123 Days to Race Day!

Straight from the Life Time Fitness Triathlon Website: 

http://www.ltftriathlon.com/raceinfo/index.php?strWebAction=course_detail&intCourseID=597

Swim  (1.5k)

• The swim starts and finishes at Lake Nokomis Beach on the northwest side of the lake.
• Two right-hand turns, keeping buoys to your right.

 

Bike  (40k)

• Mount bike at the southwest end of the T-area and head Southwest on Nokomis Parkway going counterclockwise around the lake.
• Take a right onto East 50th Street and an immediate left on Woodlawn Boulevard.
• Turn right on Minnehaha Parkway and follow the parkway East on West River Parkway to Minnehaha Park. Use caution at the railroad crossing approaching Minnehaha Park.
• Continue on West River Parkway to the Franklin Ave. ramp. Use caution when turning onto ramp as it is a sharp left turn.
• Turn right onto Franklin Ave. and stay in the right lanes.
• Cross over Franklin Ave. and turn right onto East River Parkway and head south.
• Go under the Ford Bridge and turn left and left again, crossing the Mississippi River on the left side of Ford Parkway to 46th Ave. S.
• Turn left onto 46th Ave. South and a cautious right turn onto West Minnehaha Parkway. Use caution on 46th Ave. as the road is rough and on West Minnehaha you will turn onto 2-way bike traffic.
• Continue on West Minnehaha along Minnehaha Parkway. As you approach Cedar Avenue, stay on the right hand side of the road and cross Cedar.
• At Stevens (just past the I-35W bridge overpass) take a quick right and quick left back onto Minnehaha Parkway. (SLOW DOWN - it's two very tight sharp turns.)
• Cross West 50th Street and turn right at Lake Harriet Parkway. (SLOW DOWN here as there are athletes on their return and turning at the same intersection.)
• Go counterclockwise around Lake Harriet. Use caution in the sharp curves at the north end of the lake.
• Complete the loop around Lake Harriet and turn right onto Minnehaha Parkway. (SLOW DOWN here; there are athletes on their way out and turning at the same intersection.)
• Follow Minnehaha Parkway back to Cedar Avenue and turn right. (Caution here - short course triathletes are coming from the opposite direction and turning South onto Cedar Avenue as well.)
• At Lake Nokomis Parkway turn left towards the transition area (Caution - this is nearly a 180-degree turn) staying on the left side of the road.
• Dismount your bike at the north-end entrance of the T-area. Do not ride bike in T-area or you will be disqualified.

 

Run  (10k)

• Exit T-area at the south end, while running through the chute and onto the running path. Follow the designated race course on the running path, counter-clockwise around Lake Nokomis.
• Follow directional signs towards Cedar Avenue and cross, continue around the southwest side of the lake.
• Turn left onto Cedar Avenue. Take a 180° turn around the cone and continue down Cedar Avenue and turn left onto the path.
• At the northwest corner of the lake, keep left for the second lap. A timing device will check each racer to ensure they take a second lap.
• On your second lap, when at the northwest corner of the lake, keep right towards and on to the road to the finish line.
• Have your race number displayed at all times on the front of your body during the run. Volunteers will be on the course to guide you.