Seattle RainMan Triathlon in Seattle

Seattle RainMan Triathlon

Races: Swim 450 Yards, Bike 13 Miles, Run 2.97 Miles

The Seattle Indoor Triathlon offers a unique experience for beginners wanting to try a triathlon for the first time all the way to experienced triathletes who want to launch their triathlon season early. With a 15 minute indoor swim in the Evans Pool, a 30 minute indoor bike on our Elite Wireless trainers (athletes bring their own bikes), and then a 2.97 mile run around Green Lake in Seattle, the Seattle RainMan Indoor Triathlon caters to those who want to have a safe first triathlon experience all the way to those athletes who want to compete for the best time. Athletes start in waves of 12 every 20 minutes, with up to 300 participants total. All athletes get a Tech T-Shirt, Post Race Food and a Finishers Certificate! We'll recognize 1st, 2nd and 3rd overall winners with a variety of prizes from our sponsors, like shoes from Road Runner Sports last year. Age group winners will be recognized for 19 and under, 20 to 29, 30 to 39, and so on... Winners will all receive embossed placement certfiicates, and we will be working hard with our sponsors to give at least the 1st place age group winners a prize. We will post details on prizes on our website as we get closer to the event. Last year we had athletes singing in their waves as they competed to cover the most distance on their bikes while on the trainers. Participants ranges from 14 to 86 years old! We had a lot of fun, so come join us this year.

Course Description
Seattle RainMan Indoor Triathlon features a 15 minute indoor swim, 30 minute indoor bike on our Elite Wireless Trainers using your own bike, and then a 2.9 mile run around Green Lake.

Timing / Results
We have been asked how athletes will be placed since both the bike and swim are time based not distance based. Since they are both time based, not distanced based, the two will be converted into distances using a formula. The end result will be that all three events will have distance based results with an average based time needed to finish a true sprint distance triathlon swim and bike section (450 Yard Swim, 13 Mile Bike) based on the distance the athlete covered in the given time. For example, if an athlete took 30 minutes to finish 8.66 miles on the bike, then their time for the bike section for 13 miles would be 45 minutes. Based on the resulting times athletes will be ranked. Time for the run will be actual time needed to finish the 2.97 mile run. Rest assured that your performance is still a measure of where you will be placed and that there's still the opportunity to be competitive. :-)

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