Course

Aukeman Sprint Distance Course

The swim will take place in Auke Lake.  Swimmers will start at the dock at UAS and finish at the Auke Lake boat ramp, passing buoys as required on your right side. There will be an age group start, however some age groups are clumped together – please listen for your age group and we will run older to younger. Athletes will all be started within 11 minutes, so stay close. Swimmers then proceed approximately 500 meters to the transition area in front of the Mourant Building. You may consider bringing two pairs of shoes to have one set at the start and one set at the finish to get you from the end of the swim back to transition.

The Bike course starts between the Mourant Building and UAS Library, and travels to Back Loop Road via the paved UAS path. The bike course is an out and back route proceeding to Back Loop Road, Glacier Spur Road, and the Mendenhall Glacier Visitors Center and back. Cyclists will exit the paved path turn right onto Back Loop Road. They will ride approximately 7km to the Glacier Spur Road, and turn left toward the Mendenhall Glacier. This intersection will be manned by race volunteers, but cyclists must yield to traffic before proceeding toward the glacier. Cyclists will proceed to the Mendenhall Glacier Visitors Center parking lot, ride around the roundabout, and then return to UAS and the transition area using the UAS road entrance (note: the return route does not use the paved path, rather it enters UAS using the motor vehicle route). Upon returning to UAS, cyclists will enter transition area again for T2.

The run course will be a single out-and-back.  Runners will exit UAS and turn left onto Glacier Highway. Runners will run on the left-hand (Auke Lake side) of the highway on the way out onto the run course. They will turn left onto the Auke Lake Trail, and follow the trail to the end and turn right onto Goat Hill Road. The course continues to the north end of Goat Hill road where runners will turn left onto Back Loop Road and return to the Auke Lake Trail which they will follow to Glacier Highway and the finish line at UAS following the same route they used on the way out. Make sure to stay on the right side of Glacier Highway on your return to UAS. The course will be marked and manned by  race volunteers. 

Aukeman Olympic Distance Course

The swim will take place in Auke Lake.  Swimmers will start at the dock at UAS and finish at the Auke Lake boat ramp, passing buoys as required on your right side. There will be an age group start, however some age groups are clumped together – please listen for your age group and we will run older to younger. Athletes will all be started within 11 minutes, so stay close. Swimmers then proceed approximately 500 meters to the transition area in front of the Mourant Building. You may consider bringing two pairs of shoes to have one set at the start and one set at the finish to get you from the end of the swim back to transition.

The Bike course starts between the Mourant Building and UAS Library, and travels out Auke Lake Way past Chapel by the Lake. Cyclists will then take a right turn onto Glacier Highway toward the roundabout. The route proceeds through the roundabout, with cyclists taking the second exit heading out the road. From this point the route is an out and back on Glacier Highway, with the turnaround at Amalga Harbor Rd. Traffic will not be stopped for the turnaround and cyclists should make this u-turn using caution, waiting until the road is clear. Once back at the roundabout, cyclists will take the second exit heading up the hill on Mendenhall Loop Rd. They will finish by taking the right turn on Auke Lake Way into UAS. Upon returning to UAS, cyclists will enter transition again for T2.

The run course will be a single out-and-back.  Runners will exit UAS via the path down to the lake and turn left onto the bike path next to Glacier Highway. Runners will remain on the bike path until just before the Brotherhood Bridge parking lot where they will make a left turn onto Wildmeadow Lane. Wildmeadow Lane dead ends at a dirt road/trail which runners will follow until it intersects with the paved Brotherhood Bridge trail. Runners will take a left turn onto Brotherhood Bridge and proceed to the turnaround which will be marked. Runners will return to UAS via the same route they came out on, finishing by the Mourant building on campus.

 

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Swim Course. 

 

Keep the colored buoys on your right hand side. We will have separate paths for Sprint and Olympic distance. For the Olympic, you will go to the outer buoys that you will see on race day.
Sprint Bike Course (no change from prior years. You MUST come to a stop at the left turn onto Mendenhall Loop Road and traffic is not being stopped for our race.)
Sprint Bike course – starting detail. You cannot get onto your bike until out of transition. Helmets on at all times in transition. Please be careful as you turn left back into the University of Alaska Southeast campus – watch for traffic as we are not stopping traffic on the course.
Sprint Run Course (same as previous years – out and back with no loop at turnaround). There will be water available at the turnaround.

Olympic Course Maps

Olympic bike course. The beginning of the course will be slightly different – maps will be provided before race day. The course is an out and back and traffic will not be stopped. There will be one aid station at your turnaround point.
Olympic Run Course. Out and back. There will be three aid stations (one on your way out, one at the turnaround, and the first one you can hit on your way back in).
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