BELLINGHAM
OFF-ROAD
TRIATHLON
Mountain bike triathlon has come to Bellingham, Washington!
Saturday August 20, 2022
Lake Padden Park Rotary Shelter (east entrance near ball fields)
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 near the old baseball fields at 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
Time Trial Start! (one person every 10sec)
Bike Course
9 KILOMETERS / 5.6 miles
Exit to the south from transition onto the gravel path, you will stay right as you pass 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 right onto the gravel, you will ride along all the 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 north from transition onto the gravel path, stay on the gravel path, keeping the lake on your left all the way around the lake. Always stay left as you round the lake, if you take a turn off the gravel trail you went the wrong way.
