Where: Grand Harbor Resort, Dubuque, Iowa
Route: The runners and skiers are bused (included with registration) in style to their start in Dyersville and finish at the Handlebar in Durango Iowa. Transportation back to the start is also available. The entire race is downhill on the groomed Heritage Trail (Rails to Trails system). The bikers start their doomed journey in Dubuque and travel on public and private snow mobile trails to historic railroad town of Graf where they then travel on Heritage trail to Dyersville the halfway check-in then turn back to Durango for the finish. The bike route is sometimes altered slightly due to trail conditions and weather.
Description: The Triple D Winter race is a winter endurance trail event that traverses Dubuque County Iowa in the dead of winter by bike, ski or foot.
While we have lots of volunteers helping and monitoring the race, all racers are to be SELF supported and are not allowed to receive outside help (other than verbal encouragement). Racers will need to carry any extra clothing, food, hydration, etc. that will allow them to finish the event. Racers are allowed to purchase items along the race at local establishments (nearest are about a mile off the trail). We have a number of Sag Vehicles to retrieve racers if they cannot continue. Racers may receive help from other racers.
Distances:
- Ultra Bike (100 km)
- Ultra Foot and Ultra Ski (50 km)
- Marathon Foot and Marathon Ski (26.2 Miles)
- Half Marathon Foot and Half Marathon Ski (13.1 Miles)
Registration: Sign-up Now
Website: http://tripledrace.blogspot.com/
What a fun race! I am super impressed with how organized it was since they had three run distances and the biking and skiing as well! Loved the bar tabs along the way-haha! (made it hard to go back out and run) Will definately do again. Thanks Lance for organizing such a great race! Next year maybe I can pace myself to stay up for the bar crawl.
We’ve added a half marathong option and extended the 23 mile route to a full marathon without an out an out and back as before.
Great event, great artist made awards and participation medals, great support, brutal winter weather, was -20 wind chill in 2008, 9″ of fresh snow in 2009!