SWIM – “Equivalent” of 700 Meters

A swim like you’ve never done before! The triathlon starts down a slide into the Lazy River! Participants will be seeded according to their predicted half-mile (750m) swim time, and will go off every 10-15 seconds. You will do 2 laps of the Lazy River … against the current! 

The River is only 3-4 feet in depth; so, you can stand, if tired; but, you are not allowed any forward progress. It is, indeed, a challenging swim … but, a blast! At our first event in September, uber-swimmer & Ultraman World Champion, Hillary Biscay, did an incredible 6:37 for the swim … almost 2 minutes faster than our top age groupers. The average time was around 13 minutes.

BIKE – 15.6 Miles

The bike ride consists of 3 loops and is very fast for the first half, and challenging for the second half. It is a total of 15.6 miles, with each loop being roughly 5 miles (with a half mile out of and back to Transition) There will be Police Officers at each major corner, so you will be able to be aggressive throughout the ride.

You will exit the Marriott onto Starr Pass Blvd, making a left onto Players Club Drive, Right onto Anklam, Right onto Greasewood, Right back onto Starr Pass Blvd … and Right back onto Players Club Dr. to repeat that loop (Players-Anklam-Greasewood-Starr Pass) two more times. After doing the loop three times, you continue on Starr Pass Blvd into T2 at the Marriott.

RUN – 5K

The run is a straight-forward out-and-back on Starr Pass Blvd and left onto Players Club … turning at 1.55 Miles and returning to the finish. Unfortunately, given the spectacular setting of the Marriott at Starr Pass on top of a hill, the course is largely downhill for the first half; and, yes, uphill for the second half. Hey … we did say it was a “fun, unique, and challenging course!”