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ABOUT
August long weekend race tradition continues at Elk Lake! Featuring a Triathlon, Duathlon & Aquabike, relay options, post race pancake breakfast for athletes, included in your registration! What better way to spend the August long weekend than racing in beautiful Victoria! Big thank you to local sponsors for helping us keep the tradition going!
Presenting Sponsor:
SPRINT TRIATHLON 750m Swim, 20k Bike, 5k Run
STANDARD TRIATHLON 1,500m Swim, 40k Bike, 10K Run
AQUABIKE 1,500m Swim and 40K Bike
DUATHLON 5k Run, 40k Bike, 9.6K Run
Honoring some of the traditions of the former event that took place at this venue for 38 years, we will keep the course and, of course, the post-race pancake breakfast!
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Start/Finish at Hamsterly Beach
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Victoria’s most well-known swimming lake
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Swim in beautiful Elk Lake
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Cycle on the Saanich peninsula on the Bike Course
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Enjoy running on the Elk Lake trails on the Limitless Training Run Course
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Relay options for Standard distances
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Transition for the event will be near the main parking lot just meters from the water’s edge
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Located 15k from downtown Victoria
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Bike Check In Race morning bike check-in
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BREAKFAST – Tradition of pancake breakfast continues, included with registration. (Spectators may purchase breakfast tickets race morning)
Included in your registration:
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High quality tech shirt
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Silicone swim cap
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Professional, certified traffic controlled course
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Chip timing
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Custom finishers medal
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Post-race pancake breakfast
A portion of each entry is donated to our local charity partner, Help Fill A Dream. You can also make an extra donation to this amazing charity at the time of registration.
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COURSE
TRANSITION
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Located on the grass, between the main parking lot and the lake
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Securely fenced with security at each access point
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Bikes checked into transition on race morning
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Bike racks assigned by Age Group and bib number
SWIM COURSE
Sprint – one 750m clockwise loop
Standard & Aquabike– 1,500m Swim
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One clockwise loop
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Expected water temperature is 19 – 22 degrees
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Wetsuit strippers
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Lifeguards, Kayak and SUP Support on course
STANDARD & AQUABIKE SWIM COURSE MAP
Duathlon First Leg – 5 Km Run
The start line will be on Brookleigh Rd at the bike mount/dismount line. Runners will run towards Hamsterly Rd and turn right at Hamsterly, running towards the lake following the signage and cone line, turning right into the park and towards the lake at the entrance gate.
SUP Support provided by our friends at:
BIKE COURSE
Sprint Bike – 20k
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Feature a rolling out and back course
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Certified traffic control and course marshals
Sprint Bike Course Elevation Profile
Total Elevation 80 m
The Old West Saanich Rd section has couple of short downhills and uphills. The longest climb on the course is returning on Old West Saanich Rd just after turning left off West Saanich Rd and is just over 1 Km long.
Standard/Duathlon/Aquabike – 40k
STANDARD/AQUABIKE & DUATHLON BIKE COURSE MAP
Standard Bike Course Elevation Profile
Thrilled to announce that members of the Albert Head Cadet training Centre will be coming out en masse race day to volunteer at the event! Give them a THANK YOU out on course.
LIMITLESS TRAINING RUN COURSE
SPRINT course is a 5 Km
STANDARD & DUATHLON course is 9.56 Km
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The sprint course is a 2.5 Km out and back course. Runners run south towards the Rowing Club and out to the Sprint turnaround
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The Standard and Duathlon course is one counter clockwise loop of the lake
LIMITLESS RUN COURSE SPRINT MAP
LIMITLESS STANDARD AND DUATHLON RUN COURSE MAP
POST-RACE
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Custom Finishers medal at the Finish Line
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Pancakes and fruit will be served post-race by the Central Saanich Lions Club
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Triathlon awards 1,2,3 in each category and based on 5 year age groups for triathlon.
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Duathlon & Aquabike will be top 5 Overall
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EVENT SCHEDULE
Saturday
12 pm – 5 pm Package Pick Up at Hamsterly Beach
5 pm – 5:30 pm Pre-Race Meeting at Hamsterly Beach
Sunday
5:30 am Transition opens
5:30 am Timing chip pick up, Out of town package pick up
6:45 am Transition closes
6:50 am Pre-race briefing for athletes at swim start entrance
7:10 am Duathlon Race Start
7:15 am Standard, Standard Relay & Aquabike Start
7:25 am Sprint Race Start
8:15 am Post-Race Pancake Breakfast starts
9:30 am Sprint athletes may remove bikes from transition
11:45 am Awards Ceremony at Hamsterly Beach
12:30 pm Bikes must be removed from transition
12:35 pm Transition cleared
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TRAVEL
Where is Elk Lake?
Situated just 15km from the Inner Harbour of Victoria, BC, Elk Lake is a popular lake for peninsula residents for swimming, rowing and other water sports. Surrounded by the Elk lake trail the area offers an amazing venue for our race.
Elk Lake is just less than 20km south of Swartz Bay ferry terminal and just off the Pat Bay Highway which runs north/south from the ferry terminal to downtown Victoria.
GETTING THERE
Airports:
Victoria International Airport
Nanaimo AirportFerries:
BC Ferries
Seattle to Victoria Passenger Ferry
Port Angeles Ferry
Anacortes to Sidney FerryLooking to extend your stay?
Tourism Victoria
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2021 RACE RESULTS
DUATHLON RESULTS
AQUABIKE RESULTS
SPRINT RESULTS
STANDARD RESULTS
STANDARD RELAY RESULTS
2019 RACE RESULTS
DUATHLON RESULTS
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SPRINT RESULTS
STANDARD RESULTS
STANDARD RELAY RESULTS
2018 RACE RESULTS
DUATHLON RESULTS
AQUABIKE RESULTS
SPRINT RESULTS
STANDARD RESULTS
STANDARD RELAY RESULTS
2017 RACE RESULTS
DUATHLON RESULTS
SPRINT RESULTS
PARTICIPATION WAVE SPRINT
SPRINT RELAY RESULTS
STANDARD RESULTS
PARTICIPATION WAVE STANDARD
STANDARD RELAY RESULTS
AQUABIKE RESULTS
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Presenting Sponsor
Locally owned and operated full service liquor stores with Vancouver Island’s broadest selection of wines, beer, spirits, ciders and coolers, all at better than competitive pricing.
Limitless Training Run Course
AID STATION SUPPORT FROM:
BREAKFAST PARTNER
