Rapid City Duathlon

The Rapid City Duathlon is a run-bike-run event anchored out of Vickie Powers Park, in north Rapid City, SD. They will be a normal Duathlon distances of 3.1 mile run followed by a 16 mile bike and finishes up with another 3.1 mile run. The runs will start at the finish line and run up the south side of the track and follow the path out to Bunker Drive. There you will cross the street and run down Springsteen Lane to Hendrix Lane to Lennon Ln back out on Bunkers Dr. Run down Bunker to where it ends (which is the 1 mile point) and then all the way back to Mall Dr. and turn around to go back up Bunker Dr. until you reach the top of the hill, at the yellow house, where you will turn left to enter the Vickie Powers Park trail system again. Follow the path back down to the track. Once you get back on the track you will make one complete lap (passing the finish line once) to this entry point and then complete another 1/3 of a lap to the finish line. Through the finish line to enter the transition area on the south side and exit out the north side. Mount your bike and ride out Champion Dr. to Kathryn Ave to Haines Ave. There should be a police officer to help cross traffic on Haines. You will bike Haines all the way out until the pavement ends at Elk Creek Rd. Turn around and come back to the transition area the same routing. Enter on the south side of the transition area (same point as the run). After transition is complete you exit out the north end again, but you will now take right and run behind the transition area to get back to the finish line and start the second run. The second run is the same routing as the first run.

The Rapid City Sprint Duathlon is a run-bike-run event anchored out of Vickie Powers Park, in north Rapid City, SD. There will be a normal sprint Duathlon distances of 1.32 mile run followed by an 8.5 mile bike and finishes up with another 1.32 mile run. The runs will start at the finish line and run up the south side of the track and turn left at the first path and follow the path out towards Bunker Drive. Stay on the trail system, (you will be running parallel to Bunker Dr.). Just short the yellow house at the top of the hill and the second path to the right, take a right turn and follow the path back to the track. Once you get back on the track you will make one complete lap (passing the finish line once) to this entry point and then complete another 1/3 of a lap to the finish line. This run never crosses a road it occurs completely on the trail system. Through the finish line to enter the transition area on the south side and exit out the north side. Mount your bike and ride out Champion Dr. to Kathryn Ave to Haines Ave. There should be a police officer to help cross traffic on Haines. You will bike Haines all the way out to Westin Height Subdivision. Enter the subdivision at the north entrance (Virginia Ln).Left on Jennifer St. and pass by the water tower and then left on Rosilee Ln. to get you back out to Haines Ave. Right on Haines Ave again to get you back to the transition area. Enter on the south side of the transition area (same point as the run). After transition is complete you exit out the north end again, but you will now take right and run behind the transition area to get back to the finish line and start the second run. The second run is the same routing as the first run.

The Rapid City Duathlon 5K is a 5K run anchored out of Vickie Powers Park, in north Rapid City, SD. The run will start at the finish line and run up the south side of the track and turn left at the first path and follow the path out towards Bunker Drive. Once you hit Bunker Dr. turn left and run down to Mall Dr. and turn around and run back up Bunker Dr. You will turn left on Sagewood St. and follow it until it ends and you go through a gate to climb the water tower road. Follow the road to the turnaround point and back down the hill. Again follow Sagewood St. until you hit Bunkers Dr. turn right on Bunkers Dr. and follow Bunkers until you reach the yellow house on the top of the hill. At the yellow house you will again enter Vickie powers Park trail system and take the first left follow the path back to the track. Once you get back on the track you will make one complete lap (passing the finish line once) to this entry point and then complete another 1/3 of a lap to the finish line.