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Totem Pole Extreme Off-Road Triathlon  

 

Saturday August 26, 2006 ::: Hazlehurst, Mississippi: 4th Annual Totem Pole Off-Road Challenge
Swim ¼ mile, Mountain Bike 14 miles, Trail Run 3.2 miles
 
Start Time: 8:00 a.m.
Location: Warren A. Hood Scout Reservation
 
email: ajcphm@yahoo.com
Register On-Line At: signmeup.com
Price: $40.00 individual before August 1, $55.00 after - $90.00 relay before August 1, $105.00 after
 
Course Info: Off Road Triathlon
  • The swim portion starts at the camp boat dock and is laid out in a triangle pattern which brings the swimmers back to the boat dock and transition point.
  • The bike portion requires a mountain or trail bike and is two full loops around the camp lake on dirt roads, logging roads, hiking trails with both flat and hilly sections.
  • The run portion is through the woods on well marked trails that are mostly flat with very few hills.
     
    Directions To Race: Hazlehurst is located 40 miles south of Jackson on I-55. Once to Hazlehurst take exit 61 to Hwy 28 west. Travel approx. 2.5 miles on Hwy 28 west before turning right onto Old Port Gibson Rd. Camp Warren A. Hood will be approx. 9.3 miles on the right. After arriving to the camp, follow the camp road to the check-in area and parking lot which will be approximatly 1 mile.
     
    More: There will be a spaghetti dinner on Friday, August 25th, in the dinning hall at Camp Hood, where participants can pick up their race prerace packets and make sure that all information is correct and complete. The cost is $5.00 a person. Also, participants are welcome to stay at the host hotel in Hazlehurst or they may stay at Camp Hood in a primitive cabin or in tents.

     
    2006 Results At: jacksontri.org

    2005 Results At: bsa-jackson.org

     

    (Hazlehurst is located 40 miles South of Jackson on I-55)

  • The swim is in the camp lake around bouys set in a triangular shape. The bike leg of the race is two circuits around a 7 mile course which has a few hills and minor obsticals. The bike portion of the race is the same trail that Scout use during summer camp. The run is a 5k trail run through beautiful flat woods.

    2004 Race Report at PineBeltPacers.org

     

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    This TriFind.com News Department Race information page was updated on 09/03/06 Some information may have changed, always contact race officials before making your final race plans.

     

    Race Name: Totem Pole Extreme Off-Road Triathlon


     

    email: ajcphm@yahoo.com