Queens Biathlon
Alley Park , Queens, NY
Starts At 08:00 AM On Sunday, May 18, 2008
23rd Annual Queens Biathlon
R 3 Mi
B 18 Mi
R 3 Mi
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Race Website:
NY Tri Club
Info: 845-247-0271
Entry Fee: $50 before April 25, ($45 NYT members)
Late Fee: $55 after April 25. ($50 NYT members)
Race Day (Sunday): $60 ($55 NYTC members).
- T-shirts not guaranteed to race day entries.
- No personal checks accepted on weekend of race (except from NYT members)
AWARDS: 1st, 2nd, 3rd overall and in 5-year groups;
18-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60+ (women), 70+ (men)
RUN COURSE: Start at the transition area located in the upper Alley Park parking lot. Run down ramp to Winchester Blvd. Turn right and run to lower Alley Park (opposite Creedmore Hospital). Continue run in Alley Park to the Old Motor Pkwy (behind the tennis courts) to 220th Street. Turn at 220th St. (1.5 miles), and follow same route back to transition area.
BIKE COURSE: The 20 mi. bike course starts in Alley Park and proceeds down the eastbound service road of the Grand Central Parkway (GCP) to the 3 northbound lanes of the Cross Island Pkwy (CIP). Continue for 4.5 mi. to turn around point at Bell Blvd. and ride back to GCP. entrance where you will turn around again and repeat entire loop for the SECOND time before exiting the Cross Island Pkwy and following service road back to transition area. Officials will record race numbers of bikers rounding the cones.
Note: - If you do not start the "second loop" on the Cross Island Parkway within 90 minutes after the start of the race...you will not be allowed to continue and you will be instructed to bike back to the transition area.
CENTER LANE: The center lane on the Parkway is OFF LIMITS to cyclists, even to PASS other cyclists, and is reserved for official & emergency vehicles. Competitors caught cycling in the center lane will be penalized without warning!
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