Race the Lake

Event Date and Time: 
08/21/2011 - 5:50am
Start Location: 
52 W. Scott Street in Fond du Lac, WI

Saturday, August 20 - Lakeside Park - 158 E. Harbor Drive
(please see Start and Finish Area Map)
11 a.m. - 5 p.m. - Registration & Packet Pick-Up
Noon, 2 p.m., 4 p.m. - Course Talk
1 p.m. - Clinic Talk
Sunday, August 21 -Lakeside Park - 158 E. Harbor Drive
4:45 a.m. - 5:30 a.m. - Packet Pick-Up and Registration at Start
5:50 a.m. - Race START at 52 W. Scott St. (one block from finish)
6:30 a.m. - Shuttle leaves from start to relay point
10:30 a.m. - Shuttle returns from relay point
2:00 p.m. - Course closes
Post-race pasta dinner FREE TO PARTICIPANTS (Call Midwest Sports Events
at 800-429-8044 for guest tickets, $7 adult, $2 child under 12)

AWARDS
$10,000 will be offered in cash primes.
Age group awards will be given to the top 3 male and female in 5 year age increments: 14 and under, 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75-79, 80-84, 85-89, 90-94, 95 and up. Also to the top 3 Tandem, Clydesdale, Athena, and Relay teams. Individuals participating as team members are also eligible for these awards.
DISTANCE
The course will stage the dramatic start at 52 W. Scott Street in Fond du Lac. The journey begins by heading north hugging the west side of Lake Winnebago and traveling through Oshkosh, Neenah, Menasha, Appleton and to the half way point at High Cliff State Park. Riders then take the east shoreline of Lake Winnebago - taking in lots of greenery, the mammoth blue lake and fresh country air. The course goes through Calumetville, Marytown, and St. Peter, and finishes at Lakeside Park (158 E. Harbor Drive) in Fond du Lac.

BIKE COURSE INFORMATION
Although intersections are controlled the entire course is open to traffic if cars approach from behind you must move to the shoulder and ride single file.

On Hwy 114 before you get to Oneida St. a volunteer will direct bikers into the far right lane which will be coned off until Cty. LP where bikers get on to the service road.

On the service road before getting back onto Hwy 114 bikers will switch lanes to avoid rumble strips in the road. Rumble strips will be coned off.

On Hwy 114 Bikers must ride single file.

On Cty WH to Hwy 151 bikers must ride Single file.

Register at Active.com
http://www.active.com/cycling/fond-du-lac-wi/race-the-lake-bike-event-20...