Birth of the Modern Triathlon 50th Anniversary
102km/2201ft RUSA Populaire
| Start time | Saturday September 21, 2024 8:00 am |
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| Time limit | 6 hours 48 minutes |
| Ride ends | Saturday September 21, 2024 2:48 pm |
| Start location | Moniker Coffee Co., Liberty Station, 2860 Sims Rd, San Diego |
| Nearest parking | Parking available by start location. |
| Map | rwgps |
| Cue sheet | PDF cue sheet, XLS cue sheet |
| Organizers | Wei Sun |
| Registration info | RUSA memberhip is required to ride this brevet. Ride fee is $0. Online registration is open until Thursday September 19, 2024 12:00 pm. |
| Register | To cancel a registration, email the ride organizer. |
| Registered riders | There are no registered riders. |
| Results | Brevet has not taken place yet. |
50 years ago, Don Shanahan and his “crazy idea” to tag on a bike race onto a swim/run event became reality on September 25, 1974 at Mission Bay and Fiesta Island. Who knew that the triathlon that they thought wouldn’t go anywhere evolved and grew to become a $1.9 billion global endurance event category.
To celebrate, we’ll head down to the Chula Vista Elite Athlete Training Center to stretch our legs before heading back to Mission Bay to retrace the original racecourse on and around Fiesta Island. From various accounts, the bike portion was the half loop of the island. To simulate the run, the route follows the multi-use path along the eastern shore of the bay. We’ll finish at Stone Brewing to gulp down a pint or two of our favorite beverages and call that the swim.