Segment Detail Info
Tri Fall Creek Falls Half Iron, Olympic and Sprint COURSE DETAILS:
Swim
-BUOYS ARE KEPT ON LEFT - 1.2 Mi Half Iron: one loop of ALL BUOYS – large triangle buoys will be at the far two turns by dam & one back by new lodge construction near finish, other buoys are just for sighting - 1.5K Olympic: same route as half iron except delete first two large triangle buoys – we expect to have two YELLOW buoys in place before the large triangles at the dam end of the course – Olympic swimmers will turn at those 2 YELLOW buoys & then complete loop of ALL REMAINING BUOYS - .5K Sprint: route is different & goes directly across lake toward new lodge construction - swim across lake to YELLOW buoy, left down to large triangular buoy, left and into finish at new boat ramp area - buoys each approx. 150 meters apart; Please wear cap provided. We will have a shoe area for footwear designated Half, Olympic, Sprint....this is optional - test pavement prior to race & decide for yourself.
Bike
USAT RULE CHANGE affecting BIKE: Helmets worn & clipped ANY TIME BIKE IS OFF RACK. Please note this change & wear clipped helmet any time bike is removed from rack. – Half Iron: 56 Mi map – We have added a new out & back section down Rt. 110 to the Mountain Glen RV Park & Campground extending the bike route to 56 miles – Turn by turn from FCF park as follows: out of transition, up short hill & 2 quick right turns out onto Rt. 284 - Rt. 284 (about 9 miles) to right on Old Hwy. 111 (about 3.5 miles) to turn-around & back past water tower to RIGHT on Baker Mountain Road (about 5 miles), to RIGHT on Alt. Davis Road (about 3.5 miles) to turn-around – follow Alt. Davis, Baker Mountain back to (new section) RIGHT on Old Rt. 111, LEFT onto Rt. 110 (about 8 miles) to turn-around & return 110 & Rt. 284 back to transition. Bottle X-changes @ Mile 24 (Alt. Davis TA) & mile 39 (110 TA). Remember: 2 quick turns as getting back to transition & narrow section at beginning & end shares road with runners - look for MILE MARKERS PAINTED ON ROAD EACH 5 MILES & arrows on cones @ each turn – we have SIGNS & MARKINGS as athletes come back from 1st Old 111 turn-around where HALF IRON bikes go straight & OLYMPIC Bikes will be turning left to go back to park. We expect athletes will be separated fairly well by staggered swim start, but be ready for the unexpected, know your course, relax and enjoy the course. Reviewing course maps – it basically is a modified PLUS SIGN with you starting at bottom, heading up to right, out & back, right, out - bottle exchange & back, right & fairly quick left on Rt. 110 for out – bottle exchange & back, right & back to park. PLEASE SEND QUESTIONS / CONCERNS EARLY THESE NEXT TWO WEEKS TO AVOID ISSUES RACE DAY. Olympic - 40K map - out of transition, up short hill & 2 quick right turns out onto Rt. 284 - out Rt. 284 (about 9 miles) to right on Old 111 (about 3.5 miles) to turnaround at Rt. 111 – return same – left onto Rt. 284, back to transition- Don't forget narrow section at beginning & end shares road with runners. Note: we will have SIGNS & MARKINGS as athletes come back from Old 111 turn-around where HALF IRON bikes go straight & OLYMPIC Bikes will be turning left onto Rt. 284 to go back to park. We expect athletes will be separated fairly well by staggered swim start, but be ready for the unexpected, know your course, relax and enjoy the course. PLEASE SEND QUESTIONS / CONCERNS EARLY THESE NEXT TWO WEEKS TO AVOID ISSUES RACE DAY. Sprint – out of transition, up short hill & 2 quick right turns out onto Rt. 284 - out Rt. 284 to Way Inn, turn-around & back to transition; Remember: Narrow section at beginning and end shares road with runners. PLEASE SEND QUESTIONS / CONCERNS EARLY THESE NEXT TWO WEEKS TO AVOID ISSUES RACE DAY. Dismount bike before BIKE DISMOUNT signs & please do not pass the bike dismount signs.
Runs
Cones will be one one-side of MAIN Park Road - this will be as runners head down to Dam & return & head down to NEW LODGE CONSTRUCTION – Signs will be on cones at the beginning of these sections as a reminder - RUNNERS are to stay on side of road with cones – this is for safety of runners. Please stay on side of road during those sections of the run course. Half Iron – Exit transition & stay on LEFT side of road, LEFT around circle & continue through Taft Village – left on Main Park Road – stay on side with cones – cross dam & go RIGHT across road onto paved bike path passing aid station #1 – follow paved path about 1/3rd mile to LEFT over small foot bridge with asphalt shingles, about another 150 yards to 2nd LEFT @ “T”– follow path past mile 2, exit woods at aid station #2, follow park road approx. ½ mile to turn-around loop (timing verification point) – see signs noting HALF STRAIGHT & 10K turn-around just past second aid station – return from loop past aid #2 a second time & go RIGHT to aid station #3 – follow Main Park Road on side with CONES to LEFT down road to cabins & aid station #4 – down stairs to paved path along lake to aid station #5 just before Dam – NOTE: ALL RUNNERS TURN RIGHT AT THIS POINT & GO BACK ACROSS DAM – Half marathon run has a HALF WAY POINT TURN-AROUND in the small parking lot just over the Dam – there will be a timing point for half marathon runners only – after turn-around @ half way point – half marathon runners completed the same loop again – though woods, out to aid station #2, down ½ mile to loop turn-around / timing point – back up past aid #2, right out to aid # 3 & main park road, move to LEFT side of road to left down to cabins & aid #4 -down stairs & follow path along lake to aid #5 - RIGHT across Dam, uphill, RIGHT back into Taft Village, RIGHT into long finish chute to finish line – have number on front at finish. Olympic - Exit transition & stay on LEFT side of road, LEFT around circle & continue through Taft Village – left on Main Park Road – stay on side with cones – cross dam & go RIGHT across road onto paved bike path passing aid station #1 – follow paved path about 1/3rd mile to LEFT over small foot bridge with asphalt shingles, about another 150 yards to 2nd LEFT @ “T”– follow path past mile 2, exit woods at aid station #2, go down short hill to turn-around - see signs noting HALF STRAIGHT & 10K turn-around just past second aid station - return up past aid #2, go RIGHT to aid station #3 – follow Main Park Road on side with CONES to LEFT down road to cabins & aid station #4 – down stairs to paved path along lake to aid station #5 just before Dam – RIGHT across Dam, uphill, RIGHT back into Taft Village, RIGHT into long finish chute to finish line – have number on front at finish. Sprint – Exit transition & stay on LEFT side of road, LEFT around circle & continue through Taft Village – left on Main Park Road – stay on side with cones – cross dam & go LEFT across road onto paved bike path passing aid station #5 – follow paved path about 3/4th mile to turn-around & return back past aid station #5 – RIGHT across Dam, uphill, RIGHT back into Taft Village, RIGHT into long finish chute to finish line – have number on front at finish.
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