CINCINNATI TRIATHLON

COURSE DETAILS

OVERVIEW

 The Cincinnati Triathlon and Duathlon traverse some of Ohio's most beautiful scenery.  The swim is downstream in the Ohio River, ending at the waterfront in Downtown Cincinnati.  The bike course climbs and falls along Columbia Parkway.  All six  lanes will be completely closed to traffic for the triathlon and duathlon.  Deceptively difficult, Columbia Parkway offers spectacular views of the Ohio River, Downtown Cincinnati and the Kentucky shoreline.  The run winds along the shaded banks of the Ohio River through Friendship Park with a quick detour across the Purple People Bridge to Kentucky before returning to the finish line at Sawyer Point. 

START LOCATIONS

• Olympic Triathlon - Montgomery Inn Boathouse, approximately 1000 meters upstream from the transition area.

• Sprint Triathlon - Riverside, Serpentine Wall, near the Purple People Bridge

• Sprint Duathlon - Top of Serpentine Wall, near the Purple People Bridge

SWIM

SWIM MAP

Olympic Swim - 1350 meters

Sprint Swim - 400 meters

Olympic

The Olympic Swim starts at the Montgomery Inn Boathouse.  It is downstream, with the current.    The finish is at Public Landing, just below the transition area.

The staging area for the swim will be in the Montgomery Inn parking lot.  Remember the swim start is a 1000 meter walk from the transition area so make sure to leave plenty of time to arrive for you swim wave.

Sprint

The Sprint Swim starts at the east end of the Serpentine Wall, adjacent to the Purple People Bridge, and finishes downstream at the Public Landing.

Note on Water Quality

With our event date of July 26 we are confident of great water for both the Great Ohio River Swim and the Cincinnati Triathlon.  Please click here for more information:  WATER QUALITY

BIKE

BIKE MAP

(NOT TO SCALE)

Olympic Bike - 2 laps - 40 kilometers (24.8 miles)
Sprint Bike - 1 lap - 20 kilometers (12.4 miles)

Sprint Duathlon - 1 lap - 20 kilometers (12.4 miles)

Olympic Bike - TWO LAPS
Sprint Bike - ONE LAP

BIKE COURSE DIRECTIONS & NOTES

 The entrance onto the bike course from the transition area is the vehicle entrance to Public Landing.

At Mehring Way, go right and then right on Pete Rose Way and then left on Eggleston.

The bike course enters Columbia Parkway on an exit ramp.  Obviously this is against traffic and you cannot preview the bike entrance to Columbia Parkway in your car.

Once on Columbia Parkway,  the bike course is against traffic. In other words,  if you were driving you would be on the wrong side of the road.

The bike turnaround is at the top of the hill above Delta. If you reach Delta you have gone to far.  Please note that the map is not to scale and does not depict Columbia Parkway between Downtown and Delta.

Exit Columbia Parkway into Downtown on the Columbia Parkway onramp. Right turn on Sentinel, right turn on Eggleston, right turn on Pete Rose way, left turn on Mehring.

At the transition entrance, continue straight on Mehring Way.

Just after you go under the 71/75 Freeway, go right on Rose, left on Pete Rose and u-turn onto Mehring Way back to the transition area.

When you reach the transition area entrance at Public Landing you have completed one lap.

Water will be handed out at the Delta turnaround. 

RUN

 RUN MAP

 (NOT TO SCALE)

Olympic Run - 10 kilometers (6.2 miles)
Sprint Run - 5 kilometers (3.1 miles)

Sprint Duathlon First Run - 2 kilometers (1.2 miles)

Sprint Duathlon Second Run - 5 kilometers (3.1 miles)

Olympic Run - 2 laps

Sprint Run - 1 lap

Duathlon - 1 lap (second run)

RUN COURSE DIRECTIONS AND NOTES

OLY goes two laps of run, SPRINT one lap. 

The start of the duathlon will be at Yeatman's Cove, just above the swim start for the Sprint Triathlon.

First Lap of OLY and the Sprint Run are the same.

Both sprint and Oly runs start at Transition, go to turnaround at the end of Friendship Park and return.   

On the return, before going to the Finish (sprint/2nd lap of Oly) or the start of the 2nd lap (Oly), cross the Purple People Bridge, turnaround at end of bridge, run to Pete Rose Way and u-turn back in the direction of the finish l line. Sprint athletes return to Finish Line, Oly goes to the start of the second lap.

A sports recovery drink will be on the run..