North Central Indoor Rowing Championships (Power Pull)
- Feb 5, 2011
- indoor
- Mayo Civic Center
- Rochester, MN (USA)
- Hosted By: Rochester Rowing Club, Minnesota
North Central Indoor Rowing Championships (Minnesota Power Pull)
Hosted by the Rochester Rowing Club of Minnesota, February 5, 2011
Welcome! Your participation is appreciated. Race spectators are welcomed and encouraged.
Enjoy the events and the new venue. Vendors will be selling refreshments, snacks, and coffee but you are encouraged to bring your favorite carbohydrate/electrlyte replacement beverages and snacks. Coolers and large containers will NOT be permitted in the Civic Center site however.
GENERAL INFORMATION
Registration is on Regatta Central. All participants must have a waiver on file. Waivers are found on the left website menu and can be submitted at sign in, or mailed to Rochestesr Rowing Club of Minnesota, PO Box 1032, Rochester, MN 55902 in advance.
Competitors under age 18 must have a parent or guardian's signature.
Directions to the venue can be found on the Overview page
Come to the pre-race pasta dinner and talk Friday night and
Thank you for your participation, see you on February 5th!
Sincerely,
Phil Greipp
President, Rochester Rowing Club of MN and Regatta Director
REGISTRATION
Deadline for registration: 9am Saturday, January 29, 2011.
All competitors are required to submit their best time (or best estimate) for 2000 meters. The race organizers will set up flights that are evenly matched using the times submitted. All competitors must check-in & pay any balance owed at the registration desk prior to their event. Registration will take place at the gymnasium.
Registration for the 2K RELAY RACES is extended to RACE DAY. Each member of the team must complete 500 meters event register by 11:00AM at the registration table.
Registering your team early ensures they will have a spot!
Entry Fees
Each registrant will receive a race T-shirt -- a wide range of sizes will be available. .
Entry fees are per person, and entitle the registrant to race as many times as she/ he wants.
$25/ person up to January 29th; $30/ person after January 29th.
Entry fees and payment:
♦ We encourage payments be made online via Regatta Central using MC/Visa
♦ Payments may be made directly to IRC by cash or check at the door.
Refunds:
♦ Per standard practice at other regattas, no refunds will be made after the registration deadline for events cancelled due to conditions beyond the control of RRC. Legitimate refunds will be processed & mailed out after the regatta.
Scratches:
♦ NO REFUNDS for changes/scratches after entry deadline.
♦ Scratches after entry deadline forfeit fees.
RACE DAY PROCEDURES
ALL RACES are 2000 meters in length except for the
All competitors must have a signed waiver on file. Competitors under age 18 must have a parent or guardian's signature. All races are finals. Events with more than 10 entrants will be run in flights. The fastest overall time from these flights will determine the event champion. No heats will be run.
All races will be held on Concept 2 Model D ergs. Concept 2 provides the electronic timing system used for this regatta.
Racers and spectators can watch their performance on a screen during all races. Competitors may set their ergometer to the fan setting of their choice, but may not alter these settings after the race has started.
The race organizers reserve the right to:
♦ Change the schedule of events.
♦ Limit the number of events or flights.
♦ Suspend the use of the Concept 2 electronic timing system and replace it with a manually timed system.
♦ Adjust final race time and schedule based on total number of athletes entered.
♦ Accelerate the schedule of events by up to 30 minutes.
Check In
All competitors or coaches must check-in at the registration desk located in the Civic Center lobby prior to their event.
Competitors should plan to be at the Civic Center at least 1½ hours before their scheduled race.
Lightweight Qualification:
There will be no weigh-ins. An honor system will be used for lightweight events
Men <165 pounds
Women <135 pounds
Warm-up and Race Preparation Information
A fleet of ergs will be available for warm-ups. They will be separate from the racing ergs. Please come to the on-deck area, dressed (you must wear shirt/ shorts or unisuit) properly warmed up and ready to race. Please limit your warm-up to a maximum of 15 minutes in order to give everyone a chance to warm up. Rowers may not use the ergs designated for racing as warm up ergs. Rowers may set the drag (fan setting) and the heel height of their assigned racing ergometer, but may not otherwise alter the machine.
Rowers may set the damper wherever they choose, but may not move the damper during the race.
On Deck (Mandatory Pre-Race Instructions)
Competitors must allow sufficient time to warm-up and be in the on-deck area at least five (5) minutes before their event.
Safety
A city paramedic will be set up to deal with on-site emergencies. They will in the main competition area. Anyone who feels ill or thinks they may need EMS attention should go to the paramedic. Coaches are asked to be mindful about the following:
″ Athletes who are fighting a flu or a cold should not compete
″ Athletes should eat two or three hours before competing, but generally not less than two hours before competing
″ Athletes should stay hydrated
EVENT SPECIFICATIONS
Open Any age, any weight. High school competitors are not allowed.
Juniors: A competitor enrolled in grade 6-12.
Juniors Novice A Youth Novice is a high school competitor in their first year of rowing and shall not have rowed in any organized regatta (indoor or on water) prior to last year's race.
Masters > 30
Veterans > 55
No handicaps will be applied
AGES Masters ages are calculated as of race day.
Relay: see rules below
Lightweight: No weigh-in procedures
RELAY RULES
Overview
Rules of Racing for Relay
The erg relay race will follow the established erg race championship format, with the following obvious exceptions:
″ Each participant will race 500 meters for a total of 2000 meters.
″ Each team may choose the order of participants.
″ The lead off rower begins seated on the machine.
″ Each rower must complete his or her 500 meter piece before the next teammate may approach the handle.
″ When finished with the 500 meters, each rower must secure the handle against the machine,
or hand the handle to the next rower directly.
″ ONLY THIS TEAMMATE may touch, pull, or advance the handle during his or her allotted 500 meter section.
″ The coxswain/coach may sit or stand alongside the rower, and offer any strategy or encouragement, but may not otherwise assist, except to secure the foot stretchers of the transitioning athletes.
″ Teammates may hold onto the rower's feet, but may not touch the handle.
- Teams may adjust the damper during the transition period
- Teams do not have to be in matching uniforms
FOOD & LOCKERS
There will be food vendors available. Please support these booths! Menus and prices will be posted at the event.
AWARDS & POINTS
♦ A Gold, Silver, and Bronze Medal will be awarded to the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners in all events
♦ Points are awarded to all Junior, open, collegiate, masters, and veterans events.
♦ Points are awarded as follows:
Place Points
1st - 3 points
2nd - 2 points
3rd - 1 point
A points trophy will be awarded to the team or club with the greatest number of points and a permanent trophy will bear the names of the teams winning points trophys each year. Last years winner was Twin Cities Youth Rowing
CONTACTS & LINKS
Rochester Rowing Club
Phil Greipp Race Director
Phone:
507 319-2904 Phil mobile
E-mail: [email protected]
Your post-regatta comments are appreciated.
DIRECTIONS
THANK YOU!
To Concept 2, for supporting this great race. Concept 2 provides many resources that allows us to host our event.
To the Rochester Civic Center for supporting the use of their space.
To the Rochester Area Sports Commission for facilitating the use of the Civic Center space, the hotel, and banquet arrangements.
To the Volunteers of the Rochester Rowing Club who generously give their support for this event.