NEW Bike Course
The bike course is two loops on West Cliff Drive and Delaware Avenue.
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Exit transition and head up Center St. towards Washington Street Extension, across train trestle onto West Cliff Drive.
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Turning Right onto Bay Street
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Left onto Santa Cruz Street
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Right onto West Cliff Drive
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Right turn on Woodrow Avenue
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Left turn onto Delaware Avenue
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Right turn onto Natural Bridges Dr.
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U-turn on Natural Bridges Dr.
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Left turn onto Delaware Ave.
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Right onto Woodrow Avenue
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Left onto West Cliff Drive
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Begin Second Loop by Turning Left onto Bay Street
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Left onto Santa Cruz Street
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Right onto West Cliff Drive
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Complete second loop
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Then head toward the right of the cones back to the train trestle bridge.
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Stay left on Washington Street Extension (over the train trestle) and back down the hill to transition.
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Watch for dismount area near the side of the transition area.
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Go left into transition.
SPRINT DISTance
750m SWIM / 20K BIKE / 5K RUN
Course Description and Maps
Please review the maps before the race. It is each athlete’s responsibility to know the course and any potential hazards.
Swim Course
**New This Year** The swim will start with a rolling start. Athletes start the race in smaller groups at regular intervals. Instead of everyone diving into the water at once, participants enter the water in a continuous stream, based on their estimated swim finish time. Athletes will not be divided by age or gender, everyone will begin in this rolling start based on estimated finish time only. All athletes will need to be ready at the beach for the 8:45am start time.
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The swim corral will be located on Cowell Beach in front of the Dream Inn. Swimmers will start in a rolling start beginning at 8:45 a.m., heading counter-clockwise around the three buoys and exit the water at Cowell Beach. From there, swimmers run up the path aside the Dream Inn, through the parking lot, across the street and up a paved path under the trestle, to the transition area. Volunteers will guide racers.
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The swim start time could be impacted if an extreme fog delay slows the start of the Olympic swim.
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Run Course
The Run Out section from transition is on the path that goes under the train trestle. The turnaround at Woodrow Avenue on West Cliff Drive.
Note: The Swim In and the Run Out both follow the path at the back of the park and go under the train trestle, avoiding the street traffic on Pacific Avenue. The Bike In and Out still go on the road overpass, above the train tracks.
TRANSITION AREA
The new transition area will be on the soccer fields at Depot Park. There is a zero-tolerance policy for eating and drinking while inside the fenced area on the turfed grass. Athletes are allowed to bring in nutrition but cannot eat or drink inside on the fields. If we see you eating or drinking on the fields, you will be disqualified. Thank you in advance for your cooperation. Transition opens for the Sprint Triathlon at 8 a.m. and closes at 9:00 a.m. Athletes must be body-marked and have their numbered bracelet to enter and exit the Transition area. Athletes only. Transition closes promptly at 1pm. Maps of the new transition area to be posted soon!
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Any course changes and details will be covered in the mandatory pre-race meeting on Cowell Beach at 9:15 am.
