Mike Collingwood Meech Lake Triathlon 2012

Course Description

Swim (approx 1200 metres)

Race start is 08:30 hrs Sharp!!

A quasi-triangle swim from O'Brien beach. This is the first beach accessible from P11.

You may not wear any swim aids, such as flippers, swim gloves, floaties, or any sort of propulsion device. Goggles may be worn Bike (approx 23.5 km) Drafting is NOT permitted. An approved Bike Helmet is MANDATORY. Swimmers will run 300-400m to the P11 parking lot (T1). Turn left out of P11 and travel east to the intersection of the Meech Lake road and the Gatineau parkway [1.6km]. Turn right and travel up Dunlop road and stay right, going on to the Fortune Lake parkway. At the top T-junction [5.9km], turn left onto the Champlain parkway and continue on until you come to the next **T-Intersection** [8.1 km]. **This intersection is VERY dangerous. It is a 90 degree left turn for which you MUST slow down. Turn left onto the Gatineau parkway and continue until you cross the Meech lake road at P8 [4.8km]; This is another intersection where you MUST be CAUTIOUS as vehicles may approach from either side. …continue cycling along the 'north loop' staying to the right of the cones (cones on your left), to the bike finish near P9 close to the end of the Gatineau parkway [3.1km]. [The km values in brackets are approximate and indicate the distance travelled in each previously described section.] Run (approx 6.4 km) Run back along the 'north-loop' from the exchange zone towards P8, staying to the right of the cones Continue to the 'turn-around' point which is approximately 3.2km (right at P8) Return back along the 'north-loop' again, this time staying to the left of the cones (cones on your right), which will be the same side you came out on, to finish near P9. + INFO WEB