Sunday, August 18
Community Beach – Norfolk, VA
Race Day Registration
There will be race day registration. Participants will need to arrive at 6:15 to get registered for the event. T-shirts sizes can NOT be guaranteed for race day registers. CASH OR CHECK ONLY (checks made out to Bishop’s Events, LLC).
Packet Pickup
Packet Pickup will be at East Coast Bicycles, (1910 Colley Ave, Norfolk, VA 23517). You must come get your packet on Saturday!
Parking
Parking will be at Community Beach (700 East Ocean View Ave, Norfolk, VA 23510), right near the transition area.
Timing
Chip Timing will be done by RacePacket.
Swim
Swim will take place in the Chesapeake Bay. Two Marine Patrol Boats will be in the water to provide safety for swimmers. Swimmers will take off in waves depending on their estimated swim time.
Competitors
Ages 10 through 100 can compete in this event. All athletes 17 & under must purchase a YOUTH ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP ($10) at www.usatriathlon.org (and then register for this race as USAT Annual Members).
Awards
Awards will be handed out after the race near the transition area.
Refunds
*No Refunds after July 1, 2013
Sanctioning
USA Triathlon is the national governing body for the sports of triathlon, duathlon, winter triathlon and aquathlon in the United States. Participation in a USAT sanctioned event means the event director has the proper permits in place, liability and athlete excess medical insurance coverage and the event plan has met the standard of organization required. USA Triathlon provides rules, guidance and governance to set the standard for safe and fair multi-sport races. For more information on USA Triathlon and fueling the multi-sport lifestyle, visit our website at http://www.usatriathlon.org.
do you give any medals to finishers of the norfolk sprint triathlon
In the past we have not given medals out to the finishers of the sprint triathlon
This was a great race last year! I am not much about swimming so it was a plus to have such a short swim course. On a really good weather day, you could probably walk most of the swim because of the way the tide is at this beach. Unfortunately, the day I raced this race, there was wind and a lot of chop on the water and the tides were higher than usual. I had to swim the whole course… bummer. The bike course- pretty simple and sort of boring, but for the most part safe. The run course was smokin’ hard but loved it. Run course definitely kicked my butt. If you are planning to do this race, plan for getting your shoes wet and getting sand in them, so be smart about what you wear on your feet!!! A good all terrain shoe is probably the ticket. The director did give medals to the top 3 men and top 3 female finishers. He messed up the results at the end and someone who finished slower than me got my 3rd place medal!!! Once I told the director, he corrected the results and ended up mailing me my medal a month later. Medal or not, awards or not, it’s all for the challenge and I loved this race!!!
Sorry about the confusion last year Nicole! I am definitely excited about this race. We tweaked the run course to make it a little shorter (about 2 miles this time) to avoid the narrow part of the beach.
Are wetsuits allowed?
It depends on water temperature as to whether or not wetsuits are allowed… due to it being in August, probably not for the wetsuits… USA Triathlon has certain requirements.