Distances

• SPRINT: 400M SWIM | 18-MILE BIKE | 5K RUN
• OLYMPIC: 1500M SWIM | 25-MILE BIKE | 10K RUN

Course

• Swim: The start of the race takes place at Hattie Sherwood Beach. Racers will enter the water in waves and swim counter-clockwise around the buoys and back to the beach. The SPRINT course will do one loop around the YELLOW buoys. The OLYMPIC course will do two laps around the ORANGE buoys. Lifeguards and race staff will be placed along the course. Wetsuits will be allowed. Bright colored swim caps are provided and are mandatory.
• Transition #1 (NEW FOR 2024): Located just across from Hattie Sherwood Beach along Lawson Drive. You will rack your bike and stage your bike items at this location race morning. When you transition from swim to bike you will leave your swim items at your rack to be collected once you complete the race, and no later than 1:00 PM. Anything left here after that time will be returned to Race Day Events and will be donated if not collected within 1 week.
• Sprint Bike: After exiting transition athletes will continue on Lawson Dr, turn right onto South St., turn right onto Lake St, and left onto Illinois Ave. Then Turn right onto Cty Rd A, another right onto Spring Grove Rd, left onto Horner Rd and continuing onto Cty Hwy N. Turn left onto Center Rd, left onto Prairie Rd, Left onto Thomas Rd and then turn right Cty Rd A, Left onto Illinois Ave and a final right onto Lake St. to transition #2.
• Olympic Bike: After exiting transition athletes will continue on Lawson Dr, turn right onto South St., turn right onto Lake St, and left onto Illinois Ave. Then Turn right onto Cty Rd A, another right onto Spring Grove Rd, left onto Horner Rd, left onto Miller Rd., Left onto Cty Rd. E, Left onto Carter Rd. Then a right onto Searl Rd., Left on Thomas Rd., Right onto Cty. Rd. A, Left onto Illinois Ave and a final right onto Lake St. to transition #2.
• Transition #2: Located on South St just outside of Deacon Mills Park. You will stage any items you need for the run portion of the event at your rack on race morning before heading down to transition #1 and the swim start. This is where you will rack your bike after completing the bike portion, before taking off on the run portion. Your bike will remain racked here until you complete the race.
• Run: Athletes will exit transition and take a left onto South St before turning onto South Lawson Dr and taking a left onto Irving Park Rd. Both courses are out and backs with the Sprint turning around shortly after following Irving Park Rd to the right while the Olympic course continues on bike trail along Hwy 23 before taking a left onto Stone House Rd and continuing onto Shore Dr to the turnaround. Water will be available at transition, the finish line, one time on the Sprint course, and three times on the Olympic course.

Maps

*Courses are preliminary pending permits and approvals. Maps subject to change at anytime.*