Triathlon: International Distance (Jun 23)
Distances: 1500 meters swim / 40k bike / 10k run - (distances may change slightly)
Start Time: 6:30AM
Race Cut-off Time: 11:30AM. Transition Area will be broken down starting at noon.
Divisions: Individual or Relay (2 or 3 person teams)
Awards
- All participants receive a finisher medal
- Overall Top 3 Male and Female
- Overall Top 3 Male and Female for each age division. Age divisions are as follows: 19 & under, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75-79, 80 & up.
- Overall Top 3 Men in the Clydesdale category (men over 200lbs.) and women in the Athena category (women over 165 lbs.)
- Overall Top 3 Relay teams
USAT rules are posted on the USAT Website: www.usatriathlon.org.
Information subject to change. Please check back before the race for final details.
Course Information
The International Distance waves will begin at 6:30am and will be followed by the Sprint Distance waves. The start line is adjacent to the transition area. The finish line is behind the RecPlex/Ice Arena, on the lakefront path.
Swim Course
The Swim Start is on the east side of Lake Andrea. Lake Andrea is a spring feed lake. Water temperature is typically the mid to lower 70's. Decisions regarding wetsuits will be announced at the start of the race on Sunday, June 24, 2018. The International Distance swim course is a triangle, finishing where it starts. The start and finish are on a sandy beach. Lifeguards, kayaks and platforms line the entire course. The course is defined with large & small buoys. Swimmers are required to wear a colored swim cap appropriate to their wave ALL athletes MUST report to the swim start 15 minutes prior to their scheduled wave start.
Transition
The transition area is east of the swim start/finish. Bikes MUST be WALKED in the transition area. Mount and dismount zones are outside the transition area. Bikes MAY NOT be removed from the bike transition until the last bike has completed the bike course and exited the transition area for the start of the run. Anyone removing a bike from transition before the announcement is made to remove bikes will be automatically disqualified and subject to arrest.
Bike Route
The bike course is on gently rolling country roads with minimal turns on the International course. The road surface is a mix of asphalt and concrete. There is one aid station at the turnaround on 116th Street. A combination of course marshals and police are stationed throughout the course and at all turns. Each turn is also spray painted. Bikers are required to wear an approved, strapped helmet and radios are not allowed. All bikes are required to display a bike number.
Run Route
The run course is flat and fast. Water aid stations are available 3 times on the International course. The International Distance course winds around Lake Andrea, and includes a section of crushed gravel trail (the Prairie Farms Trail).
Finish Line
The Finish line is located inside Prairie Springs Park, on the east side of Lake Andrea, along the lakefront path. Water, Gatorade and Panera will be provided to athletes.
Courses are subject to change. All participants are required to familiarize themselves with the course before the start, per USAT rules. Final course maps will be posted online and at the MultiSport Expo.
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