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White Lake Half 2009

Event #3 of the North Carolina Triathlon Series

Time:: 7:00 AM
Date:: Saturday, May 02, 2009
Place:: White Lake, NC
Distance:: 1.2 mile swim
56 mle bike
13.1 mile run

Status:: Closed
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2010 Event date will be announced by December 1, 2009

The specific date and time for online registration for the 2010 event will also be announced on December 1, 2009.

Course Description:

Swim:
The basic reason that both White Lake races (the Half and the Sprint) have become so popular over the years is the lake itself. White Lake is one of the finest lakes you will ever have the pleasure to swim in – a perfect oval, two miles long and one mile across. The lake which is fed by subterranean springs is crystal clear with a sand bottom – about nine feet deep out in the very middle. Most mornings, White Lake is so perfectly flat; you’d swear you were looking at a sheet of ice. This is an in-water start with participants lining up with the end of the two piers/docks at the NCFFA Center. The swim course is a triangular shaped course. Participants exit the water at the end of the easternmost pier/dock and run about 300 yards to the transition area. The water temperature at White Lake is usually very close to the USAT threshold temperature of 78 degrees. USA Triathlon wetsuit rules will apply.

Bike:
The bike course is a 56 mile loop featuring a minimum of turns. The course is about as flat as a course can possibly be, and is open to vehicular traffic. Having said that, White Lake is in a very rural part of North Carolina, so vehicular traffic on race day will be minimal. Road surfaces are very good. The first long stretch on Hwy 41 and the longest segment of the course down Hwy 210 are on excellent and very smooth surfaces. The long stretch coming back to the FFA Center along Hwy 53 isn't as good, but it's still not bad.

Run Course:
The run course is a simple out & back design.
Runners will leave the FFA Center and run along the bike lane on Hwy 53, Hwy 701, and Lake Rd. Runners will circle the lake to the 6.5 mile mark and then head back.
Runners will be separated from vehicular traffic by large DOT traffic cones.
A ChampionChip timing system will be located at the turn-around to insure that all participants run the entire 13.1 miles.