Lake Greenwood Olympic ToughMan Triathlon - Greenwood, South Carolina - Triathlon

About The Lake Greenwood Olympic ToughMan Triathlon

The Lake Greenwood Olympic ToughMan Triathlon is a Triathlon race in Greenwood, South Carolina consisting of a Olympic, and Aquabike race consisting of a Olympic

TOUGHMAN South Carolina will feature what should be a wetsuit legal lake swim and a point to point bike with the bike and run finishes into Uptown Greenwood! Uptown Greenwood is one of South Carolina's best kept secrets - and now our triathletes will get a chance to not only see Uptown Greenwood, but to race in the heart of the Emerald City's Main business district.

The swim begins in the water that should be wetsuit legal. The course is a two loop swim in a protected cove. Athletes do not exit the water to start the second swim lloop. Athletes will start at the boat ramp and finishKeep Reading by climbing out on the stone staircase just below the Drummond Center. The bike course now will head out of the park and start athletes on their journey toward the heart of Greenwood. The first 40 or so miles will roll along rural country roads while cutting through Saluda, SC. After the rural section of the course, athletes will begin to enter Greenwood City Limits just before encountering the transition area and Uptown Greenwood. Transition 2 will be staged adjacent to the Uptown Greenwood Fountain right next to Main Street.

The run is an out and back 2-loop affair where the run mostly on a closed and paved running path called The Heritage Trail - part of the National Rails to Trails program. 100% of this run is closed to traffic. Aid stations are placed every mile and approximately 80% of the course is shaded. The entire run is on pavement and athletes finish adjacent to the transition area situated right beside Main Street Greenwood.