GEAR Drop Off and PICKUP...

Gear Placement & Retrieval Suggestions
DROP OFF: 9AM at all Transition Areas

PICK UP: Please pick up your equipment ASAP. Respect our Volunteers Please circle back and pick up your equipment as soon as you are finished with the race. There will be plenty of refreshments waiting for you later.

Solo (Chinook) – Have your support people pick up your gear. If you are self-supported, we can bring your gear to the finish line.
Tandem (CoHO) – Have your teammate get your gear as you leapfrog through the course. Or get back and pick up your stuff asap.
Teams (CHUM) – Have your teammates pick up your gear behind you. This helps us immensely.
We will have people stationed at the transition areas beginning at 9 AM on Saturday. Please pick up your equipment ASAP after each leg. We'll be at each Transition Area until 5 PM. Drop off your bikes at Lake Padden Park (tennis courts), running shoes at Fairhaven Park,and boats at Marine Park.
Transition Areas
Lake Padden Park (Main Entrance for parking)
Drop off Mountain Bikes and Road Bikes. The transition area will be near the tennis courts. So park in the main lot and bring your gear down the hill to the transition areas.

Fairhaven Park
Trail Running Shoes- mainly for Chinook (soloists)

Marine Park
Boats will go in their areas designated by division.

Cornwall Beach
Boats will be stored in the Port of Bellingham parking lot for retrieval after you finish the TREK. Please return ASAP to pick up your equipment so that our volunteers don’t have to wait around, they want to get to the finish line too!

Chinook:
Drop off your gear a head of time & your car will be waiting for you where you started.
CoHo:
Drop off your kayak @ CPIII, gear at CP II and bikes with rider @ CP I (in that order). The runner will then drive to the starting line. You’ll leap frog the entire course.
CHUM:
There are many options for dropping off gear, depending on how you’ve chosen to structure your team. Put your mind to it!

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