Gold Nugget Triathlon 2021

Saturday, May 15 and Sunday, May 16

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AARC Notes for the 2021 Gold Nugget Triathlon

AARC Coordinator: Walter Yankauskas - KL7WY   walteryak@gmail.com
Cell 907-351-3992

Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the Triathlon is scaled back and quite a bit different this year.

The full triathlon on Sunday is limited to 400 women, rather than the normal 1,600.

For the mixed run on Saturday, as of March 11th, only about 300 had signed up. The limit is around 800.

The races are based at Chugiak High School. Out and back for the bike and run portions.

There is only one aid station. It will have bottled water on a table at the turnaround point on the run course.

The Race Committee does not see a need for Ham Radio Volunteers in the pool area, the bike or running races.

Saturday, May 15 - 3.1 mile Run - 8 AM

Eagle River Triathlon
Eagle River Triathlon - Race Info
Eagle River Triathlon - Run Course Map

The run is a single out-and-back course.
Runners exit the south entrance of the parking lot
and head east towards the Glenn Highway on the bike path.
Proceeding through the underpass,
runners then turn left (north) onto the paved trail adjacent to the highway.
Runners will continue on the paved trail to the turnaround
and then head back on the same route to the finish line.

At the run turnaround, there will be a table with bottled water on it.
Race volunteers will stock the table. No person to person contact.

Gold Nugget Race Committee is not asking for Ham Radio Volunteers to be on the run course on Saturday.

AARC has volunteered to bicycle sweep the run course on Saturday.

Wrapping up around 3-4 pm on Saturday.

The run course on Saturday is limited to around 800 women. As of mid-March, there were only around 300 signed up.

Sunday, May 16 - Swim, Bike, Run - 9 AM

Snake Swim

Please note by limiting this event to just 400 racers we expect to be finished in the pool by 1 pm.

9 mile Bike Course

Follows the same route as the Bike For Women - Course.

Starting in the parking lot of Chugiak High School, the course begins on a slight incline to the top of South Birchwood Loop Road. Taking a right out of the parking lot, the course continues to the stop sign on Birchwood Spur. Turning left, continue about a quarter of a mile to the turn around just before the railroad tracks.

The return follows the same course back to the finish line on South Birchwood Loop Road across from the parking lot entrance (by the start), not in the high school parking lot.

At the turnaround, there might be a bike repair station. There are no water or aid stations on the bike course.

Gold Nugget Race Committee is not asking for Ham Radio Volunteers to be on the bike course.

Bike For Women
Bike For Women - Course
Bike For Women - Course Map

Done with the bike race by 3 pm.

3.1 mile Run

3.1 mile Run - same as Saturday

Gold Nugget Race Committee is not asking for Ham Radio Volunteers to be on the run course.

AARC has volunteered to bicycle sweep the run course on Sunday.

Wrapping up around 5 pm.

 

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