Charlotte, North Carolina, has its first Half Iron Distance event via the 2013 Carolina Half from Set Up Events. The organising team note the many months of work and planning to make this event a reality. Set Up Events expects the 2013 Carolina Half – a point to point event – to be a huge success in its inaugural year.
The event will start at the Davidson College Lake Campus off Langtree Rd in Davidson, North Carolina, and finish at Bailey Road Park in Cornelius, NC. Transition #1 and Transition #2/Finish Line will be separated by only 7 miles – making it still convenient for spectators.
Taking place on Sunday 29 September, the 2013 Carolina Half becomes event #18 of the North Carolina Triathlon Series from Set Up Events. The event benefits Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Team in Training. The race organisers are finalizing the course maps now and will have them up by 12 November 2012 when registration opens.
Race logistics
This race involves some special logistics due to its point-to-point nature. The swim takes place at Davidson College Lake Campus. The bike course starts at Davidson College Campus and finishes at Bailey Rd Park along with the run.
The swim will take place at Davidson College Lake Campus off Langtree Rd. Water temperature in Lake Norman is usually around 70 degrees, which will make for a fast wetsuit legal swim. The swim will be a beach start, with participants lining up shoulder to shoulder.
The swim to bike transition will be at Davidson College Lake Campus. The swim to bike transition is about 1/4 mile due to the finish location of the swim and the start location of the bike. The organisers will provide a location at the swim finish to place shoes, so participants have the option to utilize them when running from the swim finish to T1.
The bike course is a 56 mile loop that will run through 4 different counties. The course will start out by going directly through Downtown Moorsville heading out into rural areas of North Carolina. The course is a combination of flats, rolling hills, rural and urban areas.
All participants will need to check in their bikes into the T1/Davidson College Lake Campus transition area on the Saturday before race day. The bike to run transition will be at Bailey Road Park.
The run course is an ‘out & back’ design. The course is rolling; it features a fair amount of shading, but also some long stretches without shade. The course will leave Bailey Rd Park and connect to the Davidson Greenway system. It will utilize the Davidson Greenway system, Davidson College, and surrounding neighbourhoods in Davidson/Cornelius.
