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Event Information: | | When: | Sunday, June 27th, 2010 | Where: | Swim Start (Click Link for Directions): East Crissy Field Beach, Presidio of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA Race Finish & Transition (Click Link for Directions): Crissy Field (Near the Warming Hut), Presidio of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA | Packet Pick-Up: | Mandatory Packet Pick Up Saturday, June 26th, 2010 from 2:00pm to 5:00pm at the: Sports basement of Presidio of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA | Registration: | To register click here! Athletes can register late on Packet Pick-Up day with a $10.00 increase to price. There will be NO registration on RACE DAY. You must be at packet pick-up between 2:00pm to 5:00pm. The packet pick-up section for more info. Note: If you register within two weeks of the date of the event we can not guarantee that you will receive have a finisher's medal or a T-Shirt. Both T-Shirt's and Finishers Medals have to be ordered two weeks prior to the event to allow for production time. We do our best to anticipate additional registrants and order extra for both. However both represent significant cost, and to help keep registration fees down for athletes we do have to operate within certain limits. We appreciate your understanding in this matter and look forward to seeing you at our events. | Event Cost: | Registration Fees: Sprint: $80.00 until 2/20 $90.00 until 3/21 $100.00 until 4/22 $110.00 until 5/23 $120.00 until 6/25 $130.00 on 6/26 | Olympic:
$100.00 until 2/20 $110.00 until 3/21 $120.00 until 4/22 $130.00 until 5/23 $140.00 until 6/25 $150.00 on 6/26 |
NOTE: Relays teams costs are slightly more than regular registration due to the fact that timing companies require us to pay extra fees for the additional timing chips. To register click here! Athletes can register late on Packet Pick-Up day with a $10.00 increase to price. There will be NO registration on RACE DAY. You must be at packet pick-up between 2:00pm to 6:00pm. The packet pick-up section for more info. | | Refund Policy: | ATTENTION: Please read our Refund & Rollover Policy to make sure you understand our policies. | Check In: | Sunday, June 27th, 2010 at Crissy Field Transition Area (near the Warming Hut). Allow yourself enough set-up time to walk the 3/4 mile to swim start. | Waves: | Sprint Wave Times:
Note: Wave groupings will be determined 2 weeks prior to race. | Olympic Wave Times:
Note: Wave groupings will be determined 2 weeks prior to race. |
| Weekend Schedule: | Saturday, June 26th: Packet Pick-Up & Late Registration: 2:00pm – 5:00pm at the Sports Basement, Presidio of San Francisco.
Sunday June 27th : Race day!
RACE DAY SCHEDULE: 5:30am: PACKET PICK-UP OPENS Near Transition Area 5:30am: TRANSITION AREA OPENS 6:45am: SPRINT & OLYMPIC PRE-RACE MEETING AT THE SWIM START 7:00am: SPRINT SWIM WAVE START 7:15am: OLYMPIC SWIM WAVE START 8:30am: POST RACE FOOD WILL OPEN (and go until everyone’s full)!
SERVED TO GOLDEN GATE TRIATHLON ATHLETES.
Food will consist of granola, bagels, fresh fruit, & juice!
9:30am: SPRINT DISTANCE AWARDS CEREMONY 11:00am: OLYMPIC DISTANCE AWARDS CEREMONY
Event Parking: Please note parking instructions for race day! TriFREAKS is not responsible for your vehicles should they be towed. The following three areas marked on the parking map below have been provided. If you decide to park in the "West Bluff" parking lot, you will not be able to move until the bike course has been cleared. Parking in any other areas is prohibited as it blocks parking for business tenants of The Presidio. Parking Map for Presidio for Golden Gate Triathlon. Special Note:
Please familiarize yourself with the course. Take a close look at the course map.
For the Swim Remember:
The Sprint Swim is one lap around the swim course. For more info on the swim course please see the swim course map.
Olympic Swim is two laps around the swim course. For more info on the swim course please see the swim course map.
