Beaver Lake Triathlon back this Saturday | Community recreation news


August 14, 2012 · 11:50 AM

Triathletes from around the area will be in Sammamish on Saturday for the 19th annual Beaver Lake Triathlon, hosted by the Beaver Lake Community Club.

The swim will last .25 miles in Beaver Lake and the run will cover 4.3 miles through the community. Construction has moved the bike route from its previous course and will now traverse 13.8 miles, including a stretch along Redmond-Fall City Road that includes an elevation change of around 500 feet.

The event begins at 7:45 a.m. at registration begins at 6 a.m. at Beaver Lake Park. Cost information, required equipment and more on registration and packet pickup is available online at blt.beaverlake.org.

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