Attention All Racers and Volunteers!
Please read the following notes and updates pertaining to the 2019 Tuckerman Inferno Pentathlon course.
Gear Drop-Off Logistics:
- Access for gear drop off at the Glen Ledge Campground will close at 8 am.
- After 8:00 AM only race staff vehicles will be allowed past the train tracks.
- Foot and bike traffic will be allowed.
- All support crews should drop off bikes before 8:00am.
- We will provide a shuttle van with a boat trailer from parking at Patches Store into the Kayak - Bike transition zone and back.
- All kayaks will be transported out to the parking lot behind Patches Store at the completion of the kayak leg where support teams can retrieve boats & gear.
- View this map for detailed parking logistics at Patches store location
Start - Story Land
- Parking is in the Main Storyland Parking Lot
- Please be mindful of the construction and park as far to the south end of the lot as possible
- Race Start will be on the opposite (west) side of the road, use caution when crossing the highway on foot.
- Dry/plowed space at the start is limited so only racers should line up behind the start flags.
- The RUN leg has not changed and will proceed up Glen Ledge Rd to Attitash/Thorne Pond area
Run - Kayak - Thorne Pond Recreation Area
- Parking for the Run-to-Kayak tranistion is at Bear Peak parking lot only.
- Do not park in the off-highway overflow parking by the entrance to Bear Peak.
- Only event staff and gear drop off are allowed in the Thorne Pond Parking lot area.
- Runners will bear right after the gate and follow the packed-down path along the pond to the edge of the field to the transition zone to tag Kayaker.
- Kayakers will run across the field, through woods to Kayak Launch point
- Be prepared for running through deep snow, especially if it is warm.
Kayak Leg
- Immediately below the put in, there is a sharp turn with downed trees to avoid on the right. It is easily avoidable by looking left, paddling with left boat angle.
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Other concerns are:
- The occasional tree branch sticking out from shore
- Some braided stretches with downed trees,
- 6-10 foot high walls of residual ice along some sections of the riverbank that block egress
- and of course the cold water
- Avoid choosing channels you are unable to see down.
- At least two side channels are completely blocked by logs.
- Please make sure that all lifejackets, helmets, and thermal protection are correctly worn.
- No duct tape or tethers are used to secure gear or a person into a boat, this presents a significant hazard should the boat capsize.
Kayak - Bike - Glen Ledge Campground
- All parking will be behind Patches Market. Do not enter campground road. See this map for details.
- Vehicle Traffic into/out of the campground will be closed after 8 AM so please have all bike drop-offs positioned before then.
- A Van with a Canoe Trailer from Saco Bound will provide a free shuttle service to/from the transition zone.
- View this map to see the flow of racer traffic existing the river and transitioning to bikes
Bike Leg
- The loop through Jackson Village is CLOSED this year
- Bike traffic will head STRAIGHT up Route 16 to Pinkham Notch
Bike -Hike Transition - Directissima Parking Lot, Pinkham Notch
- No change for 2019. Race support team parking only in this lot.
Ski Leg
- All Ski Leg Racers are required to wear an avalanche beacon
- Limited beacons are available for rent at registration
- Hike-Ski Transition will be set out of avalanche terrain
- We will have a beacon check as part of the transition zone
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