THE COURSE
Please see below the PROVISIONAL COURSE DESCRIPTIONS AND COURSE MAPS. Please be aware that this may not be the final course and minor changes may be made.
Swim Course: 1.9km - 1 lap
The 1.9km swim begins as a deep water start at Eastern Beach. The course is one lap and proceeds directly out from the shore line for 500 metres for a right turn to swim a further 500 metres to another right turn to swim a further 250 metres and then another right turn heading back to the swim finish for 400 metres then the last and left turn to swim the last 250 metres to the swim finish chute at the shoreline.
 Swim Course.pdf
Bike Course: 90.1km - 3 laps
Upon leaving the bike compound competitors will mount on Richie Bvd and proceed to Bellerine St for a sharp left turn up and then another sharp left turn onto Eastern beach Rd. and proceeding along and past Hearne Pde to Podbury Cres and then a sharp right hand turn onto Eastern Park Circuit then veering left and still on Eastern Park Circ and another sharp right onto Holt Road which takes competitors to Ryrie St where they turn left onto Ryrie Street and proceeding approximately 12 kms with Ryrie Street becoming the Geelong-Port Arlington Road to the turnaround point at the cross roads of Curlewis and Hermsley Roads. Competitors return along the same route but proceeding past the Holt Rd intersection to Normanby Street for the second turnaround point proceeding back to Holt Rd for a left turn and following the same course back to Bellerine St making the sharp downhill right turn and another right turn back onto Richie Bvd to the turnaround and completion of the first of the 3 laps.
Bike Course.pdf
Run Course: 21.1km – 3 laps
The Run course takes competitors out and along past the bike compound and back along the foreshore of Eastern Beach to the Sailing School for the first turnaround. Competitors then proceed back to and past the bike compound and continue along past the recreation and swimming pool area to the ramp from the foreshore up to Hearne Pde. The course then continues along Hearne Pde towards Limeburners Rd to the second turnaround point and returns along the same route out but on the left hand side of the roadway for a left turn up into and through the large carpark and crosses the Eastern Park Circuit roadway for a left turn onto the running/walking track within the Gardens. Competitors then cover the entire circuit of the Gardens on the track and back to the cross over again of the Eastern Circuit roadway and make a right turn onto Hearne Pde to the left turn onto and down ramp way which zig-zags behind the Restaurant veering left and around to the front of the restaurant area and across to the foreshore again at the end of the bike compound for the completion of the first of the 3 lap course. On completion of the 3rd lap, competitors continue back down past the bike compound to the Sailing School and make a LEFT turn for entrance to the finish chute on Richie Bvd.
Run Course.pdf
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