Training
on the Course
Come
out to Auburn for a wonderful day of training on the Auburn
International Triathlon race course! Auburn is right off
Interstate-80, 30 minutes east of Sacramento. Here are
some details to make your training experience ideal.
We will again have an organized training weekend, details TBA in 2009. If
you would like to bring a group out to Auburn to train,
we can arrange for the following benefits:
Swimming:
Guided swim instruction and/or workout time in swimming
pool. A noted local Master's coach will give you stroke
technique tips and is available for open water session
as well. Additional fees paid directly to the coach.
Lodging:
We can arrange for a discounted block of rooms for your
group.
Dining:
We can arrange for a private dining room at a couple of
different restaurants
Call
530-888-9911 or email
to discuss further.
Swim
Course Training
Folsom
Lake is open to boats and other watercraft year-round.
Training in the lake - or any open water area where boats
are present - should be undertaken with caution. Shoot
for a substantial group of swimmers and minimal boat traffic
(such as midweek) for enjoyable swimming. Water temperature
fluctuates dramatically during th year from below 60 in
the winter early spring to nearly 80 in the summer. Driving
directions to Rattlesnake Bar park. The water is quite cold (~60 degrees) during snowmelt season of early April through early May, then warms rapidly in time for race day (water temp has ranged from 66-71 over the past four years.
The
swim will be a diamond-shaped, counter-clockwise course. You can see most of the route and obtain your sense of direction by observing from the Transition Area at the top of the boat ramp. You will begin swimming to your right, heading towards the open lake, round a turn buoy and then head directly across the lake from the start line into the narrow cove to round another turn buoy, then you will head up the narrow channel to round the final turn buoy. On race day, the first and last turn buoys will be obscured from shore.
Bike
Course Training
Driving
directions to Rattlesnake Bar park. You may want to
begin your ride in Auburn to avoid doubling back to Rattlesnake
to retrieve your car after completing the course. You
can reach Rattlesnake Bar with a nice easy ~6 mile descent
from Railhead Park following the driving directions link.
Click
here for complete bike course details, including written descriptions, brilliant satellite map and elevation profile, turn-by-turn directions
with mileage, printable ppt file with rount and written directions suitable for training and even travelogues from gold rush
era settlers that used the same route!
Run
Course Training
Click
here for complete World's Toughest Half and Long Course Duathlon run course information, including
written description, a brilliant satellite map with elevation profile and a printable ppt file with route and written directions suitable for training. Click here for the International 10k Run course information. Click here for the Sprint 5k Run course information
