Escape to Miami Triathlon course unveiled

The Inaugural Escape to Miami Triathlon has unveiled the course that promises to be both exciting and challenging to over 800 athletes. The race will provide the Eastern U.S. with an Escape from Alcatraz style race amid the beautiful backdrop of Downtown Miami and Miami Beach.

With one of the most unique race starts in the triathlon world, swimmers will be ferried out to “Escape Island” in the middle of Biscayne Bay off Downtown Miami. Swimmers will complete a .9 mile swim, reaching Miami at Margaret Pace Park, where the race continues.

A 2-loop bike course will bring bikers across Biscayne Bay. The fast straightaway on the causeway leads bikers to and from the quiet streets of residential Miami Beach. Bikers will head back to Pace Park for the final challenge—the run.

The Escape concludes with an exciting run that will provide a competitive finish. Set on the water along the MacArthur Causeway, runners will head through the Performing Arts District and over to Watson Island, passing cruise ships, American Airlines Arena and catching a final glimpse of where it all started- “Escape Island.”

The picturesque finish line will be set with the ocean and the island in the background, providing triathletes with the perfect view and a lasting memory of their first ever Escape to Miami.

Registration for the Escape to Miami Triathlon remains open but there are only a few spots remaining.

The Inaugural Escape to Miami Triathlon will take place at 7:30am on Sunday, September 18, 2006. Participants are urged to pick up packets on Saturday, September 17 at Margaret Pace Park on N. Bayshore Drive and 20th Street from 11am to 6pm. Athletes must arrive 2 hours prior to the event in order to load ferries and unload athletes on “Escape Island.”

Race organizers have unveiled the Olympic distance Escape course online at EscapeMiamiTriathlon.com

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