Roanoke Canal Half Marathon: HISTORY. The Roanoke Canal is nearly 200 years old.
After the American War of Independence, the young nation’s founding fathers sought to open trade and transportation into their western frontier. In North Carolina and Virginia, that meant developing the Roanoke River into a water highway. By 1815, an agreement between the two states established the Roanoke River Navigation Company and charged it with clearing the river and building a canal around the “great falls” near present-day Roanoke Rapids. In 1823, the canal’s channel, locks, culverts, and aqueduct were complete and for the first time boats – known by their French name bateau or batteau – could pass the Piedmont’s fall line and travel westward into the interior. This created a new destination for trade and commerce at present-day Weldon where ships coming from the Albemarle met with the batteau coming downstream. In 1882, new investors purchased the canal and developed it into a source of water power to generate electricity.
White Lake Half. Swim: The basic reason that both White Lake races (the Half and the Sprint) have become so popular over the years is the lake itself.
White Lake is one of the finest lakes you will ever have the pleasure to swim in – a perfect oval, two miles long and one mile across. The lake which is fed by subterranean springs is crystal clear with a sand bottom – about nine feet deep out in the very middle. Most mornings, White Lake is so perfectly flat; you’d swear you were looking at a sheet of ice. This is an in-water start with participants lining up with the end of the two piers/docks at the NCFFA Center. The swim course is a triangular shaped course. Bike: The bike course is a 56 mile loop featuring minimum turns. Inside-Out Sports Olympic Triathlon at Beaverdam- Wake Forest, NC, Events News Wetsuit rentals available throught Inside-Out Sports! More details>> Affiliated Charities B.W. Wells Race Description Falls Lake-Beaverdam Recreation Area Just moments away from the hustle and bustle of the city, Falls Lake is a great way to escape urban life. The swim will take place in Beaverdam Lake off the sandy beach of Beaverdam Recreation Area.
The bike course will leave the Beaverdam Recreational Area and proceed North on 50. The run course will be totally contained in the Beaverdam Recreation Area. Results 2009 Overall Female 2009 Overall Males 2010 Overall Females 2010 Overall Males 2011 Overall Females 2011 Overall Males 2011 Results 2011 Age Groups and Relay Teams 2010 Results 2010 Age Groups and Relay Teams 2009 Results 2009 Age Groups and Relay Teams Pricing Information Inside-Out Sports Olympic Triathlon at Beaverdam Pricing: Before 04/05/2012 Individual: $65.00 Relay: $125.00 Before 04/26/2012 Individual: $75.00 Relay: $135.00 After 04/25/2012 Individual: $85.00.
Miles for Mission 5k- Raleigh, NC, Inside Out Sports White Lake International. Riverwood Golf and Athletic Club Triathlon. All events for the current season are listed on this page.
Events are grouped by series: Inside-Out Sports North Carolina Triathlon Series, Go Tri Sports South Carolina Triathlon Series, Virginia Triathlon Series and TrySports Triathlon Development Series. The fifth category of events are referred to as Other Events. These events are simply not part of any of the four series mentioned above and include events that are fully produced by Set Up Events and those that are only timed by Set Up Events. By clicking on any of the events listed below, you will be directed to that event page for in-depth information. White Lake Half 0 Online Registration Closed White Lake Duathlon 0 Early Bird Sprint Triathlon 0 White Lake Sprint Triathlon 0 Richmond Tri Club Sprint Presented by Bon Secours Sports Performance 0 Arlington Place International Triathlon 0 St. Set Up Cup Championship Triathlon 0 Arlington Place Sprint Triathlon 0 Prime Line Communications Fast Track 5K 0 East Coast Super Sprint Triathlon 0.
Watauga Lake Triathlon.