If you are having difficulty at any point in the swim raise your hand and ask for help. Feel free to hold onto one of the Kayaks or boats and then either continue the event or ask for assistance and be removed from the water. Note that the swim course was modified from the 2009 swim course to minimize tide impact to the swimmers as well as increase overall safety and ability to monitor the swimmers.
When exiting the swim your shoe bag will be located to the right. It is a 3/4 mile run back to the transition area.
For Biking Remember:
Olympic Bike – 6 loops (19.84 miles)
Sprint Bike – 3 loops (10.39 miles)
For the Run Remember:
The run is an out and back.
The Sprint Distance turn-around is beyond the half way point of the Bridge.
The Olympic Distance turn-around will be a half mile beyond the Bridge.
There will be three (3) aid stations-all will have Water, Heed drink & Clif Blocks:
The first is in the middle of the transition area. Take whatever you will need for the bike; There will be no other aid stations on the bike course. Run Aid Station #2 will be (just before Bridge entrance). Run Aid Station #3 will be at the Olympic Turn-Around Turn (3.1 miles away).
IMPORTANT NOTE: there will be no other aid stations on the run. The Golden Gate Bridge will not permit it. We will have bottled water available at aid station #2. This is to allow you to keep the water with you while on the Bridge. YOU MUST HOLD ONTO YOUR WATER BOTTLE – DO NOT discard ANY trash on the Bridge. Any trash you have, keep until you return to aid station #2 (where you entered onto the Bridge). |
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| | SWIM: Olympic - .9 Miles | Sprint .5 Miles Click Here to View Golden Gate Swim Course Map San Francisco Area Tide Table | |  Like last year the swim will start and finish at East Crissy Field Beach. The swim is a triangular course, with one loop for the Sprint and two loops for the Olympic distance. Impact from the tide has been minimized as much as possible.
For information on the tides, please see the San Francisco Area Tide Table. The Sprint Race will start at 7:00am with waves following every 5 minutes. The Olympic event will start at 7:15am with waves following every 5 minutes. Kayaks and boats will prevent athletes from straying off course. If you feel tired or panicked at any point during the swim it's fine to hold onto a kayak. As long as the kayak does not forward your position on the course it is within the rules to continue when you are ready. If you need assistance out of the water the boaters will also help you back to shore. Expect chilly waters, somewhere in the mid 50's so wetsuits are highly recommended. GPS coordinates for the swim are:
Starting line: 37°48'23.81"N,122°27'6.69"W Buoy 1: 37°48'28.39"N,122°27'3.74"W Buoy 2: 37°48'33.37"N,122°27'0.56"W Buoy 3: 37°48'29.57"N,122°26'53.91"W Finish line: 37°48'23.74"N,122°27'2.48"W See the map for more details. | SWIM to BIKE TRANSITION: Click Here to View Interactive Map of Run to Golden Gate Bike Transition Area Click Here to View Interactive Map of Golden Gate Swim to Bike Transition Area Golden Gate Triathlon Transition Area Map with Notes |  A bag with your running shoes (bag supplied by the race at packet pick-up) may be dropped off by you at the swim finish at East Crissy Field Beach. You must drop it off before the swim start. After completing your swim you will run to retrieve your bag. You will then need to run 3/4 mile to the transition area. It is suggested that you bring shoes because the run is on a gravelly path. Any swim gear being left behind must be bagged (in your shoe bag) which will be numbered using your bib number and a permanent marker. The bag will be transported and held for you to collect at the end of the finish line.
NOTE: We have tried to eliminate the 3/4 mile run back to the transition area after the swim. However due to "environmental" reasons we have not been granted the ability to move the swim entry and exit closer to the transition area. Alternatively we have tried moving the transition area closer to the swim area, which unfortunately has also been denied. We will contiue to try to come up with a better solution and appreciate your patience in this matter. | BIKE: 19.84 Miles Olympic | 10.39 Miles Sprint Click Here to View Interactive Map of Sprint Distance Golden Gate Bike Route Click Here to View Interactive Map of Olympic Distance Golden Gate Bike Route |  Once you have mounted your bike on Mason you will ride west approx-imately 1/4 mile and make a sharp left onto Long. At the top of Long you will go right onto Lincoln proceed to Bowley and veer right. When Bowley merges into Lincoln you will make a sharp left and head back up.
