Date: September 23, 2018 Race Type: Triathlon Bike Surface: Road Drafting rules:? Non-drafting Kids Race? *NOT* a kids' race Course: 750 meter swim, 15.5 mile bike, 5 kilometers run Start: 9:00 AM Location: Spotsylvania, Virginia Address: 6800 Lawyers Road Contact: 7575709934 | races@vtsmts.com Individual Price: varies by date, sign-up early for best prices Team Price: varies by date, sign-up early for best prices
Date: September 23, 2018 Course: 750 meter swim, 15.5 mile bike, 5 kilometers run Location: Spotsylvania, Virginia Address: 6800 Lawyers Road
General Information
Registration fees included or disclosed up front?: Not specified whether registration/convenience fees are added. Course Info: Located at beautiful Lake Anna State Park, the Giant Acorn is an end of season ritual for hundreds of triathletes throughout the region. You can expect crystal clear water, a sandy beach start, and an immaculate park with lots of activities for the kids. The bike course is the same as the Kinetic Sprint and consists of 3 turns outside of the park. Located just 30 minutes SW of Fredericksburg and about an hour NW of Richmond.
This event features a Tri-Blend Crew Style T-shirts, Custom Race Socks, Finisher?s Medals, Professional DJ, Bounce House and a post race meal.
Course Details
Swim Course: The 750 meter swim begins on the beach at Lake Anna State Park. The rectangular shaped course will have 2 right turns and sighting buoys will be located approximately every 75 meters. We expect the water at this time of year and at this section of the lake to be in the low 70?s. A temperature reading will be taken and posted the Thursday prior to the event. The water temperature at this location has averaged in the low 70?s which is pretty nice for October!
Bike Course: The bike course is a lollipop style 15.5 mile course. With a left turn out of the park athletes have great pavement and a few hills as they ride the country roads of Spotsylvania County.
Run Course: The Sprint run course starts with a serious climb out of transition on the main park road. You will be tired coming out of T2 but it levels off for the middle section of the course as you run along the forested cabin and campground loops. There is a large down hill towards the finish line where athletes will finish by veering 15 degrees off the beach sidewalk into the finishing chute. This is a scenic and seriously fast run course once you get past the first 1/4 mile!
AQUA BIKE Category is available for Men & Women! To register for the Aqua Bike category you will find it as a category of the Triathlon!
More: Race Information
-This is a USA Triathlon sanctioned event. Click HERE for a brief description of common USAT rules and how you can avoid getting a penalty in this event.
-This event allows a one time deferral of your registration to the following years event. Athletes can do this through their profile by paying a $20 deferral fee at least 30 days prior to the event. Once we are within 30 days and until online registration closes you may defer your entry to the following year for $35. Sorry, but refunds are not allowed for this, or any VTSMTS event.
-Race Registration Insurance is available during race registration check out.
Transition Area Rules
Please note that bicycles will not be released from the transition area until the bike cut off time (2 hours from the last wave) or the last runner exits transition. The parking lot exits directly on to the bike and run courses and having 600 cars disgorge onto the courses creates a very unsafe situation for the remaining athletes. Thank you for your understanding and patience in this matter.
Race Capacity: This event is limited to 720 athletes.
Cut-off Time: All athletes must finish the event within 2 hours and 30 minutes of their start time.
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