Grand Marais Triathlon

• Date: September 01, 2013
• Address: Bayshore Park, Grand Marais, Michigan Get directions
• Country: United States
• Race type: Triathlon (Sprint)
• Distances: Swim (200.00 yards) Bike (13.60 miles) Run (5.00 kms)
• Organization: The Grand Marais Chamber of Commerce
• Website: http://www.grandmaraismichigan.com/ChamberPages/Triathlon/Triathlon.htm
• Contact email: [email protected]
• Description: Contestants will begin with a 200-yard swim in Grand Marais Bay. NOTE: The swim float line will be moved out into approximately six feet of water depth and wading will be almost impossible. A noodle flotation aid will be allowed to aid the adult swimmers, however, they must start one minute after the last swimmer has left the beach to begin their swim in each class, men or women. For those that are unfamiliar, the bay is open to Lake Superior and the warmest it gets is Labor Day Weekend. The swim will definitely wake you up for the start of the race! Next is a 13.6 mile bike race through the beautiful Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, west of town on a newly paved asphalt road passing by waterfalls and Grand Sable Lake in the shadow of the Grand Sable Dunes; remember, this is a race so don't let the scenery slow you down! The final leg of the race, a 5K run going east of Grand Marais, begins and ends at Bayshore Park in downtown Grand Marais. This route takes runners along Grand Marais Bay, through magnificent stands of timber on a secluded country road, and back to town along the same route.
• Members who are scheduled to race: drifterlrsc