2023 Ladies Du Fayetteville Women's Duathlon:

This seventh annual event will be held on Saturday, June 10, 2023 at 7:00am at the Lake Fayetteville Marina. The atmosphere of the Ladies Du Fayetteville is a unique multi-sport race experience for women athletes. We welcome women, non-binary, and gender non-conforming athletes to participate in the Du. We look forward to planning this one-of-a-kind duathlon. 

2023 Date

Saturday, June 10, at 7:00am

The duathlon will follow a traditional run/bike/run format with the distances being 2 miles/11 miles/2 miles. The race will take place at Lake Fayetteville utilizing the paved trails around and near the lake. Participants can race as individuals or as a relay team of two or three.

Packet Pick Up

Your goody bag and timing device will be available for pick up on Friday, June 9. Packets not picked up Friday can be picked up at the start (Lake Fayetteville Marina) on Saturday (June 10) from 5:45-6:45am.

Transition Area

The transition area will be open from 5:45am-6:50am. This is where you will rack your bike (with your helmet) and stage any other items you’ll need to transition from the run to the bike and from the bike to the run. During the race, there will be a Run In/Out end of the Transition Area and there will be a Bike In/Out end of the Transition Area. On the bike end, there will be “Mount Bike” and “Dismount Bike” signs to indicate where to begin/end riding. Volunteers will be in the Transition Area to assist with proper flow as well as to ensure that bike helmets are properly secured prior to exiting the Transition Area.

Post-Race

There will be refreshments available for participants after the race (fruit, bagels, water, beverages). In addition, there will be raffle prizes, a dance party, photo opportunities, and the awards ceremony. We anticipate starting awards around 9am.

Awards

All finishers will receive a finisher medal. Awards will be given to the top three overall individuals and to the top three overall relay teams. Age group awards will be given to the top three finishers as well. Age groups are <14, 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, >70.