PPD Beach2Battleship Half 2011
TIME: |
8:30 AM |
DATE: |
Saturday, October 29, 2011 |
PLACE: |
Wrightsville Beach to USS North Carolina - Downtown Wilmington, NC |
STATUS: |
Event Completed |
DISTANCE: |
1.2 mile Swim |
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OPEN TILL: |
Wednesday, October 26, 2011 8:30 AM |
INFO: |
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Description
10/30/2011: Results Posted. Use the menu bar on the left to view Overall Results or CLICK HERE to view Category Results and USAT Penalties.
10/18/2011: Official Participant List with Bib Number Posted. Please look at this list and write your number in the top right place on the MEDICAL FORM (under Event #)that you must bring with you to packet pick up.
Official Participant List - Individuals
Official Participant List - Relays
Please note that relays are listed alphabetically by Team Name. The order of members does not reflect the leg of the event that member is doing; it is simply the order the names were entered during the registration process. Each relay member must also bring a medical form with them to packet pick up.
8/3/2011 PPD B2B HALF - General Entry Slots Sold Out - Charity Slots will open at 4PM on 8/3/2011
8/2/2011 PPD HALF IS CLOSED TO FURTHER REGISTRATIONS - Event Capacity has been reached - A handful of refunded slots will be reopened at 1:45PM on 8/3/2011 - These will be open and available on a first come first serve basis
Visit our Event Specific site at www.beach2battleship.com
The PPD Beach2Battleship Half moves into season number four after three wildly successful years bringing the Half distance to the Port City of Wilmington, NC. Complimented by a Full, this event will bring the 2011 triathlon season to an end in a big way!
Swim: The PPD B2B Half swim course will be staged at Wrightsville Beach and will be a unique point-to-point layout with a wave 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 1.2 mile course. The water temperature will be in the upper 60's to low 70's - perfect for wetsuit use.
Bike: The 56 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.
Run: The one loop out and back run course will start and finish at the Battleship North Carolina. Competitors will cross over two bridges during the 13.1 mile course. The run will also feature a trip around picturesque Greenfield Lake. One of the featured aspects of PPD 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 port-a-lets.
Affiliated Charities
This event benefits The Wilmington Family YMCA.
PPD 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
8/3/2011 Charity Slots Available -Opening at 4PM on August 3, 2011
8/2/2011 PPD HALF IS CLOSED TO FURTHER REGISTRATIONS - EventCapacity has been reached - A handful of refunded slots will be reopened at 1:45PM on 8/3/2011 - These will be open and available on a first come first serve basis
NEW FOR 2011 -- PPD Beach2Battleship Race Specific Training Program
TriCoach Carolina is pleased to offer PPD Beach2Battleship athletes a personalized training program to get them ready to race in 2011! Athletes will have a Full or Half Iron Distance training program designed to prepare him or her for the demands of the PPD Beach2Battleship course, and will incorporate course specific workouts.
CLICK HERE for more information on the 2011 program.
6/28/2010 - PPD to Sponsor Beach2Battleship Iron Distance Triathlon
PPD, Inc. (Nasdaq: PPDI) announced today it will serve as title sponsor of the third annual Beach2Battleship Iron Distance Triathlon, an internationally recognized competition to be held in Wrightsville Beach and Wilmington, N.C., on November 13, 2010. The event has been renamed the PPD Beach2Battleship Triathlon.
With more than 5,000 people expected to attend, the triathlon provides PPD an opportunity to educate spectators, participants and the public about the importance of people participating in clinical trials and the vital role of clinical research in improving health and saving lives. All proceeds from the event benefit the Wilmington Family YMCA.
CLICK HERE to read the full story.
Event Site Rules
Event Capacity
This event is limited to the first 1000 registrations.
USAT Sanctioned
The PPD Beach2Battleship Half is a USA Triathlon sanctioned event.
Cut off Times
All participants must complete the event within 9 hours of the start of the final swim wave. 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: 1 hours 30 minutes
Bike: 5 hours 45 minutes
Run: 9 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.
PPD Beach2Battleship Medical Form
Minimum Age
The minimum age allowed for participation in the PPD Beach2Battleship Half is 15 years of age.
Timing System
PPD 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
TRANSFER POLICY
Event entries are NOT transferrable between individuals, events or years. No exceptions will be made to this or any policy.
Individual entries may be upgraded to the full. The cost for this transfer will be $50 plus the difference between the current full price and what you paid to enter the half.
Individual entries may be changed to relay entries until October 1, 2011. The fee for this transfer is $150 if the new team members are not already registered for the event. If you are combining multiple individual registrations into one relay team, the fee for this transfer is $50. Deadline for any changes is October 1, 2011.
REFUND POLICY
50% of your entry fee will be refunded until August 1, 2011. No refunds will be issued for any reason after August 1, 2011.
You must use the link below to request you refund no later than August 1, 2011.
Purchase Event Photos
Birds Eye View will be on hand at PPD 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
Volunteer
Use the link below to volunteer for the 2010 event.
Overall Results
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2011
2010
2009
2008
Category Results & USAT Penalties
CLICK HERE to view Category Results & USAT Penalties
Get Into the Event - Charity Slots
General Entry for the 2011 PPD B2B Half has sold out as of August 3, 2011. 50 Special Charity slots have been made available beginning at 4PM on August 3, 2011. All proceeds from these slots go directly to benefit the Wilmington Family YMCA "We Build People" campaign.
These will be the only slots made available at this point. Once these slots are sold out registration will be closed for the 2011 event. No exceptions will be made.
To purchase one of these charity slots simply click the REGISTER FOR EVENT button at the upper right corner of this page starting at 4PM on August 3, 2011.
