COURSE REVIEWS ::
Check out this review of the new balance half iron by Justin Maguire. He has some nice things to say about us so we let him put the link here, but he's also got some good tips on how to approach the course.

Check out what Inside Triathlon had to say about us! 

2Km GATORADE SWIM COURSE::
The Gatorade swim course is a deformed triangle single loop (clockwise). The water is fantastic. It's clear, clean, and with an average temperature on race day in the high 60's you'll wear a wetsuit but you won't overheat, and you'll be fast.

91.8Km OAK BAY BICYCLE COURSE ::
The Oak Bay bike course for 2005 is the same as that used in the past two years. It consists of varied topography and scenery, going through communities, forested countryside and agricultural areas. The western and most southerly portions of the route offer challenging hills while the eastern portion of the route is fast and flat, enabling athletes to maintain an aero position on the bike.

Overall, the course is challenging and it is therefore recommended that athletes train for hills. Cornering skills are also needed on portions of the course.

The route is comprised of 3 main components: an outbound leg from Elk Lake, a loop that will be completed 3 times, and an inbound leg back to the transition at Elk Lake. Distances for the course are:

• outbound leg - 13.5kM
• loops 1 and 2 - 24.95km each
• loop 3 - 23.42km
• inbound leg 5.0 km
• Total = 91.8 km

An aid station providing sports drink, power bars and gels will be situated on the loop portion of the route and therefore will be available to athletes three times during the cycle leg.


PLEASE NOTE:  this is not a closed course. You will be sharing the road with traffic and pedestrians. Keep to the right and obey the rules of the road at all times. ANSI or SNELL approved helmets are mandatory. Keep you head up, your eyes open, and your brain turned on.

BIKE COURSE (1.4 meg PDF)

DETAILED ROUTE DESCRIPTION
From the bicycle mount line at the transition area continue along Brookleigh Rd, turn left at Oldfield Rd and continue in a southerly direction to West Saanich Rd., turn (sharp) right on W.Saanich Rd. and proceed along this road for several kilometers. The intersection of W. Saanich Rd and Keating X-Rd marks the end of the outbound leg and beginning of the 3 loop course. For the 3 loop course continue along W. Saanich to McTavish Rd, turn right on McTavish Rd, right on E. Saanich Rd, left on Newman Rd, left on Aldous Terrace (a portion of this road is also named Wallace Drive), right on Amity Dr., right on Bourne Terrace (which eventually becomes Central Saanich), continue along Central Saanich Rd., turn right on Keating X-Rd, right on West Saanich Rd which will result in one completed loop. Repeat this loop 3 times remembering that on the third loop athletes will not do the final 1.5 km of the loop but will be directed to get into the left hand lane approaching the intersection of Keating X-Rd and Oldfield Rd. For the inbound leg, turn left at Oldfield Rd, left at Brookleigh Rd and continue to the dismount line at the transition area.
the 2005 race entry forms will be online soon!

20Km POWERBAR RUN COURSE::
The PowerBar run course at this race is fast! It's a 2 x 10k loop (counter clockwise) run with aid stations approximately every mile.  The run is done predominantly on wood chip trails (read: Soft and knee/body friendly) around the lake which are open to the general public, so it's not unusual to have folks out walking their dog, etc. While this makes for a bit more congestion, it also ensures that your never alone. It's close to the flattest course you will ever run, and is almost completely shaded (there are 2 sections where you come out into the sun, and you will definitely feel the difference when you do!