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2010 Race Day Prizes and Awards

MSC Triathlon Series Race Day Awards - You Get To Personalize Your Award

We are continuing our tradition of being the only race series that lets you personalize your race day awards. Age Group winners will receive a medal on race day as well as a personalized finishers picture courtesy of Mike Cheiak Photography. Award categories and prizing details are listed below.

The following information will outline the procedure for claiming a race day award. If at any time you have questions about this, please feel free to contact MultiSport at info@multisportcanada.com or Mike Cheliak at info@mikecheliak.com.

2009 Race Day Awards - Claiming Your Award Picture

In 2009 there are new and much easier ordering instructions and products to choose from. This will allow you to order your award easily and will eliminate the confusion over stats and details. You will also have the same options for ordering your award as last year. You can have the photo printed and brought to an upcoming event, you can pay a $6.00 (plus tax) fee to have the photo mailed to you or you can elect to have the popular full resolution digital file. With the digital file, you will also receive a release form explaining the acceptable use policy for the photo. You will be able to print as many copies as you want for personal use and will also be allowed (with some rules) to post the photo online, publish it in electronic or print and use it for promotional purposes (if you are REALLY FAMOUS!). It is my intention to make this award truly as user friendly as possible while still giving me a system to follow in order to keep up with everyone’s orders. While every system has some growing pains, the end result will be a smooth and efficient system for everyone.

Please note that the awards are available only to those who placed top three in their age category for the race. This means that the grouping may be 10 year increments if the race has less than 150 participants prior to race day. Only athletes who are recognized on race day as an award recipient (on the podium during presentation) are eligible to receive the free award.

ORDERING DETAILS

Find the photo you would like to order as your award
Choose from one of the following items in the Prints & Products Section.

MSC AWARD - Plain Digital File
MSC AWARD - Digital File with Logo
MSC AWARD - Digital File with Stats
MSC AWARD - Plain Print for Pick up
MSC AWARD - Print with Logo for Pick up
MSC AWARD - Print with Stats for Pick up
MSC AWARD - Plain Print Mailed
MSC AWARD - Print with Logo Mailed
MSC AWARD - Print with Stats Mailed

Please do not order any of the other products for this. I have made a complete list of the MSC AWARD products for you to choose from. You MUST order these items to collect your awards. The products are used to track the items for statistical purposes.

Complete the Checkout process (even if the order is free) and make sure you fill in all appropriate personal information as requested. If you are ordering any of the awards with Stats, you will need to send an email to info@mikecheliak.com with all the details (race, age, time and placement). If you do not send the second email with the details, I will complete your award order as a plain print or digital file.

The only change in pricing is that the shipping is now $6.78 which is $6.00 plus tax. I haven’t raised this price for 3 years and due to increases in postage and packaging, this increase is required. Please note that I still haven’t raised the cost of any of the print products I offer. I will also be offering full sized sports posters this year (16x20 and 24x36).

I look forward to seeing all of my friends from years past and meeting all the newcomers this season.

Yours truly in Health and Wellness,

Mike Cheliak

Age Group Awards

On race day award winners will be recognized for their accomplishments by receiving a medal plus they will also be receiving a 5 x 7 personalized finishers picture. See details above.

For races with over 150 registered two (2) weeks prior to race day will have medals and pictures for the top three (3) finishers in 5 year age categories. Races with under 150 registered two (2) weeks prior to race day will have medals and pictures for the top three (3) finishers in 10 year age categories. Here is a sample of the personalized picture award.

Age Group Birth Date Information
Your age in a category is based on your age as of December 31, 2009. Kids of Steel age categories are based on your age as of December 31, 2009.

Click on the picture for a larger version

Triathlon and Duathlon Adult Series Awards

Series awards will be presented to the top three people in each Triathlon and Duathlon age group who have accumulated the most points based on the following formulas. In order to be eligible for a series award you must have competed in and completed at least FOUR MSC Triathlon Series races of the same type (triathlon or duathlon). A tie for the Series Awards in an individual age group will be broken based using the following criteria and order. First, on the individual's results in the Wasaga Beach race. Second, head to head results in a race during the year. Third, by the person who has competed in the most MultiSport Canada races. Our year end awards day will be held in late October. Details will be published near the end of the season.

The GoodLife Fitness GT 12.9 Series Awards - Give-It-A-Tri Category

They started in 2007 and will continue in 2009 with our new GT 12.9 Series sponsor GoodLife Fitness. The name GT 12.9 stands for Give-It-A-Tri and the total of the actual race distance of 12.9 kilometres. To be eligible for these awards an athlete must compete in and complete at least FOUR Give It A Tri distance races. There are TEN Give It A Tri's in 2009. Points will be awarded based on race day results and count toward the Season Award. While in some cases the race day awards might be given in 10 year increments, the Season Awards will be in 5 year increments.

Award points will be structured differently for the following select races.

Bracebridge Half Iron Distance Triathlon

Bracebridge Half Iron Distance Duathlon

Gravenhurst Olympic Distance Triathlon
Gravenhurst International Distance Duathlon
Cobourg Olympic Distance Triathlon
Cobourg International Distance Duathlon
Wasaga Beach Olympic Triathlon

Draw Prizes: There will be draw prizes from our sponsors at each race.

KOS Awards

Each child will receive a Participation Medal. In the spirit of participation there will be no Age Group Awards for children's events.

MSC and Mike Cheliak Photography Present "Shot Of The Race"

A new feature of the 2009 series is the Mike Cheliak Photography “Shot of the Race”. A voting panel of elite sports photography experts (Mike Cheliak, John Salt & Jason Vurma) will select one photo from each race that is the “Best in Show”. It will be the photo that best exemplifies the fun, competition and dedication that the series is about. Make sure you smile when Mike is around because you’ll never know if you might be the Shot of the Race. Each winner will receive a plaque mounted 8x10 photo of their winning shot. The photo can be picked up at t future race or it can be shipped at no cost to the winner.