The Event Basics:
Event Date: Sunday, October 9, 2011
Start Times:
• Women Professional Elite Start Time - 7:30 am
• Men Professional Elite Start Time - 10:00 am
Event Location: Myrtle Beach, SC - Marina Inn at Grande Dunes
Event Distances: 1500-Meter Swim • 24-Mile Bike • 10K Run
Registration: Online Registration is Open. See below for more information regarding registration. You can also register on-site at the Mandatory Athlete Briefing on Saturday, October 8 at 5:00 pm.
Entry Fee: $65
Event Description:
The 2011 TriSports.com Halfmax Championship and Myrtle Beach Triathlon have been selected to host one of the events in the USA Triathlon Elite Race Series. Myrtle Beach was chosen as one of the six race series events that will help prepare the U.S. athletes for the 2012 Olympic Games.
With the debut of the USA Triathlon Elite Race Series in 2011, USA Triathlon has created a domestic, six-event series that delivers an opportunity for the nation’s top Olympic-distance triathletes to compete for significant prize money and a series title — all while honing the draft-legal racing skills necessary to challenge for the podium at the 2012 London Olympic Games.
The six events that comprise the series will be held in Clermont, Fla. (March 5), Monroe, Wash. (June 25), San Francisco (July 9), Miami. FL (May 22), Buffalo, N.Y. (Sept. 24) and Myrtle Beach, S.C. (Oct. 9). Each site also will host an age-group race in conjunction with the elite event. The race will feature a maximum field of 200 elite athletes and will offer a $50,000 prize purse.
Race Format: The professional Elite Series Race will be held on Sunday and will feature an entirely different format from Saturday. We are planning to host 2 separate professional races on Sunday. Each race will have 75-100 participants. Each race will be run to completion before the next races is started. Example: The entire professional women’s race will complete the swim, bike and run segments in their entirety before the professional men’s race is started.
Event Schedule:
Saturday, October 8, 2011:
• 5:00 pm: MANDATORY Pre-Race Athlete Briefing - Rescheduled for Saturday
• Myrtle Beach Triathlon & Halfmax National Championship
Sunday, October 9, 2011:
• 4:30 am: Parking Road Closes & Opens for Athlete Parking
• 5:30 am: Transition Area Opens
• 7:30 am - 8:00 am: Elite Professional Women's Wave Start
• 10:00 am - 10:30 am: Elite Professional Men's Wave Start
• 12:30 am: Bike & Run Courses Closed
• TBA: Award Ceremony
Registration:
Any athlete who wishes to compete in the Elite Myrtle Beach Triathlon must register twice:
• You must register through your National Federation so that you can be added to the ITU Online Entry System.
• You must also register through the Myrtle Beach Elite Race directly and pay the entry fee.
Start List:
To view the current Start List, visit the ITU website.
Drug Testing:
USADA will be present at this event. Any athletes that sign up to compete in this race will be subject to a random drug test.
Course Maps:
Elite Swim Course & Transition Area:
Elite Bike Course:
Elite Run Course:
Prize Purse:
The Myrtle Beach USAT Elite Triathlon will be dividing up a $50,000 Prize Purse between the Top Ten Finishers in both the Male and Female Races. The breakdown will be as followed:
| Female Place | Prize Amount | Male Place | Prize Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
Awards:
The Top Three Elite Males and Females will be awarded.
Travel Info.
Step out your hotel door and right onto the start line on race day morning.
