Course Descriptions
Wet suits will be permitted as per the USA Triathlon rule book. All athletes may wear wet suits with no affect on placing if the water temperature is 78 degrees or below. For water temperatures between 79 and 84, athletes may wear wet suits but ARE NOT ELIGIBLE for awards. Above 84 degrees, no athletes are permitted to wear wet suits. Anticipated water temperature is 72-75 degrees.
Athletes
will be required to run/walk their bicycles out of the transition area.
Once they have cleared the timing mat area, athletes will mount their
bikes and head north in the eastern-most lane of Atlantic Avenue.
At the Cavalier Hotel, bicyclists will turn right to continue north on
Atlantic Avenue to the intersection of Atlantic Avenue and Shore Drive.
Athletes will then turn left and head west in the outside lane of
Shore Drive.
Shortly
before the West Gate (Gate 2) of Fort Story, athletes will do a U-turn
in Shore Drive and return east in the inside westbound lane of Shore Drive
until they reach Atlantic Avenue. Bicyclists will head south on
Atlantic Avenue following the reverse of the outbound leg of the course.
Athletes will be required to dismount from thier bikes in a clearly
marked area before crossing the timing mats. Athletes will then
walk/run back to their designated rack.
Aerobars
and disk wheels are permitted on the bike. NO DRAFTING IS ALLOWED
and variable time penalties will be assigned according to the USA Triathlon
rule book. Roving draft marshals will be on the course monitoring
bike positions.
PLEASE
NOTE THAT NO BICYCLES MAY BE REMOVED FROM THE TRANSITION AREA UNTIL THE
LAST CYCLIST HAS RETURNED FROM THE BIKE COURSE. At
that time, you must match your bib number with your bike frame number
before removing your bike from the area.
Runners will head south on the boardwalk until approximately 2nd Street where they will make a U-turn and head north. Runners should keep to the right as much as possible regardless of whether they are heading north or south at the time.
The finish line will be located on the boardwalk between 23rd and 24th Streets. Once crossing the finishline, athletes will be directed toward the beach where they will find post-race refreshments such as bagels, fruit, water and fluid replacement beverages.
