The course is fairly flat with a few rolling hills. There may be a headwind on the bike in one direction depending on the weather. The roads are in good shape with several areas recently paved. As with many races, the race course WILL BE OPEN to traffic. Race organizers will do their very best to provide signage on the race route, but athletes will need to be aware and alert for traffic on the race route as well as traffic entering the race route from driveways and feeder roads.
Swim (.25 miles):
The race start will be on the beach to the left of the West Jetty. Racers will be corralled to the right of the boardwalk in a "chute" down towards the water and "penned" in groups by age pending a "wave" start format. Swim waves will be sent off at approximately three (3) minute intervals on a buoy-marked course to the left of the West Jetty. Water temperatures are expected to be between 63-65 degrees. We highly recommend wetsuits. When the athletes have completed the swim they will exit the water, run up the beach to the upper parking to the tennis courts and into the transition area. The way will be clearly marked.
Bike (14 miles):
The athletes will exit the transition area and mount their bikes in a designated "mount" zone near the entrance to the upper parking lot. The athletes will ride their bikes out Bathing Beach Road to North Beach Street, down North Beach to Easton, make a SHARP right on Easton to Cliff Road, turn right up Cliff Road to the intersection of Madaket Road and Cliff Road. At the intersection of Madaket Road and Cliff Road, the racers will bear right and head out Madaket Road to the Westender where they will turn around in the middle of the road and head back to Jetties Beach via the same route. Athletes should remember that there is a SHARP left turn at the bottom of Cliff Road on the return on the bike route as well as a SHARP left turn back onto North Beach Street.
Run (3.5 miles):
Once back at the upper parking lot, athletes will re-rack their bikes and head back out on their run.
Athletes will head back out taking a right onto Bathing Beach Road onto North Beach, bear left onto North Beach to the end, right on Easton, right up Cliff Road, right on Cabot Lane, left on Grant Ave., around Lincoln Circle, right on Nantucket Ave., left back onto Cliff Road, left on Chester Street at the bottom of Cliff Road and onto Easton, down to the end of Easton near Brant Point, left on Hulbert Ave., at the Brant Point Rotary right on Bathing Beach Road and finish in the finish chute on Bathing Beach Road.
| Saturday, July 10th | |
| 8:00 am | Bathing Beach Road closed. No car access to Jetties Beach. No drop-off's allowed - athletes must ride their bike to the race venue. |
| 8:30 am | Transition Area opens. Registration opens. Body Marking opens. |
| 11:30 am | Registration closes. |
| 11:45 am | Mandatory pre-race meeting with head USAT Official. |
| 11:55 am | Final call for 1st wave. All athletes need to be out of the water and ouf of the Transition Area. |
| 12:00 pm | Race starts. |
| 2:00 pm | Post-race Party. |
| TBD | Ferry Boat to Hyannis (for those racers leaving the island on Saturday). |
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