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FAST FACTS DATE: September 22, 2013 DISTANCES: 2.4-mile swim, 112-mile bike and 26.2-mile run LOCATION: SWIM START: 8318 North Lake Blvd State Route 28 Kings Beach, CA 96143 FINISH LINE: The Village at Squaw Valley 1985 Squaw Valley Rd Squaw Valley, CA 96146 COURSE CUT-OFF TIMES: SWIM: The swim course will close 2 hours and 20 minutes after the last age group athlete starts the swim. Each athlete will get the full 2 hours and 20 minutes to complete the 2.4 mile swim regardless of what time they enter the water. Athletes who take longer than 2 hours and 20 minutes to complete the swim will receive a DNF. BIKE: 5:30 p..m. RUN: Midnight FINISH LINE CUT-OFF: 17 hours (or 12 midnight) Please Note: Other intermediate course cut-offs are in place. Please refer to the Athlete Guide posted online for more information. ATHLETES: Nearly 2,500 athletes PROFESSIONAL PRIZE PURSE: Totaling $75,000 QUALIFYING SLOTS: 50 Age Group qualifying slots for the 2014 IRONMAN World Championship taking place in Kailua-Kona, Hawai’i, on October 11, 2014 ATHLETE CELEBRATION DAY: Monday, September 23 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Squaw Valley - A Lot SLOT ALLOCATION FOR QUALIFIED ATHLETES: Monday, September 23 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Squaw Valley - A Lot AWARDS CEREMONY: Monday, September 23 at 11 a.m. located at the Squaw Valley - A Lot FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT WWW.IRONMANLAKETAHOE.COM FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS WILL I BE ALLOWED INTO THE FINISH LINE AREA TO GREET MY ATHLETE? Friends and/or family members are NOT permitted to cross the finish line or enter the finish chute with participating athletes. This policy will allow each competitor adequate time to celebrate their accomplishment without interfering with other finishers and ensure the safety of all participants, volunteers and fans. Athletes who choose not to respect the policy will receive an automatic disqualification (DQ). CAN I TAKE MY CAR ON THE RACE COURSE TO WATCH MY ATHLETE? No, for safety reasons we ask that you do not attempt to follow your athlete by car. The best place to watch your athlete is in the transition area and the finish line. Please do not attempt to gain access to the race course with your vehicle. We want to keep the course as safe as possible for the athletes. WILL I BE ALLOWED INTO THE MEDICAL AREA TO LOOK FOR MY ATHLETE? The Medical Tent is highly congested so family members and spectators will not be allowed in. There will be a Medical Information Area next to the Medical Tent where medical updates will be available on athletes who enter the Medical Tent. HOW DO I TRACK MY ATHLETE? Visit: WWW.IRONMAN.COM on race day and click on the race coverage box to track your athlete’s progress. WHERE IS THE INFORMATION BOOTH? There will be an Information Booth in the IRONMAN Village at the Squaw Valley - A Lot during race week. Course information, a schedule of events and details about the shuttle bus service and parking will be available at the information booth. WHERE IS LOST AND FOUND? Lost and Found items will be available at the Information Booth during race week. It is recommended that you mark your gear with your race number, full name and telephone number, as IRONMAN is not responsible for lost items. WHERE DO I PARK? Athletes are encouraged to park at Squaw Valley and ride the shuttle busses to Kings Beach. Spectators will be allowed to ride the bus with athletes, but priority will be given to athletes. Busses will take approximately 20-30 minutes to travel from Squaw Valley to Kings Beach, please plan accordingly. Athlete busses will operate from 4:30 a.m. to 5:30 a.m. Spectator buses will operate until 6 a.m. Shuttle buses are free. Return buses from Kings Beach to Squaw Valley for spectators will operate from 9:45 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. Due to traffic impacts, anticipate the return trip to Squaw Valley taking 60 minutes. WHAT IS THE IRONMAN FOUNDATION COMMUNITY FUND? At IRONMAN LakeTahoe, the IRONMAN Foundation Community Fund will provide $50,000 in grant funding to support local nonprofit organizations. The IRONMAN Foundation is a non- profit organization founded as a way for IRONMAN to support local communities through philanthropy, voluntarism and grant making. FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT: WWW.IRONMANLAKETAHOE.COM GETTING AROUND GUIDE September 22, 2013

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Page 1: FrEQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS - IRONMAN.com/media/22b22bb294214f1bbe37dee304d49adc...FAST FACTS DATE: September 22, 2013 DISTANCES: 2.4-mile swim, 112-mile bike and 26.2-mile run LOCATION:

FAST FACTSDATE: September 22, 2013

DISTANCES: 2.4-mile swim, 112-mile bike and 26.2-mile run LOCATION: SwIm STArT: 8318 North Lake Blvd State route 28 Kings Beach, CA 96143

FINISh LINE: The Village at Squaw Valley 1985 Squaw Valley rd Squaw Valley, CA 96146

COUrSE CUT-OFF TImES:SwIm: The swim course will close 2 hours and 20 minutes after the last age group athlete starts the swim. Each athlete will get the full 2 hours and 20 minutes to complete the 2.4 mile swim regardless of what time they enter the water. Athletes who take longer than 2 hours and 20 minutes to complete the swim will receive a DNF.BIKE: 5:30 p..m.

rUN: midnight

FINISh LINE CUT-OFF: 17 hours (or 12 midnight)

Please Note: Other intermediate course cut-offs are in place. Please refer to the Athlete Guide posted online for more information.

