Harriman State Park is the perfect location for an early season race! Whether you are looking to get into the water for the first time this season or gearing up for a mid season Full Ironman - this is YOUR race! Gorgeous Woods Swim, Challenging Cycling Climbs with little car traffic & Back-Roads Running!
Swim CourseLake Welch's Beach is a great venue for the 2012 HarryMan. The beach and swimming area does not open to the public until Memorial Day, which gives HarryMan exclusive use of the entire area! This means that the only time you can swim in the lake will be during the pre-race warm-ups and during the event itself. Once the swim course is closed, there is no additional swimming or wading into the water. The Park has also requested that there are to be no pets or alcohol at Lake Welch.
The swim course starts on the sandy beach of Lake Welch. The water temperatures range from 54 - 66 degrees. The swim course will be a 0.6 mile triangle marked with large orange buoys. Smaller orange buoys will be placed in the center of the legs to help you swim straight. For the half event, you will circle the course two times clockwise - keeping the buoys on your right. The Olympic event will circle the course one time. When you exit the water you will have a long run to the Transition Area on the sand and down the cement walkway. Foot-washing bins will be placed en-route to wash sand off your feet. At the end of the walkway enter into the parking lot to reach the transition area. When you cross the timing mat at TA1 your swim time will end. Enter the Transition Area at - "Swim In". After you complete your transition to the bike, you will exit the transition area out the opposite side from where you entered - "Bike Out". We will wave starts of approximately 100 people per wave. You will receive your wave assignments closer to the event date.
Main Event Site Map (with Swim Course)Bike CourseThe bike course will be a gorgeous loop in Harriman State Park. The link to the map is below. The bike course for 2012 is a 14-mile loop that will start at Lake Welch. You will exit Lake Welch Parking Lot and bear right onto Lake Welch Drive. Continue down the hill on Lake Welch Dr. (EXTREME CAUTION AT BOTTOM). You will merge with Tiorati Brook Rd. and quickly need to get on the brakes to make the U-turn at the bottom of the hill. After the U-turn you stay to the right and bear onto Tiorati Brook Rd. Climb up gorgeous Tiorati Brook Rd over the dam to Tiorati Circle. You will travel 3/4 of the way around the circle and head South on Seven Lakes Drive. About 2.5 miles onto Seven Lakes drive you will descend toward Lake Askoti and Lake Skannatati. (USE CAUTION AS CARS WILL BE ENTERING AND EXITING THE PARKING AREA). Soon after you will arrive at Kanawauke Circle. Continue Straight through the circle remaining on Seven Lakes Drive South towards the Lake Sebago Entrance. Just after you pass the Lake Sebago entrance on your right - move to the left side of the road to prepare for the immediate U-turn on Seven Lakes Dr., then move immediately right again to make a right turn onto Lake Welch Dr. Climb up the hill to the Lake Welch Circle to complete the loop. Half distance will loop four times and Olympic distance will loop two times. After you complete your laps, you will return to the Transition Area via the main entrance to Lake Welch. The "Bike In" location is the same as the "Bike Out" location. You will now reverse the flow through the transition area and exit "Run Out" the same place as "Swim In".
Bike Course MapBike Aid StationThe Bike Aid station is located at the beginning of each lap near the entrance to Lake Welch. There is a drop zone just prior and immediately after the Aid Station. This is the only areas where you are permitted to discard your used water bottles. You can pick up a new water bottle of water or orange Gatorade at this location. We will also have Hammergel available. Please yell out to the aid station volunteers letting them know in advance what you would like and don't forget to thank them for spending their day supporting you!
Bike Support Provided:Run CourseThe run course is an out and back course. Olympic participants will go out 3.1 miles and back; half competitors will run a double out and back to 3.275 miles. Runners will depart Lake Welch via the West Entrance, cross over Rt. 106 to Johnsontown Rd. Continue down Johnsontown Rd. to Lake Welch Dr. Turn left onto Lake Welch Dr. YOU MUST REMAIN ON THE GRASS FOR THIS SECTION! Continuing to the entrance to Camp Lanowa, turn left onto paved back woods road. Olympic Participants will reach the turn around at 3.1 miles; half participants will reach the turn around at 3.275 miles and return to Turnaround at Lake Welch Main Event Site and complete second lap. There will be mile markers every mile of the run for each race.
Run Course MapRun Aid StationsThere will be run aid stations approximately every 1.5 - 2.0 miles on the run courses. Aid stations will have Orange Gatorade, water, soda, pretzels, assorted gels, energy bars, some will have fruit and chicken stock.
TimingChampion Chip Timing provided by
CompuScore Computer Services. You will receive your chip at race day check-in. The chip is worn around your ankle with the provided Velcro strap throughout the event. You will pass over timing mats as you enter and exit the transition area and at the finish line. You will hand your chip to a volunteer immediately after crossing the finish line. Timing results will include your swim, swim to bike transition, bike, bike to run transition, and run times.
