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XTERRA B.O.L.T. to the Finish Triathlon - Lincoln, NE - Nebraska Sports Council. 1800 acre lake 3960 acres land.....a venue fit for XTERRA's debut in Nebraska.
General Info:
XTERRA Branched Oak Lake Triathlon is located 15 miles northwest of Lincoln, NE. The Course consists of a 1000m swim, 21k mountain bike and an 8k trail run.
SWIM: The swim will be a two lap course with a brief 25m run across the bank before starting lap two.
BIKE: Once on the bike you'll hit a fun climb to make sure your legs get warmed up. The course is mainly dirt single track filled with winding paths through forrested hillsides. Don't be fooled, although elevation changes aren't staggering for miles on end, the repeated climbing and descending makes the course challenging. You won't walk away thinking Nebraska is flat any longer.
RUN: Start running and hope the you have enough gas in the tank to conquer this 5 mile course. You will have a little respite from the hills as you head across the dam, but rest assured that we saved one of the biggest hills to go up before you hit the finish. This is a USAT certified course and chip timing will be used for this event so splits will be available after the race. Come challenge yourself and live more
XTERRA B.O.L.T. (Branched Oak Lake Triathlon) is part of the XTERRA America Tour and is one of the last races to pick up some points to qualify towards nationals. Think of it as a last chance qualifier, or just the chance to move further up the regional standings. Find more information on qualifying for XTERRA nationals at www.xterraplanet.com.
Thanks to our great sponsors, we've got some great awards and prizes so make sure you stick around for all the free stuff. Some of the cool giveaways include a couple of XTERRA wetsuits to make the wait worth your while.
Registration will open soon, check back often.
Volunteers:
We need volunteers....come one come all, we're trying to make this the best experience possible and we can't do it without our wonderful volunteers. Please email or call for more information.
Schedule of Events:
Friday, August 14th, 2009
5 pm - 8 pm Packet Pick up & Registration
Saturday, August 15th, 2009
6 am - 8 am Packet pick-up & Registration
8:45 am Pre-race Meeting
9 am Race Start
12:45 pm Awards & Prizes
Course Map Coming Soon!
Race Categories and Entry Fees:
Age Group is determined by your age at the last day of the year 12-31-2009 not your race day age.
Solo - $75
Relay (Price Coming Soon!) Two and Three person teams allowed. Relay teams may use a swimmer from the solo race but must register for the solo and relay categories separately (swimmer will wear two timing chips and pass one along in transition if this option is chosen).
All competitors are required to have and show at packet pick-up a current USAT license www.usatriathlon.org or purchase a one-day ($10) or annual ($30) license in order to compete. Only one-day licenses can be purchased at packet pick-up. If you forget your USAT card you will have to purchase a one-day license to compete...no exceptions.
Lodging:
Branched Oak Lake has 268 campsites, 187 of which have electrical hookups. For more information on camping go to www.lasr.net.
There are also many options to stay Lincoln but our suggestion would be to stay at our host hotel, mention you are an XTERRA athlete to receive the discount.
Directions:
(Heading West on I-80 towards Lincoln)
Take the I-180/US34 exit, EXIT 401, toward 9th St./Downtown .1mi, merge onto US-34 W via Exit 401B 4.7mi. Turn Right onto NE-79 toward Raymond, NE 5.0 mi. Turn Left onto W. Raymond RD 5 miles until you hit AREA 1 on your right hand side.
(Heading East on I-80 towards Lincoln)
Take the NE-103 exit, EXIT 388, toward CRETE .3 mi. Turn Right onto NE-103 .4 mi, Turn Left onto US-6 5mi. Turn Left onto NW 84th ST. 2mi. Turn Left onto W. Adams St. 1.3mi .W Adams St. becomes NW 105th ST 1mi. NW 105th St becomes NW 112th ST 3.9mi Turn Left to stay on NW 112th ST 3.2mi. Turn Left onto W. Raymond Rd 2.2 mi. You will then see AREA 1 on your right hand side.
Contact Us
Feel free to call or send any questions to us....especially if you or someone you know wants to volunteer.
Jared Carlson, jared@aomultimedia.com or 402-890-7979
Jim Craig, jcraig@nebraskasportscouncil.com or 402-471-9710 - Zip Codes: 68501, 68502, 68503, 68504, 68505, 68506, 68507, 68508, 68509, 68510, 68512, 68514, 68516, 68517, 68520, 68521, 68522, 68523, 68524, 68526, 68527, 68528, 68529, 68531, 68532, 68542, 68583, 68588
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