Tri the Pee Dee Triathlon

• Date: July 11, 2009
• Address: , Florence, South Carolina Get directions
• Country: United States
• Race type: Triathlon (Sprint)
• Distances: Swim (700.00 meters) Bike (25.00 kms) Run (5.00 kms)
• Organization: Setup, Inc
• Website: http://www.setupevents.com/?fuseaction=event_detail&eventID=1193
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• Description: The Tri the Pee Dee Triathlon is perhaps the most unique in all of South Carolina. This event will take you back to the early days of triathlon when all you needed was a body of water and a field. You've got both here at the Tri the Pee Dee Triathlon and that makes for a wonderful event.
  
  The 700 meter clockwise loop swim is in a private ski lake outside of Florence. A spring feed and sand bottom make this one of the cleanest lakes you will find. Water temperatures do not allow wetsuits and there is no current or wave chop. Swimmers swim the longest leg of the course along the ski course buoys before a quick right turn back into shore.
  
  The bike course is another unique aspect of this event. Yes, it is all pancake flat and lightening fast, but the first and last mile take place on a hard packed dirt road. While the dirt may slow down some of the novice athletes it is easy to maintain a comfortable pace on this stretch of course. Then once onto the pavement you will fly with little to no wind and absolutely no elevation gain to speak of.
  
  The run finishes out this event and is as special as the swim and bike. A 3 loop 5k course, spectators can watch the entire run without leaving their lawn chairs. Each loop is once around the lake. Surface is hard packed dirt and grass roads. The entire course is marked with a string of orange cones so getting lost is not an option.
• Members who are scheduled to race: Faren, heliskijh, natem7, pschriver, rockettl12, steveseer, Tri14kix