Sprint Duathlon

Your race begins with the run that begins at the TOP of the steep hill just outside of the Transition Area. The run is mostly on well groomed trails and has one nice little hill climb and small rollers for the 1 km stretch out to the turnaround and make your way back to the transition area the same way. Duathletes have their own area in the transition, and your bike rack is marked with a “duathlon” sign.

The Sprint course is challenging. The bike includes a climb of the Sixth Line Hill, which is over a kilometer long. It stair-steps on the way up, so even after you think you’ve crested the hill, you’re not there yet. The big climb starts about 4km in the race. Once the hill has been conquered the bike course does an out and back at the top of the escarpment (which is mostly flat with some minor rollers) before descending back down the Sixth Line hill. This is a VERY fast descent, and it finishes with a 90-degree right hand turn so slow down and please control your speed.

The run course is entirely inside Kelso Conservation Area and is a mix of road and trail. The run starts with a quick out and back and then past transition and out over the dam and into the Kelso campgrounds. There is a challenging hill just across the dam (1.25km) in this spectator friendly course. After two turnarounds in the campground, athletes will run back across the dam, to their finish!

Sprint Swim / Bike

This is a great option if you are injured or just don’t want to run but still want to race! The course will be the same as the sprint triathlon just eliminating the run! All Swim/Bike athletes start the race together in the same wave and not in their age group specific wave. The swim tends to be a bit chillier this time of year but nothing a wetsuit won’t fix! If you don’t have a wetsuit, you can always look to rent one. The swim takes place right inside Kelso Conservation Area in Kelso Lake and follows a “box-like” pattern in a clockwise direction. Large, orange swim buoys will clearly mark your path and turns. Once out of the water it is a short trek into the transition area over asphalt

The Sprint course is challenging. The bike includes a climb of the Sixth Line Hill, which is over a kilometer long. It stair-steps on the way up, so even after you think you’ve crested the hill, you’re not there yet. The big climb starts about 4km in the race. Once the hill has been conquered the bike course does an out and back at the top of the escarpment (which is mostly flat with some minor rollers) before descending back down the Sixth Line hill. This is a VERY fast descent, and it finishes with a 90-degree right hand turn so slow down and please control your speed.

Once you have racked your bike in the transition area, your race is over. Take your time and cool down then you can drop off your timing chip to us at the finish line and get a cold bottle of water to rehydrate and a medal to celebrate!

Sprint Triathlon Relay

The RELAY option is an excellent way to get involved in the sport without having to do it all! Gather one or two friends or family members and create a team! Each athlete takes one or two of the disciplines and it is a whole lot of FUN! (see course description for triathlon). Each athlete is entitled to all the perks of the individual triathlete (race kit, food, water, Technical Tee etc.) Relay teams have their own area in transition, and each bike rack is labeled specifically for that. It also should be noted that the TEAM shares ONE timing chip. The timing chip acts as the exchange baton like you would see at a relay running race. The swimmer begins the race with the chip on their ankle. The biker waits in Transition and once the swimmer returns from the swim, the chip will be exchanged. In order to help the teams stay organized and out of the path of all the other athletes in transition, we also have a specific relay rack area where the chip exchange will happen. The same will happen for the run portion and once the runner crosses the finish line you can all meet there to celebrate your victory!

NOTE: Please have the whole team available at the same time for race kit pick up. All athletes must pick up their kits together and be present to sign their waivers.