August 18 2012 Tri Arkansas Duathlon
4.5k R/39k B/10k R
Entry l Lodging & Amenities l Awards l Transitions & Parking l Contingency & Refunds
Event Schedule
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Friday 8/17 |
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| 4 - 7:30pm | Age Group packet pick-up for Tri Arkansas Events [ MAP ] |
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Saturday 8/18 |
Tri Arkansas Race Day Tri / Du / Aqua Bike / Open Water Swim |
| 5:00am | Transition area opens DeGray Lake spillway recreation area [ MAP ] |
| 5 - 6:30am | Late Packet Pick up for Tri Arkansas participants ONLY |
| 6:30am | Pre Race Instruction at water front for Tri Arkansas |
| 6:45am | Transition Area closes (all bikes must be racked) |
| 7:00am | Tri Arkansas Start: 1st wave (each wave separated by 3 - 5 min) |
| 9:30am | Post race food & beverage area opens |
| 11:00am (approx) |
Tri Arkansas Awards @ Race Site |
| 5-7:30pm | Registration Packet Pickup for DeGray Lake Sprint Triathlon at race site [ MAP ] |
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Sunday 8/19 |
DeGray Lake Sprint Triathlon Race Day |
| 6:00 - 7:30am | Transition area opens & Late Packet Pick Up DeGray Lake spillway recreation area [ MAP ] |
| 8:00am | Race Start: 1st wave (each wave separated by 5 min) |
| 9:00am | Post race food & beverage |
| 11:00am (approx) |
Awards @ Race Site |
Course Information
SWIM - Tri Arkansas 1.5k
SWIM - DeGray Lake Sprint 500 Yards
DeGray Lake: rated as one of the cleanest fresh water lakes in America. You can drink it...
The race begins with a deep water start. The Entry and Finish area is on a large concrete boat
ramp. Swim course will close 60 minutes after the send off of the last wave. Historically the water
temp in late April is in the low to mid 70's. If water temp is above 78F wet suit will not be allowed.
BIKE - Tri Arkansas 39k
BIKE - DeGray Lake Sprint 16 Mile
Newly repaved (fall of 2009) roads for most of the course.
If you take a few seconds along the way you will see some absolutely beautiful vistas.
RUN - Tri Arkansas 10k- First run of Du is 4.5K
RUN - DeGray Lake Sprint 3.5 Mile
The Course is out and back on Skyline Drive. Aid stations will be located at roughly 1 mile increments
and are very well stocked.
