Mighty Moraine Man Adventure Triathlon
September 11th 2016
Portersville, PA
Finished 5th overall and first in my age division
Race Review.
The Mighty Moraine Man Triathlon is a multi sport festival held over two days at Moraine State Park in Potersville, PA. Events include Half Ironman, Olympic Triathlon, Sprint Triathlon, Duathlon and Aquabike. All triathlon distances can be completed as a standard triathlon or for the first year as an adventure triathlon. Longer events were held on Saturday and sprint events on Sunday. In total around 1000 athletes competed in the USAT sanctioned events.
I competed in the sprint adventure triathlon which was a 2 mile kayak, 14 mile bike and 3.1 mile run. The race conditions were slightly breezy, low humidity and temperatures in the low 60’s. The kayak leg was an out and back course on Lake Arthur. The bike course was on the hilly and winding roads inside the Moraine State Park. The bike course was very challenging with several long steep climbs. It was difficult to carry any speed on the downhill sections due to the sharp turns all over the course. The out and back run leg was fast, flat, and scenic as it wrapped around the shore of Lake Arthur on paved trails. Athletes were greeted at the finish line with beautiful custom medals, finisher t-shirts, and finisher towels. The swag bag at registration contained a tech shirt, water bottle, towel, running gloves, and samples from sponsors. Overall this was a very well organized race. I would certainly recommend any triathlete to put this race on their schedule for next season. They also offer a spring version of the race at the same location. Check out www.mightymoraineman.com for next year’s race dates.