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The race starts in Double Oak Lake with two 200-meter laps.
The single-loop mountain bike course will travel counter-clockwise around Double Oak Lake. The course follows the shoulder of Terrace Drive to Lake Trail, which it follows around the lake. The course then connects to Family Trail and Mr. Toads before returning to transition through the XTERRA Short Track course. The course is mellow and flowy without any large climbs. The trails have some small rocks and roots but were specifically chosen for novice riders.
The run course follows Green-Yellow Connector trail before connecting with the XTERRA Short Track loop. The course will finish along the shores of DoubleOak Lake back into the finish line at the XTERRA festival village.
The race starts in Double Oak Lake, a long narrow warm water lake, with a single 750-meter lap.
The single-loop mountain bike course starts at about 500 feet elevation, twists, turns, and rolls through the forest. The flow starts on the aptly named Sseven Bbridges Ttrail. , and just as the name suggests, there are seven bridges to cross and Iif it's wet, those bridges are it’s slippery, so riders have to cross it clean and straight or risk the front wheel slipping out.
Just before the last bridge, riders will take a right turn onto Slingshot Trail, Following a flowing ascent halfway up Slingshot, riders take a right onto Room Service Trail, which starts out with a steep climb and then rolls across the park to join up with the very fun and flowing Jekyll ‘n Hyde trail. At the bottom of Jeckyl, there is a left turn for a very short, mellow pavement ride on Peavine Falls road to Foreplay which connects to Mr. Toads Trail where the top men and women will be flyin!
The self-serve aid station for the Sprint Bike course is at Mile 7.
The run course goes around the lake to the finish line. There’s not a ton of climbing, just about 400 feet, but there’s lots of roots and rocks ready to grab weary ankles.
There are three aid stations on the Sprint Course – one leaving transition, one on the way to the dam (about mile 1) and one at the intersection of Lake Trail and Rattlesnake Ridge (mile 2). Water and sports drink will be available at each station in cups. There are no hand-offs, so grab cups off the table yourself.
The race starts in Double Oak Lake, a long narrow warm water lake, with two 750-meter laps separated by a short beach shuffle in-between. Sprint racers swim a single 750-meter lap.
The long, single-loop mountain bike course starts at about 500 feet elevation, twists, turns, and rolls through the forest. The flow starts on the aptly named Seven Bridges Trail. If it's wet, those bridges are slippery, so riders have to cross it clean and straight or risk the front wheel slipping out.
After the bridges the first early passing opportunity opens up on camp road, about two miles in. This is the best chance to make a move and improve your position, because with so much single track ahead being in the front is always a good thing.
For the next few miles the course goes from Garret’s Gulch to Chimney’s to Cat Dog Snake until you get to the North Trailhead and the start of the Red Road climb, a gradual, rocky, 700-foot ascent to the summit (1206 ft) and another prime opportunity to pass before it gets technical.
There is about 1,700 feet of climbing all told, just enough to get your heart rate jacked for some high-gear rhythm sections that will have you pedaling right through the downhill sections.
The descent is a fast, wild ride highlighted by the notorious “Blood Rock” section – a series of tricky to maneuver, uneven and jagged rocks. After descending through Blood Rock, take a right turn onto Centipede Trail for 0.8 mile making the connection to the very fun and flowing Jekyll ‘n Hyde trail, left on Peavine Falls road to Johnsons Mountain down to Foreplay which connects to Mr. Toads Trail where the top men and women will be flyin!
There are two self-serve aid stations for the Full Course bike at Mile 6 and Mile 15.
The 10K championship run course goes around Double Oak Lake on hard-packed, tight, and twisty trails with scenic views at every turn before connecting with the rocky Rattlesnake Ridge trail and the flowy Family Trail.
There are five aid stations – one leaving transition, one on the way to the dam (about mile 1) and one at the intersection of Lake Trail and Rattlesnake Ridge (mile 2). Runners will hit each of those plus one more at roughly mile 4 and 5 that runners will hit twice. Water and sports drink will be available at each station in cups. There are no hand-offs, so grab cups off the table yourself.
Easy, family-friendly course for all levels. The 5K run course goes around Double Oak Lake on Lake Trail (a hard-packed, tight, and twisty trail with scenic views at every turn) before finishing up with a short sprint back to the finish.
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