Event Description

The course is mostly inside the State Park, so you will get to experience all the beauty of Hueston Woods State Park. The swim takes place in Acton Lake, an inland Lake, which has very little boat traffic and offers a very calm swimming experience. Racers will swim out and back along the beachfront. The water is shallower near the shore and you can touch it there, but on the backside of the course, you will not be able to touch the bottom. Beginner triathletes will be able to touch the bottom for the entire swim course. The transition area will be in the parking lots just West of the Beach. Athletes will be on a paved lot as they transition from segment to segment. The bike course goes out of the park to Oxford and back to Main Loop Road around Acton Lake. It has rolling hills, with a total of about 700ft of elevation gain. The run also has a few rolling hills and has 170ft of elevation gain over the 3.1 miles. The bike is on a paved road open to motorized traffic, and the run is mostly pavement with a small mix of grass and gravel closed to vehicle traffic. Athletes will finish in the parking lots next to the transition area and then can celebrate their accomplishments with our post-race food.