14th High Country Triathlon
 
Run
 
Run - 5k
 
  • Mile 1 - downhill, hard surface
  • Mile 2 - rolling, hard surface
  • Mile 3 - uphill, hard surface and trail
 
5K Run
 
Bike
 
Bike - 25k
 
  • Over Hickory Nut Gap toward Newland & return. Less than 500 yards of straight, flat surface. Grade is not bad if you live in the High Country. Was part of the Tour DuPont course leading to Beech Mountain. The last 4 miles are downhill.
 
25K Bike
 
Swim
 
Swim - 1k
 
  • Across Wildcat Lake in Banner Elk for an exciting finish!
 
Wildcat Lake
Sponsored by . . .
Mast General StoreMTN
 
WECRMagic Cycles
 

14th High Country Triathlon
Saturday, August 11, 2001, 10:00 a.m.
Wildcat Lake . Banner Elk, North Carolina
A Fundraising Event for Avery County Hospice

The 2001 Triathlon was a tremendous success!
View the 2001 Results!

Age Groups:

  • 19 and under
  • age 20-24
  • age 25-29
  • age 30-34
  • age 35-39
  • age 40-44
  • age 45-49
  • age 50-54
  • age 55-59
  • 60 and over

Relay Groups:

  • Male
  • Female
  • Mixed

Awards will be presented * as follows:

  • Top 3 finishers overall
  • Top 3 finishers Masters (40+)
  • Top 3 finishers in each Age Group
  • Top Relay Team in each Relay Group
  • Top 3 finishers in Novice Category
  • Top 3 finishers in Clydesdale Category
  • Top 3 finishers in Athena Category

* All awards must be collected at the Awards Ceremony.

Entry fees:

Individual
Relay
$35 prior to August 1
$90 prior to August 1
$40 after August 1
$100 after August 1

All proceeds benefit Avery County Hospice.

Download a registration form (PDF, 251K), enclose your check payable to Mast General Store, and mail to:

  • Mast General Store
    Attn: High Country Triathlon
    Highway 194
    Valle Crucis, NC  28691

Registration packets may also be picked up at Wildcat Lake as follows:

  • Friday, August 10, 2001, from 4 pm until 8 pm.
  • Saturday, August 11, 2001, from 7:30 am until 9:30 am.

For additional information and/or accommodations, please contact Dean Barnett at 828.963.6511 (days) or 828.898.7944 (evenings), or email at either tuftshouse@webtv.net or info@mastgeneralstore.com.

This triathlon is GREAT for beginners and novices, and CHALLENGING for the experienced triathlete. Here's what one beginner had to say:

What a great first triathlon! It was a low-keyed environment and the course was really beautiful. My family even visited in the transition areas.

Duane Woolbright

For more information concerning regional triathlon events, please visit Charlotte's Online Triathlon Source, sponsored by Achievement Coaching Systems.
 
 
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