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Bring Your QR Code & Photo ID - We have a QR code scanner system to expedite your packet pickup process. Please bring your registration QR code. The QR code will be in your confirmation email, or you can get your code from the participant list (https://triregistration.com/List.php?eventid=3548). Just click the QR code button next to your name and show it to the person doing packet pickup. You'll still need your photo ID too for verification.
Pay for Parking - Fort DeSoto Park has a new pay for parking system. To pay for parking, text PARKFD2 to 727563 and follow the prompts. Please pay on race day or you might get an expensive citation!
Race Morning - Please arrive on race morning between 5:30 and 6:00 am regardless of your race start time. If you arrive earlier you will just be waiting at the gate and blocking our volunteers from getting in. They have a gate code to get in early. Please don’t try to enter or block the road before 5:30am. Also, don’t arrive after 6:00am or you will probably not have enough time to park, get your packet, get your chip, organize your stuff in transition, go to the restroom, warm up, and get to the beach in time for your start. THE GATES CLOSE AT 6:30am, so all spectators should arrive before that time or they will not be able to enter the park to watch. Race start times are:
- 7:00 - International Distance
- 7:15 - Duathlon
- 7:20 - Sprint Distance
Packet Pickup - Please pick up your packet on SATURDAY between 9am and Noon at the race site! This will greatly reduce your stress, and ours, on race morning as you’ll avoid long packet pickup lines! The race starts on time regardless of if there’s a line at packet pickup still. By attending early pickup you’ll also get to scope out the venue in the daylight and know what to expect for race morning. It’s a win-win!
Venue Layout - Transition and Finish areas are accessible from the final 2 left turns as you reach the northwestern corner of the park. Please go to http://fortdesototrilogy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/2024-Venue-Layout-01-4.png to see the venue layout map and note the restrooms on the way to the swim.
Run Course - The run course is 3.1 miles for the Sprint (https://ridewithgps.com/routes/44796874) and 6.2 miles for the International (https://ridewithgps.com/routes/44796888). The run is an out and back run on the paved park path and gives a great chance to see friends out on the course as well as how far ahead or behind you are :-). The first run for the duathlon is (https://ridewithgps.com/routes/44826694). The 2nd run for the duathlon is the same as the 3.1 mile sprint triathlon run above.
Laps (International Distance Only) - You will encounter a very large sign on both the bike and run courses that say Lap with an arrow in one direction and Finish with an arrow in another direction. If you are in the SPRINT distance, follow the FINISH ARROW! If you are in the International distance, follow the LAP ARROW and do a 2nd lap, then follow the FINISH ARROW to complete the bike or run. IT IS VITAL THAT YOU UNDERSTAND THIS! Volunteers have no way to know which lap you are on, so YOU AND ONLY YOU must be responsible to know if you need to complete another lap or not. If you mess up and come in early, just go back out and do another lap. We'll sort out the times and delete the extra chip times in the timing system.
Cutoff Times (International Distance) - You must finish the first lap of the bike course by 8:15 a.m. or you will be directed to transition and not allowed a 2nd lap. The road must be clear by 9:00 a.m. by park rules, so we have to enforce this strictly! You must also finish the first lap of the run course by 9:30 a.m. or you will be directed to the finish line. There is a 3 hour time limit for the entire course. You need to be able to swim a ½ mile in 20 minutes, bike 15 mph average for 20 miles, and run a 12.5 minute mile average for 6.2 miles to complete the International Distance. If you are faster on the bike, then you have more time for the run. If you cannot average the stated pace/speed, then please join us for the Sprint Distance Triathlon.Chip Pickup - Chip pickup is race morning only. When you get your chip, please scan it at the computer next to the chips and verify that your information is correct. If it is not, double check your chip number. If your chip and bib numbers match and it is still incorrect, please tell someone at packet pickup so they can correct it.
Body Marking - We give out body marking tattoos to identify you when you don’t have your race number (i.e. swim). Please apply them with a wet washcloth or sponge to your left shoulder facing out to the side. There will be an orange bucket with wet sponges for you to use.
Course Maps - Course maps can be found at https://fortdesototrilogy.com/index.php/race-course/.
Dropping Out - If you are unable to finish the race, please return your chip to the Timing Truck so you are accounted for and we don’t send a search team out looking for you! Do not give it to someone out on the course.
Awards Schedule - The times below are approximate and each ceremony may start a few minutes early or late depending on how long each race ceremony lasts.
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Aquabike - 9:10
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Duathlon - 9:20
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Sprint Triathlon - 9:35
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International Triathlon - 9:55
THANK YOU BAYFRONT HEALTH! Please give a big thank you to the fine folks at Bayfront Health for their support of this event. Without their support, this event would not be possible.
Arctic Bath & Coffee is coming back to provide immediate post-race recovery. Skip the soreness, and the lines, by registering for your cold plunge today! Their Chill Team understands that reservation times may vary with the race; anyone who registers in advance will be taken before walk-ins. Reserve your cold water therapy session NOW!
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