Beach 2 battleship is an ironman distance event that is put on by the folks at [set up events], one of the leading multi-sport event management companies in the united states.

2008 marks the first year for the beach 2 battleship race and the only ironman distance event in north carolina. naturally, the first year of the event sold out very quickly (12 days)

like all ironman distance races, beach 2 battleship is a 140.6 mile race that consists of:
SWim: 2.4 miles
bike: 112 miles
run: 26.2 miles

a video of the beach 2 battleship course can be found at the race website, www.beach2battleship.com.

SWIM
distance: 2.4 miles
The beach 2 battleship swim is a point-to-point course that takes place in the atlantic intercoastal waterway in wilmington, north carolina. though it's a saltwater swim, participants should not expect the waves of open water. in 2008, the swim takes place when the tides are changing, which means that participants will be swimming WITH the current, making for potential pr swim splits. the swim is a mass start that begins on the beach. water temperatures are expected to be between 68 and 72 degrees, making this a wetsuit legal race.

click here for a video of the swim course.

bike
distance: 112 miles
The bike route starts at wrightsville beach in wilmington, north carolina and heads towards white lake. it is a lollipop shaped course that is extremely flat, so expect fast times for the day!

click here for a map of the course
click here for a video of the bike course

run
distance: 26.2 miles
The run takes competitiors on a two loop figure eight course (similar to Ironman arizona), that starts and finishes at the battleship north carolina. while the larger side of the figure eight goes up and down Cape fear lake, the smaller loop has competitors running around the perimeter of the extremely picturesque greenfield lake. it is a fairly flat class, with six bridge crossings on the course (three on each of the 13.1 mile loops). the slight hills are on the bridges. if you've raced the [battleship half marathon] in wilmington, the beach 2 battleship run uses the same exact course.

aid stations are at every mile along the run course, serving food, drinks and energy products (bars, gels, etc.) since there is a contest amongst the aid stations to be the best and most exciting, expect the aid station volunteers to provide a little extra lift than you normally see at such events.

click here for a map of the course
click here for a video of the run course

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