SEATTLE

Race Distance: Open Water Swim - 800 yards (731 meters), Bike - 12 miles, Run - 3.1 miles

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MANDATORY BIKE RACKING (as of August 4th, 2008)

DATE:	Saturday, August 16, 2008
TIME:	10:00am - 5:00pm
LOCATION:	Genesee Park, Transition Area

ALL BICYCLES MUST BE RACKED ON SATURDAY, August 16, 2008

•	Bicycles and helmets must be checked in on Saturday, other items can be brought on Sunday.
•	Bicycles must have handlebar end caps.
•	Race numbers must be affixed to bicycles and helmets prior to entry into the transition area.
•	Rack bicycle in designated section based upon your race number.
•	Bikes may be racked in any row within that section.
•	Only athletes who are body marked and have a race number affixed to their bicycles are allowed into the transition area.
•	Absolutely, no family, kids or friends are allowed in the transition area. NO EXCEPTIONS.
•	No parking on Lake Washington Boulevard.
•	Respect other athletes and economize on space for transition items.
•	Maximum 10 bikes to a rack.

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DIRECTIONS for Bike Drop Off on Saturday, August 16th ONLY: Genesee Park, Seattle, WA

From Meydenbauer Center:

•	Take 112th Avenue NE southbound
•	Turn left onto Bellevue Way SE
•	Continue on Bellevue Way to I-90 westbound
•	Take I-90 on ramp west towards Seattle
•	Take Rainier Avenue South exit (#3A, just past Mt. Baker Tunnel).
•	Travel South on Rainier Avenue approx. 2 miles.
•	Turn left on S. Genesee Street.
•	Travel approximately .5 mile to 43rd Avenue S.

Follow signs to the following Bike Drop-off parking areas:

43rd Ave S	An enforced 30-minute unload zone. Parking is not allowed on the west side of 43rd Ave S.
Genesee Park Lot	Situated directly south of 43rd Ave S.

From I-5, heading North or South:

•	Take the S. Columbian Way exit, #163 (at the old Rainier Beer, now Tully's, factory).
•	Get in the right hand lane and continue up the hill;
•	As it curves to the left, you will cross Beacon Avenue S
•	Continue downhill to Martin Luther King Way S.
•	Cross MLK Way S; the street now becomes S. Alaska Street.
•	Turn left at the bottom of the hill onto Rainier Avenue S.
•	Turn right at the next light onto Genesee Avenue S.
•	Travel approximately .5 mile to 43rd Avenue S.

Follow signs to the following Bike Drop-off parking areas:

43rd Ave S	An enforced 30-minute unload zone. Parking is not allowed on the west side of 43rd Ave S.
Genesee Park Lot	Situated directly south of 43rd Ave S.

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PICKING UP YOUR BIKE AFTER THE RACE

CARS MAY NOT BE LEFT UNATTENDED IN THE BIKE PICK-UP ZONE

Post Race Bike Pickup Zone Information
A 10-minute bike pick-up zone is located on S Genesee Street between 42nd and 46th Avenues S. Participants may meet a driver here with a vehicle returning from off-site parking. The bike pick-up zone is open from 9:00am to 1:30pm and is monitored by the Seattle Police Department. Follow all directions given by police officers. Do NOT double park in this area. Vehicles will be issued a citation and towed.

Drivers must stay with their vehicle. Drivers will be asked to circle the block after 10 minutes until the participant they are picking up has arrived. The bike pick-up zone is for accompanied participants. Participant’s support person(s) return to Off-site parking via the shuttle service, retrieve their vehicle and return to Genesee Park to pick up the participant and their gear in the bike pick-up zone. (See below for directions to return to I-5 after bike pickup.)

Those participants having driven alone to the race without someone to return to the Park with a vehicle may park at the nearby community center, located 2 blks. south off Genesee Avenue on 38th Avenue S and corner of S. Conover Way after returning from off-site parking.

To Genesee Park from Safeco Field Parking for 10 minute Bike Load Zone:

•	Head East on Edgar Martinez Drive (Formerly S Atlantic St)
•	Merge onto the I-90 East ramp
•	Take the Rainier Ave S exit
•	Turn Right (South) at Rainier Ave S – go 2 mi
•	Turn Left (East) at S Genesee St – go .4 mi

To Community Center for drivers to park and pick-up:

•	Head East on Edgar Martinez Drive (Formerly S Atlantic St)
•	Merge onto the I-90 East ramp
•	Take the Rainier Ave S exit
•	Turn Right (South) at Rainier Ave S – go 2 mi
•	Turn Left (East) at S Genesee St – go .4 mi
•	Turn Right (South) on 38th Avenue S
•	Turn Left (East) on S. Conover Way and proceed one block to parking lot.

To return to I-5 from Bike Pick-up Zone:

•	Continue East on S Genesee Street.
•	Turn right (South) on 50th Avenue S, and continue for about 1 mile.
•	Turn right (West) on S Orcas Street, and continue for about ½ mile.
•	Turn right (North) on Martin Luther King Way S. Continue for about ¼ mile
•	Turn left (West) on S Alaska Street to Columbian Way. Follow signs to I-5.

NOTE: Race site, remote parking and bike pickup zone maps will be available at the Expo information desks.

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