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THE 9th ANNUAL HAVASU TRIATHLON IS THE ORIGINAL
TRIATHLON IN LAKE HAVASU CITY!

 

START TIME

     7:30am on March 17, 2012

INTERNATIONAL DISTANCE TRIATHLON
       SWIM: 1500 meters 
       BIKE:40 kilometers
       RUN: 10 kilometers

SPRINT TRIATHLON
      SWIM: 500 meters 
      BIKE:20 kilometers
      RUN: 5 kilometers

 

WATER TEMPERATURE/WETSUITS

     Approximately 64-66 (wetsuits allowed)
AIR TEMPERATURE

     65 at start, 80 at finish
HOST HOTEL

     Quality Inn and Suites, Lake Havasu City
PACKET PICK-UP

     3:00pm - 8:00pm, March  16,  Quality Inn and Suites, 271 S. Lake Havasu Ave.
AWARDS CEREMONY &  BANQUET

      Javelina Cantina

      Place and time TBD

 

 

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TRANSITION AND RACE START LOCATION

 

The start, finish and transition area is located in Havasu State Park.


The start, finish and transition area is at Windsor 4 in Havasu State Park.  Windsor 4 is located at the south side of Havasu Park adjacent to the London Bridge channel.  To get to the transition area take Highway 93 north out of town and take a left at Industrial to Havasu State Park.  Enter the park and continue south after passing through the entry gate. 

 

EVENT PARKING
There is plenty of parking.  Limited parking is available at Windsor 4. Please be advised that Windsor 4 parking is very limited as most of the parking lot is used as part of our course  Please do not park in the city lot adjacent to the Hampton Inn or along the access road between the park and the parking lot as that is part of our bike course.  There is unlimited parking in the strip mall across the street from the Hampton Inn.  This parking is about 400 meters from the transition area.

 

SWIM and SPRINT SWIM

 

   
 

 

SWIM COURSE OVERVIEW

 The swim will be in Lake Havasu.  The start will be on the beach at Windsor 4.  Wave 1 will start at      7:30am and waves will be approximately 5 minutes apart.  The sprint race will be starting first.

OLY:  Athletes will swim out into the lake, making a U-turn toward the Channel, keeping the shoreline on their right.  Approximately 200 meters from the bridge, athletes will make another U-turn back along the channel to the swim exit.  While in the channel, keep to the right.  The peninsula with the lighthouse on it is the turn to go into the swim finish.

 

SPRINT:  Athletes will not enter the channel.

 

WETSUITS: The water in Lake Havasu in March is typically a little chilly.   The last 4 years water temperature has been in the mid 60s.  We are virtually certain that this will be a wetsuit swim.

BIKE

 


 This is a very challenging course.  Only two athletes have broken an hour on this bike course.  Both have been top three finishers at Collegiate Nationals.

 

GUIDE FOR BIKE COURSE

NOTE:  ALL DISTANCES APPROXIMATE!!!!  

1. Bike exit from parking lot is the access road on the channel side of the parking lot.  It will be gated until race morning.
2. Take access road out to Marlborough, go left at the end of the access road in the direction of the Hampton Inn, then taking your first right to London Bridge Road.
3. Go left at LONDON BRIDGE ROAD.
4. Go 2.8 miles to PALO VERDER NORTH. Go right.
5. .6 miles to HONEYBEE.  Go left.
6. Immediate left on DEER RUN.
7. At bottom of hill, right on CABANA (do not go into cemetery)
8. Follow Cabana to top of hill, right on MANDARIN to end and turnaround.  Back to Palo Verde North the same way you came in.
9. .6 mile to LONDON BRIDGE ROAD.  Go right.

SPRINT TURNAROUND APPROXIMATELY .75 MILES FROM  DOVER

10. Approx. 5 miles on LONDON BRIDGE ROAD to turnaround on Highway 95
11. .8 miles back to entrance to CRYSTAL BEACH.  Go right.
12. BEWARE OF HILLS.  USE  LOW GEAR.
13. .6 miles to REEF.  Go right.
14. .1 mile to RIVERSIDE.  Go left.
15. .7 miles to EDGEWATER.  Go left. Beware of sharp left downhill corner
16. .3 miles to VISTA.  Go left.
17. .7 miles to REEF.  Go left.
18. .1 mile to FATHOM and exit of Crystal Beach.  Go right.
19. .6 mile to LONDON BRIDGE ROAD.  Go right.
20.  7 miles back to Transition area.

 

RUN

 

The run is flat and very, very fast.  The run crosses London Bridge.  Water and an energy replacement drink will be available .  The run course is primarily on the running path around the island.
 

GUIDE FOR RUN COURSE
The run course is an out and back course.  It is flat with one set of stairs that are done on the way out and the way back.  There is no traffic on the run course.  The course is on closed roads, dedicated traffic lanes, sidewalk and running paths.  Aid stations will be every mile.  There will be a Gatorade type drink at some aid stations. 

  1. Leave Windsor 4 on the dirt path adjacent to the channel.

  2. Enter the sidewalk along the channel to the London Bridge.

  3. Climb the stairs.

  4. Cross the bridge, staying on the sidewalk until after the bridge where you will enter the road on a dedicated lane.

  5. At the stop sign you will proceed directly across the road to the jogging path on the island. Bear left on the path.

  6. The sprint turnaround is approximately at the ballfields about a half mile from the start of the jogging path.

  7. The Olympic turnaround is approximately 1.8 miles from start of the jogging path.