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The Toyota US Open Triathlon is the Life Time Fitness Series Championship and triathlon's first US Open. The US Open will host the 2nd Annual Elite Age Group Championship. The 5 top age group finishers from Minneapolis, New York City, Chicago and Los Angeles will be flown to Dallas to compete in the Championship.

Swim Course
-A point-to-point swim in Joe Pool Lake at Cedar Hill State Park Beach

Bike Course
-The 40K Bike course will leave the parking lot from Cedar Hill State Park Marina and head out to Highway 1382 where it will make a right hand turn. Athletes will follow 1382 until they reach Hampton Road where they will make a left hand turn and follow Hampton Road north to West Illinois Avenue. -At West Illinois Avenue athletes will turn right for 1 mile until they reach Zang Ave where they will make another left hand turn onto Zang Avenue. Cyclist will follow Zang Avenue until they reach Jefferson Blvd. Viaduct where they will take a right hand turn. Jefferson Blvd Viaduct turns into Market Street where athletes will turn left off of Market Street and onto Wood Street. -Cyclist will follow Wood Street to Reunion Blvd West which they will follow around the traffic circle until they get to Sport Street where they will enter T2 before heading out on the 10K run course.

Run Course
-Following the completion of the 40K bike course athletes will transition in one of the parking lots along Sport Street to begin there 5K or 10K run course. Each loop is approximately 3.1 miles in distance (5K) and will offer athletes and spectators the opportunity to see friends and family members as they run to the finish on North Drive. -Athletes will leave transition on Sport Street and head to Memorial Drive where they will turn left. Competitors will follow Memorial Drive until they reach S Lamar Street where they will turn left and head to Commerce Street where they will make a right turn. Athletes will run on Commerce until they reach North Ervay Street where they will turn left and then right onto Elm Street. -Athletes will run on Elm back to Lamar Avenue and take a left turn back onto S Lamar Street. Competitors will travel along S. Lamar Street back to Memorial Drive and turn right before heading to a right hand turn onto Hotel Street. Athletes will run along Hotel Street until they reach Reunion Blvd East where they will turn left. After this left hand turn competitors will make an immediate left again onto the east side of Sport Street where they will either finish with a left turn onto North Drive or begin their second 5K loop.

Distance Details
Swim Course - 800M/1,500M
Bike Course – 40K
10K Run Course – 5K/10K

Submitted by: bigbuba0
Last Updated: Mon May 07 2007