Swim Course - 300 Meters

The swim is the first leg of the race and is held in the Mount’s heated indoor pool. Participants will swim 300 meters in a snake or serpentine style method, starting with the fastest seeded swimmer, followed by the next fastest swimmer and so on.

Participants will enter the water in :15-:20 second intervals, swimming "laps" to the end of the pool. Participants will swim to the end of one lane and back down the other side of that same lane, duck under the ropes and swim to the end of the next lane and back in the other side of that lane, until the swimmer reaches the other end of the pool.

Swimmers will line up according to swim time. Please time yourself at 300 Meters before the race so that you can estimate an accurate time. If you estimate your time too fast or too slow, it will hurt your overall time and the others around you. Your best time will come if you do not pass or get passed. If you are able to, please practice swimming underneath the lane lines at your own pool before race day

Swim Rules

• No Diving

• No walking or continual pushing off the pool floor

• No pulling on the ropes

• Swimmers must cross the timing mat, jump in the pool feet first then begin swimming

• Passing is allowed, but must follow protocol in race packet

• Swimmers must touch the wall at the end of each lap

• Flip turns are permitted

• No walking or continual pushing off the pool floor

Participants not following the rules will be disqualified from the event. Finishing the race will be permitted, but times will be pulled from the results.

Bike Course - 12.8 mile

The Bike course is a 12.8 mile ride that takes participants through portions of the campus and around the beautiful countryside surrounding the Mount. The course is not closed to traffic. The bike course is not closed to traffic. Racers must obey all traffic laws and use good judgment while on the course. Turns will be marked with signs and Frederick County Fire Police will be at the two major intersections of Old Frederick Road / Maryland Route 76 and Old Frederick Road / Maryland Route 77.

Racers are strongly encouraged to drive the bike course prior to race day to know where the turns are. It is the racer's responsibility to know the course.

Bike Rules

• Helmets are required, chin straps must be fastened before leaving/upon arriving in the transition area

• Racers must mount and dismount bikes in the marked path near the transition area (will be marked and stationed by a course marshal); failure to do so will result in a time penalty

• Stay to the right, allowing faster riders to pass on the left

• No drafting; leave 3 bikes lengths between you and the person in front of you, failure to comply will result in disqualification

• Riders must obey all traffic laws (coming to a complete stop at stop signs). 

• Riders must stay to the right and allow faster riders to pass on the left.

There is no water available on the bike course, so please bring your own.

Run Course - 5K (3.1 Miles)

The 5K run is the last leg of the triathlon and is contained exclusively within the Mount St. Mary’s campus. The run course is mostly on a paved surface with a minor section on crushed stone. The finish will take place near the transition area on grass.  The course will take participants from the transition area through the east side of campus for one lap, before returning to west campus.  Once back on west campus, runners will hop on to a portion of the Elizabeth Di Nunzio trail before turning around for the home stretch.  In total, runners will race to a distance of 3.1 miles (5K). Course marshals will be posted at every major turn with directional signs and a chalk line to indicate the running route. There will be 2 water stations on the course which participants will pass one time each. 

How to Get to the Mount

Mount St. Mary’s University is located in central Maryland’s beautiful Catoctin Mountains, just over an hour from Baltimore, Md., Washington, D.C., and Harrisburg, Pa.

Conveniently located in Emmitsburg, Maryland, just off US 15
south of Gettysburg, Pa., and an hour's drive from Baltimore.

Main Campus
16300 Old Emmitsburg Rd.
Emmitsburg, MD 21727

Driving Directions From

Please note: Upon entering Maryland from Pennsylvania, do not take any Emmitsburg exits, but stay on US 15. The university is approximately 2 miles south of the town of Emmitsburg on US 15.

Delaware

Wilmington:

• Take I-95 South (toward Baltimore) to I-695 Baltimore Beltway. Take I-695 (toward Towson) to I-795 Northwest Expressway

• Take Northwest Expressway to end and pick up MD 140 toward Westminster. Stay on 140 through Westminster and Taneytown to US 15 at Emmitsburg

• Take US 15 South for two miles to the university

Maryland

Baltimore & BWI Airport:

• Take I-695 Baltimore Beltway to I-795 Northwest Expressway

• Take Northwest Expressway to end and pick up MD 140 toward Westminster

• Stay on 140 through Westminster and Taneytown to US 15 at Emmitsburg

• Take US 15 South for two miles to the university

Washington, D.C./Suburban Maryland:

• Take I-495 Washington Beltway around western side of metropolitan area across the Potomac River to I-270 North to Frederick, Md.

