Sunday, April 22nd 2012

COURSE DESCRIPTION
The  first run leg of the event is all flat and fast.  Participants will merge with triathletes on the bike course and complete 2 loops.

The bike course is flat, fast and follows the roads in and around the strawberry fields of Oxnard. The second run leg, will also merge with the triathlon event and complete one full loop of the 5k course.

TURN-BY-TURN DIRECTIONS
RUN 2 miles (One Loop)
Start on the Bike Path on the west side of Oxnard Beach Park
Head North on Mandalay Beach Bike Path and merge onto Mandalay Beach Road
(Runners must stay to the RIGHT SIDE of the street at all times)
U-Turn at Reef Way
Return on Mandalay Beach Road, merge on Bike Path
Merge with Triathletes into “SWIM IN” entrance of the Transition area.

BIKE 14.5 miles (Two Loops*)
The Transition Area is on the NORTH side of the Grass Domain. Bikes will exit the transition area and head straight for the Park’s front entrance. The Bike Mount Line is just past the walking path. Once on your bike, there will be a MANDATORY 200 FOOT SLOW DOWN SECTION  -  PASS WITH CAUTION!
Left Turn (north) on Harbor Blvd.
(Cyclists will be in a single lane with cones on their right side, separating them from returning cyclists.)
Right on Gonzales
Right (south) on Victoria. (Riders will be cautioned to slow down and not overtake one another!)
Right Turn on 5th Street (Riders will be cautioned to slow down and not overtake one another!)
Right Turn on Harbor Blvd. to begin a SECOND LOOP!*
(Cyclist will complete a SECOND LOOP at this point, upon completion, cyclist will make a Left Turn on Harbor and head south) (Riders will be cautioned to slow down and not overtake one another!)
Right Turn into Oxnard Beach Park, back to the Transition Area.

RUN 3.1 mile (One Loop)
Head North on Mandalay Beach Bike Path and merge onto Mandalay Beach Road
U-Turn at Channel Way
Return on Mandalay Beach Road, merge on Bike Path
Continue on Bike Path headed south of the Mandalay Beach Resort
U-Turn at the end of the Bike Path at Sunset Lane
Return on Mandalay Beach Bike Path
Right Turn in to finish line on path between the Transition and the Expo

THIS IS AN OPEN RACE COURSE!!! YOU MUST BE AWARE AT ALL TIMES.  IN SOME AREAS MOTORIZED VEHICLES WILL BE SHARING THE ROADS WITH PARTICIPANTS.  VOLUNTEERS AND/OR EVENT MARSHALS ARE PRESENT TO OFFER ASSISTANCE OR WARN YOU OF UNFORESEEN HAZARDS. ONLY POLICE/TRAFFIC OFFICERS HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO DIRECT AND CONTROL TRAFFIC. BE PREPARED TO OBEY ALL TRAFFIC SIGNS AND POLICE/TRAFFIC OFFICERS WHEN INSTRUCTED TO DO SO!

COURSE MAP – For a more detailed view of the race course, review our Google Map