Events
Women's Collegiate Triathlon East National Qualifier
160 spots left. Registration Opens August 15, 2025 at 12:00am EDT
USPC Draft Legal Triathlon Festival - Open Draft Legal Super Sprint (Men)
78 spots left. Registration ends October 20, 2025 at 11:59pm EDT
USPC Draft Legal Triathlon Festival - Open Draft Legal Super Sprint (Women)
80 spots left. Registration ends October 20, 2025 at 11:59pm EDT
Description
The US Performance Center Draft Legal Triathlon Festival is a day of collegiate and open draft legal triathlon racing featuring both the Women’s Collegiate Triathlon East National Qualifier and an Open Draft Legal Super Sprint. Proudly presented by the Charlotte, NC based US Performance Center and staged out of beautiful Lake Norman State Park, this draft legal triathlon features clear water, rolling courses and great racing. The swim start features a sandy beach start and a crisp, clear lake. The bike and run courses are rolling and stay completely inside the park. Each lap of the bike and run courses bring athletes through the race site, so get ready to watch some great racing!
If you are spectating and bringing the family this is a great time of the year to be in the Carolinas. Lake Norman is home to numerous lodging options and attractions including great trail running and mountain biking in the park. You can learn more about the area HERE. Be sure to book your rooms early as hotels tend to fill up in advance.
This is the East Regional Qualifiers first year at Lake Norman State Park. You can check out video footage from prior years at Sandling Beach, NC or Smith Mountain Lake State Park, VA HERE.
Please note The DI, DII, DII draft legal races are for Collegiate athletes only!
The Open Draft Legal Super Sprint is open to anyone wanting to try their hand at draft legal triathlon.
Place
759 State Park Road
Troutman, NC US 28166
Course Maps
Open Draft Legal Super Sprint (Course Maps HERE)
Swim Course: The 500 meter swim takes place in the cool, clear waters of Lake Norman. After a sandy beach start and finish athletes run 150 meters to the transition area. Please note any athlete that has not finished the swim when the first cyclist has started their 2nd lap on the bike will not be allowed to start the bike portion. We anticipate a water temperature between 66-75F.
Draft Legal Bike Course: This challenging, 2-loop bike course is contained entirely inside Lake Norman State Park. Featuring a well paved 5k loop with 415′ of climbing (total) and gorgeous views. After exiting the transition area athletes ride out towards the main entrance and turnaround just prior to St. Johns Rd. Athletes will loop around and ride back through the transition area to start their 2nd lap. Athletes in these draft legal races are expected to have excellent bike handling skills and be able to safely ride in packs as this is a draft legal event. Elevation profile and online map HERE. The Lap Out Rule WILL be enforced for all races.
Run Course: The run is a rolling, 2-loop out and back course contained entirely within the state park with water available each lap. Elevation profile and online map HERE.
East Regional National Qualifier (Course Maps HERE)
Swim Course: The 750 meter swim takes place in the cool, clear waters of Lake Norman. After a sandy beach start and finish athletes run 150 meters to the transition area. Please note any athlete that has not finished the swim when the first cyclist has started their 2nd lap on the bike will not be allowed to start the bike portion. We anticipate a water temperature between 66-75F.
Draft Legal Bike Course: This challenging, 4-loop bike course is contained entirely inside Lake Norman State Park. Featuring a well paved 5k loop, 830′ of climbing (total) and gorgeous views. After exiting the transition area athletes ride out towards the main entrance and turnaround just prior to St. Johns Rd. Athletes will loop around and ride back through the transition area to start laps 2-4. Athletes in these draft legal races are expected to have excellent bike handling skills and be able to safely ride in packs as this is a draft legal event. Course maps can be found at the top of this page as well as by clicking HERE. The Lap Out Rule WILL be enforced for all races.
Run Course: The run is a rolling, 3-loop, 5k out and back course contained entirely within the state park with water available each lap. Elevation profile and online map HERE.
Click the icon below to download the attached PDF.
USA Triathlon (USAT) Sanctioned Event
The Competitive Rules are intended to provide for the orderly and consistent administration of events sanctioned by USA Triathlon and are not designed to establish standards of care for the safety of participants or other persons. Every participant, official, volunteer and spectator should consider all safety issues and make related decisions prudently without reliance upon the Competitive Rules.
USA Triathlon makes no express or implied warranty, guarantee, or representation regarding the degree of safety, which may or may not result from compliance with the Competitive Rules. Examinations or inspections of equipment at sanctioned events are undertaken solely to monitor compliance with the Competitive Rules and do not guarantee or ensure safety from personal injury or property damage. The safety of race equipment is the sole responsibility of each and every participant.
The USPC Draft Legal Triathlon Festival athletes will follow the World Triathlon Rules of Competition for elite draft legal racing with dispensations outlined in the rules brief and online presentation found HERE
Equipment
Draft-legal athlete equipment must meet the following standards or the athlete will not be allowed to participate in the event:
- Bikes must have standard drop handlebars.
- NO Stubby or Time Trial Bars are allowed at all.- Wheels must have 12 or more spokes and no disc wheels.
- Helmet must have the original CPSC sticker in place inside the helmet.
- If the water temperature is less than 68°F, athletes will be allowed to wear wetsuits. The water temperature the day prior to the race will be announced at the athlete meeting. The official water temperature will be announced one hour prior to the race start.
- The final water temperature for all of the races will be taken by officials one hour before the swim start (one reading for age group race). The results of the temperature will be announced via the public address system to all athletes on race morning.
Race Contact Info
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Race Website
Additional race information can be found at https://kineticmultisports.com/races/uspc/.
Photos/Videos
Women's Collegiate Triathlon East National Qualifier Photos
See what all the excitement was about or find race photos and videos from prior races (2024 Falls Lake State Park - Raleigh, NC)(2023 and earlier the race was held at Smith Mountain Lake State Park - Huddleston, VA). Feel free to download, share and tag us at @kineticmultisports or #gokinetic
2023
Blue Ridge Video
Blue Ridge SmugMug Event, Gallery 1
Blue Ridge SmugMug Event, Gallery 2, Run Pictures
Blue Ridge SmugMug Event, Gallery 3. Finish Line Pictures
2022
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