July 28, 2026

It's RACE WEEK!

Please scan through the information below and you can also refer to the Race Details PDF (dated 2025; same info for 2026).

If you are registered and know you won’t be able to participate, please let us know at bstriathlon@yahoo.com. (with the busyness of race week, expect an auto-response as we may not be able to reply immediately.)

The quick version (TL;DR)

Saturday morning check-in 5:45-6:30 am. Try to park in town, not in the pool parking lot or you will have to stay until we get everything cleaned up after the race. When you get to the pool area, look for the balloons:

• Stop at the RED & WHITE balloons (swim cap, bike number, t-shirt),

• Stop at the BLUE balloons (timing chip & body marking),

• Go get setup in transition and 

• Be back at the pool deck by 6:50am

If you want, we also have race registration open Friday, 5:30-6:30 pm, but you’ll still have to pick up your timing chip and get body marking Saturday morning.

For the nervous nellies, many, many more details:

Registration/Packet Pick-up: Friday 5:30-6:30pm or Saturday 5:45-6:30am

If this is your first triathlon or you have questions, please feel free to come Friday evening. Our race organizers are happy to answer any questions and show you around the area so you know what to expect Saturday morning. For parking Friday night, it is easiest to park in one of the small parking areas between Children's Lake and the pool and walk across the foot bridge to the pool.

On Saturday morning, if you registered Friday evening, you may proceed directly to the table with the BLUE balloons on Saturday morning. If you didn’t, please stop at both stations for registration Saturday morning: first the RED & WHITE balloons (getting your cap and t-shirt), then the BLUE balloons (timing chip & body marking). (timing chips and body marking must be done race morning)

Also on Saturday morning, please leave yourself enough time to get registered, set up, and OUT OF TRANSITION BY 6:50am. 

Saturday Parking for Athletes and Spectators

Roads will be closed in the area right around the pool for the race starting at 7AM (Mountain Road, Bucher Hill and Front Street past 4th Street will all be closed). We would recommend parking in town, further away from the pool to ensure you can leave when you’d like. Parking closer to the pool may not allow you to leave until the race is completely finished, typically around 11:00 am.

Race Morning

A few reminders, highlights, and FAQ’s to be aware of:

• We have bike numbers to help volunteers on the bike course identify race participants vs. Saturday-morning-riders. The numbers need to be attached to your bike – top tube or seat tube are the easiest locations. (We do not use running bibs/numbers.)

• If for any reason you start the race but cannot complete it, please remember to turn your chip in to a volunteer at the finish line. We are diligent about making sure all athletes return to transition and the finish area safely and check off numbers as people come in and out of transition.

• There is no warming up in the smaller surrounding pools. At the start, listen for your race number and get in line at the appropriate time. If you have a number 1-20, please be ready to swim at 7:00 AM.

• There is no backstroke in the pool! Side stroke is allowed if it is done safely and you stay in your own lane. We reserve the right to pull anyone out of the pool for safety reasons.

• Also, a reminder, when swimming in the pool, swim on top of the lines at the bottom of the pool, not between lines. And no flip turns.

• The bike course is on open roads. All turns are right turns, but some roads are very busy with heavy traffic. Please be aware of your surroundings and value safety over speed! We reserve the right to disqualify riders who are riding recklessly or crossing the double yellow lines in the middle of open roads. Especially be aware of the sharp turn from Lutztown Road onto Leidigh Road that's at the bottom of a hill. We will have special police there and will be watching for riders crossing the double yellow lines.

• Remember to complete 3 loops of the bike course.

• Once you have your timing chip, try not to cross any timing mats until you start your race – especially after 7:00 AM because it will cause timing problems!

• Please stay in numerical order for starting the swim. Yes, we have been lenient on this in the past – but it can create organizational problems as the morning progresses, so PLEASE help us out and stay in numerical order!

If your question wasn't answered here, scan the Race Details PDF or come to registration Friday evening and ask us anything!

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