Beaver Creek

Thursday, July 16 – Avon

Friday, July 17 – Beaver Creek Village

Saturday, July 18 – Beaver Creek Village/Nottingham Lake

Sunday, July 19 – Beaver Creek Village

XTERRA Full Course – 1 mile swim / 25km mountain bike / 9.3 km trail run

XTERRA Beaver Creek Sprint – .5 mile swim / 14.4km mountain bike / 4.9km trail run

Swim

A .5 or 1 mile swim in Avon’s Nottingham Lake will kick off the point-to-point race. This is a 1 or 2 lap, rectangular course and a 10 minute warm up is allowed before the race begins. The starting gun will be fired at 8:15am for sprint racers / 9:00 a.m for full XTERRA racers, with swimmers staged in waves. Average water temperature is between 67 and 71 degrees. Athletes will be given a plastic bag with a race number at registration/packet pick-up.  Please use this bag for all belongings used at T1 for transfer by Race Personnel to finish area in Beaver Creek Village.

PRE-SWIMMING AT NOTTINGHAM LAKE IS PROHIBITED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED DAYS/HOURS and is cause for disqualification.

You may pay $5 to pre-swim on Thursday from 5:30-7:30pm only.

Other local “pay-per-swim” options include the Avon Recreation Center Pool, the Eagle-Vail Community Pool, and the Westin Pool.

Bike

After the swim, racers transition to the mountain bike course. Ride out to pavement and get ready to climb for 2,200 feet or 3,600 feet of elevation gain. The off-road uphill climb goes along the trails of Bachelor Gulch, Arrowhead and Beaver Creek:

Riders leave T1 via the bike path around the north side of the Lake.

• Turn left onto paved West Beaver Creek Blvd (Intersection will be marshaled during race)
• Continue over railroad tracks and across HWY 6 (Police controlled intersection during race)
• Turn left at skier parking lot and pick up a paved bike path at the end of the lot
• Cross over Prater Road and hit the dirt at the top of the Riverfront Gondola
• Total pavement leaving lake is approximately 1 mile – Great chance to get the legs cranking!
• Follow trail at top of Gondola and cross under Lower BC Express chairlift. You are on the Elkhorn Trail (some steep climbs)
• After you cross under the second lift, you will intersect the “Village to Village Trail”. This is where you will see the first Aid Station
• Sprint Course racers will take a left onto “Village to Village Trail” at the Aid Station, immediately crossing over the paved road and follow signs to FINISH bike portion
• Full Course racers will climb up the paved “Strawberry Park” road for .9 miles (Full XTERRA racers only)
• After climbing the .9 miles, turn right onto “Daybreak Ridge Trail”. (Full XTERRA racers only)
• At the high point on the trail, turn right onto “Primrose Trail”/ gravel service Road (Full XTERRA racers only)
• At the top of the Arrowhead Lift, you will pass through descending to the West on askiway, just after you pass by the Arrowhead Yurt on the switchback, you will make a SHARP LEFT TURN onto a winding downhill single track “Arrowhead Mt. Trail” (Full XTERRA racers only)
• When you intersect the “Village to Village Trail”, head back across Arrowhead and Bachelor Gulch ski slopes, then back through the Aid Station (Full XTERRA racers only)
• Cross over Strawberry Park paved road and follow signs on “Village to Village Trail”
• Turn hard LEFT onto Beaver Lake Trail and connect to Alley’s Way.
• Turn right at the gravel service road “Cinch” for a short, approx. .2 miles up to the “Cork Screw Trail”
• Turn left off “Cinch” service road and descend into “Corkscrew” – singletrack switchbacks with small root drops
• Continue on “Lower Corkscrew” singletrack / service roads into T2

Trail Run

Runners hit the trails for a 3 mile/ 5.75 mile run through aspen glades, along skyways and singletrack, returning to the base of Beaver Creek Village for the post-race party! There is an elevation gain of 700 or 1,300 feet.