Remain on Lincoln all the way back to Long where you will turn around until you have finished the required number of laps (3 for Sprint & 6 for Olympic). DO NOT TURN BACK ONTO LONG AVE until you have completed your requied loops (Olympic- 6 / Sprint - 3). On your last lap, you will take a sharp left back on Long, proceed back down the hill on Long where you will take a sharp right back onto Mason, and then proceed back to where you started and head into the bike to run transition. Once you have completed your required loops (Olympic - 6 / Sprint - 3) you will dismount off your bike and proceed to Transition Area. Please take a close look at both bike maps. Make sure to zoom in as well as look at the elevation on both maps for detailed course information. You can find the map here. | RUN to BIKE TRANSITION: Click Here to View Interactive Map of Golden Gate Bike to Run Transition Area Golden Gate Triathlon Transition Area Map with Notes | After finishing your required bike loops (Olympic - 6 Loops / Sprint - 3 Loops), you dismount your bike at the marked transition area, run your bike to the transition bike rack, put on your running gear, and... RUUUN! | RUN: Olympic - 5.0 Miles | Sprint - 3.1 Miles Click Here to View Interactive Map of Golden Gate Run Route | | 
Exiting out of Transition Area, athletes will begin their out and back runs by heading toward the Golden Gate Bridge. Just past the Warming Hut athletes will be guided left onto a trail (steep stairs initially). The trail will be marked by flags and volunteers all the way to the bridge. This year we will run on the west side of the bridge closed to other ped and bike traffic. Sprint Distance athletes will run past the half-way point of the bridge to a manned turn-around point 1.55 miles into the run. Olympic Distance athletes will run all the way over the Bridge and be guided down another 1/2 mile of paved path to their turn-around point 2.5 miles into the run. Both turn-around points will be monitored by volunteers writing down the numbers of the athletes. Make sure to yell your number as you turn around so that they don't miss you. Take a close look at the run map (Interative Map Link Above) to get a more detailed illustration of the run course. | HAMMER AID STATIONS: | | The three aid stations supplied with both Hammer Heed Drink and Hammer Gel will be located at the: 
Just Before the Bridge Entrance At the Olympic Turn Around Point
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Back To Top of Page Lodging: The following is a list of hotels near The Presidio of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94129:
For Directions From the Hotels to The Race click here and then put in the hotel address as starting point! Directions to Golden Gate Triathlon: Many of you have inquired about WHERE the event occurs exactly, and how to get there: The swim start and finish takes place from Crissy Field, East Beach (The Bike-to-Run Transition along with the finish line are .75 miles west towards the Bridge) - GGNRA/National Park Service, San Francisco County.
Getting There:
Finding your way through the Presidio can be a challenge even for long time SF residents. Pay attention, or you'll end up on the other side of the Golden Gate Bridge!
• From San Francisco: drive west on Marina Boulevard. At the intersection with Lyon Street, where Doyle Drive diverges left to the Golden Gate Bridge, continue straight onto Mason. Look for the transition area about 3/4 mile west on the right.
• From Marin: drive south across the Golden Gate Bridge, and use the Lombard Street entrance to the Presidio. Turn right onto Lincoln, turn right again at Halleck, and continue straight to Mason. For detailed driving directions click on the map below and enter your starting point! The Presidio of San Francisco
San Francisco, CA 94129
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When the time comes, you can order pictures of 2010's event of yourself at: All athletes that finish will receive a Golden Gate Triathlon finishers medal.
Awards will be given to the top three males and females in each age group; 14-19, 20-24, 25-29. . . and so on.
An overall Award will be given to the top three males and females in the Sprint and Olympic Events.
All Athletes will recieve a Golden Gate Trathlon Cotton or Tech- Tee Shirt at packet pick-up. Tech Tee Shirts are available for an $5 upgrade fee. | |
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