Time for that Triathlon again! The streets along Venice Blvd will be blocked off per the map below! Plan for it! They have signs posted and your car may be blocked in or towed if you don’t perk up and read what’s goin down along the race route!
Street closures begin around 3 a.m. and vehicles will NOT be allowed along the race route which is South Venice Blvd and Venice Blvd. The actual Swim/bike/run triathalon begins at 7:15 a.m. and it all unfolds from there! Last year it was actually pretty amazing to watch both the swimming and cycling… these athletes are into it! More info below from the race website too!
Recreational, elite and professional triathletes will hit the Pacific Ocean off Venice Beach on Sunday, September 30 for the swim leg of the 13th annual Herbalife Triathlon Los Angeles. Designated by triathlon publications and websites as the Top Destination and Top Urban Triathlon in the United States, this year’s field is made up of competitors from 28 states, plus the District of Columbia, and 12 countries.
The Pros
The men’s pro field is led by returning 2011 L.A. champion Cameron Dye (USA). He will be chased by Americans Ben Collins and four-time Olympian Hunter Kemper. Dye, Collins and Kemper are 1, 2 and 3 in the Life Time Fitness Series Race to the Toyota Cup, separated by only 7.5 points. With four of the Life Time Series Top 5 women pros in town, the women’s competition, led by former Canadian, now American Alicia Kaye, will be wide open and, most likely, fiercely fought between Kaye, Australian Anabel Luxford, and Americans Jenna Parker and Jillian Peterson. The 43 pros, representing the U.S., Canada, Brazil, Argentina, Bermuda, Great Britain, Australia, New Zealand and the Netherlands, will be competing for $40,000 in prize money.
For a complete pro list, click here.
Olympians in the Pro Field
- Hunter Kemper (USA), 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012 (has publically stated 2016 is possible)
- Flora Jane Duffy (BER), 2008, 2012
- Julie Swail Ertel (USA), 2008 triathlon, 2000 water polo (silver)
- Maxine Seear (AUS), 2004
13-for-13 in L.A.
Fourteen local triathletes, all men and ranging in age from 38 to 63, can say “I’ve never missed a Los Angeles Triathlon!” They were on Venice Beach on Sunday, September 10, 2000 when the starting gun went off and they raced to the ocean to swim 0.9 miles, then stripped off their wetsuits, jumped on their bikes and cycled 24.8 miles across Los Angeles to downtown where they ran 6.2 miles finishing at Olvera Street (2000 – 2003) and later, L.A. LIVE! The 14 competitors who are 13-for-13 are:
13-for-13 in L.A.
Fourteen local triathletes, all men and ranging in age from 38 to 63, can say “I’ve never missed a Los Angeles Triathlon!” They were on Venice Beach on Sunday, September 10, 2000 when the starting gun went off and they raced to the ocean to swim 0.9 miles, then stripped off their wetsuits, jumped on their bikes and cycled 24.8 miles across Los Angeles to downtown where they ran 6.2 miles finishing at Olvera Street (2000 – 2003) and later, L.A. LIVE! The 14 competitors who are 13-for-13 are:
| Daniel Belson, Encino
Craig Cooper, Beverly Hills Richard Crater, Agoura Hills J. Emilio Flores, Van Nuys Jason Gabelsberg, Redondo Beach William Heise, Fullerton Robert Husser, Topanga Peter Reale |
Wayne Joness, Culver City
Steven Ogata, San Gabriel Steve Polley, Camarillo Howard Roth, Porter Ranch Frederic Uno, Los Angeles Carl Warren, Woodland Hills Bob Zeiger, Sylmar |
The street closures don’t include numerous busses to be parked in the middle of Pacific and left unattended, parked cars are blocked in and no cars can drive south on Pacific. No signs are posted and residents were not notified. It is a total nuisance with no respect for the residents, the usual.