The Desert's Edge
Olympic & Sprint Triathlon

Sunday October 7, 2012
Fruita, Colorado

Colorado Sprint Triathlon Olympic Tri Grand Junction Fruita

The Colorado tri season just got a little bit longer with the addition of this new sprint and Olympic tri on Colorado's warm western slope. Summer lasts just a few weeks longer on the western side of the state, so you can enjoy 70 degree water, a rural rolling bike course, and a fast trail run at the edge of the desert - just a few short hours from Denver! Camping is available right at the race site, just 200 yards from the start and finish line. There will be $600 in prize money in the Olympic race, great post-race food, and a fun final tri weekend of the 2012 season.

GENERAL INFORMATION

COURSE:The Desert's Edge offers two distance options - a 750 meter swim, 13.2 mile bike, 5K run sprint tri and a 1,500 meter swim, 40K (24.8 mile) bike, 10K run Olympic distance tri. The race is staged at Highline Lake State Park in Fruita.

Swim: Both swim distances will be contested over a single loop course in beautiful Highline Lake. Olympic distance triathletes will go first for a single lap around the 1,500 meter counter-clockwise loop. Water temp is expected to be approximately 70 degrees on race morning. From the water's edge, it will be a short 50 meter dash to transition. Sprint distance athletes will hit the water 40 minutes after the first Olympic wave and will complete a single loop of the 750 meter swim course. The 750 meter swim loop is an abbreviated of the larger Olympic loop.

Bike Course: TheSprint Tri Bike Course follows a 13.2 mile counter-clockwise loop on rural country roads. The Olympic Tri Bike Course follows the same rolling loop, and adds an scenic out & back section with a water bottle hand-up at approximately 15 miles into the course.

Run Course: The run course will follow gently rolling trails around Highline Lake with aid stations each mile. The 5K sprint course makes one lap of the course. The 10K Olympic course makes two laps of the course. The finish will be in the grass picnic area immediately adjacent to transition.

RACE SCHEDULE

  • 6:00 a.m. - Race-Day Packet Pick-Up Opens
  • 6:00 a.m. - Transition Opens
  • 8:00 a.m. - First Olympic Swim Wave Starts
  • 8:40 a.m. - First Sprint Swim Wave Opens
  • 9:30 a.m. - Breakfast Opens!!!
  • 11:00 a.m. - Sprint Awards Presentation*
  • 11:45 a.m. - Olympic Awards Presentation*

*Awards times may be moved a bit depending on the number of athletes still on course

INFORMATION: Most questions are answered right here on the race website. If you have a question that isn't answered here, call Darrin or Jill at 303-642-7917, or shoot us an email at darrin@racingunderground.com

REGISTRATION

Your entry fee includes entry into the race, a Desert's Edge Tri Pint Glass for all finishers, a Desert's Edge Tri technical shirt in men's and women's sizing, fun music, a racer goody bag, a post race meal, entry into our sponsor merchandise drawing, and if you are one of the speedy guys or gals up front in the Olympic, you may take home a bit of cash!!!

The Desert's Edge Triathlon is limited to 500 total entrants (Olympic & Sprint combined). There will not be a waiting list for this event. There will be no race-day registration for this event.

SPRINT ENTRY FEES:

  • Special Discount Pricing through January 31st: Individuals $60, Relays $110
  • February 1 - June 30: Individuals $65, Relays $120
  • July 1 - September 14: Individuals $70, Relays $130
  • September 15 or later : Individuals $75, Relays $140

OLYMPIC ENTRY FEES:

  • Special Discount Pricing through January 31st: Individuals $70, Relays $120
  • February 1 - June 30: Individuals $80, Relays $130
  • July 1 - September 14: Individuals $85, Relays $140
  • September 15 or later : Individuals $90, Relays $150

As always, there are no additional fees for online processing or one-day licenses. The price you see is the price you pay!

TWO WAYS TO REGISTER:

Register Online:

Register by Mail: Click Here for a Print & Mail Entry Form

Refunds: Click Here for a copy of our refund policy.

PACKET PICK-UP & DIRECTIONS

PACKET PICK-UP: We will offer two packet pick-up options in 2012. You may pick up your packet on Saturday October 6th (details will be posted shortly), or you may pick up your packet on race morning starting at 6:00am in the expo area, immediately adjacent to the transition and finish line.

DIRECTIONS: The race will be staged at Highline Lake State Park, just 7 miles north of I-70 off the Loma exit. Click here for a map and directions.

POST-RACE FUN - RESULTS - AWARDS

We'll have plenty of good food in the finish line area to fill your belly and hopefully you'll also be one of the lucky participants who walks away with some sponsor schwag in our post race drawing.

RESULTS: Race results will be posted on-site throughout the race, and on this website on the afternoon of the race. Participants must wear their timing chip and cross the timing mat at the finish line in order to receive an official time. All timing chips must be returned at the finish line to avoid a lost chip charge. Results will only be edited (for mispelled names, etc.) for two weeks following the event.

AWARDS: We have scheduled two award presentations - one for the sprint and one for the Olympic. Award times may be adjusted depending the number of participants still on course. Prize money will be presented to the top-3 male and female overall finishers in the Olympic in the amounts of $150, $100, and $50. In addition, awards will be presented to the top-3 male and female finishers age 19 & under, and in each 5-year age group starting with 20-24 in both the sprint and Olympic events. Awards also presented in Male, Female, and Coed relay divisions as well as Clydesdale and Athena. Overall cash winners will be excluded from age group awards. We will not have a pro category, however professional triathletes will be eligible for overall cash awards.