2020 Buster Britton Memorial Triathlon ~ Results ::

Events

Olympic Triathlon :
Triathlon : Swim 1200 Yards, Bike 24 Miles, Run 5.6 Miles
Sprint Triathlon :
Triathlon : Swim 400 Yards, Bike 12 Miles, Run 3 Miles
  • Race Date: Saturday, May 2, 2020
  • Start Time: 7:30 a.m.
  • Entry Fee:$60+
  • Location:Oak Mountain State Park
  • Address: 200 Terrace Dr
  • City/State/Zip:Pelham, Alabama 35124
  • Country: USA

Welcome to the 35th anniversary of the Buster Britton Memorial Triathlon
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Join us at this beautiful Alabama State Park Venue for one of the longest running triathlons in Alabama. The race honors the life of Buster Britton - one of the Birmingham area's original triathletes that lost his life in a fun run after completing the Hawaii Ironman only a short time earlier. Buster was a true inspiration for triathletes as the sport began to take shape in Alabama.

We're excited to welcome a new Olympic distance to this historic sprint triathlon as this race moves a little earlier in the season. As always, this race is a great place for veterans of the sport to test their speed and for a beginner racer or weekend warrior to enjoy challenging but fun race. The swim is particularly inviting for those doing their first open water swim or that may view the swim as intimidating due to the very calm nature of Double Oak Lake.

The Oak Mountain State Park Day Use Admission Fee IS included in your race registration. ** Please print your race confirmation email to show to the gate attendant. **

Course Information:

Olympic 1200 yards | Sprint 400 yards
The swim course is an open water swim in Double Oak Lake in Oak Mountain State Park. The water is always very calm. The calm water and the individual race start makes for a great open water swim for anxious racers or beginners. The swim start is an individual "time trial" type start. Each participant enters the water individually, approximately every 3 - 5 seconds. Your race number defines when you enter the water, with race number 1 being first. You enter the swim based on your race number, from lowest to highest number. Race Numbers are assigned based on your estimated swim time that you turned in on your entry form. Your racking position in transition is also organized by your race number.

The two different distances will have distinct buoy colors to define the correct courses. See map link for details.

Pre-register by the Wednesday night before the race to secure a spot in the swim order.

 

Olympic 24 Miles | Sprint 12 Miles
The bike course is on nicely paved roads with a bike lane in Oak Mountain State Park. Please use the bike lane when there is one available. For USA Triathlon rules, the bike lane will be considered staying to the far right, but you will not be penalized if you cross the white line that separates the bike lane from the main drive. The sprint course is a one loop / out-and-back course on the main park drive (where Findlay Drive becomes Oak Mtn Park Road) and Oak Mtn Park Road (also known as Terrace Drive.) The Olympic course is two loops of the same course. See the transition map for turn around information for the second loop.  This beautiful course is moderately hilly with some nice fast sections as well.

Olympic 5.6 Miles | Sprint 3 Miles
The run course is part out-and-back and part loop course on paved roads around the park picnic areas, along Double Oak Lake and a beautiful section with short, rolling hills through a shady and wooded section of the park. The Olympic distance course is two loops of the sprint course. Check out the map link above for more detail.

Directions:

The Buster Britton Memorial Triathlon is held at Oak Mountain State Park in Pelham, AL, about fifteen miles south of Birmingham, AL. The park is located off of I-65 Exit 246. Access to the park is from Hwy 119, very close to the interstate exchange. Take State Park Road to the first stop sign and turn left. Turn right a couple of miles past the main entrance on Terrace Drive.  The Race Site is located on Terrace Drive just past the Main Park Office, on the right, less than a mile from the main park road.

Other Info:

2020 Results:

2020 Results at: amatteroftiming.com 

Previous Results:

2019 Results at amatteroftiming.com: Overall / Age Group / Relay / Menu 
2018 Results at: amatteroftiming.com
2017 Results at: amatteroftiming.com
2016 Results at: amatteroftiming.com
2015 Results at amatteroftiming.com: All / Age / Menu 
2014 Results at: onlineraceresults.com
2013 Results at: onlineraceresults.com 
2012 Results at: onlineraceresults.com  
2011 Results at: onlineraceresults.com 
2010 Results at: onlineraceresults.com 
2009 Results at: onlineraceresults.com 
2008 Results at: onlineraceresults.com 
2007 Results at: athlinks.com 
2006 Results at: athlinks.com  
2005 Results at: athlinks.com  
2004 Results at: athlinks.com 
2003 Results at: athlinks.com 
2002 Results at TriFind: Indiv / Novice / Clyde/Ath / Relay
2001 Results at: athlinks.com  
2000 Results at: athlinks.com 
1999 Results at: athlinks.com  
1998 Results at TriFind: Indiv / Novice / Clyde&Ath / Relay 
1997 Results at: athlinks.com  

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