8th Annual Rockaway Beach Triathlon/Duathlon

RUN ROCKAWAY BEACH END OF SUMMER HALF MARATHON, MARATHON & 5K

Saturday 22nd August 2026

Beach 94th Street on Boardwalk

6:00 am Bib Tag, T-Shirt, and check

8:00 am Start of all Races.

Start Line & finish are on 94th on Boardwalk.

ALL RACES Starts & finish are on 94th on Boardwalk.

Half Marathon is 2 loops from Beach 94th west, U-turn on beach 124 St east to 54 street U-turn west and back to Beach 94th street and repeat.

FULL MARATHON is additional 2 loops (total 4 loops)

5k is an out and back course. Start on Beach 94 street, go west to Beach124 street, U turn east back to finish on 94 street.

Public Parking in Lot on Beach 94th

INCLUDES Water and Gatorade will be available at ample locations

T-SHIRT/ MEDAL

Welcome to Breezy Time Trial

p/b Dr. Chris O'Neal of Brooklyn and New York Bike Lawyers

$15 late fee for day of registration

Race course is open to car traffic Beach Channel Drive at Rockaways. Please arrive in advance to get familiar with the course (you can drive it) and race setup.

USA Cycling license required for Time Trial race

NYC Cup Series Information

This event is part of the NYC Cup Series.

Only select fields earn NYC Cup points and are eligible for series (overall) awards.

All races remain open for USA Cycling upgrade points.

NYC Cup Series Awards by Field

Cat Pro/1/2/3 - $5000 overall awards (Top 7)

02/07/26 Groundhog Classic

02/22/26 Brooklyn Icebreaker

05/31/26 Coney Island Criterium

06/27/26 Brooklyn Classic

07/19/26 Randall's Island Criterium

07/26/26 Riverside Criterium

09/12/26 Breezy Time Trial

09/20/26 Diamond Mountain Classic

Cat 3/4 - $2000 overall awards (Top 7)

02/07/26 Groundhog Classic

02/22/26 Brooklyn Icebreaker

05/31/26 Coney Island Criterium

06/27/26 Brooklyn Classic

07/19/26 Randall's Island Criterium

07/26/26 Riverside Criterium

09/12/26 Breezy Time Trial

09/20/26 Diamond Mountain Classic

Masters 40+ - $1000 overall awards (Top 5)

05/31/26 Coney Island Criterium

07/26/26 Riverside Criterium

09/12/26 Breezy Time Trial

09/20/26 Diamond Mountain Classic

Masters 55+ - $500 overall awards (Top 3)

05/31/26 Coney Island Criterium

07/26/26 Riverside Criterium

09/12/26 Breezy Time Trial

09/20/26 Diamond Mountain Classic

Women Road - $500 overall awards (Top 3)

02/22/26 Brooklyn Icebreaker (free separate field)

07/19/26 Randall's Island Criterium (free separate field)

09/12/26 Breezy Time Trial

09/20/26 Diamond Mountain Classic (free separate field)

Men Fixed - $1000 overall awards (Top 5)

02/22/26 Brooklyn Icebreaker

05/31/26 Coney Island Criterium

07/19/26 Randall's Island Criterium

07/26/26 Riverside Criterium

Women Fixed - $500 overall awards (Top 3)

02/22/26 Brooklyn Icebreaker ( separate field, free registration)

05/31/26 Coney Island Criterium (mixed field, free registration)

07/19/26 Randall's Island Criterium (free separate field)

07/26/26 Riverside Criterium (separate field)

NYC Cup Technical Guide - Required Reading

The NYC Cup Technical Guide contains complete series rules, points system, overall awards, field eligibility, and enforcement policies and applies to all NYC Cup events.

SPONSORS

Arias Sportswear is a brand built by athletes, for athletes. They offer high-quality, stylish, and functional athletic apparel—including custom cycling and triathlon gear, jerseys, skinsuits, and accessories. Known for empowering riders through performance-driven design and fashion-forward comfort, Arias Sportswear has long been a proud supporter of local races, providing athletes with gear that looks as great as it performs.

