Event Description
This “sprint” distance Duathlon, designed for all levels, will start and end at Halfway Park in Hagerstown, MD…..just 25 minutes from Frederick, MD and 90 minutes from Baltimore and DC. This is a great course for the beginner and for the experienced duathlete who wants to go fast!
Event details and schedule
HAGERSTOWN DUATHLON #1
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Course:
Run Course #1: The first run will be a 1.9 mile loop held entirely in the park on the park road and paved path. The course is not hilly but has some slight elevation.
Bike Course: The bike course is a loop on public roads. The course is slightly rolling with no major climbs and has wide shoulders for most of the loop. BIKE COURSE IS NOT CLOSED TO VEHICLE TRAFFIC. You must use caution and make your own judgement call when turning at each intersection. Volunteers are at the turns to ensure you know where to turn but will not be controlling traffic.
Run Course #2: The second run is entirely in the park using the path and park road. We are redesigning the course this year to do an out and back. There is some elevation but is not hilly.
Transition Area: There is only one transition area on pavement for this event.
Awards:
Top 3 Overall Male and Female
Top Masters Overall Male and Female (40+)
Top 3 in each Age Group Male and Female: 16 and under, 17-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75-79, 80+
Top Relay Team: 2 Person Team division and 3 Person Team division
Top Athena (women 165 lbs+) / Clydesdale (men 220 lbs+): (39 and under) and (40 and over). If you choose these divisions you will not be eligible for your 5 year age group. Please be aware you will be discretely weighed at the event.
Your race age is based on your age on December 31, 2020, per USAT rules.
HAGERSTOWN YOUTH DUATHLON #1
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Distance: .35 Mile Run, 2 Mile Bike, .75 Mile Run
Run Course #1: The first run is a short .35 mile loop to get the kids warmed up.
Bike Course: The bike course is out and back on the park road with a slight upgrade on the way out and a slight down hill on the way back. Distance is about 2 miles. BIKE COURSE IS NOT CLOSED TO VEHICLE TRAFFIC.
Run Course #2: The second run is an out and back course on a paved path and is only slightly rolling.
Transition Area: There is only one transition area on pavement for this event.
HAGERSTOWN 5K #1
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Run Course: The run will be an out and back course using the same 5K course as the Duathlon.
Awards:
Awards will go to the top finisher in each of the following categories. As this race grows we will offer awards deeper into each category.
Overall Male and Female
Masters Overall Male and Female (40+)
Age Groups Male and Female: 15 and under, 16-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60+
