7th Annual Desert's Edge Triathlon Festival Guidebook

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7th Annual Desert’s Edge Tri Fest





Beneficiaries:








The Future Business



Leaders of America















Fruita Boy Scouts

















Fruita Monument High


School Swim Team

Welcome to Fruita, CO!




Fruita, Colorado is a place like no other. With

beautiful landscapes, a wide variety of recreation for

all seasons, and so many local businesses to explore,

Fruita is truly a unique place to spend time in. Want

to go digging for dinosaur bones? Or ride a mountain

bike across red rock terrain?



Fruita is an adventure-lover’s paradise. Fruita offers

easy access to the Colorado National Monument, the

Kokopelli bike trail, which runs from Fruita to Moab,

and plenty of opportunities for camping, rafting,
hiking and golf. Dig into ancient history at the


Dinosaur Journey Museum, or explore some of
Colorado’s pristine natural wonders. The town of

Fruita sits on the banks of the Colorado River, a few

miles downstream from Grand Junction, and offers

visitors magnificent high-desert scenery and

unforgettable experiences.

Mad racing Colorado presents:

The 7th Annual Desert’s Edge Triathlon Festival (DETF)

September 8-9, 2018 at Highline Lake State Park. DETF
brings you two days of racing, a weekend of camping

with other triathletes and their fans, and a fun end to the
Colorado Tri Season. Desert's Edge weekend includes

your choice of XTERRA Sprint (not eligible for points)

or XTERRA Tri on Saturday, your choice of Sprint or
Olympic distance road tri’s on Sunday!





Camping is available right at the race site, just 200 yards
from the start and finish line. Enjoy great post-race food,

and a fun final tri weekend of the 2018 season. All just
a few short hours from Denver and Salt Lake City!




MAD Racing Colorado’s vision is to enrich people’s lives

by providing an environment to recognize their full

potential. Providing affordable quality events while
supporting local businesses and building community is

the MAD mission. DETF’s success is made possible with

the support of MADtastic sponsors,, volunteers, and
participants that PUSH THE EDGE.

2018 DETF SCHEDULE:

Friday:
4:00 p.m. - Saturday Race Packet Pick Up Opens

5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. - Clinic / Q&A session with:
• Branden Rakita (professional XTERRA athlete)
• Louis Cicchino (Accelero Endurance Head Coach)
• and Libby Harrow (local XTERRA ambassador)
8:00 p.m. - Saturday Race Packet Pick Up Closes
Saturday:
6:00 a.m. - Race-Day Packet Pick Up Opens
6:00 a.m. - Transition Opens

7:30 a.m. - Packet Pick Up Closes / Lake Opens to Warm-Up
Swimming
8:00 a.m. - First XTERRA Swim Wave Starts
8:10 a.m. - Transition Closes
8:45 a.m. - XTERRA Wave-2 Starts
9:30 a.m - XTERRA Sprint Wave Starts

10:00 a.m. - Food Vendors Opens
12:00 p.m. - Awards Presentation*
4:00 p.m. - Sunday Race Packet Pick Up Opens
8:00 p.m. - Sunday Race Packet Pick Up Closes
Sunday:

6:00 a.m. - Race-Day Packet Pick Up Opens
6:00 a.m. - Transition Opens
7:30 a.m. – Packet Pick Up Closes / Lake Opens to Warm-Up
Swimming
8:10 a.m. - Transition Closes
8:00 a.m. - First Olympic Swim Wave Starts

8:45 a.m. - First Sprint Swim Wave Starts
10:00 a.m. - Food Vendors Opens
12:00 p.m. - Sprint Awards Presentation*
12:30 p.m. - Olympic Awards Presentation*
1:00 p.m. -Time for you to go home :(

*Awards times may be moved a bit depending on the number


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