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We are proposing to schedule the Iowa City Duathlon on May 4, 2012 at 8 AM. The race consists of a 3
mile run leg, a 20 mile bike leg, and finishes with a second run leg that is 5 miles. Transition for the race
will be located at Napoleon Park.
Traffic control preparations will begin at 5 AM the morning of the race to get cones and directional
markers in place. Iowa City PD and Johnson County Sheriffs will be consulted for traffic control and will
be required at the entrance to the Napoleon Park parking lot where the transition area will be located.
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We will also need traffic assistance at the turnaround point on the bicycle leg at 500 St. SW and Naples,
just outside of Hills. We also request assistance at the intersections of Madison and Prentiss and Capitol
and Prentiss in Iowa City.
The race will go off as a mass start with runners going south on the trail from Napoleon Park, along
Gilbert St, around Sand Lake Park, cross McCollister Blvd north back onto the trail and continue to loop
back to the transition area in the Napoleon Park parking lot.
Racers will then exit the Napoleon Park parking lot and ride south on Gilbert St/Sand Rd until turning
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right on 520 St/County Rd F62. Bikers will stay on 520/F62, turn right onto Oak Crest Hill Rd/F62, then
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left onto 500 St/F62 until the turn around point at 500 St and Naples Ave. We will request assistance
for traffic control from Johnson County Sheriff’s deputies to ensure safety of the cyclists at these turns.
After the turn around, cyclists will ride back on the same course toward Napoleon Park.
After transitioning from the bicycle leg to the second run leg, participants will go north on trail from
Napoleon Park , toward Highway 6 and following the trail along Clinton St, turning west along Benton St,
then continuing along Highway 1/S. Riverside Dr. At S. Riverside Dr and Burlington St, runners will turn
right onto Burlington. Continuing on the trail then sidewalk, runners will turn right from Burlington onto
Madison St, left onto Prentiss St from Madison and right onto Capitol St from Prentiss. Runners will
reconnect with the trail at Capitol and Benton St and follow it south returning toward Napoleon Park
and the finish line. ICPD assistance is requested at the turns from Madison St onto Prentiss and from
Prentiss onto Capitol St.
The finish line and general finish area will be at the east end of the Napoleon Park parking lot. Once the
final participant has crossed the finish line, volunteers and race organizers will begin to tear down the
duathlon setup.
RUN # 1
BICYCLE
RUN # 2 (V indicates likely volunteer placement)