Course Info - Sprint Distance

The Life Time Fitness Triathlon begins with a swim in Lake Nokomis. Leaving the lake, competitors transition to bicycles for the next leg for the beautiful ride around the parkway. Competitors leave their bikes and finish the race on foot around Lake Nokomis.

Swim (.4 miles)

• Triangle swim, starting and finishing at Lake Nokomis Beach on the Northwest side of the lake. Keep buoys to your right.

Bike (15 miles)

• Mount bike at the southwest end of the T-area and head southwest on Nokomis Parkway, going counterclockwise around the lake.
• Take a right onto East 50th Street and an immediate left on Woodlawn Boulevard.
• Turn right on Minnehaha Parkway and follow the parkway East on West River Parkway to Minnehaha Park. Use caution at the railroad crossing approaching Minnehaha Park.
• Continue on West River Parkway to the Franklin Ave. on-ramp. Use caution when turning onto on-ramp as it's a very sharp turn.
• Turn right onto Franklin Ave. and stay in the right lanes.
• Cross over Franklin Ave. and turn right onto East River Parkway and head south.
• Go under the Ford Bridge and turn left and then left again, crossing the Mississippi River on the left side of Ford Parkway to 46th Ave. S.
• Turn left onto 46th Ave. South and a cautious right turn onto Minnehaha Parkway. Use caution on 46th Ave. as the road is rough and on Minnehaha you will turn onto 2-way bike traffic.
• As you begin approaching Cedar Avenue, merge into the left lane.
• Turn left onto Cedar Avenue. (Caution here - there are long course triathletes coming from the opposite direction and turning South onto Cedar Avenue as well.)
• At Lake Nokomis Parkway turn left towards the transition area and stay on the left side of the road. (Caution - this is nearly a 180-degree turn.)Dismount your bike at the north-end entrance of the T-area. Do not ride bike in T-area or you will be disqualified.

Run (3 miles)

• Exit T-area at the south as you run through the chute and onto the running path. Follow the designated race course on the running path, counter-clockwise around Lake Nokomis.
• Follow directional signs towards Cedar Avenue and cross, continue around the southwest side of the lake.
• Turn left onto Cedar Avenue. Take a 180° turn around the cone and continue down Cedar Avenue and turn left onto the path.
• At the northwest corner of the lake, keep right towards and on to the road to the finish line.
• Have your race number displayed at all times on the front of your body during the run. Volunteers will be on the course to guide you once around the lake.