Laguna Phuket Triathlon 2013

24 November 2013
at Phuket Beach Resort
The Laguna Phuket Triathlon is Asia’s premier destination triathlon featuring a unique 1.8Km swim, 55Km bike and 12Km run through spectacular tropical scenery.
Also, the popular race has attracted thousands of age group athletes as well as triathlon legends Mark Allen, Greg Welch, Craig Alexander, Paula Newby-Fraser, Michellie Jones and Chrissie Wellington, to come to win the title. Additionally, almost 20 years of competition, which attract more than thousands of Thai and foreign athletes yearly still emphasize the success and the advance of Phuket to be the leader of International Triathlon Organizer.
Event Schedule
Start & Finish
Start on the beach at the Outrigger Phuket Beach Resort View Start Area
Finish at the Laguna Grove View Transition Area
Course
1.8 Km Swim: The swim course comprises two bodies of water. Starting on the beach at the Outrigger Phuket Beach Resort, competitors swim 1,200 metres in the sea before sprinting 100 metres across the beach to swim the last 600 metres in a lagoon finishing at the Laguna Grove. Wetsuits are not allowed.
55 Km Bike: The bike course takes competitors out of Laguna Phuket onto narrow, winding roads. Drafting is illegal. Suggested equipment includes a minimum of two water bottle cages. Athletes should consider a 24-28 tooth rear cassettes to ease the difficulty of hill climbs. Some of the road surfaces may be rough and athletes should use durable tires. The bike course will have 2 aid stations.
Attention: Riding in a draft zone (7m x 2m) is illegal
12 Km Run: The run course will remain unchanged. It is flat and leads runners north through the Laguna Phuket resort complex and onto the award-winning Laguna Phuket Golf Club, before looping back past the Wedding Chapel through Canal Shopping Village and finishing at the Laguna Grove. The course will have 3 Aid Stations approximately 2km apart that runners pass twice. (2 laps for Triathlon / 1 lap for 6 Km Fun Run)
For more information :
TAT Phuket office
Tel. +66 7621 1036, +66 7621 2213