*Beach2Battleship Iron Distance

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Beach2Battleship Iron Distance 2009

Time:: 7:00 AM
Date:: Saturday, November 07, 2009
Place:: Wrightsville Beach - Wilmington, NC
Distance:: 2.4 mile Swim
112 mile Bike
26.2 mile Run

Status:: Closed
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2009 AGE GROUP AND CATEORY RESULTS POSTED - PLEASE NOTE: WE ARE STILL WORKING ON GETTING THE REST OF THE SWIM SPLITS, AND HOPE TO HAVE THEM UPDATED BY THE END OF TODAY OR TOMORROW. WE CAN'T THANK YOU ENOUGH FOR YOUR PATIENCE AS WE TRY TO SORT ALL OF THIS OUT.

Visit our Event Specific site at www.beach2battleship.com

The Beach2Battleship Full moves into season number two after a tremendously successful first season in 2008 bringing the highly desired ultra distance back to the Carolinas. Complimented by a Half, this event will bring the 2009 triathlon season to an end in a big way!

Swim: The B2B swim course will be staged at Wrightsville Beach and will be a unique point-to-point layout with a mass beach start. The swim takes place in a channel that is connected to the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway; so it's a salt water swim but not in the ocean. An incoming tide with participants swimming with the current will make for some very fast times for the 2.4 mile course. The water temperature should be in the upper 60's to low 70's - perfect for wetsuit use.

Bike: The 112 mile bike course takes competitors from Wrightsville Beach, through the northern section of Wilmington and then up towards White Lake - home of one of the more famous half iron distance events on the east coast. The bike course is totally flat with the only elevation change taking place when participants finish the bike course by crossing a bridge on the way into the second transition area located at the historic Battleship North Carolina. Vehicular traffic on the bike course will be extremely light throughout the course. Fully stocked aid stations will be located approximately every 15 miles along the entire course. A "Special Needs" stop will also be located at about the midpoint of the ride.

Run: The two loop run course will start and finish at the Battleship North Carolina. Competitors will cross over three bridges on each of the two 13.1 mile loops. The run course is the identical course used for the Battleship Half Marathon staged each November in Wilmington. Each lap of the run will also feature a trip around picturesque Greenfield Lake. One of the featured aspects of B2B will be the run course aid stations. Located every mile along the 13.1 mile loop, each aid station will serve a variety of food, drinks, and energy products to assist each athlete. Event organizers will be conducting a contest amongst the aid stations (voted on by the participants), so each group or company assigned to a particular aid station will be trying their best to "out do" the other aid stations. Aid station volunteers will be in costume and will be playing live or recorded music. On a more serious note, all aid stations will also be fully staffed with EMS personnel, HAM radio operators, and rent-a-johns. Being that many competitors will still be out on the run course after the sun sets at about 6PM, the entire run course will be lit by portable light towers to compliment the existing street lights.

Affiliated Charities

This event benefits Wilmington Family YMCA.

Beach2Battleship directly benefits the Wilmington Family YMCA's "We Build People Campaign". Please consider making a donation to this worthy cause during your registration process.

News

8PM. AFTER THIS TIME WE WILL NOT BE TAKING ANY ADDITIONAL REGISTRATIONS FOR THIS EVENT.2009 REGISTRATION WILL CLOSE ON SUNDAY NOVEMBER 1, 2009 AT

11/11/2008 2009 General Registration to Open on December 1, 2008 at 8AM EST

Event Site Rules

Event Capacity
This event is limited to the first 750 registrations.

USAT Sanctioned
The Beach2Battleship Full is a USA Triathlon sanctioned event.

Cut off Times
All participants must complete the event within 17 hours of the start of the swim. Individual discipline cut off times are seen below and are listed as cummulative times from the start of the swim. Event officials reserve the right to pull any athlete from the course if it appears he/ she will not complete the event within the posted cut off times.

Swim: 2 hours 20 minutes
Bike: 10 hours 15 minutes
Run: 17 Hours 00 minutes

Medical Form
The medical form is mandatory and must be filled out and turned in in order to get your event packet. Please download the form and bring it with you to packet pick up.

Beach2Battleship Medical Form

Minimum Age
The minimum age allowed for participation in the Beach2Battleship Full is 18 years of age.

Timing System
Beach2Battleship will be timed using the ChampionChip Tming System.
(5 splits provided)

Packet Pickup

All Information on this event may be found at the official event web site at www.beach2battleship.com

Lodging Information

All Information on this event may be found at the official event web site at www.beach2battleship.com

Policies and Refunds

50% of your entry fee will be refunded until July 1, 2009. No refunds will be issued for any reason after July 1, 2009.

Event entries are NOT transferrable between individuals, events or years.

You must use the link below to request you refund no later than July 1, 2009.

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Birds Eye View will be on hand at Beach2Battleship capturing photos of your event. You will receive a personalized email after the event with your event photos and split times. If you do not receive this email you may also view these photos at www.birdseyeview.net