500M Swim
You
will swim in Folsom Lake at
Rattlesnake Bar State Park, 6 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 on race day has ranged from 66-73 degrees the past five years. You will swim in a small bay surrounded
by steep canyon walls and natural beauty. The steep inverted triangle course is entirely visible from the start line - very simple two left turn buoys and back home.
8
Mile (13K) BIKE
Enjoy extremely quiet roads (no signal lights) and a very tough,
very beautiful course. You will climb a solid 1,000' from Rattlesnake Bar park (el.
430') to Auburn (el. 1,430) at mile 6, then roll through some ups and downs along the edge of the canyon to the finish line at 1,300'. (Follow the line on the maps for the other courses and notice they pass by the finish line at mile 8...you're done!
3.1
Mile (5K) RUN
The
3.1-mile run is a scenic
and challenging route throught the Auburn State Park and Auburn canyon-edge neighborhoods. Enjoy the tranquility
of a course entirely closed to auto traffic and affording stunning canyon views at seemingly
every turn.
The out-and-back course consists of a gradual downhill for 1 mile, mostly flat for 1 mile (5-mile to the turnaround and .5-mile back). Then a gradual climb of 1 mile to the finish line at Railhead Park. The route is on paved roads on the edge of the American River Canyon with spectacular views of the river below most of the way. AID is available at mile .75 outbound and 2.1 homebound.
