Oakland Park

Short Course: 1.5 mile run, 7.5 mile bike, 1.5 mile run
Long Course: 2.5 mile run, 15 mile bike, 2.5 mile run

Run Course - The run course is a simple loop design on paved and packed gravel trails, staged entirely within Oakland Park. NO TRAFFIC! Arrows, signs and volunteers will help you. This is a primarily flat course with a nice grade to greet you at the finish line. Approximately 70% of the course will be on packed gravel trail. Plan accordingly if you plan to wear racing flats, lots of participants do. There will be one stations on the run course, near the short course turn-around point. Aid Station Supplies: * Heed * Water * Ice * HammerGel *

Bike Course - The bike course is a loop design that begins at the Park. The course does not feature any significant hills, but there area couple incline throughout the course. NOTE: The bike course is open to traffic. Usually, the vehicular traffic on race day is very minimal. Road surfaces are very good. Arrows, signs and volunteers will help guide you. There will be no bike aid stations on the course. Be prepared to carry all your fluid and food requirements. Please remember it is your responsibility to know the bike course.

Transition Area (TA) - The entire transition area will be located near the Finish Line complex.

Get full course maps and directions in the "Course Maps Section ". Please remember it is your responsibility to know the course.

Equipment

Bikes - It is appropriate to use any kind of bike at MaxTrax. It is easier to ride a road bike, hybrid bike or tri bike, as they have more gears (better for the few hills you'll encounter on the course). However, many people will ride mountain bikes, or other bikes they already have in their garage (or find in the family's/friends' garage!), and this is perfectly OK.
If you want to purchase a bike for this event, you can usually get a decent "starter" bike for about $600-$800. If you are not sure how active you plan to be, as far as multi-sport racing, this is the best way to go. Your local bike shop (Cycle Extreme, in Columbia, sponsors this race) will know what is best for you. If you do buy a bike, make sure to have it a couple of weeks before the event, so you can practice riding it.
Clothes - Historically, the weather at MaxTrax calls for layers as it is normally cool in the morning (but you will heat up as you get into the race). If you want to wear different clothes for the different legs of the event, you do need to have a base layer that can be worn the entire time, as there is no covered place to change clothes. As much as we all hate to be seen in public in spandex, it is the safest and most comfortable option for biking (looser pants can get caught in your gears).