COURSE INFORMATION
Annie Oakley Buffalo Bill Triathlon
Saturday, June 6, 2026 7:00am
Meeman-Shelby Forest State Park
361 Grassy Lake Rd
Poplar Tree Lake – Boat Ramp
SWIM COURSES:
The swimmers will start the swim at the boat ramp on Poplar Tree Lake at 7:00am. We will have three different distances, the Olympic will start first, next is the Sprint and then the Super Sprint. The Olympic Course is a long rectangle, and the Sprint is a shorter rectangle that will take the swimmers past the boat dock and the swim start/finish. The super sprint course is an out and back that is in sight of the boat ramp.
1500 Meter Swim course https://ridewithgps.com/routes/49424342
750 Meter Swim Course https://ridewithgps.com/routes/49424403
375 Meter Swim Course https://ridewithgps.com/routes/49424424
BIKE COURSES:
The 40 and 20K bike courses will exit the park and take a right on Benjestown Rd, they will ride on Bemjestown to Sylvan and take a left on Sylvan. Take Sylvan to Watkins and take a right turn into the left-hand lane. Bikers will be in the left lane and motorists will be in the right lane. The riders will take Watkins to Fite Rd and make a U-turn to stay on Watkins in the left lane going North. Bikers will ride on Watkins to the dead end and take a left on Locke Cuba. Locke Cuba is a two-lane road and will take the riders to the four way stop sign at Benjestown and Locke Cuba (old country store). The riders will go straight past the store and the name changes to Benjestown. Riders will take Benjestown to Grassy Lake Dr back to the entrance to the park. The riders will bike back to Poplar Tree Lake, the Sprint Course will go to the transition and start the run, the Olympic will ride by the transition and start their second lap of the same course. The Super Sprint Bike will exit the transition and ride toward the exit of the park. When you reach the Disk Golf Are you will turn left and ride back toward the lake and transition. Once back at the transition you will start your second loop of the same course.
40K Bike course is 2 loops https://ridewithgps.com/routes/48838459
20K Bike course is 1 loop https://ridewithgps.com/routes/48838459
Super Sprint Bike is 2 loops of a different course that stays inside the park
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/49424446
RUN COURSES:
Exit the transition and run toward the lake, you will take a right and a right now you are running along the transition and take a left on the road that you just biked on and then another left that will take you across the levee and the turn-around. Past the turn-around you will head back toward the transition and run around the transition and finish line to run north on one-way Grassy Lake Rd (All roads in this area are called Grassy Lake Rd.) at the first intersection turn right, opposite your bike exit. You will run toward Shelter #5 and past the road on your right. Run to Shelter #5 and a water stop, turn-a-round and run back to the next intersection and turn left and run toward the cabins and a water stop. Turn-a-round and run back to the next intersection and take a left and run back toward the transition, taking a left at the next intersection. The 10K runners will run around the transition to start your last lap of the same course. The 5K course will run to the finish line.
10K Run Course 2 Loops: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/50437435
5K Run course 1 Loop: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/50437435
The Super Sprint will exit the transition and run toward the lake, you will take a right and a right now you are running along the transition and take a left on the road that you just biked on and then another left that will take you across the levee and the turn-around. Past the turn-around you will head back toward the transition and run around the transition to the water stop and turn around for a second loop. After your second loop you will run past the water stop and then to the finish line.
Super Sprint Run 2.25 Miles: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/55485941