AThLETES:Nearly 2,500 athletes

PrOFESSIONAL PrIZE PUrSE:Totaling $75,000

QUALIFYING SLOTS:50 Age Group qualifying slots for the 2014 IrONmAN world Championship taking place in Kailua-Kona, hawai’i, on October 11, 2014

AThLETE CELEBrATION DAY:monday, September 23 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Squaw Valley - A Lot

SLOT ALLOCATION FOr QUALIFIED AThLETES:monday, September 23 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Squaw Valley - A Lot

AwArDS CErEmONY:monday, September 23 at 11 a.m. located at the Squaw Valley - A Lot

FOr mOrE INFOrmATION, PLEASE VISITwww.IrONmANLAKETAhOE.COm

FrEQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

wILL I BE ALLOwED INTO ThE FINISh LINE ArEA TO GrEET mY AThLETE?Friends and/or family members are NOT permitted to cross the finish line or enter the finish chute with participating athletes. This policy will allow each competitor adequate time to celebrate their accomplishment without interfering with other finishers and ensure the safety of all participants, volunteers and fans. Athletes who choose not to respect the policy will receive an automatic disqualification (DQ).

CAN I TAKE mY CAr ON ThE rACE COUrSE TO wATCh mY AThLETE?No, for safety reasons we ask that you do not attempt to follow your athlete by car. The best place to watch your athlete is in the transition area and the finish line. Please do not attempt to gain access to the race course with your vehicle. we want to keep the course as safe as possible for the athletes.

wILL I BE ALLOwED INTO ThE mEDICAL ArEA TO LOOK FOr mY AThLETE?The medical Tent is highly congested so family members and spectators will not be allowed in. There will be a medical Information Area next to the medical Tent where medical updates will be available on athletes who enter the medical Tent.

hOw DO I TrACK mY AThLETE?Visit: www.IrONmAN.COm on race day and click on the race coverage box to track your athlete’s progress.

whErE IS ThE INFOrmATION BOOTh?There will be an Information Booth in the IrONmAN Village at the Squaw Valley - A Lot during race week. Course information, a schedule of events and details about the shuttle bus service and parking will be available at the information booth.

whErE IS LOST AND FOUND?Lost and Found items will be available at the Information Booth during race week. It is recommended that you mark your gear with your race number, full name and telephone number, as IrONmAN is not responsible for lost items.

whErE DO I PArK?Athletes are encouraged to park at Squaw Valley and ride the shuttle busses to Kings Beach. Spectators will be allowed to ride the bus with athletes, but priority will be given to athletes. Busses will take approximately 20-30 minutes to travel from Squaw Valley to Kings Beach, please plan accordingly. Athlete busses will operate from 4:30 a.m. to 5:30 a.m. Spectator buses will operate until 6 a.m. Shuttle buses are free. return buses from Kings Beach to Squaw Valley for spectators will operate from 9:45 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. Due to traffic impacts, anticipate the return trip to Squaw Valley taking 60 minutes.

whAT IS ThE IrONmAN FOUNDATION COmmUNITY FUND?At IrONmAN Lake Tahoe, the IrONmAN Foundation Community Fund will provide $50,000 in grant funding to support local nonprofit organizations. The IrONmAN Foundation is a non-profit organization founded as a way for IrONmAN to support local communities through philanthropy, voluntarism and grant making.

FOr mOrE INFOrmATION,PLEASE VISIT:

www.IrONmANLAKETAhOE.COm

GETTING ArOUND GUIDESeptember 22, 2013

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BEST PLACE TO WATCH THE SWim: Kings Beach State Park, athletes will enter the swim from Kings Beach State Park, and Transition is in the parking lot adjacent to the beach. The best place to park will be at Kings Beach Elementary School, a few short blocks from the beach off Steelhead Ave.

BEST PLACE TO WATCH THE BiKE: Spectators have a number of great places to watch athletes on the bike course. Spectators can watch athletes at two “hot corners” where athletes will pass multiple times. One is at the entrance to Squaw Valley under the Olympic flame where you can see your athlete pass three times. The second will be in Kings Beach at the Corner of 267 and 28 where athletes will be starting their day on the bike, and then passing 3 additional times. The Town of Truckee will also be having a street celebration closing down Donner Pass road thru old town Truckee with the athletes racing down the middle of the street. There will be live music, activities for kids and adults, and food at restaurants adjacent to the course.

BEST PLACE TO WATCH THE RUN:The run course has a number of lively spots to catch your athlete multiple times. The Squaw Valley Village will be an ideal loca-tion, close to the finish line, with food, music, the Ironman Village expo, and athletes making multiple passes in the area before finishing. Easy parking also makes this an ideal location to spend the day. The “hot corner” under the Olympic flame will also be a location where athletes can be cheered on three times on the bike, and 4 times on the run.

The IrONmAN bike course will make two and a half loops around the North Tahoe/Truckee area. Traffic along the North Shore will be challenging and we are recom-mending all spectators avoid attempting to follow your athlete by car, hwY 89 North out of Tahoe City will be closed to vehicle traffic. After watching the swim we suggest spectators proceed North on hwY 267 and either stop in Truckee to watch or proceed to hwY 89 South and the Squaw Valley area.