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Description:
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2012 Miami Man Triathlon & Duathlon:
The Miami Man half iron distance triathlon is managed by your favorite triathlon company, Multirace.com. Multirace has been putting on triathlons and duathlons for over 10 years.Owned and operated by two triathletes, you are sure to find the latest technology, most accurate timing, and impeccable organization at any Multirace.com event. The Miami Man Triathlon was voted the Best of Florida by Competitor Magazine readers in 2010.
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Course Info:
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SWIM
Distance: 1.2 Miles - 1/2 Iron | .6 Mile - International
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The swim will take place in Larry and Penny's crystal clear lake. The swim will start and end on the wide sandy beach
that is open all summer long for swimming. Participants will start on the North side of the beach and swim a .6 mile
loop clockwise around the lake. International distance participants will swim 1 lap, while Half Iron participants will
swim 1 lap, exit the water, run through the arch and across the scoring line, then re-enter the water and swim a 2nd lap.
Participants will encounter an aid station with drinks and food between the swim exit and the transition area.
The swim course and the crystal clear lake were extremely popular with last year's participants as it was voted the 2nd
best thing about the race, just edged out by the run course and followed by our volunteer
BIKE
Distance: 56 Miles - 1/2 Iron | 22 Miles - International
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The bike ride will go through farmland areas of unincorporated Miami-Dade county (the Redlands), all on paved roads of course, and will encounter very little vehicular traffic. The course will be well marked with arrows at each intersection both as signs on each stop sign and as arrows painted on the pavement. There will also be police controlling traffic at each intersection where riders would normally stop for a stop sign or traffic light and at each intersection where the course turns. Last year the event earned high praises for the excellent work by the police keeping the course safe and because there was so little traffic on the course, but remember that it is an open course, so you will see an occassional car on the road. As always, in the rare event of an emergency, riders may need to stop as safety always comes first.
International distance participants will follow the same course as the half iron, except they will make a U-turn at the 11 mile point and return along the same course they took out. This makes the bike a 22 mile course with an aid station at the 11-mile turnaround. The turnaround is just before Krome avenue for those plotting out the course in advance. TURN AT THE 4'X8' SIGN ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD THAT SAYS INTERNATIONAL U-TURN!!!
Half Iron distance participants will go out for 13 miles, make 2-15 mile loops, then return along the same route. There will be an aid station with bottle handups and food as well as restrooms at the Fruit & Spice park. Participants will pass this intersection at mile 13, mile 28 and mile 43 of the course.
RUN
Distance: 13.1 Miles - 1/2 Iron | 6.6 Miles - International
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We've saved the best for last - the RUN! The first mile includes paved road and some hard packed dirt road that takes you through the back gate into Metro Zoo, where you will run a mile by Antelopes, Gazelles, Camels, and Lions, to name a few.
At that point the run course goes down and back the beautiful palm tree lined Metro Zoo main entrance, then re-enters the Zoo at about the 3.5 mile mark for another 1.5 miles by many animals including giraffes, gorillas, and zebras. The run then goes through non-public areas of the zoo to another back entrance to Larry and Penny Park and from that point back to the finish area.
International distance participants will do 1 loop and Half Iron distance participants will do 2 loops. The run course was voted the best part of the event by last year's participants.
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Directions:
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Take US1 or the Turnpike South to SW 184th Street (Eureka Drive). Go west on Eureka to SW 127th Avenue (Three lights west of the turnpike or 7 lights west of US1). Make a right turn into the park, then a left at the T in the road. Parking will be on your right. Look for event signs.
For those parking at the zoo, exit US1 or the Turnpike at 152nd Street and go west until you see the zoo entrance. Park anywhere and get on the tram by the zoo entrance.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Due to the volume of traffic on race morning, each participant will be given a parking pass that will determine which park entrance they must enter on race morning. This parking pass will also have driving directions to that particular entrance. Many of these will have participants exit the highway on 152nd Street. Please follow these directions to prevent traffic congestion on race morning.
Address: Larry & Penny Thompson Park
12451 SW 184th Street
Miami, FL 33177
Pavilion #2
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Previous Results:
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2011 Results at multirace.com:
2011 Triathlon Results: Half / Olympic
2011 Duathlon Results: Half
2010 Results at multirace.com:
2010 Triathlon Results: Half / Olympic
2010 Duathlon Results: Half
2009 Results at multirace.com:
2009 Triathlon Results: Half / Olympic
2009 Duathlon Results: Half
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