Event Distance: The Cranberry Trifest Olympic distance triathlon is a 0.9 mile swim, a 26.2 mile bike and a 6.2 mile run. The aquabike is the same 0.9 mile swim and 26.2 mile bike as the triathlon without the run.
Olympic Tri Categories: Athletes in the triathlon (0.90 mile swim-26.2 mile bike-6.2 mile run) may register for any of the following categories:
-Open/Elite
-Age Group
-Athena (females, 165+ lbs)
-Clydesdale (males, 220+ lbs)
-Paratriathlete
-Friends, Families & Beginners.
-Relay team divisions (all male, all female or mixed).
Athletes who wish to compete to be the overall male or female winner should register for the Open/Elite category.
Aquabike: The Aquabike is a 0.90 mile swim followed by the 26.2 mile bike. All athletes in the Aquabike will be grouped together in their own wave and will be sent into the water in a time trial start format (as described below).
The Swim Start Format: Athletes will be sent into the water in waves. The first waves will consist of athletes in the Paratriathlon and Open/Elite divisions who will all start at once. All other waves will follow a time trial start format with 2 athletes entering the water every 5 seconds. Once all olympic distance swim waves have been sent into the water, swim waves in the sprint distance race will begin entering the water.
