Athletes will start with a cold water swim in mild tidal current in the upper part of the Piscataqua River 12 miles inland from the Atlantic Ocean. Wetsuits are highly recommended.  The water is a 12% salt and 82% fresh at this point in the river and is very clean although braxish and not clear, especially with low light. The water temperature should be 60-65 degrees. The swim will be an out and back swim with two waves. Athletes will be seeded in wave starts based on their swim history. The slower wave will leave at first light and the faster wave will leave 10 minutes later. 

BIKE

This is where it becomes non-traditional. Athletes are on their own on the bike just as they would be on a training ride. They must obey all traffic signals as they would on a training ride in your quest to find your way to the Wildcat Ski Area parking lot transition area. There is no set route but there will be a half way refueling station with your own special needs bag waiting for you. This refueling station will be supplied and manned by race volunteers and the location will be determined in the future. You do not need to utilize it. But you MUST arrive at the second transition area by 1:30. Under no circumstances will you be allowed to proceed up the mountain if you do not make the cut off time. Should you proceed up the mountain after this time, you will be doing it on your own and must understand you are putting yourself in grave danger as you will probably not summit before dark. The conditions on the summit can be extreme (100+ MPH winds and sub freezing temperatures even in June). Hundreds have died on this mountain in the past from exposure.

RUN / HIKE

After leaving the Wildcat Ski Area parking lot, you will travel south on Route 16 obeying all traffic. Hiking poles are recommended but not needed. Traffic on Route 16 will not be stopped so negotiate it as you would if you were a general pedestrian. In half a mile you will enter into the Pinkham notch visitor center and follow the signs for the 4.4 mile Tuckermans Ravine Trail. Here athletes will pass by a race check point where you must have on your possession the following gear.

1. A wind breaker jacket, hat and gloves.
2. A base layer (fleece, cotton etc) for your upper body (lower body not mandatory but recommended)
3. 24 ounces of liquid
4. A food source of some kind. 

This is a popular trail in the summer and athletes will be sharing the trail with hundreds of other hikers. This is a good thing as traditionally, once the hikers start to understand they are in the middle of a race they become your biggest fans. This is not a super technical trail but it is very steep as you climb the headwall of the ravine half way up. You will then finish at the Rock Pile on top. Race cut off time is 12 hours or 5PM. This is great article on the history of Tuckerman's Ravine from a winter standpoint.

-) 2021 Race Information 
-) 2020 Race Information 
 

2015 Results at: s2stri.com 

2014 Results: not available ???
2013 Results: not available ???
2012 Results: not available ???
2011 Results: not available ???

2010 Results: not available ???
2009 Results at: trifind.com Kayak/Bike/Run
2008 Results: not available 
2007 Results: not available 
2006 Results: not available 
2005 Results: not available 
2004 Results: not available 
2003 Results: No Race 
2002 Results: not available 
2001 Results: not available 

2000 Results: not available 
1999 Results at: trifind.com Kayak/Bike/Run
1998 Results: not available 
1997 Results at: trifind.com Kayak/Bike/Run
1996 Results at: trifind.com Kayak/Bike/Run
1995 Results: not available 
1994 Results: full results not available - Robert Nagle Overall Winner - first annual Kayak/Bike/Run