• Exit T2 – a slight climb to service road under Chair 1 – Gondola
• Cross Kiva skier bridge over paved road and turn left down hill, paralleling road
• Turn Right onto “Buddie’s Way” single track, this turns into a double track skiway
• Turn Left onto “Aspen Glade” singletrack
• At “Cinch” service road, turn right, follow this down below the horse stables.
• Just past the road bend below the stables, turn left onto “Village Loop” single track.
• When you intersect “Cinch”, turn left. Sprint racers will then take an immediate right to the finish!
• Full XTERRA racers continue left on “Cinch” and continue to Village Road.
• Turn left on Village Road and connect to Five Senses trail.
• You will join “Lost Buck Spur” single track.
• As you cross under ski lift #12, follow “Stack-it” single track across then down hill.
• Follow “Stack-it” below “Lost Buck” service road and the water tank.
• When “Stack-it” intersects “Lost Buck”, take this service road to the bottom
• Cross “Strawberry Park Skier Bridge” to Finish!

XTERRA COURSE MAPS

COURSE MAPS ARE TENTATIVE AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE.

USAT SWIMMING CONDUCT

Swimming Conduct

4.1 Permissible Strokes. Swimmers may use any stroke to propel themselves through the water and may tread water or float.

4.2 Bottom Contact and Resting. A participant may stand on the bottom or rest by holding an inanimate object such as a buoy, boat, rope or floating object. Excluding the bottom, a participant shall not use any inanimate object to gain forward progress. A violation of this section shall result in a variable time penalty, unless the Head Referee in his/her sole discretion determines that (i) the violation was substantial and resulted in an unfair time advantage, or (ii) the violation constituted endangerment under Section 3.4(1).

4.3 Emergencies. A swimmer experiencing difficulty and in need of assistance shall raise an arm overhead, and pump it up and down, and call or seek assistance. A swimmer, who has received official assistance, whether voluntary or involuntary, must retire and withdraw from the remainder of the race unless such assistance did not aid the swimmer in making forward progress. No swimmer shall return to the race if the official rendering assistance requests that the participant withdraw from the race or receive medical assistance.

4.4 Wet suits. Each age group participant shall be permitted to wear a wet suit without penalty in any event sanctioned by USA Triathlon up to and including a water temperature of 78 degrees Fahrenheit. When the water temperature is greater than 78 degrees, but less than 84 degrees Fahrenheit, age group participants may wear a wet suit at their own discretion, provided however that participants who wear a wet suit within this temperature range shall not be eligible for prizes or awards. Age group participants shall not wear wet suits in water temperatures equal to or greater than 84 degrees Fahrenheit. The wetsuit policy for elite athletes shall be determined by the USAT Athletes Advisory Council. The AAC has set the wetsuit maximum temperature for elite athletes at 68 degrees for swim distances less than 3000 meters and 71.6 degrees for distances of 3000 meters or greater. Any swimmer wearing a wetsuit with a thickness measured in any part greater than 5 millimeters shall be disqualified.

4.5 Notice of Wet Suit Policy. The wet suit policy for any particular race shall be included on all race literature that is intended for distribution to potential participants. The wet suit policy shall conform to Section 4.4, unless a change is granted in compliance with Section 1.4. The wet suit policy on such literature shall include the following information, if applicable; a. Any changes from Section 4.4; b. Any specific restrictions on equipment; c. Any disparity between the wet suit policy for age group athletes and the policy for elite athletes.

4.6 Measuring Water Temperature. It is recommended, but not required that the water temperature for a race be finally determined by a measurement made within 2 hours of the race start. A water temperature measurement should also be taken prior to any pre-race meetings in order to forecast to the athletes as early as possible the likely water temperature on race day and the likelihood of whether wet suits will be allowed on race day.

4.7 Official Equipment. If provided by race management, a swimmer shall wear the proper official swim cap corresponding to his wave. The penalty for an infraction of this rule is a variable time penalty. For safety reasons if no official cap is provided, all swimmers should wear their own brightly colored swim cap.

4.8 Goggles. Swimmers may wear, but shall not be required to wear, swim goggles or face masks.

4.9 Illegal Equipment. Any swimmer wearing any artificial propulsion device, including but not limited to fins, gloves, paddles, or floating devices of any kind shall be disqualified.

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