Date: October 21, 2017 Race Type: Duathlon Bike Surface: Road Drafting rules:? Non-drafting Kids Race? *NOT* a kids' race Course: 3.3 mile swim, 14.9 mile run, 0 mile run Start: 8:00 AM Location: Richmond, Virginia Address: 5050 Ridgedale Parkway Contact: 804-271-8271 | scott.bennett@swimrichmond.org Individual Price: $185 (fees go up January 1) Team Price: $370 (fees go up January 1)
Date: October 21, 2017 Course: 3.3 mile swim, 14.9 mile run, 0 mile run Location: Richmond, Virginia Address: 5050 Ridgedale Parkway
General Information
Registration fees included or disclosed up front?: Yes, all registration/convenience fees are included in price or disclosed up front. Course Info: There will be 6 legs of swimming totaling 3.37 miles and 7 legs of running totaling 14.95 miles. SwimRunVA starts with serene views of the sunrise over the James River mixed with beautiful trails starting at Huguenot Flatwater Park. After this long swim to the Z dam, it's time for quick but technical swim around some rapids. The course then takes you on a run at Pony Pastor and into the quick moving part of the river for a fast 1000 meter swim. Moving into more urban features of the event, racers will run through quiet neighborhoods and over Richmond's downtown expressway into a short sprint swim under the Boulevard bridge. Next is a 2.87 mile run from Texas beach trail to Northbank trail to Belle Isle which is arguably the funnest and most challenging leg of the race. After a quick swim and breathtaking city skyline views from Richmond's Floodwall, your final swim finishes at Chappel Island and Great Shiplock park. The home stretch is a 2 mile run that includes the Richmond terminus of the Capital Trail, Shockoe Bottom, and the Canal Walk across the pipeline trail into Brown's Island. A final sprint for the finish to the River bank across from the Tredegar American Civil War museum will complete you amazing journey.
More: The Race Awards Cermony, dinner and after-party will be held at 7 Hills Brewing Company in downtown RVA. Prizes will be awarded for each division; Men's, Women's and Mixed.
Directions: The race will start at 3Sports in Richmond, VA. Here is a link to the start: https://goo.gl/alDqNz A shuttle will take participants from the designated race hotel to the starting line on Saturday morning.
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