Events
USPC Draft Legal Triathlon Festival (Collegiate Clubs/High School & National Triathlon Development Race (NTDR) Only)
Women's Collegiate Triathlon East National Qualifier
Description
The US Performance Center Draft Legal Triathlon Festival is a day of collegiate and elite development draft legal triathlon racing featuring both a National Triathlon Development Race (NTDR) but also the Women’s Collegiate Triathlon East National Qualifier. Proudly presented by the Charlotte, NC based US Performance Center and staged out of beautiful Lake Norman State Park, this draft legal triathlon features clear water, rolling courses and great racing. The swim start features a sandy beach start and a crisp, clear lake. The bike and run courses are rolling and stay completely inside the park. Each lap of the bike and run courses bring athletes through the race site, so get ready to watch some great racing!
If you are spectating and bringing the family this is a great time of the year to be in the Carolinas. Lake Norman is home to numerous lodging options and attractions including great trail running and mountain biking in the park. You can learn more about the area HERE. Be sure to book your rooms early as hotels tend to fill up in advance.
This is the East Regional Qualifiers first year at Lake Norman State Park. You can check out video footage from prior years at Smith Mountain Lake State Park HERE.
Please note The DI, DII, DII draft legal races are for Collegiate athletes only!
The National Triathlon Development Race (NDTR) is open to high school/collegiate & elite athletes only!
Place
759 State Park Road
Troutman, NC US 28166
Course Maps
Swim Course – The 750-meter swim will take place off the beach of Falls Lake. The water is up significantly right now, but we expect a beach start. Click HERE for the Swim Course.
Bike Course – The 12-mile bike course will consist of 4 x 3-mile loops. Each loop will race by the start/finish transition area. We will NOT be riding through transition each time. This is a rolling course with generally good pavement and long, sweeping loops at either end. There are 2 speed-bumps that athletes ride over in each direction on each lap. Yes, that’s 16 speed-bump crossings over 12 miles. We aren’t excited about the speed bumps either, just be careful and practice taking speed bumps at speed. The lap-out rule will be enforced for all races. Click HERE for the Bike Course.
Run Course – The 3.1 mile (5k) run course will consist of 3 x 1-mile out and back loops. Athletes will start additional loops at the top of the parking lot just before the finish line. Click HERE for the Run Course.
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USA Triathlon (USAT) Sanctioned Event
The Competitive Rules are intended to provide for the orderly and consistent administration of events sanctioned by USA Triathlon and are not designed to establish standards of care for the safety of participants or other persons. Every participant, official, volunteer and spectator should consider all safety issues and make related decisions prudently without reliance upon the Competitive Rules.
USA Triathlon makes no express or implied warranty, guarantee, or representation regarding the degree of safety, which may or may not result from compliance with the Competitive Rules. Examinations or inspections of equipment at sanctioned events are undertaken solely to monitor compliance with the Competitive Rules and do not guarantee or ensure safety from personal injury or property damage. The safety of race equipment is the sole responsibility of each and every participant.
The USPC Draft Legal Triathlon Festival athletes will follow the World Triathlon Rules of Competition for elite draft legal racing with dispensations outlined in the rules brief and online presentation found HERE
Equipment
Draft-legal athlete equipment must meet the following standards or the athlete will not be allowed to participate in the event:
- Bikes must have standard drop handlebars.
- NO Stubby or Time Trial Bars are allowed at all.- Wheels must have 12 or more spokes and no disc wheels.
- Helmet must have the original CPSC sticker in place inside the helmet.
- If the water temperature is less than 68°F, athletes will be allowed to wear wetsuits. The water temperature the day prior to the race will be announced at the athlete meeting. The official water temperature will be announced one hour prior to the race start.
- The final water temperature for all of the races will be taken by officials one hour before the swim start (one reading for age group race). The results of the temperature will be announced via the public address system to all athletes on race morning.
Race Contact Info
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Race Website
Additional race information can be found at https://kineticmultisports.com/races/blue-ridge/.
Photos/Videos
Women's Collegiate Triathlon East National Qualifier Photos
See what all the excitement was about or find race photos and videos from prior races (2024 Falls Lake State Park - Raleigh, NC)(2023 and earlier the race was held at Smith Mountain Lake State Park - Huddleston, VA). Feel free to download, share and tag us at @kineticmultisports or #gokinetic
2023
Blue Ridge Video
Blue Ridge SmugMug Event, Gallery 1
Blue Ridge SmugMug Event, Gallery 2, Run Pictures
Blue Ridge SmugMug Event, Gallery 3. Finish Line Pictures
2022
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