• Follow I-270 North to US 15 North to the university. It is approximately 20 miles north of Frederick, Md.

New Jersey

Southern New Jersey:

• Take I-295 South to Delaware Memorial Bridge

• After the bridge take I-95 South toward Baltimore to I-695 Baltimore Beltway

• Take I-695 toward Towson to I-795 Northwest Expressway

• Take Northwest Expressway to end and pick up MD 140 toward Westminster

• Stay on 140 through Westminster and Taneytown to US 15 at Emmitsburg

• Take US 15 South for two miles to the university

Northern New Jersey:

• Take the Garden State Parkway South and exit onto I-78 West

• Follow I-78 West across NJ and PA to junction of I-81. Follow I-81 South (toward Harrisburg) and exit at I-83 South

• Follow I-83 South to I-283 South. Take I-283 South to the PA Turnpike West (toward Pittsburgh)

• Follow the PA Turnpike to exit 236, US 15 South (toward Gettysburg)

• Follow US 15 South to the university

**Alternate Route:

• Take the Garden State Parkway South

• Take I-80 West to I-287 South. I-287 South intersects I-78 West

• Follow I-78 West across NJ and PA to the junction of I-81. Follow I-81 South to I-83 South

• Follow I-83 South to I-283 South. Take I-283 South to the PA Turnpike West (toward Pittsburgh)

• Follow the PA Turnpike to exit 236, US 15 South (toward Gettysburg)

• Follow US 15 South to the university

**Alternate Route:

• Take NJ Turnpike to PA Turnpike West (toward Pittsburgh)

• Follow PA Turnpike to exit 236, US 15 South to the university

New York

Central New York State:

• Take I-81 South and exit at I-83 South (toward Harrisburg)

• Follow I-83 South to I-283 South

• Take I-283 South to the PA Turnpike West (toward Pittsburgh)

• Follow the PA Turnpike to exit 236, US 15 South (toward Gettysburg)

• Follow US 15 South to the university

Long Island:

• Take Southern State Parkway West to Belt Parkway West

• Cross Verrazano Narrows Bridge to Staten Island Expressway, I-278 West

• From I-278 West pick up the West Shore Expressway, 440 South, and cross at the Outerbridge Crossing. Continue on to I-287 West to NJ Turnpike South

• Follow NJ Turnpike to exit 6, PA Turnpike connection. Take PA Turnpike West to exit 236, US 15 South (toward Gettysburg)

• Follow US 15 South to the university

New York City:

• Take I-95 South to NJ Turnpike.

• Follow NJ Turnpike to exit 6, PA Turnpike connection

• Take PA Turnpike West to exit 236, US 15 South (toward Gettysburg)

• Follow US 15 South to the university

Pennsylvania

Lehigh Valley (Allentown, Bethlehem, Easton):

• Take I-78 to the junction of I-81

• Follow I-81 South (toward Harrisburg) and exit at I-83 South

• Follow I-83 South to I-283 South. Take I-283 South to the PA Turnpike West (toward Pittsburgh)

• Follow the PA Turnpike to exit 236, US 15 South (toward Gettysburg)

• Follow US 15 South to the university

Pittsburgh:

• Take the PA Turnpike east to exit 161 (Breezewood)

• At Breezewood take I-70 East (to Frederick) and pick up US 15 North to the university

Reading:

• Take Rte. 222 West to the PA Turnpike West (toward Pittsburgh)

• Follow the PA Turnpike to exit 236, US 15 South (toward Gettysburg)

• Follow US 15 South to the university

Washington D.C. & Reagan National Airport

• Take I-495 Washington Beltway to I-270 North toward Frederick. (From airport, take George Washington Parkway to I-495 North to I-270)

• Follow I-270 to US 15 North

• Take US 15 North to the university. It is approximately 20 miles north of Frederick, Md.

Virginia

Norfolk:

• Take Rte. 64 West to Rte. 295 (toward Washington) to I-95 North

• Follow I-95 North to I-495 North

• Take I-495 North to I-270 North (toward Frederick)

• Follow I-270 North to US 15 North

• Take US 15 North to the university. It is approximately 20 miles north of Frederick, Md.

Northern Virginia & Dulles Airport:

• Take I-495 Washington Beltway clockwise around western side of metropolitan area across the Potomac River to I-270 North (toward Frederick)

• Follow I-270 to US 15 North

• Take US 15 North to the university. It is approximately 20 miles north of Frederick, Md.

**Alternate Route:

• From Dulles Airport take Rte. 28 East, to Rte. 7 West to Leesburg, to US 15 North to the university (This is the scenic route)

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