Keystone Duathlon

We're one week out from the first DoubleShot Duathlon of the year.  Kari and I are going to Keystone today to mark the course and clean it up a little.  Working with the distances Keystone gives us, it looks like the two runs will be a hare short of 5k and the bike will end up being about 7.5 miles.  Rough, rocky miles.  I don't think you'll complain.  This rain should help firm up the sandy sections of the trail a little, but be aware that some of the usually fast curves are now really easy places to wash out. 

We'll be starting in the main parking area for the mountain bike trails, across the road from the state park.  Right now, the road is closed from Hwy 51 to Keystone State Park, so you have to come in from Hwy 64/412.  There is a little convenience store and a place to get water just after you enter the state park, so if you need anything that is close.  As you face the retaining pond in the mountain bike parking area, we'll be heading off (on run and bike) to your left.  After you go through a creek crossing, you can go straight and continue on the short loop or you can make a 90 degree left and continue on the long loop.  We'll be riding both of these, but only running the short loop.  The markings that are up right now are Ray's markings that were left up after the Keystone race.  Our flags are red-and-black checkered.  Hopefully today we'll get all his stuff pulled down and put our own flagging up.  We won't be using the new trails Ray cut that lead down to the field, just the main trail.

Remember, the races (the Duathlon AND the 5k Trail run) start next Saturday at 9a.  We'll have the festival ready to roll.  Check back here for more details.  I'll post as frequently as I have something to say.