Mountain bike triathlon has come to Bellingham, Washington!
Saturday August 20, 2022
Lake Padden Park (west entrance near swimming beach)
The race will include a 800 meter Swim on Lake Padden, 9K mountain bike loop along the Lake Padden horse trails, and finishes with the classic 4.1k (2.6 mile) gravel loop trail around Lake Padden. Transition area will be on the grass between the parking lot and the swimming beach near the West side entrance to Lake Padden Park. Our race is beginner to elite friendly and you can do it with friends as a relay.
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Swim Course
800 METERS / 875 Yards / 0.5 miles
Counter clockwise swim, keeping buoys on your left
Self seeding wave start (about 40-50 people every three minutes)
Bike Course
9 KILOMETERS / 5.6 miles
Exit to the east from transition onto the gravel path, watching out for pedestrians you will ride the gravel around the lake past the boat launch and playground and then past the Dog Park. You will enter into fun single-track. You will climb up into the “Expert Loop” that will drop you down on some sweet switchbacks. The trails eventually wind you back to the main Lake Padden gravel trail. Turning left onto the gravel, you will ride along all the gravel past the tennis courts on your way back to transition. Enjoy the ride!
The course will be well marked with arrows and tape to guide you through.
Run Course
4.1 KILOMETERS / 2.6 miles
Exit to the east from transition onto the gravel path, stay on the gravel path, keeping the lake on your right all the way around the lake. Always stay right as you run clockwise around the lake, if you take a turn off the gravel trail you went the wrong way.
