Course Information- Sprint

Swim Course
The wave start swim is held in the Oakland Estuary starting at the Jack London Aquatic Center near Estuary Park and ending just south of Alice St.  The swim will be a deep water start.  Water flow will be out to bay on August 31, 2014 and will be traveling at 7:07: -0.78 knots (max ebb) 9:58: 0 knots Slack, flood begins. What does this mean?  You will be swimming downstream which will be much safer and creating much faster swim times overall.

T1
After exiting the water, participants run north on Alice St. and will cross over the railroad tracks at the Jack London pedestrian crossing.  You will need to climb a series of stairs crossing over the railroad tracks and then down a series of stairs to the other side.  This will take you out to 2nd street and into transition.  The distance between the swim exit and transition is .2 miles and you can bring shoes or sandals down to the swim exit if you wish.

Bike Course
The bike course begins at Jackson and 2nd St, heads up Jackson to 4th street heading right and then heading to Broadway and heading north. Making a left turn on 30th will travel north to Mandela, Mandela to Grand, Grand to Frontage Rd, into the Port of Oakland and looping back into Jack London Square from 5th St.  This will be one loop course for the Sprint.

T2
The Bike In access to transition is adjacent to Alice and 2nd St. The flow for this transition is north to south with the run exit at Madison and 2nd St.  You will exit transition and head towards Oak St.

Run Course
The run course begins at Madison and 2nd St heading south towards Oak St.  You will turn left on Oak St heading towards Lake Merritt.  Once you  come up to Lake Merritt the sprint run course will turn around and head back to Jack London Square.  You will follow signage back over the Jack London pedestrian crossing at the railroad tracks circling around and finishing in the middle of Jack London Square

Course Information- International

Swim Course
The wave start swim is held in the Oakland Estuary starting at the Jack London Aquatic Center near Estuary Park and ending just south of Alice St.  The swim will be a deep water start.  Water flow will be out to bay on August 31, 2014 and will be traveling at 7:07: -0.78 knots (max ebb) 9:58: 0 knots Slack, flood begins. What does this mean?  You will be swimming downstream which will be much safer and creating much faster swim times overall.

T1
After exiting the water, participants run north on Alice St. and will cross over the railroad tracks at the Jack London pedestrian crossing.  You will need to climb a series of stairs crossing over the railroad tracks and then down a series of stairs to the other side.  This will take you out to 2nd street and into transition.  The distance between the swim exit and transition is .2 miles and you can bring shoes or sandals down to the swim exit if you wish.

Bike Course
The bike course begins at Jackson and 2nd St, heads up Jackson to 4th street heading right and then heading to Broadway and heading north.  This will be a two loop course for the International and your second loop with start on 2nd and Harrison St.

T2
The Bike In access to transition is adjacent to Alice and 2nd St. The flow for this transition is north to south with the run exit at Madison and 2nd St.  You will exit transition and head towards Oak St.

Run Course
The run course begins at Madison and 2nd St heading south towards Oak St.  You will turn left on Oak St heading towards Lake Merritt.  You will circle around Lake Merritt on the water front trail and back onto Oak St.  You will follow signage back over the Jack London pedestrian crossing at the railroad tracks circling around and finishing in the middle of Jack London Square

Venue Location:

Map: Jack London Square
466 Water Street
Oakland, CA 94607

Directions to Jack London Square:

Coming from East of Oakland, CA 

1. Take I-80 West
2. Take the exit on the left toward Alameda/ San Jose
3. Merge onto I-880 S 
4. Take the exit towards Broadway/ Alameda 
5. Turn right onto 5th Street
6. Slight right to stay on 5th St (signs for I-880 S/San Jose)
7. Turn right onto Martin Luther King Jr Way
8. Turn left onto Embarcadero West
9. Take the 2nd right onto Clay St
10. Clay St turns left and becomes Water St
11. Destination will be on the left. Jack London Square- 466 Waters St, Oakland, CA

Coming from West of Oakland, CA

1. Take I-880 North
2. Take the exit towards Broadway/ Downtown 
3. Merge onto 6th St 
4. Turn left onto Broadway 
5. Turn right onto Jack London Square / Water St 
6. Destination will be on the right. Jack London Square- 466 Waters St, Oakland, CA

Coming from North of Oakland, CA

1. Take I- 80 West
2. Merge onto I-880 South
3. Take exit toward Broadway/Alameda 
4. Turn right onto 5th St 
5. Slightly right to stay on 5th St ( sighs for I- 880 S/ San Jose)
6. Turn left onto Embarcadero West
7. Take the 2nd right onto Clay St
8. Clay St turns left and becomes Water St
9. Destination will be on left. Jack London Square- 466 Waters St, Oakland, CA

Coming from South of Oakland, CA

1. Take the I- 880 North
2. Take the exit toward Broadway/ Downtown
3. Merge onto 6th St
4. Turn left onto Broadway
5. Turn right onto Jack London Square/ Waters St 
6. Destination will be on the right. Jack London Square- 466 Waters St, Oakland, CA

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