COURSE DESCRIPTIONS AND GENERAL RULES:
500 meter Swim (in the SLU Pool)
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Swimmers will stay in their lanes and swim 20 lengths of the swimming pool prior to the 1st exchange
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The 1st exchange takes place in the pool at the starting blocks
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Any member of team (typically the runner) carries wristlet through the lobby and hands wristlet to the cyclist waiting at the bike rack in front of Augsbury
5 Mile Bike (Park Street to Maple to Miner St. (out and back course))
Cyclist must wear an ANSI approved bicycle helmet on the bike course!
Teams not complying with this rule are subject to disqualification!
- Leave the Augsbury front doors and take a left on Creasy Way toward Miner St.
- Take a left on to Miner St. and continue approx. 2.2 miles to orange pylon
- Return on Miner St. to Maple and turn right on Maple
- At the Bookstore turn right on to Park Street and continue passed the Field House to the transition area on the far side of the Wooden Bridge at the Little River
- At the transition area one member of the canoe team carries wristlet to the waiting canoe and partner at the little river access area.
1 Mile Canoe (Little River downstream and back)
(Each canoeist must have a Lifejacket PFD!)
- Canoes must wait in transition for the canoe partner to return with the teams wristlet
- Canoe teams will enter the water and paddle downstream ½ mile to an orange buoy keeping to the left side of the river
- Turn clockwise around orange buoy
- Paddle back upstream to the canoe shack still keeping to the left side of the river
- The 3rd exchange takes place at the Canoe Shack where the runner awaits the wristlet
2 Mile Run
- The runner receives the wristlet at the Canoe Shack
- The runner will then begin running towards the Little River Trail following the painted arrows on the trail
- The runner will continue along the Little River "Woods Trail" up the steep hill by the new baseball field
- At the top of the hill the runner will make a right hand turn onto cinder Jogging Trail
- The runner will follow the trail around the perimeter of the Athletic Fields following the painted arrows
- The runner will run along the side walk of the new parking area on the East side of Augsbury coming onto the track on the East end of the Track and Field Stadium
- The runner will take a right and run 1 complete lap around the outdoor track until crossing the finish line
- Awards and refreshments will take place at the stadium at the conclusion of the final competing team