Subject: RE: Tempe Town Lake Dam CollapseJust read on redrock's site that they changed them to DU's 2010 Nathan Tempe Duathlon (DAM BROKE - NO LAKE!) Sponsored by Nathan Hydration Systems September 26, 2010 Olympic / Sprint Duathlon and Relay INTRODUCTION Red Rock proudly announces the Fifth year of the Nathan Tempe Triathlon. Come out in compete in either the Olympic, Sprint or Relay (Olympic AND Sprint) race. Since the dam broke we will not have a swim this year. We will be hosting a duathlon with a run-bike-run format. The runs will take place along side the gorgeous mud pit that was Tempe Town Lake, followed by the best Olympic bike course in Tempe, and a run along the multi-use path around the lake...ummm pit. All participants start at Tempe Beach Park, on the south bank, just west of the Mill Avenue Bridge. Notes on the Course - The bike portion is a relatively flat, urban, looped course; each loop is approximately 12.3 miles. The run is a 3.1 mile loop around Tempe Town Lake with some great views of ASU and the developing landscape of Tempe! Olympic distance athletes must complete 2 loops of the bike and 2 loops of the run course respectively. this was going to be my first tri too so i'm pretty bummed. went down last night to check it out and it's pretty interesting to see it with only about 3ft of water! |