ALL THE INFORMATION ABOUT THE BLACK HILLS TRIATHLON AND DUATHLON

Long Lake Park, Lacey, WA

Date: June 16th, 2019

Location: Long Lake Park, Lacey, Washington

Event Start time: 8AM

Triathlon: Swim: 800M Bike: 12 miles Run: 3.1 Miles

Duathlon: Run: 8/10 mile Bike: 12 miles Run: 3.1 Miles

Events are USAT Sanctioned

Expected Participation: 300 - 400 participants & 75 for the Duathlon

The Black Hills Sprint Triathlon is the premiere sprint distance triathlon in the Pacific Northwest.  Test your sprint speed on this fast course.  The venue is Long Lake Park adjacent to the Thurston County Fairgrounds.  The swim is in the flat, calm waters of Long Lake, followed by an all right-hand turn, 12-mile bike course.  The run is a flat 5K with beautiful lake views.  We’ll have your favorite rock music, participant t-shirts and a one-of-a-kind finisher’s medal, In addition to, great swag, refreshments, rock music and a top notch USAT Sanctioned Race course. 

The Sprint Triathlon includes an 800-meter clockwise swim with a rolling start.  Swimmers will keep the buoys on their right and sight to large, bright colored corner buoys.  The water in Long Lake in very clean and calm.  There will be plenty of local volunteers on kayaks for safety.  Exit the water and run up a short grassy hill to the sound of up-beat rock music.  Enter the transition area which will be two long rows of bike racks…designed to easily and quickly get in and out.  The cycle course is now a 12-mile course – it’s not  completely flat, but it can be quite fast.  There’s one moderate hill to sprint up and the declines will give your legs a good rest and reset.  The 5K run loops back to the swim start, which gives friends and family a great chance to see your speed!  Get beautiful views of the lake and have a great finish right down the main entrance to the park.  Challenge yourself and speed through the course or build a relay team of two or three…either way enjoy this well-designed course.

Duathlon

The Duathlon starts by warming up with a short, flat .8 mile run out and back, then falls right in line with the swimmers entering Transition 1.  The rest of the course is the exact same course as the Triathletes.  Duathletes may have up to two team members or complete the entire course solo!

Packet Pick up:

Date: 6/13 & 6/14  (Thursday & Friday)

6/15 (Saturday)

Time: 4:00 – 7:00

Place: Thursday & Friday is TBD.  Saturday will be at Thurston Country Fairgrounds.

Black Hills Triathlon re-fresher Swim Training!

This is a brief swim training session and meant to be a confidence builder for the Triathlon Athletes. Each year we see all levels of athletes, some have trained all winter, some have not dipped a toe since their last triathlon and some this will be their first TRI! The training allows the competent swimmer to get a feel for the course and / or get reacquainted with Long Lake. For those swimmers who have not put as much time into this component as they would have liked, they will gain advice, tips, and strategy to confidently complete the swim portion of the Black Hills Triathlon. Everyone, advanced or beginner, come out and get set to conquer the Black Hills Triathlon!

There is no cost to this training! JustTRI does it because we want you to have a Great Race!

Location:

Long Lake Park - Right where the Triathlon is!

Date: June 9th - 1 week before the Triathlon!

Time: 8AM - Same time as the Triathlon Start!

This is a FREE event and there is no registration.  Once you arrive, we'll have you sign in.

Please bring your swim gear, we will get wet! You may bring your other Triathlon equipment, but it is not necessary. Marc Chung will have his and go over T1/T2.

Format will be focused on New Triathletes, but will include advance tips. Emphasis on having a safe, fun and competitive Triathlon. 1.5 hrs, including question and answers. This class is meant to set you up for success during the Triple Threat Triathlon Series and is taught by a USAT Level 1 Certified Triathlon Coach.

Agenda - Focus is the swim, but as time permits we talk about:

What is the Sport of Triathlon

Triathlon etiquette

Being competitive in Triathlon while racing safely

Tips on how to accomplish the Swim! Practice Swim...

Transition 1 & 2 Basic and Advance Tips and Techniques

We'll go through a complete triathlon set up and transition; including each step of the: Swim, Bike, Run

Race Plan

Plan your Triathlon, Triathlon your plan

Race Nutrition

Triple Threat Race Series information

Additional Recommend Coach clinics

Information on the Triple Threat Triathlon Series; including maps and how to set your PR!