This course location appears to be similar to the one used for the Cleveland Tri America Course. That being the case, I've raced it twice and live nearby, so I can attest to the course. I would imagine the swim will be in Lake Erie. We had some pretty big swells this year, but it can be flat as a pancake. Any bike route away from the lake will be essentially up hill for several miles, though not at any particulary steep inclines. Once you get about 10 miles out, and depending on what the RD does, the course could get very hilly. Easily a 1000' per hour hilly. The run should be relatively flat, especially if it were two loops.