Lake of the Pines Labor Day triathlon

Lake of the Pines Annual Triathlon

Auburn, CA * Saturday August 27, 2011 *
(Last Saturday of August Prior to Labor Day Weekend)

Registration Information

2011 Triathlon

Cancelled

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Dear Fellow Triathletes,

We are saddened to inform you that the 2011 Lake of the Pines Triathlon has been cancelled for this year. Our Race Director has stepped down for personal reasons, and though we have made every effort to find a replacement in our due diligence to keep this 29 year community tradition alive, we are sending this report to you, so that you may make other plans for that weekend. All of you that have already registered will be receiving a full refund. We hope to reenergize our Triathlon Committee and our Lake of the Pines community for next year and come back to you with an event that all of you have become accustomed to over the years. Thank you for your past participation, and we hope to see you all again next year.

Chuck Lautrup

Chairman, Lake of the Pines Board of Directors

Ralph Kendrick
Chairman/Race Director Lake Swim/Triathlon Committee

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Thank you for your interest in the Lake of the Pines Triathlon. For this year LOP Residents and their sponsored guests will once again be asked to register on active.com. You will find a category for Residents and one for Non-Residents. Non Residents will require the sponsorship of an LOP Resident/Member. You will find a link to the Registration Web Page of Active.com on the LOP Triathlon ENTRY PAGE. For any questions regarding registration, please call the Race Director at 530-268-6366 or email to .

Swim, bike and run your way to fitness!

Welcome to the LOP Annual Triathlon

More than a Quarter Century of Triathlon Tradition

Each year since the 2001 season, when the Association took over the reigns of running the Triathlon from the Rec and Ski Club, we have tried to make changes that would help make the event safer (reversing the direction of the bike and run courses; providing buoys and non-motorized escort craft for the swim, modifying the swim course to improve safety and visibility) and also to offer an event that was still challenging to the participants. We wanted the event to mature into a more classic Triathlon atmosphere (transition area, bike racks, etc.) without losing its local community character. After all, we have one of the longest running triathlon events in the country, and we want to keep that tradition and record going.

To continue with these goals we are offering three triathlons:

Long Triathlon:
.6 mile swim, 14.9 mile bike (3 laps), and a 3.8 mile run.

Medium Triathlon:
.3 mile swim, 4.97 mile bike (1 lap), and a 3.8 mile run.

Short Triathlon:
200 yard swim, 2.5 mile bike, and a 1.4 mile walk/run.

The combined field for these triathlons will be limited to the first 250 athletes to sign up. In 2008 for the first time in the long history of the Lake of the Pines Triathlon we met our race quota of entries early in our sign up period. As this event gains recognition and becomes more popular we encourage interested participants to register as early as possible.

The races are in a rolling hill setting within the Sierra Foothills. The bike and run are moderately hilly. We estimate the water temperature range to be between 75-80 degrees and the average high air temperature is 87 with a low of 58 degrees. The water temperature is measured at 2 feet below the surface on race day an hour before the start of the event. 2001-2008 the Lake water temperature ranged from 75 to 78.9 degrees. In five of those six years the water temperature was 77+ degrees Fahrenheit.

The race starts at 7:30 am for the Short Triathlon, and 8:00 am for the Long and Medium Triathlon. It's always a good idea to show up as early as you can. Registration check-in begins at 6:00 am. Be sure to read all the directions and instructions including Race Rules on this web site. We've tried to present all the information you will need to have a fun and successful race experience.

If you have any questions, please email us at: !

LOP Annual Triathlon
11665 Lakeshore North
Auburn, CA 95602

Race Director - (as in Lake Swim - Triathlon)
Website questions to LS-tri webmaster