ABOUT THIS RACE:
Race Starting Location:
Craigville Beach, Centerville, MA
The Hyannis 2 Triathlon is a Triathlon race in Centerville, Massachusetts consisting of a Sprint and Olympic and Sprint Relay and Olympic Relay.
This is Cape Cod's longest-running triathlon and one of the oldest races in the world. There's hardly a triathlete in New England who hasn't been to picturesque Craigville Beach to start, or end, a season. Choose from Sprint-distance, Olympic-distance, Aquabike, Aquathlon, Duathlon or relay categories!
Both the Sprint and the Olympic races start and finish at picturesque, sandy Craigville Beach. It's challenging but still able to be completed by fitness enthusiasts who have trained for the distances. The atmosphere is special; the views are spectacular; and your satisfaction of accomplishment will last for a long time!
Sprint Course Description
SWIM: 1/4 mile
A sandy, waist-deep start at Craigville Beach (expect temps in the upper 60s for Hyannis1; mid-70s for Hyannis2). The course is rectangular in shape (approx 150 yards between the two turns). Wave conditions over the years have ranged from glass-calm to a moderate chop; never a big surf in the protected waters of Nantucket Sound.
BIKE: 10.2 miles
This rolling hills course leaves the shores of Craigville to enter into the historic village of Centerville, then winds its way through the villages of Osterville and Wianno before returning along a shoreside road to Craigville Beach. Single loop; and no duplication of any stretch of road!
RUN: 3.6 miles
The athletes head off toward Hyannisport, with a quarter-mile flat run evolving into a gradual climb for a quarter-mile, then a gentle rolling grade until the last mile which is a gentle downhill grade. A water stop is staffed by enthusiastic volunteers at the midpoint of the 3.6-mile run.
Olympic Course Description
SWIM: 0.9 miles
Likely temperatures will be in the upper 60s for Hyannis1; mid-70s for Hyannis2. This is a single-loop swim course.
BIKE: 20 miles
The course is familiar to longtime racers of the sprint distance. The difference will be seen on the return to Centerville, when racers will turn left onto Bay Lane and head north to start the next loop on Bumps River Road. After visiting quaint Osterville once again the racers will follow Main Street to Centerville, and then turn right to decend on Craigville Beach Road to the transition area.
RUN: 6.2 miles
This 10k follows the sprint course, with the difference being that while the sprinters complete one loop and head home to the finish, the Olympians running west on Craigville Beach Road will come upon a U-turn which they will round for one more loop. The finish stretch is the same as the sprint course!