Early-morning start times for triathlons finally pays off. Due to the time difference between the States and China, West Coast tri fans will be able to catch the Olympic women's race starting at 7:00 p.m. on Sunday, streaming online on NBCOlympics.com. The men's race will start at the same time on Monday night.

East Coast fans will obviously have to tune in at 10 p.m.

Television coverage for the women will be on NBC Sunday night and early Monday morning. Men's race television coverage will appear on MSNBC sometime on Tuesday morning/early-afternoon.

The full broadcast schedule and links to online video can be found here .

Here's a slideshow of the American athletes at the Opening Ceremonies and in training.

Both races will take place at the Ming Tomb Reservoir . It features a one-lap swim leg, six-lap bike leg and is rounded out with four laps of the run course.