Many thanks to Mexico Beach Community Development Council and Gulf County Tourism Development Council in Port St. Joe for their help and support! A very special Thank you to all local volunteers! They are absolutely great each and every time as they keep coming back to help! Beach Blast could not exist without them!
Location: HWY 98 - St. Joe Beach - between Mexico Beach and Port St. Joe, Panhandle Florida: click here for a locator.If you are coming from Panama City Beach follow HWY 98. When you get to Mexico Beach, look for El Governor Motel on your righthand side. Keep going on HWY 98 and 2.5 miles after El Governor, on your left-hand side will be a park - your race site! For those coming from the other direction; park will be on your right-hand side.
Beach Blast Triathlon & Duathlon II will take place on September 12th.
Where to stay:El Governor Motel in Mexico Beach offers 25% discount to Beach Blast athletes. Please book your stay as early as possible. This beautiful place with the best sunsets on Gulf Coast fills up fast! (The number of rooms available at this discounted rate is limited; book your room early). Don't forget to mention you are participating in Beach Blast calling: El Governor Motel). The manager of El Governor also donates pizza to our post-race party - thank you!
Other places to stay offering special rates to Beach Blast Athletes: At the Port Inn and The MainStay Suites, will be offered rates starting at 89.99/night. Guests can check out our websites: www.PortInnFl.com and www.MainStaySuitesPSJ.com for more information, but will need to book these "special" rates directly with the front desk at each hotel 850-229-PORT (7678) and 850-229-MAIN (6246). These rates will be for Single Queen Suites at the MS and Standard Queen Rooms at the PORT.
All Beach Blast athletes receive a discount from TriSport.com. After you register, go to Contact page and request a TriSports.com discount code via email.
Lots of gift certificates and other goodies from TriSports.com were given away at in drawing while waiting for the awards ceremony. There will be other fun stuff too: t-shirts, visors, decals, water bottles and more! Thanks TriSport.com!
BEACH BLAST consists of 4 races; pick your race and distance:
(please notice that the swim course will be shorter in 2009 by demand)
Sprint Triathlon 0.35 mile swim - 15 mile bike - 3.1 mile run
Sprint Duathlon 1.2 mile run - 15 mile bike - 3.1 mile run
Olympic Triathlon 0.7 mile swim - 25 mile bike - 6.2 mile run
Olympic Duathlon 3.1 mile run - 25 mile bike - 6.2 mile run
How does Beach Blast work? All 4 races start from the same spot on the beautiful local beach. Olympic races take off at 7:00 am CT and Sprint distance races start at 7:30am CT. Swimmers and runners (duathletes after the first run on the beach) will follow the same course to T1, on the bike, T2, and run. Participants of Sprint distance races will turn around on the bike and run before Olympic participants will. Please watch for signs, flags, and volunteers to lead you.
Having 4 races at once makes Beach Blast a unique event and great destination for a weekend on the beach!
There will be a first-time triathlete/duathlete meeting at El Governor Hotel 7:00PM (CT). Everyone who has questions about the race, rules or other details is invited!
EVENT SCHEDULE:
All times in Beach Blast Triathlon & Duathlon are CENTRAL!
FRIDAY
Packet pick up available on Friday 5-8pm CT at El Governor Hotel (click here for more info) and Saturday morning at the race site.
Transition area opens at 5:30am CT. Packet pick up and body marking start at 5:30am CT. Only body-marked athletes will be allowed to enter the transition area. Very convenient parking is available in the park. please follow directions from volunteers directing parking.
Pre-race meeting and a word from the USAT Official on the beach at 6:50 am - please attend whether you are participating in Sprint or Olympic race.
Saturday
Race start: Olympic race starts at 7:00am CT. Sprint race starts at 7:30am CT. Please note: all times are CENTRAL.
Awardsceremony starts as soon as the last athlete crosses the finish line. Enjoy grilled shrimp, hot dogs, pizza, beer, and door prizes while you wait!
Where to stay:El Governor Motel in Mexico Beach offers 25% discount to Beach Blast athletes. Please book your stay as early as possible! This beautiful place with the best sunset on Gulf Coast fills up fast!
Awards: Awards Categories · Male and Female Overall (1st, 2nd, 3rd) · Male and Female Masters (1st, 2nd, 3rd) · Male and Female Age Groups (1st, 2nd, 3rd) 14 & Under, 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75-79, 80+ · Clydesdale (1st, 2nd, 3rd), Athena (1st, 2nd, 3rd) · Masters Clydesdale (1st, 2nd, 3rd), Masters Athena (1st, 2nd, 3rd) · Male, Female, and Mixed Teams (1st Place only). Physically challenged.
Fun stuff: We'll have pizza, grilled shrimp, and hot dogs for you! Of course, beer too! Due to high popularity of our shrimp, they will be available for sale at race site during post-race party. So bring some cash – these shrimp are fresh and delicious!
Some good stuff is waiting for you in your race packet - even samples of CytoMax performance drinks! Large bottles will be given away in drawings while waiting for awards!
Entry fees: Sprint Tri/Du Individual Local Athlete $50.00 (if live in Bay or Gulf county only) Sprint Tri/Du Individual $55.00 Sprint Tri/Du Relay of 2 $80.00 Sprint Tri/Du Relay of 3 $120.00 Olympic Tri/Du Individual Local Athlete $65.00 Olympic Tri/Du Individual $70.00 Olympic Tri/Du Relay of 2 $110.00 Olympic Tri/Du Relay of 3 $165.00
Discounts: The 'local athlete’ discount ONLY APPLIES IF YOU LIVE IN BAY or GULF COUNTY. Please keep that in mind when registering. Thank you.
There will be no race day registrations allowed. You may register the night before race at the packet pick up BUT you will receive a t-shirt or goody bag as we did not have a chance to prepare for your very last minute registration. And add $10.00 to the regular registration fees please.
We sponsored a sister-event in September 2007; Beach Blast Tri in Iraq. We received some photos and our understanding is that the guys had a blast! Congratulations!
Where to stay: El Governor Motel in Mexico Beach offers 25% discount to Beach Blast athletes. Please book your stay as early as possible. This beautiful place with the best sunsets on Gulf Coast fills up fast! (The number of rooms available at this discounted rate is limited; book your room early). Don't forget to mention you are participating in Beach Blast calling: 
Some good stuff is waiting for you in your race packet - even samples of CytoMax performance drinks! Large bottles will be given away in drawings while waiting for awards!
