USAT MidAtlantic Regional Sprint
   Triathlon Series Event
 

ENDLESS SUMMER TRIATHLON & DUATHLON 2008:
BIKE COURSE 

Location:  Beach Haven School, back parking lot.  Between 8th & 7th Street. 
Main Transition area faces Long Beach Blvd.
Front of the school is between 8th & 7th Street, faces Beach Ave., Beach Haven, NJ

One large 10-mile rectangular bike course - same start & finish . . .
NO REPEAT LOOPS. 
Bike from Beach Haven into the towns of Long Beach Twp., 
returning to Beach Haven as detailed below.
Transition Area - Fenced large parking lot in back of Beach Haven School
       
Full Fenced Transition Lot                         Bike Exit                  

1.  You will left exit the large parking lot in the back of Beach Haven School onto 8th Street.  WALK your bikes over the ground receiver mats to begin your bike time (split).  Mount where signage indicates.

 

 

 

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2. At the 8th St. corner & Long Beach Blvd., make a right turn  onto Long Beach  Blvd. (the main island blvd.) Police/Volunteers will be staffing this corner.
    

3. 3.  Ride in the coned right hand lane straight -- for 5 miles. At Daddy O Restaurant & Bar, Long Beach Twp.,  make a right at the restaurant corner onto 44th St. in Long Beach Twp.
   Turn will be well marked
   & staffed.
   
   
   Proceed straight on 44th St. (in Long Beach Twp.,) for one long block and make a right turn onto BEACH AVE.

4. STAY RIGHT, SINGLE FILE at all times, EXCEPT TO PASS ACCORDING TO USAT RULES.  (will be discussed by officials at the pre-race meeting).
    

5. Proceed straight on Beach Ave, now returning straight back to Beach Haven School.  NOTE:  mid-point on Beach Ave. you will cross over E. MACEVOY LANE TO YOUR RIGHT, THEN BEARING LEFT TO REMAIN ON BEACH AVE.
   This will be well marked, coned -- plus a police care will be stationed there.
    

6. CONTINUE heading straight on Beach Ave. returning back into Beach Haven. At the cross roads of 8th St. & Beach Ave. (you are now back at the school in Beach Haven), you will make a right onto 8th St., dismount, cross over the timing mats, and enter the school's parking lot where you exited with your bike.

7. THERE WILL BE NO CROSSOVERS.  Large exit from bike transition with plenty of room for exiting and returning bikes.
    

8. After racking your bike, you will then run exit to the extreme right on the lot for your final 5K run.  Again large signage and volunteers will be place. to bike transition at school parking lot, on the right side of the street.
    

9. Additional Course Information: 
   a)  All traffic lights on Long Beach Blvd., in Beach Haven and Long Beach Twp., will be turned to blinker lights turning all cross streets (but three) into Stop Signs.  Those three intersections will be manned by police on race day.
   b)  There are still driveways and some stores which may be open -- do not assume you have right of way.  Roads will still be considered "open."
   c)  It is imperative that you bike only in the coned lane on race day -- STAY SINGLE FILE EXCEPT TO PASS AS GOVERNED BY USAT RULES.  Again this will be detailed by the USAT officials at the pre-race meeting.
   d)  There will be no water bottle exchange for this sprint distance bike course.
   Water will be available in the transition exit areas, and on the run course.
   
   
   Additional questions & instructions will be conducted at the pre-swim meeting.