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Elk Lake Triathlon, Duathlon & Aquabike

Sunday August 5, 2018

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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

    STANDARD TRIATHLON – PRIZE MONEY

    We are excited to announce prize money for the top Men and Women for the Standard distance race.  These athletes do not qualify for AG awards.
    $600       1st Overall        $600
    $400       2nd Overall      $400
    $250       3rd overall        $250
    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!
    • Start/Finish at Hamsterly Beach
    • Victoria’s most well-known swimming lake
    • Swim in beautiful Elk Lake on the 2XU Swim Course
    • Cycle on the Saanich peninsula on the Bike Course
    • Enjoy running on the Elk Lake trails on the Limitless Training Run Course
    • Relay options for Sprint & Standard distances
    • Transition for the event will be near the main parking lot just meters from the water’s edge
    • Located 15k from downtown Victoria
    • Race morning bike check-in
    •  Post race tune up, of your body! Practitioners from Total Body Health will on-site providing: Registered Massage Therapy, ART®, Functional Assessment & Chiropractic
    • BREAKFAST – Tradition of pancake breakfast continues, included with registration.  (Spectators may purchase breakfast tickets race morning)

    Included in your registration:
    • High quality tech shirt
    • Silicone swim cap
    • Professional, certified Traffic controlled course
    • Chip timing
    • Custom finishers medal
    • 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.

              

  • COURSE

         CLICK TO VIEW THE 2018 ATHLETE GUIDE

    TRANSITION

    • Located on the grass, between the main parking lot and the lake
    • Securely fenced with security at each access point
    • Bikes checked into transition on race morning
    • Bike racks assigned by Age Group and bib number

    TRANSITION MAP 

    SWIM COURSE

    Sprint – one 750m clockwise loop

    SPRINT SWIM COURSE MAP

    Standard & Aquabike– 1,500m Swim

    • One clockwise loop
    • Expected water temperature is 19 – 22 degrees
    • If above 22 degrees a non-wetsuit wave option will be available race morning.
    • Wetsuit strippers
    • Lifeguards, Kayak and SUP Support on course
    • Swim waves TBA

    STANDARD & AQUABIKE SWIM COURSE MAP

    Duathlon First Leg – 5 Km Run

    New for 2018, 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:

    DUATHLON FIRST LEG MAP  **NOTE** For 2018 First Leg will be the Sprint Run Course

    BIKE COURSE

    Sprint Bike – 20k

    • Feature a rolling out and back course
    • Certified traffic control and course marshals

    SPRINT BIKE COURSE MAP 

    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

    • 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
    • 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

    • Custom Finishers medal at the Finish Line
    • Pancakes and fruit will be served post-race by the Central Saanich Lions Club
    • Triathlon awards 1,2,3 in each category and based on 5 year age groups for triathlon.
    • Duathlon & Aquabike will be top 5 Overall
    • Draw prizes from 2XU, Limitless Fitness, Oak Bay Bikes, Total Body Health and other local partners

  • EVENT SCHEDULE

    Saturday, Aug. 4th

    12 pm – 5 pm               Package Pick Up at Hamsterly Beach
    5 pm – 5:30 pm            Pre-Race Meeting at Hamsterly Beach

    Sunday, Aug. 5th

    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 Wave #1
    7:20 am                          Standard Wave #2, Standard Relay & Aquabike Start
    7:22 am                          Standard Participation wave (if necessary)
    7:25 am                          Sprint Wave #1
    7:30 am                          Sprint Wave #2
    7:32 am                          Participation wave (if necessary)
    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

  • 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 Airport

    Ferries:

    BC Ferries
    Seattle to Victoria Passenger Ferry
    Port Angeles Ferry
    Anacortes to Sidney Ferry

    Looking to extend your stay?

    Tourism Victoria
    Tourism B.C.

  • 2018 RACE RESULTS

    DUATHLON RESULTS
    AQUABIKE RESULTS
    SPRINT RESULTS
    STANDARD RESULTS
    STANDARD RELAY RESULTS

     2017 RACE RESULTS

    Timing will be provided by Sportstats with results posted on their website.
    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