Sun September 18, 2022
Carlyle Township, IL 62231 US
Carlyle Township, IL 62231 US
Sun September 18, 2022 Carlyle Township, IL 62231 US
In partnership with Carlyle Lake, the City of Carlyle, Il, and the US Army Corps of Engineers, MSE Racing is proud to bring to you the 2nd Annual Carlyle Lake Triathlon.
Experience an exciting rolling beach start for the beautiful Carlyle Lake swim, transitioning to a flat, scenic bike course over the plains of Illinois. The run takes you on rolling country roads to finish coming over the spillway at the end with a view of the largest man-made lake in Illinois.
You'll revel in the famously flat and fast roads of Carlyle, the view over the spillway of the dam, and much, much more!!
Experience an exciting rolling beach start for the beautiful Carlyle Lake swim, transitioning to a flat, scenic bike course over the plains of Illinois. The run takes you on rolling country roads to finish coming over the spillway at the end with a view of the largest man-made lake in Illinois.
You'll revel in the famously flat and fast roads of Carlyle, the view over the spillway of the dam, and much, much more!!
Schedule
Saturday, September 17th
10am-3:30pm – Packet Pick Up at the Lake – Dam West Beach, Carlyle Lake, IL
YOU MUST BE PRESENT TO PICK UP YOUR PACKET, YOU CANNOT HAVE SOMEONE ELSE DO IT. Bring USAT Card or 1-day receipt and driver’s license. THANKS!
10:30am OR NOON – Mandatory Swim Talk and Course Talk. Feel free to go for a dip before or after the talk!
Sunday, September 18th
4:30am – Transition Opens – Dam West Beach
5:00am – Wetsuit announcement – legal if water is 78 degrees or below. Not legal if it is over, and wetsuit optional if 78-82 degrees but this group will not be eligible for any awards or USAT points. 82 degrees or above – NO wetsuits allowed.
4:45-5:30am packet pick-up at the Lake
6:20am – Swim and Course Talk (condensed version!) if you had to miss it on Saturday.
6:30am – Transition Closes – no swim warm-ups due to sunrise time of day.
It is imperative that all athletes are at the swim start by 6:45am for race announcements.
6:45am – Para-athletes start the swim.
7:00am – All other athletes start using a wave format.
At packet pickup athletes will be pre-assigned a swim wave letter based on age group and swim distance. Waves will go in alphabetical order, be written on each swim cap and will start every 90 seconds-ish. When your wave letter is called come forward and enter the swim start area. We will then give a count down 3.. 2.. 1.. GO as your signal to start the race!
11am-ish – awards ceremony
10am-3:30pm – Packet Pick Up at the Lake – Dam West Beach, Carlyle Lake, IL
YOU MUST BE PRESENT TO PICK UP YOUR PACKET, YOU CANNOT HAVE SOMEONE ELSE DO IT. Bring USAT Card or 1-day receipt and driver’s license. THANKS!
10:30am OR NOON – Mandatory Swim Talk and Course Talk. Feel free to go for a dip before or after the talk!
Sunday, September 18th
4:30am – Transition Opens – Dam West Beach
5:00am – Wetsuit announcement – legal if water is 78 degrees or below. Not legal if it is over, and wetsuit optional if 78-82 degrees but this group will not be eligible for any awards or USAT points. 82 degrees or above – NO wetsuits allowed.
4:45-5:30am packet pick-up at the Lake
6:20am – Swim and Course Talk (condensed version!) if you had to miss it on Saturday.
6:30am – Transition Closes – no swim warm-ups due to sunrise time of day.
It is imperative that all athletes are at the swim start by 6:45am for race announcements.
6:45am – Para-athletes start the swim.
7:00am – All other athletes start using a wave format.
At packet pickup athletes will be pre-assigned a swim wave letter based on age group and swim distance. Waves will go in alphabetical order, be written on each swim cap and will start every 90 seconds-ish. When your wave letter is called come forward and enter the swim start area. We will then give a count down 3.. 2.. 1.. GO as your signal to start the race!
11am-ish – awards ceremony
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SWIM
The Carlye Lake Triathlon provides a great swim experience. Rolling beach start off the beautiful Carlyle Lake shoreline. The raft start won't work well this year due to social distancing requirements. |
BIKE
With quiet country scenery and the flat roadways the Illinois countryside is famous for, The event offers a single shot loop for your ride to catch as much of the view as possible while speeding along smooth surfaces on quiet rural highways! |
RUN
Run along the spillway for a view that can only be seen to be adequately described. Whether you are under quiet tree cover or running past the rushing water on the opposite side of the dam as gulls chase fish, your run will be filled with sights and sounds to keep you entertained without losing your focus on the finish line!! |
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