The 2 x 2 Mixed Relay is a Duathlon Event for Elite / U23 athletes / Junior athletes. Each National Federation’s Team consists of 2 athletes (1 Women, 1 Men). Each athlete will complete the short race format of 1700m Run, 6800m Bike, 850m Run twice. It will make for some quick fast times around the course and some great spectating.
Elite / U23 / Junior Details
Date
Sunday 18 August
Course
Team of 2 - 1 x Women + 1 x Men. Each athlete completes the following in a relay format twice - Run 1700m (2 Laps), Bike 6800m (2 Laps), Run 850m (1 Lap)
Bike Course
Draft Legal
Start Time
3.00pm
Start
Howitt Street
Transition
The Strand
Tag Zone
The Strand (near Howitt Street)
Finish
Howitt Street
Subject to change
Course Summary
Run 1 (1.7km)
Athletes will start on Howitt Street, heading anti-clockwise for two laps of the course through Jezzine Park along Jezzine Way West, with the turnaround point located in Jezzine Plaza.
Transition/Tag Zone
Transition is located on The Strand, in front of Shore Drive Motel. The tag zone for athletes is on the north side of transition.
Bike (5km)
Athletes head south along The Strand to the turnaround at Gregory Street, and complete two laps of this 2.25km course.
Run 2 (900m)
Athletes will start on Howitt Street, heading anti-clockwise for one lap of the run course through Jezzine Park along Jezzine Way West, with the turnaround point located in Jezzine Plaza before tagging their teammates in the tag zone, or heading down the finish line as the final team member.