Olympic Course

Olympic Distances:

Swim: .9 miles at Venice Beach
Bike: 24 miles through Venice, the Fairfax District, and into Downtown L.A.
Run: 6.2 miles through Downtown and ending at LA Live

Swim:

Athletes will swim an L-shaped course at Venice Beach. The course begins heading out perpendicular to the shore, due west for 150 meters before turning left to swim south for 190 meters. Competitors will then turn toward the shore for 50 meters before turning left to head north for 130 meters. The final leg of the course will be a 100-meter swim toward the shoreline.

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Bike:

Out of the transition area, athletes will begin the bike course on Venice Blvd (switching to the other side of the road at Sepulveda) and travel for seven miles to Fairfax Ave. After riding up the Fairfax District, bikers will turn onto Olympic Blvd. just past the eighth mile for a scenic tour of Koreatown. Athletes will continue on this mix of residential and commercial areas for approximately six miles. Athletes will turn around at the Cherry & Olympic intersection to head west for a second lap on Olympic Blvd. The second lap takes competitors back on Olympic Blvd for just over five miles, where they will turn around at Olympic & Alandele. After this turnaround, Olympic athletes will continue back eastward on Olympic Blvd. At this point, olympic course athletes will turn right onto Figueroa and left onto 11th and into Transition 2.

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Run:

All athletes will head out of Transition 2 back onto 11th and take a left onto Grand Ave, heading north. This run through downtown will give athletes an up-close view of many of the soaring skyscrapers that make up the Los Angeles skyline. After running on Grand Ave. for just over one mile, all runners will turn around at the majestic Disney Concert Hall. Athletes will head back down Grand Ave. until 11th street, where they will turn right. Olympic Course runners will turn around at 11th and Figueroa to begin the second lap. Athletes head east on 11th and head back up Grand Ave., continuing until the Disney Concert Hall where they will turn around for the final leg of the course. Runners turn right at 11th, continuing onto Chick Hearn Ct. where they will finish at L.A. Live!

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Location of Aid Stations

Transition 1 at the swim finish
Bike Course at Olympic under the 110 Overpass
Run course at Grand St. and 1st
Run course at Grand and 5th
Run course at Grand and 11th

Gatorade and water will be served at each of the aid stations along the race course.

Mile Marks:

Run Course (10K)

Mile 1: Grand/7th St
Mile 2: Grand/3rd (after turnaround)
Mile 3: 11th in between Grand & Hope
Mile 4: Grand/6th (second loop)
Mile 5: Grand/Hope Place
Mile 6: 11th/After Flower

Cycle Course (24M)

Mile 5: Venice and Hughes
Mile 10: Olympic Blvd in between Hudson & Rimpau
Mile 15: Olympic Blvd & Hoover (heading west for second loop)
Mile 20: Olympic Blvd & Meadowbrook (heading east toward finish)

Approximate Finish Times

Professional Men: 1 Hour 45 Minutes
Professional Women: 1 Hour 55 Minutes
Median Amateur Olympic: 2 Hours 35 Minutes - 3 Hours

Cut Off Times

The cutoff time is 12:00 pm. After that point, streets will be opened to vehicular traffic and timing services shut down. For many of you, this will be your first triathlon. To give you an idea, here are some average finishing times.

Average overall time would be 3 Hours