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*ENTRY FEE INCREASES $15 ON JUNE 1.*
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Arbour Lake is located about 300m North of Crowfoot Crossing Shopping Centre. Athletes traveling from the South of Calgary can take Crowchild Trail North to Nose Hill Drive where you take a right turn (North) up to John Laurier Blvd. Take a left (West) turn onto John Laurier (turn at the YMCA) and follow the road to direct your straight to Arbour Lake.
Athletes traveling from the North can take Country Hills Blvd. to Nose Hill drive making a left (South) turn onto Nose Hill. Travel along Nose Hill to John Laurier Blvd (right at the YMCA) where you will turn right (West) and follow the road to Arbour Lake.
Parking:
The resident's and Board of Director's have requested that we have everyone in the event (athletes as well as spectators) park in the Crowfoot Crossing parking lots.This will keep the community free of vehicles along the course. We respectfully ask that you follow this request.
Any athletes caught parking in the strip-mall across from transition will have their vehicles towed.
Package pickup
Friday, June 13 .........5:00pm-8:00pm The Tech Shop ( 2415 – 4th St SW)
Saturday, June 14 ....1:00pm-5:00pm The Tech Shop ( 2415 – 4th St SW)
Bike Check
The bike check will take place at Cyclepath during the week leading up to the event (June 9-14) located at 9176 Macleod Trail South (Phone 253-7717). The quality mechanics will do a simple check to ensure your bike is ready for competition, and make any small adjustments you may need before the event.
Race Weekend
June 14th - Saturday
2:00pm-3:30pm ...Transition Training Seminar - onsite.
Bring your race equipment as we'll be running you through the in's and out's of Transition! How you rack your bike, what the fastest methods are and exactly where you come and go for this race! Brought to you by TCR Labs
June 15th - Sunday – *start times are tentative
6:00am - 7:30am.... Late package pickup, bike check, race checkin and body marking
7:45am .....................Pre-race briefing
8:00am ...Olympic Triathlon Women (all) & Olympic Age Group Duathlon (men & women)
9:00am ...Olympic Triathlon Men (39 & Under)
9:10am ... Olympic Men 40+ & Relay Teams
10:00am .Sprint Triathlon Men/Women (all)
12:30 pm... Awards Banquet - On site
COURSE DESCRIPTION
The Swim........COURSE MAP
Olympic Triathlon = 1.5km
Sprint Triathlon = 750m
A 2 or 3 lap triangular swim course with a beach start. The swim caps (provided in race package) must be worn throughout the entire swim course to ensure safety of all athletes during this time. The volunteers will be onsite to patrol in the Arbour Lake motorized boat, as well as lifeguard volunteers in canoes and rowboats. Athletes are asked that if they are feeling any trouble or difficulty during the swim portion to either raise their hand and a volunteer medical staff in the boats will be there to assist you within seconds. .
The Bike........COURSE MAP
Olympic Triathlon & Duathlon= 40km
Sprint Triathlon = 20km
From transition, exit North along Arbour Lake Drive to Arbour Lake Way. North on Nose Hill, East on Country Hills to Sarcee. South on Sarcee to John Laurier (crossing Nose Hill) . North on Arbour Crest Dr to begin next lap at Arbour Lake Drive. This loop is exactly 10km! 4 laps for Olympic Tri & Du, 2 laps for sprint athletes.
Please keep in mind that the course will be open to vehicle traffic, and you are to treat this event as any other training ride and be very road wise while on the course. Vehicles will always have the right of way at intersections, and we will have volunteers as well as City of Calgary Police to stop traffic when athletes are approaching, but remember you are responsible for your own safety while out on the course, and accidents can happen. So please remember to look around you while on the course to foresee any unfortunate incidents that can occur. Remember to have fun on the course, and keep safety at the utmost priority (losing a second is better than a trip in the ambulance!)
| The Merrell Run | ........COURSE MAP |  |
Olympic Triathlon & 1st Duathlon Run= 10km
Sprint Triathlon & 2nd Duathlon Run= 5km
The 2 (Sprint) or 4 (Olympic) lap course will wind in and around the Arbour Lake Community. From transition you will cross the street (Arbour Lake Drive) onto the sidewalk heading North (right) on the sidewalk through the intersection of Arbour Lake Drive & Arbour Lake Way. Turn West (left) onto Arbour Crest Drive up the hill. There will be a little out and back (approx. 300m) on Arbour Crest Mt. to make the 2.5km loop for the run course. After the out and back you will turn South (left) back onto Arbour Crest Drive and run downhill to the intersection of Arbour Crest Drive & Arbour Lake Road. Turning East (left) you will run on the sidewalk until you reach the intersection of John Laurier Blvd & Arbour Lake Drive where you will turn North (left) on the sidewalk to continue onto your next lap, or cross over the intersection and run along the other side of the road to the finish line area on your last lap.
You will be responsible to count your own laps on this run course, as we will not provide lap counters (there will be timing mats counting your laps as backup). There will be an aid station outside of the transition area with sport drink, and water, as well as another aid station stocked similarly at the out and back point on Arbour Crest Mt. at the turnaround point.
The Transition View the transition area map here. ........MAP 1 ..MAP2
