either a one-day license or annual membership in order to participate in said event. A one-day USAT license is $15 and an annual USAT membership is $50. Either can be purchased when signing up for the event. A youth one day or annual USAT license is $10.

REFUND POLICY - Bald Eagle Events LLC have a NO REFUND policy. Insurance is available during the registration of each event. Please take advantage of this option should you wish to insure your entry fees.

Race entries are non-transferable between individuals.

EVENT CANCELLATION / MODIFICATION POLICY - If Natural Disaster or Community Disaster occurs, our action steps are as follows:

1. Bald Eagle Events LLC in concert with local officials will make decisions based on safety first.

2. Courses and/or race segments will be altered as agreed to between Bald Eagle Events LLC and local officials

3. Financial: It is not financially feasible for Bald Eagle Events LLC to accept the risk of a disaster for everyone. Each registered participant needs to accept the risk of his or her entry fee. There will be NO REFUNDS or free entries to future races. The money you paid is spent developing the subject event.

4. Bald Eagle Events LLC does not save any money if one of our events has to be canceled for reasons beyond our control. All supplies and services needed for the events are purchased and/or arranged in advance. All event supplies and services associated with that event must be paid for, regardless of the outcome.