Hello to all Golden Bear Triathlon Participants!

Many of you have had questions about the schedule and flow of the event.  Hopefully this will answer all your questions and provide you with everything you’ll need to know.

1)   DAY BEFORE RACE PACKET PICK-UP (recommended):  Packet pick-up will take place on Friday, May 9^th at Lake Anza in Tilden Park (this is also where Transition 1 is).  The pick-up hours will be from 3:00pm to 7pm on Friday.  SPECIAL NOTE: you will need to leave your gear for Transition 2 (running shoes, clothing, special needs, nutrition, etc.) at the packet pick-up.  Your gear will be waiting for you at T2 (6 miles from T1 - at Briones Overlook Staging Area).

2)   RACE DAY PACKET PICK-UP: day of race packet pick-up will begin at 6:00am on Saturday, May 10^th at Lake Anza. SPECIAL NOTE: you will need to leave your gear for Transition 2 (running shoes, clothing, special needs, nutrition, etc.) at the packet pick-up (ALL GEAR MUST BE TURNED IN TO REGISTRATION BY 7:00AM AT THE LATEST!).  Your gear will be waiting for you at T2 (6 miles from T1 - at Brines Overlook Staging Area).

 3) There will be a PRE-RACE MEETING at 7:45 am on race day (15 minutes before the race start) – Saturday, May 10^th. 

 4)  RACE START: 8:00am on Saturday, May 10^th.  There will be waves of 50 leaving every ten minutes.  We don’t anticipate there will be more than three waves (8am – wave 1; 8:10am – wave 2; 8:20am – wave 3).

 5)   SWIM COURSE: two loops around the perimeter of the lake.  You will exit the water between loops, running fifty feet along the sand, then re-enter the lake for the second loop.

 6)   TRANSITION 1 (aka: T1): located at the far north-east corner of the grassy area of the Lake Anza picnic area.  Athletes will run the approximate 200 yards from the swim finish to T1.

 7)   IMPORTANT NOTE: athletes must put any remaining gear (wetsuits, goggles, etc.) in the numbered bag supplied by the race so that it may be transported to the T2 finish line for you to retrieve after you finish the race.

 8)   BIKE COURSE (38k) please refer to the course-map on line for details but the IMPORTANT NOTE here:  there is a significant decent down Wildcat Canyon Road, you MUST race with caution.  There are at least 6 turns between Inspiration Point and San Pablo Dam Road where you will need to SLOW  DOWN to avoid crashing.  We HIGHLY RECOMMEND riding the course on your own before race day.  Hammer Nutrition will be available as you leave T1 so please take what you will need on the bike course.

 9)   TRANSITION 2 (aka T2) - you will dismount your bike before entering T2.  Upon entering you will see available racks where you will rack your bike.  Proceeding forward you will find your T2 bag (REMEMBER, YOU GAVE US THIS AT CHECK IN!) with your name, bib #, clearly identifiable on it (all provided by race). You will put on your running gear and put anything you are leaving back in the bag.  Drop the bag and RUN.

 10)  RUN (10K) There has been a change to the original course (what was initially posted on our website).  The course is now entirely on the Oursan Trail.  It is an out and back run – all of which is off road, it’s also pretty hilly, so be prepared.  We apologize for the change in the course (at request of EBMUD) – there isn’t a course profile for this portion of the race, but again we emphasize – it is a hilly run.  Nutrition (Hammer) and water will be available at every mile.

 11)  POST RACE: Food: muffins, bagels fruit and juice will be waiting for you at the finish line.  Awards: There will be an awards ceremony at the finish area at approximately 11:30am.  Transportation: a shuttle will be available for anyone that needs to get you back to the race start to retrieve your car.  Remember, all your stuff will be at the finish line.