Local Resources
LOCAL RESOURCES USED BY THE LAS VEGAS TRIATHLON CLUB
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Please double check times and locations before you visit any of the locations below, as these can change due to heat, closures, repairs, or maintenance.
Swim
Triathlon swimming practice in Las Vegas occurs in pools throughout the community. Many train on their own at their health clubs, others a part of regular coached pool sessions. Lake Mead is our lake for practicing open water swims.
Most of our coaches will work with beginning as well as seasoned athletes to teach them what they need to know to get through their initial races. For many beginners the swim can be the most unfamiliar and scariest part of the event – don’t let that stop you!!!
Do to the fact that swimming is an athletic, technical and emotional challenge for some we recommend that you work with a coach to get the basics down if you are new to the sport. We also recommend that if you have any concerns about your ability when you go to the lake, that you take a personal flotation device like a lifeguards buoy, until you are sure of your abilities.
Boulder Beach, Lake Mead
During the summer athletes will have several lake swims in preparation for racing; most of these will be combined with a bike and a run. These will originate at Boulder Beach in the Lake Mead National Recreational Area.
Wind, Wavers and Weather – South Boulder Basin Buoy
National Data Buoy Center – Station SBBN2 – Lake Mead – South Boulder Basin
Henderson Multigenerational Center
The Multi-Gen center is a community center in Henderson and is open to the public. It features indoor and an outdoor pools. Coach Devonee is the Master’s swim coach. Call the center to verify specific swimming hours.
Multigenerational Aquatic Complex is located, 250 S. Green Valley Parkway (at Paseo Verde Parkway); (702) 267-5824. The activity pool opens for recreational swimming from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. Lap swimming in competitive pool from 5 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday. Recreational diving occurs in the competitive pool from noon to 6 p.m. weekends. Lap swimming takes place in the indoor pool from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. weekdays; 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday.
Desert Breeze Community Center
Desert Breeze is a community center located on the west side of Las Vegas and is open to the public. It features an indoor pool. It is home to the Las Vegas Masters Swim Team. Masters swim is 5 days a week from 5:30 am to 7:00 am. Call the center to verify specific swimming hours.
Desert Breeze Aquatic Facility is located at, 8275 Spring Mountain Road (west of Cimarron Road); (702) 455-7798. Indoor pool offers family swim hours from 1 to 4 p.m. and 7:30 to 9 p.m. weekdays and 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday, and lap swim hours from 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 8 to 9 p.m. weekdays and 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday.
Pavilion Center / Palo Verde Pool
Palo Verde is a community pool located on the west side of Las Vegas in Summerlin and is open to the public. It features an outdoor pool. It is home to the Viva Las Vegas Masters Swim Team . This is an outdoor pool so swim times vary during the season, call the center for specific swimming hours.
Also known as Pavilion Center Pool it is located at, 101 N. Pavilion Center Drive (near Greenmoor Lane and Anasazi Drive); (702) 229-1488. Hours for recreational swimming are from noon to 4:45 p.m.; Monday through Friday, noon to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. It features an Olympic-size pool with lap and recreational swimming and 1- and 3-meter diving boards.
Las Vegas Municipal Pool
The Municipal Pool is a community pool located near downtown Las Vegas and is open to the public. The center features an Olympic-size pool with lap and recreational swimming and 1- and 3-meter diving boards.
Municipal Pool, 431 E. Bonanza Road (near Las Vegas Boulevard); (702) 229-6309. Hours for recreational swimming are from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. – weekdays and noon to 6 p.m. weekends.
Whitney Ranch Aquatic Complex
Bike
Las Vegas has a great varied cycling environment. The club is obviously geared toward Triathlon; most triathlons are endurance events that take place for the most part on flat or hilly terrain with a few short steep hills thrown in for a challenge. Our area offers all of that plus long climbs into mountainous areas. There is everything out there plus summertime heat. Many times you will want to fit in a ride when you don’t have tine to schedule with others – we all know how that goes. We also have a lot Vegas visitors that check our site out – in both cases these routes are suggestions that may be useful. Most of our rides are our and back so you can vary the length by turning back at any point. Cell phone coverage is spotty in the more mountainous and remote places so don’t rely on your cell to get you out of a jam in all cases. That’s it stay hydrated in the summer and enjoy our environment.
