Don’t like swimming? Sign up for the duathlon, which is a run-bike-run event. Want the full experience? Sign up for the triathlon, which is a swim-bike-run event. Don’t like running? (What are you doing on this site???) Sign up for the aquabike, which is a swim-bike event.
Once you settle on the type of event, you still have to pick a distance. This race offers Sprint (1/2 mile swim, 12.5 mile bike ride, 5K run) or Olympic (1.5K swim, 40K bike ride, 10K run) for any of the three events, or a special Novice Try-It for the triathlon, which uses the Sprint distances except that the swim is 1/4 mile.
There will be awards for overall top 3 open and overall masters winners, as well as recognition for the top 3 in each age/gender group, and Clydesdale (males 220+ lbs) and Athena (females 160+ lbs) divisions. Race goodies include: “island-style commemorative tech shirt & cool finisher medal, ChampionChip Timing, awards and prizes, beer (for those 21 and older), food, and music.”
This is a USTA sanctioned event.
According to the organizer’s website, the swimming events will take place in a triangular counter-clockwise direction in the lake. The bike ride takes place on Marine Drive. The running events take place in Blue Lake Park.
Note that there is a $5 parking fee for the event itself.
Why Racing Event MidSummer Triathlon, Duathlon, AquaBike
When: July 31, 2016, waves starting at 8 a.m.
Where: BLUE LAKE PARK, 20500 NE Marine Drive, Fairview, Oregon
Register: Online here ($105 for all events except the Novice Try-It, which is $95)
Pre-race packet pick-up: July 30, 2016, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Athletes Lounge, 2671 NW Vaughn Street, Portland