IMG Worldwide, the world’s leading sports, entertainment and media company, just announced the launch of a new San Diego Triathlon. San Diego’s ideal climate and a slightly modified Olympic distance course is sure to attract top professional and amateur athletes from around the world. The course will begin, transition and end at Ski Beach on Vacation Isle, in Mission Bay. The 1.5 km swim will take swimmers along the eastern coastline of Ski Beach in the protected, calm waters of Mission Bay; followed by a 35 km single loop scenic bike ride with challenging hills through Pacific Beach, La Jolla, Clairemont, and back to Mission Bay; and end with a 10 km single loop flat run on the sandy beaches around the perimeter of Sail Bay to finish back on Ski Beach. “San Diego is known as the birthplace of triathlon dating back to 1974 when the San Diego Track Club held the first ever ‘triathlon’ around Mission Bay.

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