Methow Valley Off-Road Duathlon

Events

HardMan Off-Road Duathlon : Off Road
Duathlon : Mountain Bike 24.9 Miles, Trail Run 6.2 Miles
Sprint Off-Road Duathlon : Off Road
Duathlon : Mountain Bike 12.4 Miles, Trail Run 3.1 Miles
  • Race Date: Saturday, September 24, 2016
  • Start Time: 9am
  • Entry Fee:HARDMAN $40 Solo/$75 Team
    SPRINT $35 Solo/$65 Tea,
  • Location:Chickadee Trailhead
  • Address: Sun Mountain Trail System
  • City/State/Zip:Winthrop, Washington 98862
  • Country: USA

_ 2016 Methow Valley Off-Road Duathlon:


Bring in the spectacular colors of fall in the Methow with this fun and challenging event. Set on the iconic trails of Sun Mountain Resort, your race we wind through beautiful aspen groves, mountain vistas over looking the valley and topped off with a fantastic after party.

This small and intimate race is gathering quite a following! Join is for the orginal HARDMAN 40K Mtn Bike & 10 K Trail run or try the newly developed SPRINT version that is a 20K Mtn Bike & 5K Trail run. 

The event will follow with a fun and lively awards ceremony that includes lots warm chili and a local micro brew to wash those aches and pains down. 

Compete SOLO or as a TEAM , grab some friends and join us for this up and coming invite!!

Course Information:

MOUNTAIN BIKE PORTION

The course starts out of the Chickadee Trailhead Shelter. Racers will hop on their bikes and head up Thompson Ridge Rd to the top of the ridge. After a tough climb racers will slalom down the single-track on Pete's Dragon and the Lower Inside Passage Trails crossing the road and connecting on the Overland Trail. The course will continue south on Little Wolf Creek Road connecting to the Fox Loop, then on to Black Bear for a decsent down the Winthrop Trail and clim back to the start for their second lap. Racers will pass Chickadee Trailhead and head back up Thompson Ridge rd for a second loop.

The route above is a TOTAL of 40KM of biking

TRAIL RUN PORTION

After bikers complete the second loop they will stop short at the Chickadee parking lot to drop their bikes and begin the running porition of the race. Partcipants will run down Patterson Lake Road cutting south through the Patterson Cabins parking lot which connects to Patterson Lake Trail for grand views over looking the lake. Racers will then climb west up Radar Creek Trail to Criss-Cross Trail passing over Thompson Ridge Road and back up Yellowjacket Trail. The final leg down Rodeo Trail finishes at the Chickadee Trailhead shelter with keg beer, pizza and celebration.

The TOTAL trail run will be 10KM.

Please check back for updates. Final course changes will be noted at pre-race meeting.

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Previous Results:



2015 Results at: google.com

2014 Results at: webscorer.com 
2013 Results at: google.com
2012 Results at: google.com

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