1.2
Mile (2K) SWIM 
You
will swim in Folsom Lake at
Rattlesnake Bar State Park, 7 miles downhill
from the Auburn Railhead Park finish line. Rattlesnake
Bar is at the very rear of Folsom Lake (furthest
from the dam), where the American River feeds
into the lake. Water
temp in 2008 was 71 degrees (four year range: 66-71). You will swim a diamond-shaped route (almost entirely visible from the start line) in a mini bay surrounded
by steep canyon walls and natural beauty.
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course details, including photos and
race day logistics.
56
Mile (90K) BIKE
Enjoy extremely quiet roads and a very tough,
very beautiful course. This course
has a bit of everything: sustained climbs into
the Sierra at gentle grades, a couple short
steep climbs, a couple short windy descents,
flat/slight downhill sections to hammer and
a fun roller coaster section - all on smooth,
safe, very minimal traffic (only 4 signal intersections) roads.
The
initial seven miles will be significant climbing
as you travel from Rattlesnake Bar park (el.
420') through Auburn (el. 1,600), then continue
steadily gaining elevation to mile 26 and the
beginning of the Bear River loop.
After a stunning,
top secret journey down to the banks of the Bear
River and back up to complete a 5-mile loop
at the top of the course, you will steadily
lose elevation mile 32 to mile 56 as you proceed
from the high point of 2,435' back to the Auburn
finish line at 1,300'.
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course details, including descriptions,
turn-by-turn with mileage and predicted timelines
and an assortment of super cool maps and photos.
13.1
Mile (21K) RUN
The
13.1-mile run is a scenic
and challenging route throught the Auburn State Park and Auburn canyon-edge neighborhoods. Enjoy the tranquility
of a course almost entirely closed to auto traffic
(just 1 mi of open roads) and affording stunning canyon views at seemingly
every turn. This is a two loop course with an additional detour on Lap 2 of .8-mile to attain a 13.1-mile course.
The course consists of flat shaded single track and canal trail (mile 0-1.5), .3 of significant climb (1.5-1.8), .75 of mild elevation change on Skyridge neighborhood roads and school fitness trail, 1.2 miles of steep&moderate descent on Maidu Dr and Dam construction road, 1 mile of moderate elevation change, 1 mile of moderate climb and .5 mile of flat to finish line.
Lap Two proceeds on the identical route from T2, but includes a .9-mile detour to attain the final distance of 13.1 miles. The detour begins at mile 9 and features a short stretch of the historic Pony Express Trail (runs from Reno to Sacramento!) and another relaxing, cool stretch of the water canal. You return to the 10k course at the Maidu Dr mile 10 aid station.
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