Race Day Schedule & Packet Info

Early Packet pickup is at Christophers Pub, located in the Howard Johnson Hotel, Rt 37 and Hooper Avenue, Toms River, NJ Hours are Friday, June 10 from 5-7pm.

Need a room? Stay here, mention us, and get 10% off. Same place as packet pickup, and good food down the road at Tiffany's and it is across the street from a Shop Rite for you peanut butter fans! Howard Johnson's, 955 Hooper Ave, Toms River, NJ 08753 (732) 244-1000.

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SWIM WAVE STARTS (pending USAT approval)

Wave #1 6:45 AM: All male athletes.

Wave #2 6:49 AM: All female athletes

Wave #3 We will update you if a 3rd wave is needed as race day comes closer.

All athletes are to be on shore at the swim start beach, or in the water along the T dock to the south, by 6:30AM.

Swim warm-up ends at 6:15AM at the swim START area, not the swim finish beach by transition. The in water swim start is 200 yards from the beach, 175 yards of it is walkable in water 2-4 ft deep. Do your swim wave warm ups out near the start. You will have 4 minutes of official notice to your wave gun start to get to starting line. You should be in the water at 6:30, working your way out to the start. Give yourself plenty of time. The cannon will not wait for you if you are 15 or 150 yards from the start. We go at 6:45am sharp.

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MOST OF THE PORT-A-JOHNS WILL BE AT THE SWIM START AREA. CARRY YOUR WETSUIT DOWN, AND ARRIVE THERE EARLY TO GET YOURSELF ORGANIZED.

YOU SHOULD BE WALKING UP TO THE SWIM START FROM TRANSITION NO LATER THAN 6:20 AM TO WARM UP, AND NO LATER THAN 6:15 AM IF YOU PLAN A BATHROOM STOP. IT IS A 5 MINUTE WALK.

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IMPORTANT>>>PLEASE READ

BIKE MOUNT AND DISMOUNT HAS BEEN REVISED FROM 2009 VERSION AND CURRENT WEB PAGE DIAGRAM

LavaMan bike mount and dismount

When you mount the bike in the parking lot 30 yards south of transition, use caution as you exit onto the closed shoulder roadway which brings you to your ONLY loop through West Point Isle. The angle is not great, so forget about using the parking lot for a launch in which NASA would be proud. As this will be a congested area, you will be instructed to slow down, and please keep it safe within the orange cones. It is a no pass zone for merely 50 yards, and everybody will be moving very quickly if we all cooperate and keep it safe.

For dismount, you will SLOW down on the far right Bay Ave shoulder as you approach transition (watch for cones and signage). But, instead of dismounting on the tight shoulder of Bay Avenue with bikers whizzing by, you will turn right into the parking lot and pedal just a bit up toward transition where you will then dismount. Mount and dismount is the same line in the parking lot!

For the athletes jumping on the bike still needing to get into your shoes, you must pedal the first 300 yards up and over the small causeway into West Point Island before you can attempt that maneuver. There is simply not enough room until then. Blocking will be enforced in this critical part of the bike course. So, please keep your head up until you are into West Point Island where there is a little more room on the course.

Check out these overviews, so you understand how the bottom driveway is now our main entrance and exit on the bike. We will have marshals to help you navigate through.

Bike Mount, parking lot exit and West Point Island loop Google view: http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=3809031

You only go through West Point Island once! The 2nd and 3rd laps go straight and do not turn into West Point Island.

Bike deceleration lane, parking lot bike in, and then bike dismount into T2: http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=3809326

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REMEMBER…3 LOOPS ON THE BIKE. THE FIRST LOOP IS YOUR LONGEST LOOP, AS THE COURSE TAKES YOU INTO WEST POINT ISLAND, THEN DEPOSITS YOU BACK ONTO BAY AVE. FROM THERE YOU PROCEED TO FINISH YOUR FIRST LOOP, THEN REMAIN ON BAY AVENUE FOR LAPS 2, AND 3.

HINT FOR THOSE WHO HAVE TROUBLE COUNTING LAPS….

…DON”T COUNT 1 UNTIL YOU ARE BACK AT THE GAZEBO, (or north end of transition). WHEN YOU SEE IT FOR THE 3RD TIME, YOU ARE DONE!!!! MOVE OVER RIGHT. THEN GET INTO THE BIKE DISMOUNT LANE AND SLOW DOWN TO ENTER THE PARKING LOT WHILE STILL PEDALING THE BIKE. FOLLOW INTO PARKING LOT. WATCH FOR OTHER RIDERS!

The secret to this fast bike course staying safe, is no secret at all… Stay right, pass left at all times.

DO NOT RIDE UP ON SOMEONE ON THE RIGHT, ESPECIALLY AT BIKE MOUNT AND DISMOUNT! ALWAYS STAY RIGHT, PASS LEFT.

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LOCAL LAW FOR YOU AND YOUR PET

Please remember, the Lavallette police prohibit using the median on Bay Blvd. for event viewing. Only approved photographers with ID can use this area. This will be strictly enforced by Lavallette police.

IMPORTANT: NO DOGS ARE ALLOWED ON THE BEACH OR IN THE GAZEBO AREA PER LAVALLETTE ORDINACE. If you are bringing your pet, the finish line area or Bay Blvd. sidewalks are your only options. If you are near the curb, please keep your dog on a very short leash.

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Questions on the race? Call my cell: 732-241-4555. Hope to see you there.

Chris Wilcox

Race Director

cwilcox@jsmultisport.com