| Friday, September 11 | |
|---|---|
| 12:00 pm | The Nation’s Triathlon Sports & Fitness Expo opens |
| 12:05 pm | Race briefings start (every half hour, on the hour) |
| 8:00 pm | The Nation’s Triathlon Sports & Fitness Expo closes |
| Saturday, September 12 | |
| 10:00 am | The Nation’s Triathlon Sports & Fitness Expo opens |
| 10:05 am | Race briefings start (every half hour, on the hour) |
| 1:00 pm | Transition area opens for bike racking |
| 1:00 pm | Swim practice starts |
| 4:00 pm | Swim practice ends |
| 8:00 pm | Transition area closes |
| 8:00 pm | The Nation’s Triathlon Sports & Fitness Expo closes |
| Sunday, September 13 | |
| 4:00 am | Access to free race-day parking begins. Athletes may drive down to the transition area and park in the A, B, and C lots by the National Park Service office at the corner of Ohio Drive and Buckeye Drive. Access is available only via East Basin Drive. You may not exit the lot until 1pm. You can enter the parking lot via 15th St, 14th, Maine Ave, Water St, Independence Ave or any other road east of 15th. You can also enter via the Potomac Park on-ramp from RT 395. |
| 4:30 am | Athlete only shuttles from Host Hotel to Transition Area begin. Shuttles will run until 6:15 am. |
| 5:00 am | Transition area opens |
| 6:50 am | National Anthem |
| 7:00 am | First Swim Wave. Transition area closes. |
| 8:00 am | Finish Festival opens |
| 9:00 am | Last swim wave |
| 10:30 am | Awards ceremony begins |
| 1:00 pm | Course closes. Roads and parking lots begin to open |
| 3:00 pm | Transition area closes (All bikes must be removed from the transition area) |
A couple notes about race day
We will have bike mechanics on duty race morning who will be able to perform minor bike maintenance at no charge. They will have bike pumps but it’s better if you bring your own. If you do please share it with those around you. The bike mechanic tent is located next to the transition area.
A water station will be located in the Transition area with water, hydration fuel and sports gel. We should have enough water to fill your water bottle but to be safe, you may want to fill it before you arrive.
Proceed directly to the chip distribution and body marking area. Please pick up your race chip and make sure your body is marked. There is NO chip distribution prior to race morning.