When we post a ride we may include the following:
* Date
* Meeting Location
* Ride Type – Mileage/Pace/Terrain
* Example: A 60 miles, Base Pace, with rolling hills (no drop) = 60/B/3 (no Drop)
* Estimated ride time not including stops
* Example 60 miles @ 15mph = 4 hours
* Ride description
* Weather Cancellation Y/N
* RSVP ( contact person and ride leader)
All riders participating in a Las Vegas Triathlon Club ride are responsible for carrying the following items:
1. HELMET!
2. Bike tube patch kit, and/or,
3. Spare tube (recommended)
4. Pump or other inflation device (CO2)
5. I.D.
6. Emergency cash
7. Appropriate amounts of water and food
8. Basic tools: multi-tool, tire lever
9. Cell Phone (optional)
Ride Locations
Starbucks on West Charleston – around the Red Rock Loop -to the junction of 160 to the town of Blue Diamond and back approximately 45 miles.
http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Starbucks-Charleston-the-Loop-to-160
We meet at the Starbucks at Town Center and West Charleston. This is the classic Vegas ride, it has everything, hills, scenery, a small town to refuel in and on top of all of that there is a 6′-8′ bike lane along 70% of the route. This is a popular Saturday group ride an A pace on a 3-4 Terrain. If you do not ride the loop the terrain becomes a solid level 2. Verify meeting times with the ride coordinator; times vary during the year as temperatures rise. @15mph = 3hrs.
Starbucks in the Trails Center – through the northwest urban area – to the town of Indian Springs and back approximately 80 miles.
http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Summerlin-Starbucks-to-Indian-Springs
We start from the Starbucks in the Trails Shopping Center. This is a long ride; some may look at it as a desolate ride however to locals it offers desert solitude. It is relatively flat with long modest ups and downs. It becomes very challenging when it is windy. You can refuel in Indian Springs. There is a relatively wide breakdown lane on 95 therefore all things considered it is a relatively safe route. This is a great ironman distance training route. You can turn back whenever and create your own ride distance. This is a popular training ride an A-B pace on a 2 Terrain. This is not a regular ride verify date and meeting times with the ride coordinator; times vary during the year as temperatures rise. @15 mph = 5hrs 20minutes
Starbucks on Eastern in a shopping center just off I-215 – through Green Valley in Henderson -to the junction of raceway and Lake Mead Blvd – past Lake Las Vegas – through Lake Mead and back approximately 70 miles.
http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/107535
This is generally an insiders training ride because it is easy to get off track and until you get to Lake Mead it is very urban. It is rolling and the distance makes it a challenging ride. When you get to Lake Mead bring your wallet there is a $3 park entry fee. There are plenty of convenience stores to refuel at until you get to the park. The park segment is a classic ride. This is a an occasional ride so verify date and meeting times with the ride coordinator; times vary during the year as temperatures rise. This is an A pace on a 3-4 Terrain. @15mph = 4hrs 40minutes.
Boulder Beach to the north Lake Mead entry station – to the south entry station – back to Boulder Beach – approximately 24 miles.
http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Lake-Mead-Classic-Lakeshore-Loop
We meet at the picnic area parking lot at Boulder Beach for bike riding sessions for sessions that involve swimming we meet along the beach. This is the classic Vegas/Lake Mead ride; it is also the perfect triathlon training location. There is a lake with buoys to swim along, great cycling terrain and a newly constructed paved running path that goes along the lake through historic railroad tunnels down to the dam. The only thing it doesn’t have is a store to buy what you forgot. There is a $5 park entry fee. This is a popular Saturday ride at an A-B pace on a 3 Terrain. This is not a regular ride so verify meeting times with the ride coordinator; times vary during the year as temperatures rise. @15mph = 1hr 40minutes.
Run
Las Vegas has a great varied running environment. You can do a trail run in the desert, or along the trails and tunnels at Lake Mead, or choose a more urban setting for a training run by yourself or with friends and club members. As the Las Vegas Triathlon Club we do not believe that one organization has everything for everyone; while we put together training events we also affiliate with other groups – cross pollination especially in swimming and running makes sense especially in our town. Therefore we will post club training runs along with other affiliate runs. Some of these originate from the strip which can be helpful to our visiting triathletes.
Once again a word of caution – there is everything out there plus summertime heat. If you go for a trail run cell phone coverage is spotty in the more mountainous and remote places so don’t rely on your cell to get you out of a jam in all cases; stay hydrated in the summer and enjoy our environment.
When we post a run we may include the following:
* Date
* Meeting Location and a map link
* Run Type – Mileage/Pace/Terrain
* Example: 5 miles, Relaxed Pace, essentially flat = 5/A/1
* Estimated run time not including stops
* Example 5 miles @ 10 min pace = 50 minutes
* Run description
* Weather Cancellation Y/N
* RSVP ( contact person and run leader)
