Tri the Parks - Lake Lanier Rowing Park Sprint

TRIATHLON COURSE: Swim Course: The 600 m swim starts near the rowing tower and finishes at the boat ramp and is marked by large START and FINISH signs. Swimmers will swim 100 m out to the 1st buoy, make a right turn, swim parallel to the shore for 400 m, then make a right turn for the final 100 m. The wetsuit ruling will be made when the USAT Official takes the race day water temperature reading on the morning of the race. Wetsuits are legal when the water temperature is below 78 degrees. The swim portion of the race will be conducted in a time trial start with athletes lining up in race number sequence and starting every 5 seconds. Bike Course: The 14.7 mile bike course follows the beautiful roads of northern Hall County. Riders will turn right out of the park and follow Clarks Bridge Road north for just over 6 miles. Turning left on Bogus Road, riders enter a 4 mile loop with rolling hills and green pastures on either side. The left turn at Napone Rd. brings the course back to Clarks Bridge Rd. where a right turn sends riders back to the park. Watch your speed as you approach the left turn into the park as it is a slight downhill approach. The course is marked with directional signs and mile markers every two miles. All turns will be staffed with Tri the Parks personnel and uniformed Sheriff officers, but it is the racer’s responsibility to know the course. This course is open to traffic, so in addition to course turns, Sheriff personnel will be stationed at other significant intersections. Please do not turn just because a patrol car is at the intersection, look for signage and Tri the Parks personnel. Run Course: The run is a 5k course that turns south on Clarks Bridge Rd. and crosses the lake (while on Clarks Bridge Rd. the run faces traffic. Make sure to stay inside the cones on the wide shoulder). On the south side of the lake, runners will turn right across Clarks Bridge Rd. and make a loop through the Edgewater neighborhood, before turning north on Clarks Bridge Rd. Runners turn left into the park across the road from transition, make a loop around the parking lot, and then pass through the tunnel to the finish line which is located on the plaza above the rowing grandstands.