On Sunday, Aug. 29, 2010, the Greater Long Island Running Club will be cooperating with the Town of Oyster Bay Parks Department to stage the 23rd annual Runner's Edge Triathlon in the hamlet of Oyster Bay, NY and the surrounding areas. The first wave of athletes will enter the harbor at Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Park for the swim at 7:30 AM and the last participant should cross the finish line before 11:00 AM.
Proceeds of this event will once again go to such important charities as the Long Island Chapter of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society and the Gerald Kaufman Memorial Fund and, new this year, the Doubleday Babcock Senior Center on East Main Street in Oyster Bay.
Nearly a third of the participants, who range in age from 8 to 80, will be from Oyster Bay, East Norwich, Bayville, Mill Neck and other local communities, so come on out and cheer your friends and neighbors.
COURSE OF THE RUNNER'S EDGE - TOBAY TRIATHLON:
Swim Course: (approximately ½ mile) starts on boat ramp and goes off in waves. Please "seed" yourself in the front, middle or back of your wave based on your swim ability. Orange buoys will demark the course. There will be plenty of in-the-water support should anyone need it.
Bike Course: (approximately 9.3 miles) Bikes will be racked in the large area on your right as you enter the park. (Again, no one other than triathletes will be allowed in this area). The course heads toward and along the beach at the start, exits out the back of the park (near the marina) at the foot of South Street, and makes a left onto East Main Street. It continues on East Main, and bears right as East Main channels into Cove Road. Head south on Cove Road for about 1.5 miles until you turn left onto Moore's Hill Road. (This uphill is only .3 mile but is very steep). If you walk here please stay to the right. On the other side of the hill go past the Police booth to Stewart, make a right and continue until Route 25A, make a right and continue west on 25A for about 2 miles (the last mile is uphill). Turn right onto Berryhill Road. This road becomes a very fast downhill and leads to a right turn onto McCouns Lane. Continue on McCouns Lane to a sharp left turn onto East Main Street. There will be a 2 way bike traffic for 3 blocks on East Main Street until you cross South Street and East Main Street becomes Audrey Avenue, so please stay to your left and proceed with care. You will be making a right turn to re-enter the Park. Continue to the bike finish (back at the bike racks). Please, please slow down and dismount your bike at the railroad tracks! Once in the Park, bear right into the transition area and jog to your bike rack area.
Run Course: (3.1 miles) Cross over the Long Island Railroad tracks onto Larabee Avenue. Turn left at the traffic light onto West Main Street. Make a right onto Underhill Avenue and a right onto Mill River Road. Turn right onto Glen Cove Road, staying on the left side of the street, and proceed up the very steep hill until you make a left onto Planting Fields Road. Proceed about 100 yards past the entrance to the Planting Fields Arboretum, where you will "turn around" and return back down Planting Fields Road. Turn right onto Glen Cove Road, and proceed down the hill. Turn left onto Lake Avenue. At the big intersection head straight onto West Shore Road. Make a right immediately past the LIRR overpass onto Beeckman Beach and proceed on a 200 yard straightaway to the finish.
Please avoid driving on the course route if at all possible. The bike course and the run course have been changed this year in order to minimize the inconvenience to local residents.
Copyright © 2010. By Rosalinda Morgan, "The Rose Lady". All rights reserved. *23RD ANNUAL RUNNER'S EDGE TRIATHLON IN OYSTER BAY*
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