Well, with the warm weather we have been having I am looking forward to the tri season finally getting here. With that in mind, I am writing this post to update a few changes in the local Duluth triathlon scene.
The biggest change is probably that the Brewhouse (formerly the AAA Tri) is moving from its long time home of the AAA Auto Club in Pike Lake. The new location will be the MN Power Pavillion at Island Lake. This is the same location as two other races put on by Ramjet Events. In addition to the move, the race is also changing to the traditional Olympic distances of 1.5k swim, 40k bike, and 10k run for the long course. It's will be a slight increase for all three legs. They have not announced the exact courses, but I have requested any information so I can check them out.
The other change for a Ramjet Events race will be the date change for the Duluth Triathlon. Instead of being in mid August (the weekend before Superior Man...) it is now in mid/late July. I like this change as it will make it easier for local athletes like myself to race all of the local events in the same season: Brewhouse, Superior Man, Duluth Triathlon, and the Burrito Union.
The final change I have heard about for the coming season is some minor course updates for the Superior Man triathlon. The folks at Duluth Running Company have changed the bike course to remove the short out and back on Railroad Street that had the multiple Railroad crossings. The distance will be made up by doing an out and back on the 5th Ave West exit from southbound I-35. The run course will also have some minor changes. Instead of being three loops, they are changing it to a two loop run. This will be done by running down the Lakewalk to the 26th Ave area and coming back. They also cut out the short out and back on Railroad Street from the run course. Overall I think these small changes will be good overall.
I intend to make new videos of the new courses when I get the information and the weather gets warmer. I will post them here when I get them completed.
