Quest for the Capitol

Events

Quest for the Capitol Olympic Triathlon :
Triathlon : Swim 1500 Meters, Bike 22 Miles, Run 6.2 Miles
Quest for the Capitol Sprint Triathlon :
Triathlon : Swim 750 Meters, Bike 6 Miles, Run 2.3 Miles
  • Race Date: Saturday, June 30, 2012
  • Start Time: 8:00 AM
  • Entry Fee:$65
  • Location:Veterans Pond
  • Address: Downtown Boise
  • City/State/Zip:Boise, Idaho 83702
  • Country: USA

Course Information:

OLYMPIC COURSE

 

 

Olympic SWIM - .9 Miles 2 Loop Swim:

 

Swimmers will start in deep water at Veterans Pond.  Swimmers will complete 2 clockwise loops keeping the buoys on their right hand side.  Corner buoys will be orange, there will be one yellow buoy that will be the turn point to complete the second loop.  After completing two swim loops participants will exit the water and follow carpeted runway to the swim/bike transition.

   

SWIM COURSE

  

  

SWIM TO BIKE

  

  

Olympic BIKE- 22 (Challenging) Miles:

IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING THE BIKE COURSE:

 

THERE ARE TWO DESCENTS WITH TIGHT CORNERS, PLEASE WATCH YOUR SPEED AND DESCEND WITH CAUTION!!!!!!! 

    DRY CREEK RD. AND CARTRIGHTSHARP LEFT TURN

  CARTWRIGHT R. AND BOGUS BASIN RD.SHARP RIGHT TURN    

 

 Riders will exit the transition and head out along the following course:

 Right on Veterans Parkway

 Right on State St.

 Soft left across State St.

 Left on 28th

 Left on Hill Rd.

 Hill Rd to Seamans Gulch Climb #1- roughly a 2.5 to 3 mile climb

 Descend Seamans Gulch to Dry Creek Rd.

 Right on Dry Creek Rd to climb #2

(be prepared for the steepest climb of the day).

 Descend Dry Creek Rd. to Cartwright Rd.

 Sharp left on Cartwright Rd. to Climb #3 followed by a long descent to Climb #4.

 Cartwright Rd. to Bogus Basin Rd.

 Right on Bogus Basin Rd to Park Hill Drive

 Left on Park Hill Drive to Highland View

 Right on Highland View to 15th Street

 15th Street to Fort St.

 Fort to Jefferson

 Right on Jefferson to T2 in front of the State Capitol Building.

  

BIKE COURSE 

  

  

  

  

BIKE ELEVATION

  

 

Olympic RUN- 6.2 Miles:

 

Runners will exit the transition and head out along the following course:

 

   Run east on Jefferson

   Left on 3rd Street

   Straight to Julie Davis Dr. and enter the greenbelt heading east

   Continue running east following chalk arrows across the orange bridge

   Left after the orange bridge to the run turnaround

   Run west following the greenbelt chalk arrows to Capitol Blvd.

   Turn right on Capitol Blvd. and it is a straight stretch to the finish line!

 

 

RUN COURSE

 

 

 

AID STATIONS WILL BE LOCATED AT MILE 1,2,3,4,5

Previous Results:



  • 2011 Results at:  triidaho.com
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