Event Description
Payson Orchards Triathlon
Saturday, June 15, 2019
655 S Main St, Payson, UT 84651
7:00 a.m. Race Start
What I love about this race:
The beautiful orchards we bike through on a relatively flat course; the friendly spectator area, including a kids playground, bounce houses, and vendors; an accurate timing chip system; and an easy and fun swim! The perfect triathlon for first-time triathletes or those seasoned athletes looking for a fun, fast, and beautiful sprint triathlon!
Sponsors:
If you'd like to help sponsor our event or be a vendor, please contact Race Director, Jackie Karlberg, at karlbergracing@gmail.com
Check in & body marking: 5:30-6:30 a.m.
300 yard swim, 18K bike (11 miles), 5K run (3.1 miles)
Swim
The 8 a.m. start will begin at the Payson City Pool (655 S Main St) where participants will line up in order from fastest to slowest swim times. Every 10-15 seconds, a new swimmer will enter the pool to begin. The timing chip system will ensure accurate times of each leg of the race as well as the two transitions, from the first swimmer to the last. Swimmers will “snake” up and back in each lane, staying to the LEFT side of the lane, and then under the lane line to repeat until they exit the pool after swimming in all six lanes, equaling 300 yards.
T1
Swimmers will exit the pool area and run barefooted (or may set out shoes just outside of the pool area) on the cement sidewalk and grass to the far end of the transition area (on the Main Street side, the entrance for both swimming and biking).
BIKE*
Racers will leave the transition area on foot, mount their bicycles in the proper area, and continue along an 11-mile route. Cycling through blooming cherry orchards and beautiful farms is what makes this relatively flat ride worth a try. Coming up over the freeway overpass and back into downtown Payson, racers will have unobstructed views of the Payson LDS temple, as well as miles and miles of south Utah County.
T2
Dismounting your bike on Main Street, participants will walk their bikes into the transition area to prepare for the last leg of the race, the run.
RUN
Heading north down the hill, racers will go to the end of the road that ends at Memorial Park, turn right, and then head up toward the canyon on Peteetneet Road (600 E). Turning just before the mouth of the canyon onto Canyon Road, racers will travel through some beautiful Payson neighborhoods, and will be able to hear the music and screaming fans at the finish line as they turn back onto Main Street.
FINISH LINE/SPECTATOR AREA
While you’re exhausting yourself out on the course, your family and friends can enjoy a fun spectator area filled with vendors, kid’s activities, and music.
AWARDS
All participants will be given a swag bag including an awesome, super-soft t-shirt and athletic product samples.
Awards will be given to the top three finishers in the following categories:
19 and under – men and women
20-24 men and women
25-29 men and women
30-34 men and women
35-39 men and women
40-44 men and women
45-49 men and women
50+ men and women
Top three teams overall
REGISTRATION PRICES*
Sprint Individual Racers:
$45 entry fee through December 24
$50 entry fee through December 31
$60 entry fee through February 28
$70 entry fee through April 30
$80 entry fee through May 31
$90 and (possibly) no t-shirt through June 14
Sprint Teams (includes three swag bags and t-shirts):
$60 entry fee through December 31
$75 entry fee through February 28
$90 entry fee through May 31
$100 and (possibly) no t-shirts through June 14
THERE WILL BE NO RACE-DAY REGISTRATION
