DATE – AUGUST 7th, 2011 - 8am
Beech Fork Lake is located 15 minutes from downtown Huntington. From I-64, take exit 8 and go south on route 152. Travel about 5 miles south and go left at Beech Fork Road (just past the railroad tracks). Follow the signs and it’s 4 miles to the lake. Parking is available at the Marina (by the dam) and before the dam in the lower parking lot. Shuttle buses will be available race morning.
There are 3 races being held: a triathlon, triathlon relay and a duathlon.
The triathlon has a half-mile swim, 15 mile bike and 2.9 mile loop run. This may be done as a relay of 2 or 3 people. The duathlon has the 2.9 mile loop instead of the swim and the loop is run in the opposite direction from the 2nd loop. It is a scenic course.
All races start at 8am and are chip timed.
NEW THIS YEAR !! – The first 200 to sign up will receive a cycling jersey made by Mount Borah! If you signed up by May 31st then your size is guaranteed. As of July 18th we are not yet at 200 entered but are approaching this. This is an eco-friendly jersey and looks and feels great. Women’s sizes will be available. You must be entered in duathlon or triathlon as solo competitors to get this. (sorry relays). A sample shirt will be on display at Jeff’s Bicycle Shop if you’re interested. There will be tech t-shirts for all other participants (i.e. later entrants or relay participants). Also we will have a Dean Ornish spaghetti dinner the nite before; custom made medals; and awards from Blenko Glass. There is also an award for the best relay team name (be creative).
BIKE COURSE – start at the beach and ride to route 152 on Beech Fork Road; turn right on 152 and then a quick left after the railroad tracks and another quick left onto Lynn Creek Road; turn right onto Lower Newcomb Creek Road and take this to Rt. 75 and turn right; take this to the end and turn right onto Rt. 152 and then back to Beech Fork.
Click here for the course map. This is the current 15 mile course we will be using. For those who have done the longer course you will see that the 2 major hills on the course have been taken out. This leaves the hills in and out of the beach area as the only 2 significant hills. Basically the course has become very fast.
AWARDS – age groups male and female every 10 years in the triathlon and duathlon as well as Clydesdale and Athena in the triathlon. Relay awards are for first 3 teams in female, male and mixed. In 2010 we are getting the awards from Blenko Glass.
*** Registration for St. Mary’s employees is best done on line this year. Make sure you bring a St. Mary’s ID at packet pickup since this is how you take advantage of the reduced entry fees.TRAVEL INFORMATION
To get to Beech Fork Lake, take exit 8 off of I-64 and go south on Route 152. Travel about 5 miles south and go left at Beech Fork Road (just past some railroad tracks (actually the second set that you will cross over – the first is at a traffic light and Route 75)). Take Beech Fork Road about 4 miles. You can park at the marina and walk along a path by the water to get to the beach. Except on race morning you can also take a right hand turn where the beach sign is and follow this 1.5 miles to the beach. You might do this the night before and drop off your bike then. Note – shuttle buses will be available on race morning starting about 6am and continuing until 7:30 am from the parking areas.
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