Humans of Steel: Harris Lake Sprint & Olympic Triathlon

Humans of Steel: Harris Lake Sprint & Olympic Triathlon Race Information

<h2>Harris Lake Reverse Sprint &amp; Olympic Triathlon</h2> <p>This is a multisport event to remember with your choice of REVERSE sprint or Olympic triathlon or aquabike plus a crazy fun party, brought to you by <a href="https://www.humansofsteelracing.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Humans of Steel Racing</a>, a subsidiary of <a title="The Endurance Edge: Coaching, Nutrition, Metabolic &amp; Sweat Testing" href="https://www.theenduranceedge.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">The Endurance Edge</a>, a women-owned Triangle business. Let&#39;s create multisport memories for the entire family. Everyone shares a finish line and gets to celebrate their accomplishment! It will not only challenge you, but be super fun! </p> <p> </p> <p><strong>We are beginner friendly</strong>. In fact, if this is your FIRST race, we have a special, handmade (huge) plaque for you to have your picture taken with.</p> <p> </p> <p>Held at Harris Lake County Park in New Hill, NC, convenient to Raleigh, Durham, Cary, Chapel Hill, Fuquay Varina, and Holly Springs, you&#39;ll run through the single track trails, ride through Holly Springs, then swim in Harris Lake (yes, in that order...since we like to be different...we&#39;re humans of steel, after all!).</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>As of 2024: </strong>Sprint AND<strong> </strong>Olympic course, high school athlete friendly and USAT sanctioned, so you&#39;ll get the additional benefits of earning USAT points for rankings.  You can view the rules <a href="https://www.usatriathlon.org/multisport/rules" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">here</a>.</p> <p><a href="https://www.theenduranceedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Humans-of-Steel-Harris-Lake-2025-Athlete-Spectator-Guide.pdf" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"><strong>2025 Athlete &amp; Spectator Guide is HERE.</strong></a></p> <p><strong>Detailed course maps, GPX links, parking and transition layout can be found here: <a href="https://bit.ly/HOSTriMaps" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://bit.ly/HOSTriMaps</a> </strong></p> <h2>Race Weekend Timeline</h2> <p><b>On Sunday, August 2nd</b></p> <ul><li>5:45-7:15am packet pick-up (this will include a trash bag for you to haul out your own trash). No packet pick up prior to race day. **DO NOT ARRIVE EARLIER THAN 5:45am--no waiting allowed outside the park!! </li><li>7:30am <strong>Reverse Olympic Triathlon &#43; RELAY</strong> (10k trail run, ~20 mile road bike, 1500m open water swim)</li><li>7:40am <strong>Reverse Sprint Triathlon</strong> (5k trail run, 12.5 mile road bike, 750m open water swim)</li><li>7:42am <b>Reverse Sprint Aquabike</b> (12.5 mile road bike, 750m open water swim) and <b>Reverse Olympic Aquabike</b> (~20 mile road bike, 1500m open water swim)</li><li>8am-12:00pm Stick around to enjoy music, kids fun run, playground, photo area, and great post-race snacks!  </li><li>~9:30am kids dash</li><li>10:30am (tentative) Awards (overall Male, Female &amp; Non-Binary plus age group 1st, 2nd, 3rd)</li><li>11am bike course cut off time </li><li>12:00pm course closes</li></ul> <p><strong>AWARDS</strong>:</p> <p>Awards will be given to the following divisions 12-14, 15-17, 18-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49 and so on. </p>