Date: March 25, 2023 Race Type: Triathlon Bike Surface: Road Drafting rules:? Non-drafting Kids Race? *NOT* a kids' race Course: 800 meter swim, 20 kilometers bike, 5 kilometers run Start: 8:00 AM Location: Arroyo Grande, California Address: 6820 Lopez Dr, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420 Contact: 5052419362 | Mtsracedirector@gmail.com Individual Price: 85.00 Team Price:
Date: March 25, 2023 Course: 800 meter swim, 20 kilometers bike, 5 kilometers run Location: Arroyo Grande, California Address: 6820 Lopez Dr, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420
General Information
Registration fees included or disclosed up front?: Yes, all registration/convenience fees are included in price or disclosed up front. Course Info: The swim course is a looped course in the Lake Lopez Marina. The Bike course leaves the park and follows Lopez Dr. until it reaches the corner of Orcutt and Lopez Dr. where it turns around and loops back to Lake Lopez. The run heads farther into the park, following Grizzly Rd. eventually turning around and coming back to the transition area for the finish.
More: The March Triathlon Series is the longest running collegiate triathlon in the West Coast. The event started as a senior project in 1998 and was held on campus at Cal Poly. Race participants joined from Cal Poly, Santa Barbara, and Cal Berkeley with a total of 15 racers. The spring race served as a warm up for Wildflower, which was the collegiate national championship race. Eventually, the race grew and moved to Lake Lopez, Arroyo Grande in 2004, where it transformed into the March Triathlon Series.
The first race included an 800 yard pool swim, 23 mile bike along Hwy 1, and a 6 mile run through the agricultural fields at Cal Poly. Now, the race includes a Sprint distance with an 800 meter swim, 12.3 mile bike, and a 3.1 mile run, and an Olympic distance with a 1500 meter swim, 24.7 mile bike, and a 6.2 mile run.
Although it has changed a lot from its humble beginnings, the mission of MTS has always been to produce a competitive sporting event, which promotes athletic excellence, sportsmanship, and a love for the sport, while providing a safe and supportive environment for athletes of all skill levels, whether age-group or collegiate.
MTS is proudly hosted by the Cal Poly Triathlon Team. All proceeds from the event help provide our athletes low-cost club team membership, affordable gear, as well as discounted race entries and travel fees to collegiate races throughout California and to Collegiate Nationals.
Directions: From San Luis Obispo follow Orcutt rd. out of town until it turns reaches Lopez Dr. turn left on Lopez Dr. and follow the road until it reaches Lake Lopez Park.
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