The first event of the Triathlon Club of San Diego duathlon series will be an on road/ off road event. The event will be centered around the Calavera Preserve. The preserve was the source for much of the rock that built the Oceanside harbor and the lake was the water source for the city of Carlsbad until the mid 1960's. Today the preserve only makes up part of the total 
open space that remains between Carlsbad, Oceanside and Vista.
TCSD duathlon race directors Suzanne LaRosa, Tyler Ives and I went for a course preview today.
The event will start in the parking lot of Calavera Hills middle school in the new Calavera Hills community on the border of Carlsbad and Oceanside. The run will be a 2.2 mile loop around the lake on hard pack trails and is fairly flat. Here are a couple video showing what to expect on the course.
The bike course is a 13.8 mile loop that will take the riders from Carlsbad, through Oceanside, into the Shadowridge community of Vista and back in to Carlsbad. It is 99% right hand turns, except for one left, on great roads with shoulders and bike lanes. It is a challenging course however that is either going up or down. There are no real flats so be ready to do some work. The last climb coming back to the transition is Torrey Pines in quality. About the same elevation gain but shorter.
Here is Tyler's account of the preview.
This should be a great event to start the 2007-2008 TCSD duathlon series. See you there 11/10. Keep an eye on the email list and website for all the current information.
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