2003 Bakers Breakfast Cookie Bellingham ITU International Triathlon

2003 Pan American Games Qualifier

Bakers Breakfast Cookie Bellingham ITU International Triathlon

International Points Event & Pan American Qualifier

The inaugural 2003 Bakers Breakfast Cookie Bellingham ITU International Triathlon will be run on Sunday, June 1^st from the banks of Lake Whatcom. This year’s event will host an ITU International Points Race as part of the new Race to Athens Triathlon Series across the United States. This event will also serve as one of only two Triathlons in the country to host a Pan American qualifier for the upcoming Pan American Games. Please see the logistical information below for the 2003 Bakers Breakfast Cookie International Triathlon Age Group Event.

1,500 Meter Swim Course & Transition Area

Elite swimmers will enter the water with the elite women entering Lake Whatcom at 10:30am and the elite men starting at 1:00pm. Swimmers will enter the swim course in Lake Whatcom at the beach front located at the Bloedel Donovan Park. Competitors will swim 1,500 meters in Lake Whatcom in a rectangular designed swim course and exit the water at the boat ramp. Once out of the water, athletes will run a short distance to the transition area located in the parking lots of Bloedel Donovan Park.

2003 Bakers Breakfast Cookie International Triathlon 1,500 Meter Swim Course

2003 Bakers Breakfast Cookie Bellingham ITU International Triathlon

2003 Pan American Games Qualifier

40K Cycling Course – Pan American Qualifier/Elite Race

The 40 kilometer cycling course will be run on local roads in and around the community of Bellingham and Lake Whatcom. (Please see the map below)

2003 Baker’s Breakfast Cookie Bellingham ITU International Triathlon

(This map shows the start and finish of the 40K Elite Bike Course)

2003 Bakers Breakfast Cookie Bellingham ITU International Triathlon

2003 Pan American Games Qualifier

10K Run Course – Pan American Qualifier/Elite Event

The 6.2 mile final segment of the elite event will have runners exiting the parking lots of Bloedel Donovan Park and running in the bike lane on Electric Street then turning left onto Flynn Street. Competitors will follow Flynn Street to Euclid Street and make the u-turn at Euclid Street & Lakeway Drive. Once the u-turn is made competitors will head back to Bloedel Donovan Park and begin the second loop on the same course. (See map below)

2003 Bakers Breakfast Cookie Bellingham ITU International Triathlon 10K Run Course (6.2 miles)

Finish Line – Bloedel Donovan Park

The 2003 Bakers Breakfast Cookie Bellingham ITU International Triathlon Elite event will finish in the parking lot in front of the community center at Bloedel Donovan Park. This finish gives the elite athletes the opportunity to finish near the community center which will host the post event press conference and media center.