Hickory Knob International Triathlon

• Date: October 13, 2012
• Address: 1591 Resort Drive, McCormick, South Carolina Get directions
• Country: United States
• Race type: Triathlon (Olympic)
• Distances: Swim (1500.00 meters) Bike (28.00 miles) Run (10.00 kms)
• Organization: Set Up Events
• Website: http://www.setupevents.com
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• Description: The swim is a clockwise triangular course with wetsuits always being allowed. Water temperatures normally range between 70 and 73 degrees for this in water start. Depending on the wind there may be a light to moderate chop with little to no current. A very steep climb out of the lake greets athletes after the swim.
  
  The bike is long and tough, as the event returns to the original 28 mile, one loop course. With the steepest grades being found in the first 3 miles the course flattens out to rolling hills throughout the rest of the bike. A water bottle handoff can be found at mile 16. Turns are marked with pavement arrows and directional signs. Police and volunteers man all intersections.
  
  The run is an out and back 10k course. Perhaps the toughest run in the GTS SCTS, the Hickory Knob course winds past the golf course and up and down a series of very steep grades before leveling out near the campground. Then it is around the turn around point to finish with a gradual ascent to the finish line.
• Members who are scheduled to race: Need to be Faster, schrysos