Chicago Triathlon

Three Sports. One Moving Footprint.

Athletes move from the water to the bike course to the run, while public streets become race routes and sanitation demand shifts across the site. This year we helped organizers determine equipment needs, choose practical locations, and coordinate the details before race day gets moving.

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THE CHALLENGE

As the Race Moves, Demand Moves With It

From the early-morning rush near Monroe Harbor to the transition area at DuSable Harbor and the finish on Columbus Drive, demand shifts as athletes move through the course. Restrooms must support each stage without blocking athlete flow, pedestrian routes, or race operations. Deliveries must also be completed before road closures limit truck access.

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HANDLE THE PRE-RACE RUSH
Thousands of athletes arrive before sunrise to check their gear, enter transition, and prepare for the swim. Restroom counts and locations must support this concentrated rush before the first waves enter Lake Michigan.
KEEP CLEAR OF THE COURSE
Units near the swim start, transition area, and finish must remain accessible without narrowing athlete lanes, blocking emergency access, or interfering with spectators, volunteers, and event infrastructure.
DELIVER BEFORE CLOSURES
The bike course closes Lake Shore Drive and uses Lower Wacker Drive and the McCormick Place Busway. Trucks must complete deliveries and final placement before road closures and security checkpoints restrict access.
PREPARE FOR A FULL RACE DAY
Athletes and event crews arrive before sunrise, while finish-line activity continues into the afternoon. Cleaning, stocking, and service timing must be planned in advance to keep facilities ready throughout the race.

THE PROJECT AT A GLANCE

4

HOURS

DELIVERY WINDOW

Portable restroom & sink

260

TOILETS + SINKS

DEPLOYED

Service Sanitation Pumper Truck

9

TRUCKLOADS

OF EQUIPMENT

Employee

8

TEAM MEMBERS

ON SITE

OUR APPROACH

Before delivery, we review the footprint from the Monroe Harbor swim start and DuSable Harbor transition area to the Columbus Drive finish. We identify where athletes will queue, where spectators and volunteers will gather, and which routes must remain open. That turns one attendance estimate into a location-by-location equipment plan.
Near the DuSable Harbor transition area, restroom placement must account for bike-in and bike-out lanes, athlete chutes, fencing, and emergency access. Along the lakefront and near the Columbus Drive finish, it must also consider spectator movement, ADA access, vendors, and service-truck clearance. We evaluate every location as part of the complete race layout, not simply as an open space.
A four-hour delivery window left little room for delays. We coordinated nine truckloads around vendor setup, security requirements, and changing site access so 260 toilets and sinks could be placed before course restrictions took effect.
Chicago Triathlon set-up

THE RESULTS

260 Pieces. Four Hours. Ready to Race.

For the Chicago Triathlon, the sanitation plan is built around how the event operates rather than treating portable restrooms as a separate piece of equipment to add later. That gives organizers a sanitation plan designed to fit the race they are already building.

Ready for Race Day

Restrooms and handwashing stations were delivered, stocked, and ready before athletes entered transition and lined up for the swim at Monroe Harbor.

Clear Event Routes
Delivered Before Access Changed

Drivers completed placement before course closures and security controls restricted truck movement around Chicago’s lakefront.

Adapting to Crowds
CLEAR OF RACE OPERATIONS

Approved locations preserved space for athlete routes, transition activity, ADA access, emergency lanes, spectators, and other event vendors.

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