KGH Sprint Triathlon at Sylvan Lake

RACE COURSE

SWIM COURSE
The swim is a 750m event in the Sylvan Lake Public pool. There are showers located in the facility and all participants are required to shower before starting.

TRANSITION
Upon exiting the pool, participants will exit the building via the North fire doors and across to transition in the adjacent parking lot (approximately 75m) on the south side. No handlers (wives, husbands, therapists, personal assistants) are allowed in transition after 7:30am - ATHLETES ONLY.

CYCLE
Exiting the north end of transition, participants will turn left onto 49^th Avenue. Athletes will then turn left on 50^th Street (Hwy. 781) and follow it to the intersection with Hwy. 11 (David Thompson Hwy.) approx. 2.9 km. Racers will then turn right (heading west) on Hwy. 11 and follow it for approximately 11.4 km until it meets Hwy. 11a (Township Road 390). Participants will then make a sharp right hand turn and begin heading east on 11a. Continue following 11a for approximately 10.4 km when you will head South on 53^rd Street up towards the Fox Run area. Racers will then turn left on 48^th Avenue along the railway tracks to the RCMP building. Volunteers will guide the athlete's to turn left down 50th Street for a block to enter back into transition. Participants will then exit the east end of transition and begin the run.
CYCLE MAP

RUN

3km Run Course Description:
Runners will exit transition heading east and onto the walking path parallel to 49^th Ave. At the intersection at 46^th Street runners will turn left onto 46^th and across the CN tracks to the four way stop at 50^th Avenue. Runners will then cross 46^th Street heading east and follow 50^th Ave until they cross again (exact crossing point TBD) and run north along 44^th Street. From 44^th St. runners will then turn right (northeast) on 50a Avenue and continue until it intersects with 40^th Street. Aid station #1 will be located near this point. Turning left onto 40^th Street, racers will merge onto Lakeshore Dr. and continue northeast until they separate from the triathlon route by turning right onto 37^th Street. Once on 37^th runners will continue southeast until they come to 50^th Ave. and turn right and run along 50^th for approximately 500m where they will turn left (exact crossing point TBD) and enter onto the Sylvan Lake trail system where they will cross the CN tracks (watch for trains) and turn left and continue southwest until they reach 46^th Street, cross and race toward transition along 49^th and the finish line.
3KM RUN MAP

5km Run Course Description:
Runners will exit transition heading east and onto the walking path parallel to 49^th Ave. At the intersection at 46^th Street runners will turn left onto 46^th and across the CN tracks to the four way stop at 50^th Avenue. Runners will then cross 46^th Street heading east and follow 50^th Ave until they cross again (exact crossing point TBD) and run north along 44^th Street. From 44^th St. runners will then turn right (northeast) on 50a Avenue and continue until it intersects with 40^th Street. Aid station #1 will be located near this point. Turning left onto 40^th Street, racers will merge onto Lakeshore Dr. and continue northeast until Lakeshore meets and becomes 33^rd St.; continuing on 33^rd St. (east) athletes will cross the CN tracks and turn right onto Ericson Drive and follow it into the industrial park. As Ericson Dr. reaches the Sylvan Lake Public Works Offices racers will then turn right into the Hewlett Park Development Lot. Entering the lot, runners will immediately veer left up the dirt mound on the east end of the lot and down to the access road to where it meets Hinshaw Dr. From Hinshaw Dr. runners will turn right onto Hunter Rd and then immediately cross and enter into the alleyway and around the community green-space (where aid station #2 will be located) before re-entering the alleyway and back onto Hunter Rd. where they will turn left until Hunter meets Hagerman Rd. Athletes will turn left onto Hagerman Rd. and follow it until it intersects with Herder Dr. Runners will follow Herder as it curves through the community and reaches Harrison Rd., runners will then turn right and run along Harrison and continue straight as it turns into 49^th Ave and reaches 46^th St. again. Triathletes and Duathletes will join once again and cross 46^th onto 49^th and head straight toward the finish line (no pushing)!

See ya at the finish!
5KM RUN MAP