Outer Banks Sporting EventsSchedule

Schedule of Events

Friday, September 8

12-6 p.m. Packet Pick-Up — Sprint & Olympic Ft. Raleigh National Historic Site¹
4-8 p.m. Mandatory Bike Drop in T1 — Sprint & Olympic Old Swimming Hole²
6 p.m. Mandatory Athlete Meeting — Sprint & Olympic Ft. Raleigh National Historic Site³

Saturday, September 9

5 a.m. Athlete Parking Opens Ft. Raleigh National Historic Site
5-6 a.m. Athlete Shuttles to Swim Start Ft. Raleigh National Historic Site
6:30-7 a.m. Shuttles for General Public Ft. Raleigh National Historic Site
5:15 a.m. T1 Opens Aquarium Lot
5:15-7:15 a.m. T1 Bike Mechanical Support Aquarium Lot
5:30-6:30 a.m. Body Marking & Timing Chip Pick-Up — Olympic Olympic Pavilion ⁴
6-7 a.m. Body Marking & Timing Chip Pick-Up — Sprint Sprint Tent ⁴
7:15 a.m. Transition Area T1 Closes Aquarium Lot
7 a.m. Olympic Swim Waves Start Swim Entrance/Exit
7:15 a.m. Sprint Swim Waves Start Swim Entrance/Exit
8-11 a.m. Spectator Shuttles to Ft. Raleigh & Back Circulating
10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Post-Race Party Ft. Raleigh National Historic Site
11 a.m. Awards - Sprint Ft. Raleigh National Historic Site
11:30 a.m. Awards - Olympic Ft. Raleigh National Historic Site
11 a.m.-1 p.m. Bike Pick-Up Aquarium Lot

Footnotes

¹ Packet pick-up (Sprint & Olympic) is under the tent located in the Lost Colony parking lot at Ft. Raleigh. Have your ID and bib number ready. This will help expedite the process. Be prepared to show your USAT card if you have one.

² Parking for bike drop-off will be at the airport parking lot (beside Old Swimming Hole). Spectators and athletes will ride the shuttle bus on Saturday for the event.

³ Participant meeting at the covered pavilion. A USAT official will talk about USAT course rules including the most common violations. Debbie Luke, OBSE Race Director, will present a course review followed by a Q & A.

⁴ NO RACE DAY PACKET PICK-UP DUE TO MANDATORY BIKE DROP AT FRIDAY'S PACKET PICK UP!

⁴ IMPORTANT: You must show your bib to be body marked and to pick up your chip. Transition area closes at 7:15 a.m. Once closed you cannot re-enter. Remember, the last shuttle leaves from Fort Raleigh at 6:30 a.m. 
 

Cumulative Cut-Off Times

From last wave into water

Olympic Distance: 4 hour total race

Swim: 1 hour (7 a.m. start)
Bike: 3 hours
Run/Finish: 4 hours

Sprint Distance: 3 hour total race

Swim: 45 mins (7:45 a.m. start)
Bike: 2 hours
Run/Finish: 3 hours