Date: September 27, 2020 Race Type: Triathlon Bike Surface: Gravel Drafting rules:? Non-drafting Kids Race? *NOT* a kids' race Course: 750 meter swim, 14 mile bike, 5 kilometers run Start: 8:00 AM Location: Middleville, Michigan Address: Camp Manitou-Lin, 1095 N Briggs Rd, Middleville, MI 49333 Contact: 616-292-0728 | info@tris4health.com Individual Price: $70-110 Team Price: $120-160
Date: September 27, 2020 Course: 750 meter swim, 14 mile bike, 5 kilometers run Location: Middleville, Michigan Address: Camp Manitou-Lin, 1095 N Briggs Rd, Middleville, MI 49333
General Information
Registration fees included or disclosed up front?: Not specified whether registration/convenience fees are added. Course Info: Forget pavement and skinny tires and get ready to ride gravel and run trails! Located in and around Camp Manitou-Lin in Middleville, Michigan, The Dirty Mitten triathlon consists of a calm lake swim, gravel bike ride, and a trail run in both Sprint and Olympic distances along with Duathlon, Aquabike, and Relay options.
The Dirty Mitten will feature both Sprint(ish) -The Shorty, and Olympic(ish) The Long One, distance triathlons along with duathlons and aquabikes for those of you who might not want to swim or run.
Your day starts on the shores of Lake Barlow with a one or two-loop swim. Transition is a short run away before heading out onto the beautiful gravel roads of Barry County, home of the Barry-Roubaix, one of the world?s preeminent gravel bike races. The sprint course will feature an out and back on Bowens Mill Road while the Olympic course will work its way south and east, exploring some of the best gravel roads Michigan has to offer. Once you?re back at camp, a quick change of your shoes and you?ll be off onto the trails of Camp Manitou-Lin for either a 5k or 10k.
More: Be sure to stick around for the post-race party once you?ve finished. Traditional awards will be handed out to the fastest among us, but we will have some surprises as well, celebrating the spirit of The Dirty Mitten and the end of yet another great triathlon season in West Michigan.
Directions: Camp Manitou-Lin is located in Middleville, Michigan, United States, approximately 30 miles south of Grand Rapids.
1095 N Briggs Rd, Middleville, MI 49333
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