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Greetings!
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We apologize for sending you another email but, we have had some emails and calls from customers who were confused about the meaning of the Triathlon Ontario Press Release we forwarded to you last Thursday. We realize this is a rather long email but we hope it will clarify things for everyone.
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Background
In previous years all athletes paid a race entry fee PLUS a $6 License Fee to the Provincial Governing Body, TRIATHLON ONTARIO, formerly OAT (Ontario Association of Triathletes). This $6 fee covered your one-day license and insurance for the day of the event. The exception was athletes who paid an annual Triathlon Ontario membership fee of $45. These athletes were eligible to race in any triathlon or duathlon in Ontario without paying any extra one-day licensing fees. All of these License Fees were in addition to the race entry fees charged to put on the actual races.
Late last year, Triathlon Ontario proposed an increase to the Triathlon Ontario One-Day License Fee from $6 to $10 per athlete, per race and an increase in annual membership fees from $50 to $55. World Endurance Canada/Subaru Triathlon Series and MultiSport Canada/Recharge With Milk Triathlon Series objected to the increase in the one-day fees. Our respective series decided to work collaboratively with Triathlon Ontario, so that we could continue to support the Provincial Governing Body and still give good value to our athletes. Over the last 3 months both series have worked with Triathlon Ontario to come up with a reasonable alternative. We believe the new Series Limited Triathlon Ontario Race License Fee provides good value to athletes who race more than once a year, but do not want to become members of Triathlon Ontario.
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The Series Limited Triathlon Ontario Race License Fee, what does this mean for you?
Both of the race series' in Ontario are working together to ensure the best interests of our customer/athletes and the sport are met. Accordingly, we have arranged with Triathlon Ontario for each race series to have a Limited Triathlon Ontario One-Day Race License Fee. "Limited" means within THAT particular RACE SERIES, whether with The Subaru Series or Recharge With Milk , but not both.
This means you will be charged your race entry fee, PLUS $10 for the first race you enter in the Subaru Series. If you race again with our series, you only need to pay that race entry fee and WILL NOT HAVE TO PAY the $10 Triathlon Ontario One-Day Race License Fee a second time.
Therefore if you compete in 2 races it works out to $5 per race PLUS race entry fees, 4 races $2.50 per race PLUS race entry fees etc. (See examples below) This compares to last year where you had to pay $6 Triathlon Ontario License Fee for each race. If you are a member of Triathlon Ontario, you will not pay any race day license fees other than the annual fee of $55.
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Where does the money go?
These Triathlon Ontario Race License Fees DO NOT go to our series. Triathlon Ontario Race License Fees go directly to Triathlon Ontario. The funds are used to sanction the races, provide officials and pay their head office administrative overhead. You can see where your fees are spent on the Triathlon Ontario website.
We would like to point out that Ontario has the least expensive race event fees for triathlon events in North America, along with the least expensive Provincial Governing Body (Triathlon Ontario) association License Fees. In Quebec and BC the Provincial Governing Body charges a minimum of $15 per event. We, World Endurance Canada and MultiSport Canada , have worked throughout the last few months to keep the costs to race in Ontario down and provide you with the best value for your racing dollar.
If you would like further explanation as to how these Triathlon Ontario One-Day Race License fees are used please could contact Linda Kirk, Executive Director of Triathlon Ontario at ed@triathlonontario.com
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Series Limited Triathlon Ontario One-Day Race License Examples
In previous years, if you were signing up for 2 or more races with the Subaru Triathlon Series you would have paid a $6 Triathlon Ontario One-Day Race License Fee, for each race entered. That meant two races would have added $12 in Triathlon Ontario License Fees, three races $18, 4 races $24 etc. In the long run the new Series Limited Triathlon Ontario Race License Fee is a cost saver to you the customer!
Here are two examples that may help give better clarity:
Subaru Triathlon Series Athlete
- This year you register for the Milton Triathlon but are NOT a yearly Triathlon Ontario member. You will be charged the $10 Triathlon Ontario One-Day Race License Fee when you register. Payment of this $10 fee will now allow you to race in any subsequent race in the Subaru Triathlon Series, without having to pay that $10 License Fee again in 2013. If you register for a subsequent race, the registration system will be able to verify that you have already paid your Limited Triathlon Ontario Race License Fee and you will be exempt from paying the Limited Triathlon Ontario Race License Fee again. You will only pay your race entry fees for each race entered.
Subaru Triathlon Series and Recharge With Milk Triathlon Series Athletes
- You plan on racing 3 Subaru Series events and 2 Recharge With Milk. Your yearly Triathlon Ontario Race License Fees will be $10 per Series, for a total of $20. This allows you to race across the two series for the entire year. You just saved $10 in One-Day License fees compared to last year.
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We sincerely hope that we have helped to eliminate any confusion. We are here to help answer any further questions or concerns.
Registration for the Subaru Triathlon Series will open February 8th 2013.
Remember that we will be offering discounts for those who register for 3 or more races at one time! Race schedule and pricing is posted on www.trisportcanada.com .
Thank you for your time and patience,
Janet and Mitch Fraser
World Endurance Canada
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