An avid cyclist himself, Dr. O'Neal is a compassionate clinician treating populations of all backgrounds and ethnicities with empathy and respect. A wealth of experience dealing with traumatic and developmental maladies of the maxillofacial complex. Familiar working in most clinical settings, from Hospital to private practice. Constantly organizing and assigning doctors and support staff for full and efficient utilization of clinic resources while maintaining minimal operational overhead. An active team player in group practice, regularly coordinating with other treating clinicians whether formulating comprehensive patient treatment plans or executing treatment.

New York Bike Lawyers (Flanzig and Flanzig, LLP) is a nationally recognized law firm representing the rights of seriously injured cyclists, pedestrians, and their families. We are avid cyclists and safe street advocates with a combined 65 years of experience litigating on behalf of seriously injured crash victims in New York. Partner Daniel Flanzig serves on the Board of Directors and is a legal advisor to the New York Bicycling Coalition, New York's only statewide bicycle advocacy group. Daniel serves as a "Bike Law" educator with Bike New York, the country's leading bike education program holding monthly classes around New York City educating his fellow riders on their rights if involved in a crash. Mr. Flanzig has authored numerous articles and frequently lectures on bicycle litigation in New York. He has been featured in both The New York Times and Bicycle Times Magazine for his work as a leading Bicycle Law Advocate and a New York Bike Crash Lawyer.

Empire Speed NYC is an inline speed skating club practicing in NYC and surrounding areas. With regular practice sessions in Central Park and Prospect Park, we are commited to growing the inline speed skating community and helping skaters of all ability improve their fitness and athletic abilities.

Follow our race at @Breezy_TT_Skates

RACE DATES

This race date is Saturday, September 12, 2026.

REGISTRATION FEE

Juniors are racing totally free since our sponsors Cozine Dental Group and New York Bike Lawyers cover those registration fees.

Fields with 4 or less people registered may be combined - invite your friends!

Anyone is welcome to help as race marshal to make race safer.

REGISTRATION

Day of registration will available and closes 10 minutes before race starts. Please sign up online to speedup registration process and avoid possible errors.

You can transfer your registration for free to anyone else. Text me in advance if you need to cancel your registration.

START TIMES

for preregistered people will be sent by email by 8.00pm the night before. Please make sure you have correct email in your BikeReg account. Day of registration people will follow preregistered people.

SCHEDULE

7.45am - first Individual Bike Time Trial starts

8.12am - last Individual Bike Time Trial starts

8.20am - Speed Skate race starts (Mass Start)

8.30am - first Bike Team Time Trial starts

9.00am - everyone should finish

9.30am - Awarding Ceremony at Beach 149st & Rockaway Beach Blvd with Champagne for Top-3 Overall iTT Men, Overall iTT Women, Skate Men and Skate Women.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR SKATES

Please keep road clear while waiting in the line for start. Start will be at Beach 116th St and Beach Channel Drive. Finish will be at Rockaway Beach Blvd right before B149 Street. Check Strava Segment here. U-turn for skates will be in front of Breezy Point community booth. Watch video below. Skaters must wear helmet!

INSTRUCTIONS FOR BIKES

Riders MUST start with 1 foot on the ground on the whistle. Riders MUST cross finish line and tell their bib number (sometimes hard to read) for their result being precisely recorded.

Please keep road clear while waiting in the line for start.

Start will be at Beach 116th St and Beach Channel Drive. Finish will be at Rockaway Beach Blvd right before B149 Street.. Check Strava Segment here. U-turn for bicycles will be 4.85mi from the start, all the way in the end of Breezy Point community (Beach 222 Street) around green traffic cone with U-turn sign on it.

Time frame:

4.03 Keep Right to Breezy Point. Don't go to Toll Bridge (Yellow on green board)

8.45 Skates U-turn. Bikes go straight and make U-turn at B222st!

12.03 Bike U-turn at Beach 222nd Street

18.35 Keep Right. Don't go to Toll (Yellow on green board)

19.10 Road splits. Go straight

20.17 Road splits after parking lot. Keep RIGHT. Don't go in underpass!

21.06 Finish

BICYCLE REQUIREMENTS

In the Eddy Merckx (Non TT Bike) Category, riders in this class will compete without Aero Bars or extensions. Disc wheels, spoke covers, and other forms of solid construction “Aero Wheels” such as Trispoke and Spinergy are not permitted. Bicycles shall conform to USAC rules for Mass Start Bicycles. Skinsuits are allowed and any USAC legal helmet may be worn. Example: You are welcome to use TT bike with aero bars and disk wheel in "Cat 4-5" field, but not allowed to use them in "Non-TT Bike Cat 4-5" field.

