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RUN 1:      about 1.5 miles   Map

Start:  George Mason Circle

• Left turn onto Edwin King Lane

• Turn left onto Freedom Center Blvd and continue running in the lane closest to the sidewalk to LEFT turn into driveway into the Freedom Center.

• Go straight on driveway behind the building to start of mulch path.

• Continue on mulch path to the gravel dust trail.

• Bear RIGHT onto the trail and continue to follow it until you reach the turn-around cone. 

• Circle the cone and return along the trail till you exit the woods (same spot where you entered).

• When exiting the woods, continue straight on the driveway.

• At the corner of the building, turn right onto sidewalk.

• At front corner of the building, turn right and run on sidewalk along front of the building to the entrance of the transition area.

 

BIKE:   7.5 miles on low traffic roads, basically flat    Map      

REMEMBER:  A BIKE HELMET IS REQUIRED!!!
The helmet MUST be buckled before you begin to ride and not be unbuckled until you dismount the bike.  Failure to follow this rule results in an automatic DQ (USA Triathlon rule).               

At the start, REMEMBER: DON'T GET ON YOUR BIKE UNTIL YOU CROSS THE MOUNT LINE!
At the end of the bike ride,  GET OFF YOUR BIKE BEFORE YOU CROSS THE DISMOUNT LINE!

REMEMBER:  always ride on the far right-hand side of the street; pass only on the left

Start:  Freedom Center parking lot

• Exit parking lot to George Mason Circle

• Stay on George Mason Circle to the U-turn at the turnaround cone (near Hylton Performing Arts Center)

• Continue on George Mason Circle back to RIGHT turn onto Canon Creek

• Go to U-turn at end of street, and return to RIGHT turn onto George Mason Circle

• Continue to RIGHT onto Edwin King Lane

• RIGHT on Freedom Center Blvd.
• at end of street, U-turn and return on Freedom Center Blvd to RIGHT turn onto Pyramid Place
• Continue to U-turn, then return to RIGHT onto Freedom Center Blvd
• Go to U-turn (near back driveway into Freedom Center), then return to RIGHT turn into Edwin King Lane
• RIGHT onto George Mason Circle back to U-turn sign near where the bike course began
• THAT COMPLETES ONE LOOP; repeat two more times (for a total of 3 loops)

This is a THREE loop course.  The entire bike course is to be raced 3 times.  At the end of the 3rd loop, duathletes are to dismount and enter the transition area.

 

RUN 2:    about 1.6 miles     Map

• Exit transition area at the RUN banner.

• Turn LEFT onto sidewalk in front of the building and continue on sidewalk until you reach the turn-around cone (see map) . 

• Return on same sidewalk

• continue to a right turn to sidewalk which passes in front of the Freedom Center building.

• Turn left to go around the building.

• At back corner of building, turn left onto driveway behind the building.

• Go STRAIGHT on grass and onto trail into the woods

• Follow trail to turn-around sign.

• Return on trail through woods to the open grass area near the building.

• Turn RIGHT on grass and continue to the finish line.

transition area:   4 bikes to a rack, unassigned  (first come first serve)          

                                              instructions on use of Tri It Now bike racks