Humans of Steel: Harris Lake Sprint & Olympic Triathlon

Harris Lake Reverse Sprint & Olympic Triathlon

This is a multisport event to remember with your choice of REVERSE sprint or Olympic triathlon or aquabike plus a crazy fun party, brought to you by Humans of Steel Racing, a subsidiary of The Endurance Edge, a women-owned Triangle business. Let's create multisport memories for the entire family. Everyone shares a finish line and gets to celebrate their accomplishment! It will not only challenge you, but be super fun!

Event Highlights

• Beginner Friendly: In fact, if this is your FIRST race, we have a special, handmade (huge) plaque for you to have your picture taken with.
• Location: Held at Harris Lake County Park in New Hill, NC, convenient to Raleigh, Durham, Cary, Chapel Hill, Fuquay Varina, and Holly Springs.
• Course Details: You'll run through single track trails, ride through Holly Springs, then swim in Harris Lake (yes, in that order...since we like to be different...we're humans of steel, after all!).
• USAT Sanctioned: As of 2024, Sprint AND Olympic course, high school athlete friendly, earning USAT points for rankings. You can view the rules here.

Resources

• Athlete & Spectator Guide: 2025 Athlete & Spectator Guide is HERE.
• Course Maps: Detailed course maps, GPX links, parking and transition layout can be found here.

Race Weekend Timeline

On Sunday, August 2nd

• 5:45-7:15am: Packet pick-up (this will include a trash bag for you to haul out your own trash). No packet pick up prior to race day. DO NOT ARRIVE EARLIER THAN 5:45am--no waiting allowed outside the park!
• 7:30am: Reverse Olympic Triathlon + RELAY (10k trail run, ~20 mile road bike, 1500m open water swim)
• 7:40am: Reverse Sprint Triathlon (5k trail run, 12.5 mile road bike, 750m open water swim)
• 7:42am: Reverse Sprint Aquabike (12.5 mile road bike, 750m open water swim) and Reverse Olympic Aquabike (~20 mile road bike, 1500m open water swim)
• 8am-12:00pm: Stick around to enjoy music, kids fun run, playground, photo area, and great post-race snacks!
• ~9:30am: Kids dash
• 10:30am (tentative): Awards (overall Male, Female & Non-Binary plus age group 1st, 2nd, 3rd)
• 11am: Bike course cut off time
• 12:00pm: Course closes

Awards

Awards will be given to the following divisions: 12-14, 15-17, 18-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49 and so on.