TEAM REQUIREMENTS

You can choose any team name just for the race, doesn't need to match your Usacycling team or club name. Preferably wear same color jerseys.

NUMBERS

Must be pinned on Right side of the rider’s jersey. Incorrect placement of numbers may lead to incorrect/missing results.

AWARDS

Top-3 overall Time Trial (any type of bike) get medals and merchandise by Arias Sportswear

Top-3 for each TT field get bicycle tubes

Top-3 Inline Skates Men and Women get a box of Red Bull & medals.

Top-3 from each race must report to the podium area 20 minutes after race is over for awards and media. Racers must be present for the podium ceremony to receive prizes. Racers not present will forfeit their prizes.

RESULTS

Will be posted on RD van 15 minutes after race finish. 5 minutes protest period. Will be published at Road-Results.com, Verrazano Team Facebook page and emailed to you normally within 48 hours.

PHOTOS

9/13/25 by @PhotoVelo.co can be found here

9/13/25 by Jun Aishima: Bikes , Skates & Podiums

10/26/24 by Jun Aishima: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?vanity=BikerJunPhotos&set=a.1291890682164884

4/13/24 by Robert Lai: Time Trial, Inline Skates, Podiums, Before & After the race

4/22/23 by Victor Chan: https://www.oneimagingphotography.com/2023-Racing-Season/First-Responders-Beach-Channel-TT-422

10/15/22 by Victor Chan: https://www.oneimagingphotography.com/Cycling-Races/2022-Racing-Season/Beach-Channel-Time-Trial-and-Speed-Skate-101522

5/21/22 by Victor Chan: https://www.oneimagingphotography.com/Cycling-Races/2022-Racing-Season/Beach-Channel-Time-Trial-52122

10/23/21 by Victor Chan: https://www.oneimagingphotography.com/Cycling-Races/2021-Racing-Season/Beach-Channel-ITT-102321

5/1/21 by Victor Chan: https://www.oneimagingphotography.com/Cycling-Races/2021-Racing-Season/Beach-Channel-Time-Trial-3-5121

4/17/21 by Victor Chan: https://www.oneimagingphotography.com/Cycling-Races/2021-Racing-Season/Beach-Channel-Time-Trial-1-41721

10/31/20 by Victor Chan: https://www.oneimagingphotography.com/Cycling-Races/2020-Racing-Season/Beach-Channel-ITT3-103120

10/17/20 by Victor Chan: https://www.oneimagingphotography.com/Cycling-Races/2020-Racing-Season/Beach-Channel-ITT2-101720

10/3/20 by Victor Chan: https://www.oneimagingphotography.com/Cycling-Races/2020-Racing-Season/Beach-Channel-ITT1-pb-100320web

9/19/20 by Victor Chan: https://www.oneimagingphotography.com/Cycling-Races/2020-Racing-Season/Beach-Channel-ITT-1-pb-Alex-Koch

COURSE

Perfectly flat and smooth 9mi in and out at Rockaways. Start at Beach Channel Drive and Beach 116st. Bicycle U-turn at Beach 222nd St. Finish at Beach 149st and Rockaway Beach Blvd. Strava Segment here. Please arrive in advance to get familiar with the race course and setup. Race course is open to traffic and delimited by signs, cones and marshals at every critical spot.

U-turn for skates on this photo:

U-turn for bikes on this photo:

DIRECTIONS

By car: Follow GPS to 117-01 Beach Channel Dr, Far Rockaway, NY 11694. Please note, that street parking is NOT available in that area in the summer between May 15 and Sep 30. Free public parking is available all year round at Beach 94th St between Rockaway Beach Blvd and Shore Front Pkwy.

Riding bicycle: Ride to Beach 116th Street on Beach Channel Drive.

PARKING

Street parking is NOT available in that area in the summer between May 15 and Sep 30. Free public parking is available all year round at Beach 94th St between Rockaway Beach Blvd and Shore Front Pkwy. Free street parking may be available at Beach Channel Dr itself between B115 and B92nd streets on both sides.

WATER, RESTROOMS & TRASH

You can pick up a free bottle of water in the cooler inside race organizer's van at the finish line or use water fountain at the start. Use restroom at the gas station or at the mall by the start line. Closest restrooms to the finish line are at Fort Tilden park (next to Marine Bridge). Please use trash receptacle by registration desk or any of park's trash cans.

