 | Carrboro ClassicDate: Sunday, April 6th 2008 |
Overview
THIS EVENT WILL BE CARBON-NEUTRAL!
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BREAKING NEWS!
4/8/2008
Race results have been posted [click here]. For those who qualified for Team USA, USA Triathlon will be contacting your directly. Event photos will be posted online.
4/4/2008
LATE REGISTRATION
Late registration is available for all 3 events at Packet Pick-Up on Saturday, April 5. Race day registration available for Wild West 8k only!
4/1/2008
PARTICIPANTS: GET YOUR GOODIE BAG!
YOUR DIGITAL RACE BAG IS NOW AVAILABLE - CLICK HERE TO VIEW CRITICAL RACE INFORMATION
[This is the same information that is in the email that was sent out.]
4/1/2008
VOLUNTEERS: CHECK YOUR EMAIL!
An important email regarding race day logistics was sent out this past week. Please refer to this email to find out everything you need to know about race day, including what your assigned roles are. Remember to print, sign, and bring your volunteer waiver. If you have any questions/concerns about volunteering, please email
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or call 919-321-6680.
Please plan to arrive on time for volunteer check-in at McDougle Middle School on Sunday at 6:00 AM.
3/25/08: The Carrboro Farmers Market will have a presence at this year's Carrboro Classic! The ever-popular Stanley Hughes from the Pine Knot Farm will be selling his locally grown and organic veggies like mustard greens, winter squash, root veggies, sweet potatoes, and lots more. Leslie Heinzeman from Sari Sari Sweets will be bringing along oatmeal fig flaxseed treats, banana chocolate chip bread, apple turnovers, cheddar chipotle cornmeal biscuits, and other specialty treats. Both are notorious for selling out at the Saturday morning markets.
Please bring an appetite and some cash and join us in supporting local farmers at this year's Carrboro Classic Endurance Sports Festival.
2/13/08: USA Triathlon has announced that the Carrboro Classic Long Course Duathlon will be a Long Course Duathlon World Championships Qualifying event! The top 2 individuals in each age group qualify, rolling down to 5th place. [learn more]
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EVENT DESCRIPTION:
The Carrboro Classic Endurance Sports Festival will have something for everyone!
It consists of three events, including the Long Course Duathlon, selected as a 2008 Long Course Duathlon World Championships Qualifying Event and the USA Triathlon Long Course Duathlon Mid-Atlantic Regional Championships!
This event takes place in and around the beautiful town of Carrboro, NC and benefits Habitat for Humanity of Durham as well as the Swim for Smiles Foundation.
The Carrboro Classic is an official USA Triathlon Sanctioned Event.
THREE EVENTS:
SUPER SPRINT DUATHLON (individual & relay)- 2.4 mi Run 12 mi Bike 1.2 mi Run
LONG COURSE DUATHLON (individual & relay) - 8K Run 53K Bike 8K Run
USA Triathlon Regional Championship & Long Course Duathlon World Championships Qualifying Event [learn more]
WILD WEST 8K - 8K Run
Date & StartIng Times:
SUNDAY, April 6
8:00 AM: Long Course Duatlon, Men
8:03 AM: Long Course Duathlon, Women & Relays
8:06 AM: Super Sprint Duathlon, Men
8:09 AM: Super Sprint Duathlon, Women & Relays
8:12 AM: Wild West 8k
All athletes are expected to be at the starting line at 8:00 AM.
LOCATION:
McDougle Middle School, 900 Old Fayetteville Rd, Chapel Hill, NC 27516
CHARITABLE BENEFACTORS:
This event is supported by and benefits the Swim for Smiles Foundation and Habitat for Humanity.
Event Updates
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Carrboro Classic Long Course Duathlon selected as World Championships Qualifier!
DURHAM,N.C.–FEBRUARY 13, 2008–USA Triathlon just announced that the 2008 Carrboro Classic Long Course Duathlon Regional Championships, part of the Carrboro Classic Endurance Sports Festival held in Carrboro, NC, has been selected as one of only four long course duathlons in the country to offer Long Course Duathlon World Championships (Team USA) qualifying slots. The Long Course Duathlon World Championships will take place in Geel, Belgium on August 10.
Scheduled for April 6th 2008, the Carrboro Classic Endurance Sports Festival, produced by Endurance Magazine, will bring hundreds of high-caliber runner-cyclist athletes together from across the country to compete for these highly-sought-after qualifying slots. Bob Wendling, Vice-president, USAT-Mid-Atlantic Board of Directors described the Carrboro Classic as one that “met all of the requirements we look for in selecting a top-notch Championship venue.”
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Carrboro Classic Selected to Host USAT Duathlon Regional Championships!
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DURHAM,N.C.–JANUARY 15, 2007–USA Triathlon just announced that Carrboro, NC, home of the Carrboro Classic Endurance Sports Festival, will host the 2008 Mid-Atlantic region’s Long Course Duathlon Championships.
Scheduled for April 6th 2008, the Carrboro Classic Endurance Sports Festival, produced by Endurance Magazine, will bring hundreds of high-caliber runner-cyclist athletes together to compete for the regional championship title. Athletes will travel from West Virginia, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, the District of Columbia, and across North Carolina.
“There was intense competition in many categories,” stated Bob Wendling, Vice-president, USAT-Mid-Atlantic Board of Directors, “and the Carrboro Classic met all of the requirements we look for in selecting a top-notch Championship venue. We look forward to Endurance Magazine holding another stellar event for our USAT members.”
