Cranberry Trifest Course Information
This page was created to provide course details for each of the events scheduled for Cranberry Trifest. Links to the course maps for the Cranberry Olympic and Sprint swim, bike and run courses are below. Additional details on the Kids Duathlon course are also provided below.
Cranberry Trifest SPRINT (Saturday, August 24, 2013; field limit: 600)
Click here for a map of the sprint SWIM course (0.50 miles); PLEASE NOTE: Swimming in Loon Pond at the Ted Williams Camp is NOT ALLOWED without special permission from the Lakeville Parks Commission. Athletes swimming in Loon Pond without permission is a liability for the Ted Williams Camp and if it continues it will jeopardize the future of the race. PLEASE DO NOT IGNORE THIS REQUEST OF RACE MANAGEMENT.
Looking to get more comfortable in the swim or just swim faster? Consider the Vmps Open Water Swim Clinics! Vmps Open Water Swim Clinics are designed to help swimmers of all levels become more confident and effective during the swim segment of a triathlon. Participants spend the majority of the clinic in the lake practicing the skills needed in open water swimming. Fearful beginners work on learning how to relax and breathe while swimming in a lake. Intermediate and advanced swimmers work on skills like sighting and drafting which will help them to navigate the swim course in a triathlon more quickly. All this is done under the watchful eyes of experienced coaches and life guards. There will be a Vmps Open Water Swim Clinic at Loon Pond, site of the Cranberry Trifest swim segment, on Friday, August 9, 2013. Click here to learn more.
Click here for a map of the sprint BIKE course (14.2 miles)
Click here for a map of the sprint RUN course (3.1 miles)
Click here for a map of TRANSITION for the sprint distance race
Cranberry Trifest OLYMPIC (Sunday, August 25, 2013; field limit: 825)
Click here for a map of the olympic SWIM course (0.9 miles); PLEASE NOTE: Swimming in Loon Pond at the Ted Williams Camp is NOT ALLOWED without special permission from the Lakeville Parks Commission. Athletes swimming in Loon Pond without permission is a liability for the Ted Williams Camp and if it continues it will jeopardize the future of the race. PLEASE DO NOT IGNORE THIS REQUEST OF RACE MANAGEMENT.
Looking to get more comfortable in the swim or just swim faster? Consider the Vmps Open Water Swim Clinics! Vmps Open Water Swim Clinics are designed to help swimmers of all levels become more confident and effective during the swim segment of a triathlon. Participants spend the majority of the clinic in the lake practicing the skills needed in open water swimming. Fearful beginners work on learning how to relax and breathe while swimming in a lake. Intermediate and advanced swimmers work on skills like sighting and drafting which will help them to navigate the swim course in a triathlon more quickly. All this is done under the watchful eyes of experienced coaches and life guards. There will be a Vmps Open Water Swim Clinic at Loon Pond, site of the Cranberry Trifest swim segment, on Friday, August 9, 2013. Click here to learn more.
Click here for a map of the olympic BIKE course (26.2 miles) or download the cue sheet
Click here for a map of the olympic RUN course (6.2 miles)
Click here for a map of TRANSITION for the olympic distance race
The 0.9 mile olympic swim will be in Loon Pond and we expect the water temperatures to allow this to be a wet suit legal race, but there are no guarantees. The 26.2 mile bike course consists of rolling hills along a scenic course that takes you by cranberry bogs, water features and country roads. There will be one water bottle exchange on the bike course. The one loop 6.2 mile run has some rolling hills and is through local neighborhoods.
Cranberry Trifest KIDS DUATHLON (Saturday, August 24 2012; field limit: 150)
Click here for a map of the Kids Duathlon RUN course (0.50 mile est.)
Click here for a map of the Kids Duathlon BIKE course (0.80 mile est.)
Racers will start from their own transition area and run a course within the grounds of the Ted Williams Camp (great for spectating!). Then they will transition to their trail capable bikes (fat tires, no road bikes) and ride a 0.8 mile course through dirt roads and friendly paths in the woods also on the grounds of the Ted Williams Camp. After a second transition, they will run the 1k course again to finish under the same arch used by the adults.
This is designed to be a fun event with the idea of letting kids race without caring about how they finish. There will be finish times only, no splits, and no ranking by age group or gender. All participants receive finisher medals.
