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Course
Located in Downtown Long Beach and along the ocean, the course is flat, fast and scenic!
Swim:
The typical water temperature in Long Beach in June is 64 degrees.
Water conditions are excellent and very safe. There are no waves inside
the breakwater where the swim takes place. Wetsuits are allowed. The
course is out-and-back with the elites doing two laps (one lap for
sprint event). Elites will complete 2 loops on the course.
Bike:
The technical bike course cruises along on Shoreline Drive, Queensway
Bridge and past the Queen Mary, around the Aquarium of the Pacific with
a U-turn at Linden Avenue. The sprint bike course is 12.4 miles in
length with 2 loops of the course. The Olympic bike course will be 4 loops of the course.
Run: The
run is along bike path adjacent to Shoreline Village and the
Marina with a view of the Queen Mary the entire way. Elites will do two loops of run course.
Transition Area:
Alamitos beach parking lot adjacent to Alfredo’s Beach Shack and below
the Villa Riviera apartment building (south of Shoreline Drive).
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