FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Amy Watkins, Police Chief
Email: awatkins@morrobayca.gov
Phone: 805-534-3027
May 15, 2023
IRONMAN 70.3 Triathlon
Morro Bay, California – On Saturday May 20, 2023, the City of Morro Bay will be hosting its first IRONMAN 70.3 Triathlon. The event is scheduled to begin at 6:00 am, however athletes and race personnel will begin arriving on Monday of race week. The triathlon will consist of a 1.2-mile swim in the bay, a 56-mile bike on Hwy 1 to San Simeon and a 13.1 mile run course along Embarcadero, Main Street, and Morro Ave of South Morro Bay.
The Morro Rock Parking Lot will be closed at Coleman Drive beginning Friday May 19th at 8:00 pm and will reopen after the event on Saturday May 20th.
The following roads will be affected, and vehicles will not be granted access on May 20th.
Road Closures between 3:00 am and 5:00 pm
Embarcadero from Morro Rock to Pacific Street
Pacific Street @ Morro Ave
Market Ave @ Pacific St
Beach St @ Market Ave
Road closures between 8:00 am and 4:00 pm
The run course will affect Main Street south of Driftwood to the entrance of Morro Bay State Park, Olive between Main and Morro, and Morro between Olive and Pacific. Access to the Launch ramp will be made through Marina. Vehicles will not be able to enter Main Street from the following streets:
Driftwood St Sandpiper Ln Shasta Ave
Anchor St Bayshore Dr Barlow Ln
South St Acacia St Piney Way
Olive St Cypress Ave Cabrillo Pl
Fig St Walnut St Kern Ave
Sandpiper Ct Oak St
If you live along Main Street between Driftwood and Kern or have a driveway that fronts onto Main Street, please consider parking along a different street. Vehicles will not be able to enter or travel along Main of the run route between the hours of 8:30 am and 4:00 pm. Please see the map of the routes attached for reference.