NOTES

1. You race on your own risk. We just help you to record your result precisely.

2. Race course is open for cars and bikes. Please be careful.

3. This race may be cancelled by Race Organizers due to severe weather conditions etc. Notification of race being cancelled will be sent no later than 8pm the night before race.

BIG THANKS

Are flying to Alex Kochatau, Dr. Chris O'Neal of Brooklyn, New York Bike Lawyers, Verrazano Team Racing for making this race happened; to volunteers and staff for organizing this race.

ROCKAWAY BEACH HALF MARATHON & 5K (TUNE UP)

Saturday 26th September 2026

Beach 94th Street on Boardwalk

7:00 am Bib Tag, T-Shirt, and check

8:00 am Start of all Races.

Start Line & finish are on 94th on Boardwalk.

Both Start & finish are on 94th on Boardwalk.

Half Marathon is 2 loops from Beach 94th west, U-turn on beach 124 St east to 54 street U-turn west and back to Beach 94th street and repeat.

5k is an out and back course. Start on Beach 94 street, go west to Beach124 street, U turn east back to finish on 94 street.

INCLUDES Water and Gatorade will be available at ample locations.

T-SHIRT/ MEDAL

Welcome to Atlantic Triathlon

We're excited to announce our Atlantic Triathlon taking place at the famous Rockaway Beach in Queens! Featuring stunning ocean vistas and a smooth concrete boardwalk, it offers an ideal route for both running and biking. Rain or shine, the race will go on, so be sure to arrive early to familiarize yourself with the course and event setup.

Overall Triathlon Winners are getting champion suit:

Race Date and time: .September 27, Sunday 8.30AM start. 10.30AM cut off time. Awarding ceremony 10 minutes after we have top-3 Women finish.

Race Location: Shore Front Pkwy & Beach 84th St, Far Rockaway, NY 11693

Race course: 0.3mi swim in Atlantic Ocean. Run is on the boardwalk: 3 miles, Strava record is here. Bike is 2 laps on boardwalk, total 11.6 miles, Strava record is here. Transition by Beach 84 street bus stop. See maps on the bottom of the page.

Registration: Check in begins 1 hour and ends 20 minutes before start time. No racing license required to register. Please sign up online to expedite the registration process and avoid potential errors. Day of registration is available with $10 late fee.

Race numbers: Jersey number should be placed on the front. Bicycle number goes either on the seat post (more aero) or on the top tube. Helmet number goes on the front. Registration desk has markers to draw a number on the left arm and leg for your swim.

Race results: Duathlon draft results will be available as soon as last person finish, but not later than 9.45am. Online results will include transition break downs and normally will be published within 48 hours.

Awards: All participants will receive running jersey. Top-3 Men and Women get medals and winners get merchandise. Age group awards MAY be offered if registration meets minimums. Rest of participants get finisher medals.

Photos: will be published within 48 hours at Verrazano Team Facebook page .

Photos from 9/28/25 by @PhotoVelo.co are here, photos by @BikerJun are here

Photos from 4/19/25 by Jun Aishima are here

Photos from 10/13/24:

Pre Race by Robert Lai @laichungleung

Run by Robert Lai @laichungleung

Bike by Robert Lai @laichungleung

Finish Line by Robert Lai @laichungleung

Podium by Robert Lai @laichungleung

Photos from 4/27/24:

Pre-race photos here

Bike photos here

Run and finish photos here

Podium photos here

Swim requirements: Please write your race number with a Sharpie on your LEFT arm and leg before the swim. Wetsuits are welcome. At the transition gate, make sure to shout your number clearly (or at least your name if you forget your number) to the timer with the laptop so your time is recorded.

Bicycle requirements: Any type of bike you own is fine for the race, including fixed gear. Check for wind speed if you plan to use dish wheels. No rental bikes will be available.

Parking: Free public parking is available at Beach 94th street.

Water/Restrooms/Trash: Water and trash bag will be available at check in table. Stationary restrooms will be open by 7am.

About Us: Verrazano Team is a NYC based club organizing multisport and cycling events throughout the city. Our goal is to create safe, well organized, and welcoming races that support local athletes, juniors, and newcomers to multisport.