Trinona

The swim leg will take place just a short walk from the transition area, just east of the Bandshell. Heats will depart every three minutes. International course will form a wide, counterclockwise triangle around the inflatable buoys, while the sprint will form a smaller triangle inside of the International route.

Here's where the real fun starts. Bikers will leave T1, exiting onto Lake Park Drive, heading West towards Huff Street (the road between the lakes). Take Huff Street towards the big bluffs - across highway 61 - and then taking a left on the service road when you can go no further. A short ride on the service road above Highway 61 will then turn onto Sugarloaf Road for a short stretch. Be alert crossing Highway 43. You will then take a right onto East Burns Valley Road, which will take you into bluff country. You'll ride approx. 3 miles and then turn around and head back the way you came. The international course gets the major bonus - and bragging rights - of heading up Garvin Heights just before the turn back to the lakes. A back-breaking ascent for a little more than a mile will be followed by a few flat fast miles before turning right onto Gilmore Valley Road. 5 miles later, this turns into a thrilling descent. USE EXTREME CAUTION on this portion of the route, as it is an open course and you may encounter some cars. A few more miles brings you to Saint Mary's University. Take a right onto the shoulder of Highway 14. This short narrow stretch will be a NO-PASS ZONE. Take a right just after campus and cross over the pedestrian bridge. After crossing the bridge cyclists will finish by taking Gilmore Valley Road east to Terry Lane, which will wind around to West Lake Blvd. A short stretch before a left on Huff (be careful crossing highway 61) and back to the transition area.

After that bike, you deserve a little reward, and that's what you'll get with this flat and fast run around Lake Winona. The 3.1-mile Sprint course heads east on the bike path for 1.5 miles before turning around towards the finish at the bandshell. The 10k Olympic distance run course is shared with the sprint, but keeps on going past the turnaround for another 1.5 miles, where it will have its turnaround near the Winona Visitor Center on Huff Street. Runners will then head back the way they came for the remaining 3 miles and an exciting finish at the historic bandshell (cross the finish line early to enjoy more of the music)!