Race Details / Course Description
This is a USAT sanctioned event thus USAT membership is required for all participants.
There will be a USAT official monitoring the race.
Sprint triathlon: .5km swim (600 meter open water swim or 500 meter pool swim), 21.91 km bike (13 miles), 5km run (3.1 miles).
Age Groups: 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 80-84, 85+. Your age as of Dec. 31, 2008 determines you age group. There will be Clydesdale (200 # and up) and Athena (150 # and up) divisions but they will start within their age groups so national ranking points can be awarded.
This years triathlon offers a unique swim venue. There will be 2 swim courses. The open water swim will be 600 meters and will be held in Sloan’s Lake. The other swim course will be held in the Municipal pool. This swim distance will also be 500 meters but will only have 50 slots available on a first-come, first-serve basis.
In order to accommodate this unique pool/open water swim, the transition area will still be in Lion’s Park, in the parking lot just west of the Community house and adjacent to the large gazebo. So those in the open water swim will exit the beach and go right on the jogging path to get to the transition area. Those in the pool swim will head south out of the pool on the grassy area between the Spray park and the Put Hut Minature golf course to get to the transition area. Due to the possible rough terrain between the pool and the transition area, it is recommended that all those competing in the pool swim have some sort of foot attire to get from the pool to the transition area.
Since the pool swim and lake swim are considered 2 different courses, the pool swim contestants and the lake swim contestants will be given to the top 3 finishers in each age group for those competing in pool swim and for those competing in lake swim.
Course Description:
Pool Swim-500 meters (10 laps or 20 lengths) of 25 meter pool. No wet suits allowed. 3-4 swimmers per lane. Will swim counter clockwise laps. Will start in water at east end of pool and exit east end of pool.
Lake Swim-600 meters. This is a time trial start with one swimmer leaving every 5-10 seconds. Open water swim at Sloans Lake located in Lions Park. Swim will be a counter clock-wise rectangular course. Keep buoys to your left during entire swim. Small lake with water temps between 66 and 71 degrees in early July.
Open Water Practice Swims:
There will be two open water practice swims at Sloans Lake. The swim dates and times are Wed June 25 at 6:30pm and Sun June 29at 1:00pm. These are the only dates and times to practice an open water swim at Sloans Lake. ATHLETES WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO SWIM ON THE COURSE AT SLOANS LAKE OTHER THEN THESE DATES & TIMES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SHOW UP ON ANY OTHER DAY OR TIME TO SWIM THE COURSE. THE LIFEGUARDS WILL NOT ALLOW YOU ON THE SWIM COURSE. Water temp will be probably be around 68 degrees, so I strongly recommend a wetsuit. You can even ride the bike course if you wish afterward, but remember to follow all traffic signals as the roads will be open to traffic.
Bike race is out and back course. Course will start with a right turn(North) on Carey Ave., right turn(East) on Kennedy, left turn(West) on Central, right turn(North) on Walker Rd, immediate left onto Hynds Blvd, left on Horse Creek Rd., right onto Little Bear Road, til turnaround at Little Bear Inn. Follow same course back to Lions Park and the transition area. Bike course consists of rolling hills and flats.
Upon exiting T2, racers will finish race with flat 5km run course. Competitors will exit transition area onto the run/walk path. Follow path to pedestrian tunnel (lake is always on your left). Turn right pedestrian into tunnel, take sharp right turn upon exiting pedestrian tunnel. Stay on sidewalk and complete 1 clockwise lap around Airport Golf Course. Upon seeing pedestrian tunnel entrance, enter pedestrian tunnel take a right turn out of pedestrian tunnel, follow the sidewalk as it weers to the left until finish.
Course Map
