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WBM september 2011
“Granola, fruit,
soft drinks and
candy bars were
staples; gels and
energy bars were
not yet invented.”
back through Carolina Beach, back
across Snow’s Cut to River Road and
along River Road into downtown
Wilmington.
Once downtown, the running
course established by the Wilmington
Jaycees and its River to the Sea route
began at the foot of Market Street,
wound through Forest Hills to Park
Avenue, hooked up with Wrightsville
Avenue and ended at the finish line at
Wrightsville Beach Park.
The distances that first year
included a half-mile of swimming,
42 miles of cycling, followed by a 10-
mile run. All 99 triathletes finished. As
an emerging sport in its infancy, most
present-day rules did not exist; the
only stipulation was that athletes had
to wear a helmet.
The Wrightsville Beach
transition area between
the end of the swimming
lap and the beginning of the cycling
course was a grassy park where athletes
could choose any place for parking a
Causeway Drive filled with spectators,
volunteers and competitors, 2008.