Australian Junior Invitational

The Hervey Bay Triathlon Club welcomes you to register your expression of interest to come and race at the Australian Junior Invitational Triathlon on September 18/19 2021. 

Entrants will be selected mainly on merit from State based championships. Please download the application and fill out with as much detail as possible. We envisage being able to offer places to the top 10-20 from each state/age group, but don't let that deter you from applying, if you are keen, please submit an application. 

Depending on popularity, we may not be able to respond to all applicants. Please keep an eye on the Australian Junior Invitational facebook page for more information and updates.

Age Groups/distances are:

13-14 years 300/10/2

15-16 years 500/15/4

17-U23 years 750/20/5 (17-19 and U/23 division split but race together)

All events are draft legal, you will need to be TA accredited. Entry fee is $150 which includes race entry for the individual event on Saturday, the teams tri on Sunday, event logistics and race merchandise. 

Download form here

Please save the form (keeping it in excel format) with athlete's name as the file name and email completed form to herveybay100@gmail.com

FAQ’s

Where is the race exactly?

The race is in Hervey Bay Queensland, transition is at ‘Seafront Oval’ in the suburb of Pialba. There is plenty of accommodation along the Esplanade, all within a reasonable distance of Seafront Oval.

What is the race format?

Races will start with Junior Males at 6am Saturday and Senior Females will start last at approx. 8:15am. Swims are a 1 lap triangle, ride is 5km laps and run will be 1 or 2 laps depending on category. Sunday race will be a teams relay, with final format to be decided. Athletes will likely be placed into teams by the race organisers.

What are the entry fees?

Entry fee is $150 which covers all race logistics (Road closures, timing, water safety etc.) for your Individual race Saturday and teams race Sunday along with some commemorative race merchandise.

How will I know if I have been invited to race?

Once you have submitted your application (completed excel spreadsheet emailed to herveybay100@gmail.com) your next communication if successful will be an entry link email that comes direct from the Active entry system. Please keep an eye on your Spam/Junk/Trash folders also. We will endeavour to email from the club email also to alert you that the email from active has been sent. Facebook is the main communication method we use as it is quick and easy for our volunteers to communicate to you all on. We hope to finalise the field by mid-June, we may send out some invites earlier to try and help people plan if they have been selected.

Will it be a wetsuit swim?

The historical data for September water temperatures puts the water temp over 22oC, so all races will be unlikely to be wetsuit optional. The Senior-U/23 race will be extremely unlikely to be wetsuit optional as their threshold is 20oC.

What is the general and COVID refund/cancellation policy?

In the situation that the event is cancelled due to COVID prior to 1 July, entry fees will be refunded less a $30 admin fee to cover costs the club will have incurred. If we have to cancel after July 1 due to COVID, entry fees will be refunded less $60 as merchandise will already have been ordered. This merchandise is for this one-off event only, so will be sent out to participants. Once entered, there are no refunds for general/medical reasons. We hope you understand that this is something the Hervey Bay Triathlon Club needs to do to limit our financial risk.

How do I make sure I am draft legal certified?

If you have not been draft legal endorsed, please go to this TA site which has the details and/or contact your coach affiliated with Triathlon Australia or your state Triathlon organisation. 

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