SWIM

XTERRA athletes will swim to the mysterious XTERRA Island  500 meters from shore. After traversing the island, youll jump back if for the return trip. 12 terra athletes will swim 250 meters out and turn around.

BIKE

Leaving transition you will enjoy almost a mile of dirt road riding with plenty of room to pass. Use this time wisely because there will be no more breaks after you hit the single track. The next mile is some nice fast single track. Once you start feeling comfortable you will come upon the stream crossing. Here you will have to get off your bike and maneuver around, over, or under the logs that try and keep you out. Plan on getting your feet wet!!! Once on the other side, enjoy some more casual riding along the creek where you will cross it again over the wooden bridge. From here there will be some short technical sections and some short leg burning climbs. But that just warms you up for the nice climb up Ruths hill. After this gruelling climb you will traverse the hillside and make a big loop that will eventually take you on some fast single track back to the start of loop two. The start of lap two is different than lap one, here you will have a rude introduction to a lot of switch backs, roots, and rocks. This is the technical part of the course. XTERRA athletes will do two loops,   12 terra athletes will do one loop

RUN

After we make sure that your legs feel like concrete and your arms and hands are frozen to the handle bar position you will enjoy a nice leisurely run through Frog Lake Forest. Here you encounter single track trails with moderate elevation changes. We must warn you though, when you are running along Frog Lake, watch your footing, its a windy technical section. You might even have to jump over a fallen tree or two.  After this section, youll come back towards transition and just before you get there you will have to take a sharp left up a short steep climb for some more single track running and a loop back to transition.  12 terra athletes will head to the finish line, XTERRA athletes will head out to repeat.

From the North or West:

Take State Route 516 east through Kent and Covington.  Turn right on 216th Ave. SE (Chevron on the right).  Follow the arterial of 216th for 2.8 miles to the intersection at SE 312th St. 14 mile to the left is the race site and limited parking.  To the right is ample parking at Sawyer Woods Elementary school.

From the South:

Take Highway 18 through Auburn to the Auburn-black Diamond Road Exit.  At the stop sign, turn right on Auburn-Black Diamond road and travel almost 5 miles to the Stop sign. Turn right (this is also Auburn Black-Diamond Road).  Continue for 4.2 miles to Lake Sawyer Road.  Turn Left.  Drive 1 mile to the intersection at SE 312th St.  To the right is the race site with limited parking.  To the left is ample parking at Sawyer Woods Elementary school.