Tiger Tri at Wittenberg University

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Tiger Tri at Wittenberg University :
Triathlon : ¼ mile swim, 15 mile bike ride, 3.6 mile run
  • Race Date: Sunday, October 11, 2015
  • Start Time: 10:30a.m.
  • Entry Fee:$45 solo or $80 per team (students and military $30)
  • Location:Wittenberg University Natatorium
  • Address: HPERC Center Building on Bill Edwards Drive
  • City/State/Zip:Springfield, Ohio 45504
  • Country: USA

This race is open to the public and everyone is welcome to register.  First-time triathletes are encouraged.  If you don’t want to complete the race solo, then put together a relay team! 

This events is managed and organized by volunteers to raise money for scholarships.  Good Times Races will be our timing company. 

Triathlon Distance:  ¼ mile swim, 15 mile bike ride, 3.6 mile run.

Start Location:  Wittenberg University Natatorium on Bill Edwards Drive in Springfield, Ohio

Course Description:  The race starts at 10:30 a.m. with a ¼ mile pool swim in the Wittenberg Health, Physical Education & Recreation Building (HPERC) on Bill Edwards Drive.  It will be individual starts with a serpentine-style swim down-and-back in every lane. Bicycling goes on the bike path to the Buck Creek State Park area and back for approximately 15 miles.  One aid station will be near the HPERC building and the second one will be at the bike turnaround in the park.  The triathlon finishes with a 3.6 mile run (2 laps) around Wittenberg’s campus. 

Cost:   Individual - $45; Students and Military - $30; Team $80 total cost (All proceeds from the Tiger Tri will be donated in the form of scholarship money for students to attend Wittenberg University!)

Prizes:  Each participant will receive a finisher’s shirt.  Prizes will go to the top 3 overall male and female finishers, the overall winning team, and the fastest male and female alumni. 

Course Information:

The race starts at 10:30 a.m. with a ¼ mile pool swim in the Wittenberg Health, Physical Education & Recreation Building (HPERC) on Bill Edwards Drive.  It will be individual starts with a serpentine-style swim down-and-back in every lane. Bicycling goes on the bike path to the Buck Creek State Park area and back for approximately 15 miles.  One aid station will be near the HPERC building and the second one will be at the bike turnaround in the park.  The triathlon finishes with a 3.6 mile run (2 laps) around Wittenberg’s campus. 

Directions:

Address and Directions for the Wittenberg HPERC building: • 250 Bill Edwards Drive, Springfield, OH 45501 • Directions from the East on I-70: Take Exit 62 onto OH-40 (West) toward Springfield. Follow OH-40/41 into the downtown area. Turn right at North Fountain Avenue. You will pass the main entrance to campus on the left. Turn left at Bill Edwards Drive. After a stop sign, the front entrance of the HPER Center is at the top of the hill. • Directions from the West on I-70: Take Exit 52B onto US-68 (North) toward Springfield. Take the OH-41 exit toward Springfield/Troy. From the ramp, turn right onto OH-41. When the road dead ends, turn right onto St. Paris Pike. St. Paris Pike becomes West McCreight Avenue. In about a half mile, Edwards-Maurer Field will be visible on the right. Take the first right past the field onto Woodlawn Avenue. Turn right onto Bill Edwards Drive. The front entrance of the HPER Center is at the top of the hill.

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