Olympiad Schedule - Please Anticipate Traffic Delays This Weekend

2024 Olympiad Events

This weekend, August 9-11, 2024, the 20th Annual Lake Lure Olympiad will be held.  The Town of Lake Lure welcomes all racers and family members!

Please note the schedule for the events and anticipate traffic delays if you are in the area.

Thank you in advance for your patience and support! 
 

Friday, August 9th

  • The 10K race starts at 6:30 pm at Ingles.
  • The race will travel down Highway 9 to Highway 64/74a taking a left onto Buffalo Shoals Road and then into Rumbling Bald.
  • All runners should be off the roads by 8:30 pm. 

Saturday, August 10th:

  • The Sprint Triathlon starts from the Rumbling Bald Beach in the water at 8:00 am.
  • Participants will transition to bikes and ride 14 miles out of the Rumbling Bald community along Buffalo Creek Road, Bills Creek Road, Cedar Creek Road,  and back onto Buffalo Creek Road.
  • Participants then go back to the transition area inside Rumbling Bald.
  • Then they will run 3.1 miles out to Commons Property and back to the Rumbling Bald Beach from the transitions area on Mountains Blvd. 
  • Note that runners and bikers will be on the road from 8:16 am to about 11:00 am. 

Sunday, August 11th

  • The 5K race starts from the parking lot next to the Best View Motel in Chimney Rock Village at 7:30 am.
  • 64/74a will be closed for about 7-10 minutes and then the rest of the race is up the mountain inside Chimney Rock State Park.

 Again, thank you in advance for your patience and support of the racers!  
 

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