Triathlon COURSE DESCRIPTION
SWIM
The swim will be conducted in the 6 lanes of the YMCA pool. Heats will start in 12 minute increments. Heats will be listed on the wall of the dry hallway heading toward the pool area nearest the locker rooms. All swimmers must be ready at their designated heat time. The YMCA and Triathlon Committee are not responsible for missed heats. Swimmers will enter the pool area through the Willow Street doors outside the YMCA located at the corner of Willow and Franklin St. The distance of the swim is 400 meters or 16 lengths of the pool. Swimmers should complete swim in allotted time to maintain 12 minute waves. Swimmers will exit the pool area through the interior pool doors located at the other end of the pool and exit through the designated door, roped off lane and then to the transition area. This area will be where your chip timing will be taken. Non-participants and spectators are asked to keep this area open for swimmers.
TRANSITION AREA
Bikes should be set up at the bike racks in the roped off transition area in the lot next to the YMCA building. Bikes must be mounted and dismounted at the BIKE OUT AND BIKE IN MARKERS. No riding will be permitted in the transition area. Ignoring the walk/run rules of the transition are may be grounds for disqualification. Readying for the run will be at your own bike rack location. Please do no interfere with other participants. The run portion of the race will begin at the "RUNNER OUT" marking located at the right hand side of the transition area close to the church.
BIKE PORTION
BIKE HELMENTS MUST BE WORN, CHIN STRAPS MUST BE FASTENED. You must walk/run your bike in the transition area. You are NOT permitted to mount your bike until the "BIKE OUT" marking on the road. The bike in/out area is located next to the left as you face the river wall from the transition area. Biker must mount bike at bike out marker. The bike course has several up and down hill routes and a few quick turns. Please be careful to adjust your speed accordingly.
ROUTE - At the BIKE OUT marker biker will turn left toward Franklin Street. Bikers will then turn right and go over the Franklin Street Bridge. Following Franklin Street until it ends bikers will then turn left onto Washington Street. Following Washington Street biker will make a right at the second intersection and go over the bridge. At the end of the bridge bikers will make a left hand turn onto Iron Street. Iron Street will take bikers to the mill gate entrance where bikers will continue through the lot and follow the road along the river, under the Old Stone Bridge and continue to the exit gate where bikers will pick-up Iron Street once again. Following Iron Street bikers will continue onto Cooper Avenue (Route 403) Bikers will follow route 403 along the Conemaugh Gap for several miles. This area is wooded however, water stops will be available. Volunteers/Police Officers will indicate the left hand turn onto Route 711. Biker will follow 711 which is rather uphill with a strong downhill curve and quick left hand turn through an intersection onto Route 56. Bikers will follow Route 56 through the Seward Community into another wooded area along the other side of the Gap. Route 56 will take bikers back into the city of Johnstown with several tight turns leading to a fast left hand turn across traffic. After the left hand turn there will be a fast downhill ride under a highway underpass. A quick right hand turn after the underpass will take bikers onto Broad Street. Bikers will follow Broad Street around a tight right hand turn (around the U-Haul Rental location) to the next intersection of Roosevelt Boulevard and Washington Street at the Stadium location. The route will continue with a left hand turn over the bridge on Washington Street through the next two intersections. At the third intersection you will notice the same buildings and location that you had passed going out. Biker will continue following Washington Street to the intersection of Washington and Franklin Street where biker will take a right hand turn onto Franklin. Route will follow Franklin Street past Central Park once again, over the Franklin Street Bridge. At the end of the bridge biker will make a quick turn left onto Somerset Street and a quick right into the "Biker In" location.
RUN PORTION
ROUTE-Runner will exit the transition area at the "RUNNER OUT" marker. Run will continue to the right along Somerset Street to the intersection of Somerset Street and Haynes Street. Runner will turn left at this intersection and continue over the bridge. At the end of the bridge (Bedford Street) runners will make a right (past and auto repair shop). Runners will take the first right (Baumer Street) and continue until Baumer Street meets Horner Street. At this intersection runners will turn right onto Horner Street. Participants will remain on Horner Street staying to the right of the road. Horner Street has several 3and 4-way intersections which will be manned by volunteers. Runners will remain on Horner Street and over the Horner Street Bridge. At the end of the bridge runners make a right around the car lot. Check point volunteers will be located straight ahead where the mid-point turn around is located. Upon turning runners will turn left over the bridge along the same route on Horner Street turning left onto Baumer Street, out Baumer, past the auto repair shop, over the Haynes Street Bridge to the intersection with Somerset Street. Runners will turn right onto Somerset Street and follow it until you reach the left hand turn at the end of the church building. Runners will turn left and finish through the finish line in front of the church.