The Gold Nugget Triathlon course!

The bike course will be on Elmendorf Airforce Base this year. Due to difficulties gaining access to the base for large numbers of people, the Gold Nugget Triathlon will not be organizing or sponsoring any group pre-rides of the course. The course map is available on our site for you to use to familiarize yourself with the course if you have friends who can assist you with entering the base.

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Transition Area Map

Race Instructions

Swim

At Bartlett Pool, 500 yards in the shallow or deep pool.
 

Bike Course Description

• Leave the transition area and exit the Bartlett parking lot through the west driveway. 
• Take a left on Zuckert. 
• Take a right on to Provider and proceed through the base gate.
•  Take a sharp right around the vehicle inspection tent and on the other side enter the bike trail. 
• At Westover, take a right onto the road. 
• Take a left behind the BX, following the back of the BX onto Walmsley. 
• At Provider, take a right back onto the bike trail. 
• At Vosler the bike trail ends; enter the road.
• At this point to the turn lane onto Vanderberg, there will a no passing zone.  Bike traffic will be reduced to a small portion of the roadway and each bike lane will be no wider than one bike width.  This section is about 100 yards long.
• At the turn lane onto Vanderberg, take a right.
• Follow Vanderberg to the right through the light at Arctic Warrior.  You will be heading north, NOT west on Arctic Warrior.
• Vanderberg takes a jog to the left and turns into Talley which turns into Airlifter.  This portion of the course is along the flight line. 
• The turnaround will be clearly marked and staffed with volunteers.  At the turnaround on the right is a brown slat fence surrounding a utility box.  There will be port a potties and water at the turnaround.
• The return course is on the same side of the road as outgoing bike traffic.  On the portion of the route where outgoing bikes are on the bike trail, incoming bikes will be on the road but will still be on the same side of the road (facing oncoming car traffic).

Run Course Description

Leave the transition area and run out the short driveway to the main drive out of Bartlett.  Take a right at the main drive and then take a left onto the bike trail.  Run north on the Glenn Highway bike trail towards Eagle River.  Turn around at the marked and staffed turnaround and head back on the same course to the finish.  Always stay to the right of the run course.  There will be water and a port a potty at the run turnaround.