I got the invite last year. I liked the private check-in & bag check and the post race food. The bike course is pretty easy to navigate by car. I don't know how much a course preview would help. Maybe to know exactly where the turnaround points are on the bike and run.

Any insight on the bike course? Is it hilly?
I'm doing the sprint but honestly hate cycling especially when hills are involved. Appreciate any feedback.

There's a bridge....

There is a bridge!

Generally fast bike with pavement far superior to what I'm riding on in Michigan. You turn north out of transition, eventually a slight hill up to the turnaround. Headed south you really get some good speed from the slight downhill. Eventually you hit the bridge. It is steep (and a little freaky to bike on an empty highway). Descending was fine, if a little uncomfortable for a flatlander like me.

Following the sprint turn you come back, go over the bridge and into transition. Don't descend too hot, as the turn toward transition is pretty close to the bottom of the hill.

Great venue, great atmosphere, totally worth the trip!

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Aaron Bales
Lansing Triathlon Team

I'm a Michigander too. Live outside A2 and work near Lansing 😀 Appreciate these tips since when you look at the bike course elevations they send it looked awful! But then again I am fluent in map speak. How steep is the bridge and approx how long is the climb? And sounds like you go over and back on the bridge for then sprint?

The bridge "climb" is less than a mile and maybe 3% grade at the most, so it really isn't much of a climb. Most of the course is flat, straight, with 2 x 180 turnarounds.

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@KellyNCollier

bridge surface is pretty rough as they were doing construction on it last year (flatted).

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